MAKE TAHOE DEEP AGAIN ~ 2016/17 OFISHUL SNOW/FOOD/WHINE & STOKE THREAD

[bodywhomper]

For giggles and to see the slight change, my pict from two weekends ago


And this past weekend

[~mikey b]

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[UTaho']

Do you think Deadwood will still be stacked by the time they get the road open to blue lakes?

General predictions for snow cover around July 1st in general? I'll be up at the Kw cabin over the weekend and trying to plan a ski day outing.

I was out touring this morning leaving from Carson Pass & exiting at Forestdale Creek/Red Lake. Still lots of snow, amazing for June 5th. Even though the snow was pretty solid after a clear cool night, the quality is diminishing. Runnels, glide cracks & sun cups are growing along with the pack beginning to feel a bit summer like.






After a quick lap on Elephants Back, I skied from the peak just right of the big tree & hoped one of the lines would go all the way into the drainage. Turned out a lot of them did.


Not sure how the conditions will be but pretty likely there will be snow worthy of some turns.

[MTT]

I was out touring this morning leaving from Carson Pass & exiting at Forestdale Creek/Red Lake. Still lots of snow, amazing for June 5th. Even though the snow was pretty solid after a clear cool night, the quality is diminishing. Runnels, glide cracks & sun cups are growing along with the pack beginning to feel a bit summer like.




Not sure how the conditions will be but pretty likely there will be snow worthy of some turns.

That's a picture to dream about. Well done.

[TahoeBC]

Deadwood 2 weeks ago


Tallac today

Photo's of me in the blue by First Tracks Productions















2nd run

[Paul Blart]

Tallac today

Photo's of me in the blue by First Tracks Productions

Still looks like a good time. Are you skiing inside the cross on the first two pictures of you?

[TahoeBC]

No we were on a south facing chute

This is what the cross looked like at 6:30 this morning

[Paul Blart]

^ right on thanks

[~mikey b]

Looks like my Tuesday got turned into Wednesday and/or Thursday

[emcee]

castle peak has snow all the way from the highway, but big caveat that if you are approaching the northeast bowl above coon canyon, the nicest snowfield immediately skiers right of the ramparts does *not* connect with the ridge--you can get so close you can spit but a 10 foot vertical wall over rocks stands in the way (wanted to descend that way but could not)

Question: what causes sun cups and how best to predict and avoid them? (#firstworldproblems)

[JPaul]

Another big caveat with skiing to/from Castle Peak back down to the highway is that you'd better have a strong Dog Slalom game.

Those aren't all pinecones...

[dookeyXXX]

Question: what causes sun cups and how best to predict and avoid them? (#firstworldproblems)

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/.../t-164787.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suncup_(snow)

http://thescienceexplorer.com/nature...now-about-snow

https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/types.html

[dookeyXXX]

Yesterday (6/5), Vets and I found some decent snow and some cool chutes starting from the Donner Summit Trails parking lot on the southside of Hwy 80 (Boreal exit).
We hiked in (in hiking boots as the snow was firm) and skied several lines somewhere to the Northeast of the Boreal and Donner Ski Ranch boundaries, overlooking Donner Lake and Hwy 80.
Lottsa sun-cups on the east facing slopes, but all the stuff in the trees/shade was nice.
There are a few lakes back there (still trying to figure out which lake we ended up skiing above). They are still frozen.
Skied--well at least skated, traversed, and were on snow--all the way back to the vehicles.
Only bummer was all the trash that the Sacto visitors left behind from this winter (busted saucers, tons of fast-food containers, shoes, bottles, etc.). That and the toilets were all crushed from snow damage (Vets and I forgot to take pix of those, though).


Vets dropping in on our first run. Donner Lake in the background. Northstar in the way, way, way background.


Second run

[TahoeBC]

Some Desolation Beta shots from yesterday is case anyone is feeling motivated

[dookeyXXX]

how far in did you go
or
where were said shots taken from (i.e. the vantage point)?

[Paul Blart]

Looked all over the interwebz and couldn't find any legit answers. Does anyone know what Mt Rose's uphill policy is?

[avacadotoast]

^^ B.Gillis, if you see any employees just wave and say hi.

** Technically they own the main/NW/Mt Rose side so it's off limits. Slide side/East bowl and the chutes are fair game for whatever you want as they're leased FS land. I've never been yelled at for hiking or skiing on the private owned land when they're closed for the season.

[TahoeBC]

how far in did you go
or
where were said shots taken from (i.e. the vantage point)?

From Tallac

[Fish Rider]

From Tallac

Who's up for pyramid weekend mission via Rocky canyon?

[TahoeBC]

Who's up for pyramid weekend mission via Rocky canyon?

It's a fair bit of dry humping right now, hope to poke my head up wrights lake road sometime in the next week to see how the backdoor access looks these days

[Fish Rider]

It's a fair bit of dry humping right now, hope to poke my head up wrights lake road sometime in the next week to see how the backdoor access looks these days

Sylvia might be better approach

[skier666]

I'll be at Squaw for Father's Day weekend...WHY? Because Dad needs to ski and not a new tie. Let me know if anyone wants to make epic laps with my family. heh. After that, I'm headed to Telluride over the 4th so I'll do some summer skiing while there for a bit.

[Paul Blart]

^^ B.Gillis, if you see any employees just wave and say hi.

** Technically they own the main/NW/Mt Rose side so it's off limits. Slide side/East bowl and the chutes are fair game for whatever you want as they're leased FS land. I've never been yelled at for hiking or skiing on the private owned land when they're closed for the season.

Awesome, my buddy has been itching to get out there so I may tag along with him for the hell of it. Thanks!

[~mikey b]

I forget, what's the deal with skinning at Kirkwood post season?

[jorion]

Seems like no problem:

http://www.kirkwood.com/mountain/uph...ss-policy.aspx

I only came downhill last week but the guys working were super friendly.