14/?? The OFFICIAL Tahoe Thread

[RaccoonFace]

Welcome... Again!

I have difficulties getting to TGR so this will probably be around a little longer than one season.

Single posts are still not working so I will delete this feature from the links.




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Is there an East Side Thread that needs to be updated here?

CA East Side BC Thread ~213~
Eastern Sierras ~DrPete


Just like last year, if you have suggestions, links, find bugs, or random thoughts let it flow. Hopefully this can become a useful tool that will only get better next year!

08/09 Tahoe Thread
09/10 Tahoe Thread
10/11 Tahoe Thread
11/12 Tahoe Thread
13/14 Tahoe Thread


Post 1: Quick links, Mag projects, NOAA radio, and announcements.

Post 2: [SINGLE POST] Road conditions - Links, webcams, phone numbers and data

Post 3: [SINGLE POST] WEATHER FORECASTS & SNOW CONDITIONS + BACKCOUNTRY INFO. Much info can be found here since details are important to the safety of BC skiers. If there is anything BC peeps want here let me know and it will be added.

Post 4: [SINGLE POST] Tahoe CA/NV Resort Info - General resort info and 6 day forecasts here. More detailed snow condition info can be found in the BC info post.

Post 5: [SINGLE POST] Arcade! - Internet Games

Post 6: [SINGLE POST] SKI TOWN SNACKY TREATS (NORTH SIDE)

Post 7: [SINGLE POST] SKI TOWN SNACKY TREATS (SOUTH SIDE)

Post 8: [SINGLE POST] West Coast and Pacific Ocean maps and radar... All you can handle!


*** Those who are interested can pour over the maps below, or you can get the NOAA Radio version of the weather forecast while you pinch your morning loaf! *** ~guermo~


Or, short cut to the Weather Geek! ~The Dad~




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Thanks Guys!

[RaccoonFace]

ROAD CONDITIONS

~The Dad~
www.beatthetraffic.com - good maps for Bay Area and SAC 'to

http://www.geocities.com/dtmcbride/tahoe/i80-sn.html - The Guide to I-80 in the Sierra Nevada -- invaluable information about rest stops, gas stations, hotels, WiFi... you name it. I print out a copy and keep it in a binder in the car.


~Skis4Fun~

WebCam Quick Links:

Sierra Vision You Pick 'ems
Tahoetopiea You Pick 'ems
Truckee I-80 You Pick 'ems
Sunnyside Resort
Tahoe City


TRAFFIC / ROAD CONDITIONS

California DOT 800-427-7623 (800-GAS-ROAD) or 916-445-7623

Nevada DOT - Highway Controls Summary 511 or 877-687-6237 (877-NVROADS)
http://safetravelusa.com/nv/text.pl?file=controls

CalTrans California Highway Condition Report hourly all highways summarized (California DOT) www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/Hourly

CalTrans - Lake Tahoe Region Conditions www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roadlt

CalTrans Chain Control - Chain On/Off Areas CalTrans D3 Maintenance (location, elevation, distance) http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departme...ChainOnOff.pdf
www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/departments/mtce/



ACCIDENTS
California Highway Patrol - Traffic Incident Page (select area - Truckee, Sacramento, Bishop, etc.)


Nevada Highway Patrol - Current Road Closures and Incidents



WEBCAMS

Magnifeye CalTrans & Resort cams

SierraVisions - Sierra Nevada Webcams

Tahoetopia - Lake Tahoe Web Cams

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[RaccoonFace]

WEATHER FORECASTS & SNOW CONDITIONS + BACKCOUNTRY INFO

SNOTEL Data: ~ja_surf~
Carson Pass
Heavenly
Echo Peak
Fallen Leaf Lake
Squaw Granite Chief
Mt. Rose


WEATHER & SNOW CONDITIONS ~Skis4Fun~

Sierra Avalanche Center - Today's Advisory often includes percent water content during storms 530-587-2158

Dweeb Report (Howard Sheckter) includes long term forecast

Tahoe Weather Discussion

http://weatherclimatelink.blogspot.c... term forecast

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Reno)

NWS Reno Tahoe forecast 775-673-8130

NWS - Area Forecast Discussion (Sacramento)

NWS - HPC Hydrometric Prediction Center - 5 day precipitation qpf

NRCS National Resources Conservation Service - National Weather & Climate Center - California SNOTEL Sites

MesoWest Station Interface - (data varies by sensor but may include precipitation accumulated; snow water in; Max & min - wind speed, wind gust, temp; etc.) Nearby Stations (Sensors - usually hourly readings) by radius Univ UT Dept Meteorology (50 mile radius from Squaw Valley, choose preferred Region & then Product - Station Locations, select station from map & then select Nearby Stations)

Squaw Valley SQWC1 8200 ft

Carson Pass CXSC1 8500 ft


CDEC sites ~mmcpheet~

North Tahoe:
Ward Creek (Alpine Sherwood side)
Squaw Valley Gold Coast
Tahoe City Cross

I80 Westslope:
Meadow Lake (North of I80 westslope 7200)
Huysink (South of I80 westslope 6600)
Blue Canyon (I80 westslope 5280)
Lake Spaulding (I80 westslope 5150)


South Tahoe/West Shore:
Echo Peak 5 (North of 50 near Upper Echo Lake)
Fallen Leaf Lake
Rubicon Peak 2
Lake Lois (Desolation NW of Dicks/Jacks)
Heavenly Valley
Hagans Meadow (West of Freel Peak)
Horse Meadow (South of Freel Peak)

50 westslope:
Forni Ridge (North of 50 7600)
Alpha (North of 50 7600)

Towards Kirkwood:
Schneiders (between Sierra @ Tahoe and Kirkwood)
Carson Pass
Forestdale Creek
Caples Lake
Silver Lake
Mud Lake

Smile Backcountry Info

A few corrections/additions:

BACKCOUNTRY / SIDECOUNTRY INFO ~Skis4Fun~

Chilling Avalanche Burial & Rescue POV Video and informative written commentary (at vimeo website) by Chappy
"Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska"
"He was only buried for 4 and a half minutes which is incredibly short."
"In the time that he's buried, you can hear his breathing already accelerate. The ruffling noise back and forth is his chest rising and falling and the noise that his jacket makes. The intermittent whimpering noise you hear is him trying to swallow and get some air since the avalung wasn't fully in his mouth and instead just to the corner of his mouth." - by Chappy
"Respect Mother Nature for sure. Learn from this." - by Chappy
http://vimeo.com/6581009



A Dozen More Turns - An Avalanche on Mt Nemesis in Centennial Mountains, MT by Amber Seyler (aka Chomper13 on TGR)
“The film powerfully depicts how their pursuit of powder and desire to eek out a few extra turns ends up costing one man his life, while his best friend loses a leg in the accident. Backcountry skiing, avalanches and how the "human factor" - non-scientific, emotionally-spurred miscalculations - can have dire consequences.”
"If one person is uncomfortable, that's a group decision. - by Sam Kavanaugh in A Dozen More Turns"
Part 1 http://vimeo.com/32847841
Part 2 http://vimeo.com/32822020
Part 3 http://vimeo.com/32818336

Accident Report from Mt Nemesis in Centennial Mountains January 1, 2005
http://web.archive.org/web/200712092...p3?OID=5337213

Sam Kavanaugh’s perspective 5 years after A Dozen More Turns
“The mountains and the solitude of the backcountry remain a passionate place for me. Few things leave me feeling more alive; yet I am all too aware of the mountain’s ability to take a life and change others in very difficult ways. Get out there and earn some fresh tracks this season, but leave the powder blinders at home. Evaluate each slope, constantly observe your surroundings, and respect nature’s power.”
http://www.backcountryaccess.com/200...en-more-turns/


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/avalanche/
When the "Forecasts" tab is open, click "Snow Level Forecasts." Really cool charts that show whether the snow level is likely to dip below the passes in the near future. ~LightRanger~ - Sorry I cannot imbed from where I am because the pages won't open - TMRF

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[RaccoonFace]

CA/NV RESORT INFO + 6 DAY FORECAST

Resort Info:

Squaw: Lift Schedule and On The Snow, Squaw Valley top 2743m/9000ft

Alpine: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or On The Snow, WebCam
Alpine Meadows top 2632m/8636ft

Kirkwood: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or On The Snow, WebCam
Kirkwood top 2986m/9797ft

Mt. Rose: Snow Totals and Lift Schedule or The Straight Line, On The Snow, WebCam
Mt Rose top 2956m/9699ft

Sugar Bowl: Lift Schedule and Current Conditions or On The Snow, WebCam
Sugar Bowl top 2555m/8383ft


Heavenly: I could't find a grooming report or snow page so this is all I've got for mountain info... Heave Info or On The Snow, WebCam

Northstar: Snow Report and Lift Schedule and Season to Date Snow Totals or On The Snow, WebCam


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[RaccoonFace]

SKI TOWN TREATS AND GRINDS (NORTH)

This post is for the secret spots you like to eat. I hate McD and the like so I'm going to start sharing my favorite places to eat and drink so perhaps it helps someone out like me. If you have a spot map it and post it. I will include it here.

RENO:
Los 4 Vientos: Awesome Mexican food. Brush up on your Spanish because English won't get you any food.

Naan and Kabab: Mediteranian food. Pretty fkn good, and if you get there between 4pm and 6pm they have a two for one special.

Ceol: Sweet laid back Irish bar. The owner is Ron from the Mt. Rose bar and he did a good job making a fun place to chill.

Nicks Greek Deli: Literally Mom & possibly another Mom. Killer food, and great portions. I recommend the Gyro plate! Is everything Greek named Nick's?

CraftA beer store and pour house with a large walk-in cooler with over a 100 beers to choose from. They usually have some good wines at the bar, plus they let you bring in your own food and have a cigar bench outsite. ~dookey67

INCLINE:
Austins, good down home cooking. ~unpossible~

Ts Mesquite Rotisserie, no description given, but I am going to guess there is some sort of BBQ element involved... ~unpossible~

IV Coffee Lab Phancee Coffee ~AKbruin~

Chuck Wagon Great breakfast burritos (made by carnies?) ~AKbruin~

NORTH LAKE TAHOE:
-King's Beach
Jasons Salad bar == YUM! ~Jim S~ <- This link is a little frigged up, and I can't fix it; but you want Jason's on the beach.

Caliente Mexican food, with that comes MARGARITAS!

Hiro Sushi Friday night all you can eat at the Sushi Bar only ~deuce~

Char Pit Good Burger, fries and milkshakes(that bring all the boyz to the yard...wait?what? we're not doing that anymore? ~deuce~

TRUCKEE:
Tacos Jalisco ~bodywhomper~

Squeeze In Gets a lot of tourists (real ones that only come up once a year and HAVE to go to this place they heard about) but the breakfast is solid. You like omelets...they like making omelets. ~deuce~

Bill's Rotisserie Bill's Rotisserie $5 tri-tip sando is a winner and so is everything else! ~gone2alpine

Pianeta "Date Nigh" Located in Old Town. Run by a husband/wife team who can usually be found behind the bar/manning the hostess station, respectively. Nouveau Truckee Italian. Request to sit "downstairs" or at the bar in lieu of upstairs. ~dookey67

Java Sushi I'm a bit of a self-proclaimed sushi snob and haven't really found any places on par with what you can get in SF or LA or NY or London, but I've become rather fond of Java, which is located next to the DMV (and next to the rotisserie that G2A mentioned). They have a solid All-You-Can-Eat menu, they smoke their own trout for sashimi and nigiri, and they have a pretty extensive vegetarian selection of rolls for those who can't get with gills and fins. ~dookey67

[RaccoonFace]

SKI TOWN TREATS AND GRINDS (SOUTH)

This post is for the secret spots you like to eat. I hate McD and the like so I'm going to start sharing my favorite places to eat and drink so perhaps it helps someone out like me. If you have a spot map it and post it. I will include it here.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE:
Artemis greek restaurant in SLT. Place has absolutley amazing food & it's Greek & not named Nick's. Try the venison burger. ~Nuthon~

*CLOSED* Burger Lounge It's all about the hangover helper. ~Nuthon~

Turn 3 Always a good local spot for a cocktail. $3.50 bloodymary's with a beer back all day sunday, every sunday of the year. All football games & Nascar if your into that. ~Nuthon~

Divided Sky in Meyers for cocktails as soon as your into town. ~Nuthon~

The Brewery Pub, pizza, wings, and beer... What else do you need? EDIT: The beer is probably better than Freshies

Freshies good California food menu and PLINY THE ELDER ON TAP - probably the best beer on tap in the entire Tahoe area (okay I don't know shit about North Lake pubs/bars). ~SchralphMacchio~

Brothers Burrito House ~bodywhomper~

Orchid Thai Solid Thai food ~deuce~

Red Hut Waffle Shop ~deuce~

Izzy's Burger Spa Good Burgers ~deuce~

Riva Grill I would add riva grill to south lake tahoe eats great views on the lake and the food is pretty good also. ~SkiCougar

Taqueria Jimenez $1 tacos. Cheapest eats downtown and actually good. Less than two blocks from the gondola. ~Spats

Sushi Pier All you can eat. Delicious, fresh, good quality fish. $3 locals discount and lunch price lasts until 3PM. Sit at the bar or service can be spotty. Very busy at peak dinner hours, so come early. ~Spats

Latin Soul Everything from huge $2 fish tacos to burritos to arepas to high-dollar South American entrees. Tasty free chips and salsa. In the basement of the Lakeside. ~Spats

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[RaccoonFace]

WEATHER MAPS


Loops:
University of Washington Maps

What's coming:
Powder Watch

NOAA Satellite IR Images (These are HUDGE pics so I just linked them): ~POWPIG~

1) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Near Pacific
2) 00Z GOES IR Satellite Image, Broad Pacific

Maps:













Infrared Loop:


Water Vapor Loop:


(click images for the pages you can see these maps in motion... and the stills should update themselves too!)









Precipitation Forecast:







5 Day Precip Forecast:
~SCUTSKI~







Temperature Forecast:



Inches of Water Expected:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IQLvcpWBM9...h/untitled.bmp ~woodsskier~

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[LightRanger]

Posting in very important thread.

[Shralpinist]

You forgot Timy and Kip

[RaccoonFace]

Will add soon. I also see that CR is not there any longer. Will fix soon.

[TahoeJ]

Exactly one year later to the day - points for consistency.

[thefrush]

I'm ready for some snow.

[alfajores]

Does anyone have a ski lease set up? I have a house that looks good by the Y in South Lake Tahoe with a 2 bunk bed room and two more beds (6beds) and just need more committed people to set it up for a full season.

[gone2alpine]

I thank the all and powerful RF for setting up the thread again.

There may be an adjustment needed for grubs in Truckee. Previously Bill's was the place for a a cheap tri-tip sandwich or burrito in Truckee. Since that recommendation was made, two things have happened. Sergio, formerly of Bills has set up his own clone restaurant with the same menu over near the DMV. Technically, the place is called the Golden Rotisserie. The main signage in the mini-mall still says El Sancho. The reality is everyone I know just calls it Sergio's. The second thing is that Bill is never around at Bills anymore and the quality has gotten sketchy. Sergio is always there at Sergio's and the quality is much more reliable.

[unpossible]

Posting because I can't find the subscribe button in this god awful new forum UI.

[AKbruin]

A couple more recs for Incline:

IV Coffee Lab: Fancy coffee
Chuck Wagon: Great breakfast burritos (made by carnies?)

[TahoeJ]

Posting because I can't find the subscribe button in this god awful new forum UI.

I had trouble finding it. It's just above the first post and says "thread tools" with a drop box.

[Huck Pitueee]

A couple more recs for Incline:

IV Coffee Lab: Fancy coffee
Chuck Wagon: Great breakfast burritos (made by carnies?)

IV coffee lab makes you feel at home. Great people!

[Ottime]

Posting to not have page one load on my phone again. Holy cow that took long. I think it has since started to snow.

[TahoeJ]

Not sure what happened to the Tahoe City grub/bar listings, but I've become a fan of Tahoe Mountain Brew Co - they have a pretty tasty double IPA.

[lepistoir]

Wicked.
Good place to post this:

[lepistoir]

Some north shore food shout outs:
Tahoe central market. New player in kings beach. Decent to good deli, coffee and hard cider on tap! also good selection of organic produce and, unlike Safeway, no lines :-)

Mellow fellow at the Nevada border in Brockway. A butt load of taps and also sausage (on the menu and in the crowd). Totally chill place to do your drinking and play pub games.