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12-02-2019, 12:31 PM #526Registered User
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I've seen at least 3 cars in the meadow on one of the KW FB groups. Someone who posts seems to have a nice view across the meadow and I recommended he setup a telephoto webcam so we can get a front-facing angle. There was definitely one there before opening day. Called 'em Jackson Jumpers.
Someone outta do a Where's Waldo style treasure hunt t-shirt, seems like they were kinda popular in the 90s? Just a map of the valley with easter eggs all over. Jumper in the meadow, generator fire in the powerhouse, airbag blowing away, skeleton stuck on chair 4....
@KWConditions just tweeted they're closed for the day due to heavy snow, hazardous conditions, and roads closed both ways.
In related news, Nokians going on the rig tomorrow and the chains are in the mail.
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12-02-2019, 12:50 PM #527Registered User
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What is the SAT equivalent of “Jackson Jumpers”? I hit Sierra for opening day on Sat after Friday at Kirkwood and was blessed with this upon rolling in. 2 for 2!!
That look
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12-02-2019, 04:51 PM #528
Tundra swans on Donner Lake. Worth taking a look if you're in the neighborhood, but you'll need binoculars since they stay out in the middle. They're usually only here for a few days.
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12-02-2019, 05:07 PM #529
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Just a bit of new snow at Sierra@Tahoe today! Deep heavy leg breaking snow that’s laying down a great base for the season.
Went up with the intent really to just go find a good place to dig a pit to see what’s going on with the snow but the deep snow was so difficult to move though even with 116 under foot I said fuck it. Seasons off to a great start though.
Just drove down echo, they have one lane closed due to a rockslide, there busting up huge boulders with jackhammers right now.
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12-02-2019, 07:27 PM #530powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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12-02-2019, 08:59 PM #531
sounds like it is perfect base building.
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12-02-2019, 09:05 PM #532
yes, except at Kirkwood. Definitely good base building but i think we skipped some fun snow depths along the way. Had to finish with over 6' I would think.
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12-02-2019, 09:31 PM #533
another 2' on the snowstake at the wood since i posted last night. seemed to drop a little toward the end when things got warm, possibly some rain. The totals at 9,500 must be crazy.
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12-03-2019, 11:28 AM #534
Kirkwood now reporting 7 feet in 7 days. Well, that's one way to get the season going I suppose.
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12-03-2019, 02:31 PM #535
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Pretty sad that Kirkwood doesn’t have the whole mountain open by now. Shows you where Kirkwood is on Vail’s priority list. On a brighter side, Carson Pass backcountry must be fat. Wonder who will get the first descent of the season on Crescent.
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12-03-2019, 02:55 PM #536registered abuser
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what the fuck was i thinking going to work today?!? conditions at the pass look sikter
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12-03-2019, 03:57 PM #537
It takes a few days to cat out a few roads, and set the mountain. Pre-vail they would likely get 6 open before this next storm, but nothing else.
Based on the weather, chair 10 for Sunday.
They would wait until the following Saturday to open the backside. So they could slowly prep things and wait until more folks are skiing.
But, yeah, low on Vail’s priority list regardless. Tahoe in general seems low on their priority list.
At least they have a closing date in the second half of April this season.
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12-03-2019, 04:08 PM #538Registered Useless
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Got a few in this morning before work
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12-03-2019, 04:20 PM #539
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12-03-2019, 06:45 PM #540Registered Jerry
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Not sad at all. Takes a TON of work to get a mountain like Kwood open for the season. They’ve had one day since the storm stopped to get everything going. Give them a few more days before you start crying foul.
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12-03-2019, 08:20 PM #541
Is wagon wheel bowl closed? I’ve skied wagon wheel bowl to the (and past) the typical outer palisades boundary in October. Only 6 was running so you had to walk around the back to access the wall. On that day, patrol staff were considering the “boundary” of the day to be upper monte’s and everything past monte’s was “out of bounds” (and all boundaries were open).... it was a pretty great day!
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12-03-2019, 10:03 PM #542
Website states Wagon Wheel and Sentinel open, Palisades closed. Also, Rabbit Runs and Lighting listed as closed. Lost Cabin and Drain listed as open.
I imagine they had ropes at the Rabbit trees which is typical for there early season. It funnels most fo the skiers back down toward Stump Run and back to 6. Often you can traverse at base of rope line through the trees for a bunch of terrain, but need to know your routes and way back to 6 from there. Until they have 7 running, they usually have that rope there.
Wagon Wheel is typically roped based on coverage and patrol staffing. Not a lot of patrol and they hang a line that cuts you off before the fingers. And one that keeps you below the butcher block.
Looking at that pic on open snow, it looks like powder is right in stating we skipped through a few nice low tide base levels. Looks pretty stacked.
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12-04-2019, 01:12 AM #543
That’s what I was suspecting. Had this storm hit in February I would imagine Vail would get the mountain open much faster. In the past, Vail has shown that it can open Kirkwood quickly after a big storm despite all the challenges that come with it. However without the proper staff, it is impossible.
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12-04-2019, 07:47 AM #544
Staffing issues or not, it simply takes more time to open the mountain after the first big dump then it does later in the season. They have to put in cat tracks, prep lift unload areas, mark cliffs, setup rope lines, etc. and typically a lot of these tasks aren't going to be performed by newly arriving J1's regardless.
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12-04-2019, 09:52 AM #545
The way I see it, they have 6 up and running. Anyone else in Tahoe with legit terrain open yet?
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12-04-2019, 09:54 AM #546
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12-04-2019, 09:57 AM #547
On Sunday they were just teaching the new lifties how to load the fixed chair.... Makes sense that they're not warmed up yet.
And re: missing low tide, what a luxury problem to have. Though I am also sad to miss low tide eagle bowl.
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12-04-2019, 10:36 AM #548powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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12-04-2019, 11:07 AM #549
after working flawfully for nearly two days, the Kirkwood snowstake appears to be toast.
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12-04-2019, 11:50 AM #550
Pville, that pic/look is hilarious.
Good thing hercules doesn't ski Squaw, otherwise he'd be losing his mind over the fact that Squaw hasn't even opened GOLD COAST!!!!!! Squaw ops saying they won't open upper mountain until after the next storm....because the next storm will bring more staff?? They definitely have the snow they need.
Anyway, anyone got some stoke? I'm stuck working. GIMPY???!!!???? Save us!! Here's some Kirkwood stoke from some guy who skis slow https://www.instagram.com/p/B5p3xcuJ..._web_copy_linksproing!
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