THE OFFICIAL 20/21 TAHOE SKI & SNOWBOARD THREAD. PANDEMIC SCHMANDEMIC!

[Ottime]

Wait. Did I miss it by cancelling my trip this weekend? Now I'm think I shoulda kept the house.

Does Soda Springs ever appear busy?

[MTT]

Full disclosure: since I have worked every MLK w/e for the past 12 years I have no idea if these crowds at the Sno Parks and tubing areas are normal for this time of year, but given the lack of snow at the moment and the fact that most folks are working from home and home schooling (meaning they should have somewhat flexible schedules), the crowds seemed extraordinarily large to me...

That said, even though Boreal's lot was overflowing, the hill appeared empty.
Ditto for Soda Springs and T/R

Are they all inside at the foam pits? I rarely get up that way but it seems fairly busy year round the past years

[gimpy]

Entrance and exit fees are steep but the shredding is good where you can find snow on solar aspects

Coverage at bottom of solar city

Powcruzer clenching hard traversing above cliffbands on bulletproof


Stylin in the spring zone


Nobody said it was gonna be easy


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[MTT]

Like.
Looks like some nice late June turns.

[old goat]

Tons of people on the Donner Lake "beach" today. It's not just the usual mostly ski crowd here. Combination of easing of the rules and city bound folks needing some fresh air and something to do. The people renting next door haven't been skiers like they have been in past years. While crowds suck the increased interest in the outdoors is a good thing--bikes and kayaks selling out, XC ski inventory seems mostly gone (I was half heartedly thinking about XC skis). Wonder what will happen when things go back to normal, if they do.

[dookeyXXX]

^^^Thanks Gimpy!!!

[TahoeJ]

Heard the scene around Rose Meadows was absolute insanity today. Holiday weekend! Lol...

[gone2alpine]

The scene at Schralpine was very subdued today. Upper lots did not even come close to filling. Only line was at Summit today. Following the sun, mandatory. Weird because Truckee was a zoo.

[emcee]

Wow gimpy making the rounds. Backboard burning out fast, sad shame in Jan

[powdork]

The scene at Schralpine was very subdued today. Upper lots did not even come close to filling. Only line was at Summit today. Following the sun, mandatory. Weird because Truckee was a zoo.

blackouts

[gone2alpine]

blackouts

Well, of course. But the Christmas week blackout was just about the same as the week prior. Talking to mountain staff, they were prepared for much higher numbers...

[powdork]

I wonder how the percentages work out betwwen the two passes in regards to those that have full versions. Seems Kirkwood and Heavenly are never crowded during blackout days.

[TeleBlade]

4 weeks after testing positive. Finally got to France, took a while to test negative again.

My first day on skis this season. Skied one of these couloirs, all untracked, and just this ridge alone will keep me busy for a couple of weeks.

Resorts are closed, tons of rando skiers, but luckily for me, they don't like to ski couloirs

Boot top powder.

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Are you near Chamonix? Sounds like premium couloir skiing conditions.

[rod9301]

Are you near Chamonix? Sounds like premium couloir skiing conditions.

I'm in the French Pyrenees, bareges.

In chamonix, where i spent a fair x amount of time, there would be bumps on couloirs like this, so many people.

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[Ottime]

blackouts

Yup. Epic will be epic crowds tomorrow. Ikon at least has Sunday blacked as well. Might tamper the Monday crowd at Alterra/Ghettos as well.

Hot like on the coast. Better than summer

[powdork]

You know today is Sunday right?

[lepistoir]

OG, I'm ready to unload a waxless 75mm setup with ez skins and voile removable cables. 189 Fischer s-bound 112 skis and 46 bcx8 boots.

[Ottime]

@PD

Oh shit. Thanks.

It’s been a long year.

[~mikey b]

OG, I'm ready to unload a waxless 75mm setup with ez skins and voile removable cables. 189 Fischer s-bound 112 skis and 46 bcx8 boots.

I’m interested in that rig.

[lepistoir]

I found where it's all been locked up. Gonna duck inside and bring y'all the goods.

[powdork]

Austin?

[lepistoir]

Indeed. That's where the shrine is. Tuck it's dry in the basin. Looks like late October when there's been one good storm a week ago. Not the end of January. Buy stock in firefighting?

[Ottime]

I’ve seen worse seasons starts. Several. One of the drought years it did not really snow until Mif February with much less on the ground than now. But it could be better. Doc clears me to ski mellow starting Feb, so I’d expect it to start snowing around then and then get good in March when I can go fast.

[old goat]

I'm in the French Pyrenees, bareges.

In chamonix, where i spent a fair x amount of time, there would be bumps on couloirs like this, so many people.

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Chamonix couloirs were and are way way over my head, but I was shocked to find out that the regular Vallee Blanche is sort of a bump run. Given how famous it is I shouldn't have been surprised.

[powdork]

this doesn't belong here but it popped up in my youtube feed last night and now it fits right in. plus it's tgr content so it always fits. the kick turns tho