Lake Tahoe 2015/16 - Year of Godzilla Baby Jesus

**jahoney** · 12-09-2015, 11:58 PM

...i wasn't the only one buying groceries, gas, and anti-freeze windshield fluid today

**TahoeJ** · 12-10-2015, 09:19 AM

But did you get the bread & milk?

**Driver** · 12-10-2015, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Ottime

somehow you made that reported dust on crust look fun.

Indeed he did.

Hoping for a bit more than dust on crust tomorrow am. If it sets up also likely touring Saturday depending on snow safety.

The ridge on round top shoulder was completely bare last weekend. Hope this delivers and sets that zone up.

Otherwise could be Danberg / Spur fun.

**~mikey b** · 12-10-2015, 09:37 AM

I sure don't miss the Truckee Safeway weekend experience

**4matic** · 12-10-2015, 10:18 AM

Snain at Kirkwood. Hasn't turned over to snow yet at 8:30.

**Driver** · 12-10-2015, 10:31 AM

Wow that is bad

**TahoeJ** · 12-10-2015, 10:37 AM

Snow levels looking better on the north side at least.

**powdork** · 12-10-2015, 10:42 AM

the front is on top of kirkwood right now, should switch to all snow within minutes

**4matic** · 12-10-2015, 11:00 AM

Yep. Just turned to snow. Wind not bad in the village. Kirkwood stepping up with early checkin. Get a workout and a steam and hope for the best. Nothing spinning right now.

**lepistoir** · 12-10-2015, 11:11 AM

It's trying real hard to turn to snow here in kings beach

**4matic** · 12-10-2015, 11:35 AM

5 is spinning. No lift ops on 11 but the ropes are up. Snowing hard.

**lepistoir** · 12-10-2015, 11:43 AM

Full snow now in kb. Nothing sticking yet.

**Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer** · 12-10-2015, 12:52 PM

Just getting around to pictures from Sat and Sunday:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...-Tahoe-Touring

**Eastern Sierra Skier** · 12-10-2015, 01:32 PM

Made the last minute decision to head for Mammoth late last night. Crazy winds all the way from Galena to ML. No rain, but the snow didn't start until about 8:00 a.m. this morning. 2-3" so far. Another cup of coffee and I'm headed out.

**jahoney** · 12-10-2015, 01:59 PM

Just starting to stick on side roads in Truckee now

**LightRanger** · 12-10-2015, 02:14 PM

Utter meltdown in the comments section on Opensnow. Pretty comical.

**El Chupacabra** · 12-10-2015, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by LightRanger

Utter meltdown in the comments section on Opensnow. Pretty comical.

This is great:

"Brian, people are frustrated because you set up a blog, even offered an option for a 'premium' paid account, and we expect some sort of accuracy and consistency. I have gotten screwed on your forecasts for years now. You do what many of us do.. Watch the models, give us a 50/50 forecast up to the day of the event, then get it right 50% of the time. I for one am done with your site after this debacle."

http://opensnow.com/dailysnow/tahoe/...#disqus_thread

**TahoeJ** · 12-10-2015, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by LightRanger

Utter meltdown in the comments section on Opensnow. Pretty comical.

Holy shit, it's amazing. Maybe wait until the fucking storm is over first?

... And now they're arguing about climate change. It's just pure comedy over there.

**Ottime** · 12-10-2015, 03:08 PM

GFS has the bulk of the moisture hitting the Sierra not until 1AM Friday, lasting through mid morning. Not worried. Hope BA did not destroy winter.

**4matic** · 12-10-2015, 03:18 PM

5 @KW been fun all day. Not a lot of settled snow and still heavy but not wet. Getting colder.

**bobz** · 12-10-2015, 03:29 PM

BA's been hedging pretty well if you read his stuff carefully, but yeah, according to pretty much every prediction, this storm under-delivered at the front end.

Personally, when I got all excited about the 6"-water QPF a few days ago, part of that was realizing that it would still be pretty decent even if it turned out to be a 50% fizzle. Deal, people; at least we probably won't need to read ice skating TRs over Xmas break.

**emcee** · 12-10-2015, 03:50 PM

Poor BA--he's the best forecaster out there and puts his heart into it. Weather is not predictable!

I hope he's able to brush off all the complaints; he doesn't make the weather--the commenters sound like my cat who gets angry at me when it rains outside.

**skier666** · 12-10-2015, 03:56 PM

yikes...looking at the cams, its snowing pretty heavily at Kirkwood but only a dusting at Sugar Bowl?

**Ottime** · 12-10-2015, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by 4matic

5 @KW been fun all day. Not a lot of settled snow and still heavy but not wet. Getting colder.

That sounds like it is thickening up, up top. Exactly what we need for a base. The snow that does not really get deep, but sticks to every available surface, then colder snow on top.

Going to be up Saturday, then again next Monday evening. I'll be with my son next Tuesday and so will probably just be on TC, but I'll reserve judgement on this pair of storms until then.