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

[janky]

SWEEET, nice stoke (and air time).

From yesterday

[Dhelihiker]

More like 5 avy courses, a couple group tours, plus your standard weekend traffic. Not pictured are just as many people behind as in front. It seems like the game at Castle has been to all show up right before the FS staff arrives and starts limiting parking, which as the added benefit of making things a real cluster at the trailhead 15 minutes later.

I've never understood why anyone would skin up Castle

[powdork]

I've never understood why anyone would skin up Castle when they can just drive

Right?


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[TahoeJ]

^^ lol... nailed it.

I've only been up to Castle / Andesite once this year... what an absolute shit show.

Meanwhile you have all of these people skinning up towards Silver Peak and then just skiing back to 89 before they actually reach the terrain back there that's fun. No one tell them.

[jorion]

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[Westcoaster]

When the ikon folks hatched, their plan, what do you think they wanted to get for the pass price after locking in loyal customers with cheap passes for the first few years? $1000? $1500?

Also, what are folks waxing with this time of year? I feel like I always do red but it's gonna be a cold storm tomorrow and then a warm up afterwards. I mostly just want to avoid base balling.

Red. you could mix some yellow and red if you wanted tho.

[janky]

Blend of blue and red to account for cold snow temps and warmer daytime temps

Also, what are folks waxing with this time of year? I feel like I always do red but it's gonna be a cold storm tomorrow and then a warm up afterwards. I mostly just want to avoid base balling.

[sruffian]

Unreal weekend. Took Friday off and that was a great call!

[gone2alpine]

Today was stupid good.

[skysos]

Blend of blue and red to account for cold snow temps and warmer daytime temps

Purple worked well today. It was 19F at 1PM up at Sierra

[TahoeJ]

Serious question... mixing waxes... like some red and yellow? Actually effective?

[janky]

Yes, it is effective. Had two boys on Far West racing teams at Squaw (and they went through Devo) and often the race wax call was a blend of two. Sometimes they would call for crayon method of one wax and then regular melt on of another too.

Serious question... mixing waxes... like some red and yellow? Actually effective?

[Blaster]

Very much so. You only want to mix waxes that have adjacent ranges. i.e. Blue and red or red and yellow but not blue and yellow. Professional wax techs do this a fair amount

Serious question... mixing waxes... like some red and yellow? Actually effective?

[Vets]

^
I have been pretty happy using Hertel Hot Sauce or Oneball all-temperature waxes most days. Easy.

[powdork]

It’s like Groundhog Day if groundhogs were really hot naked women
Whiskey got Nacho all dressed and is ready to go.





Only shadow sticking out is the GoPro


Mandatory bike shot

[JPaul]

Very much so. You only want to mix waxes that have adjacent ranges. i.e. Blue and red or red and yellow but not blue and yellow. Professional wax techs do this a fair amount

+1 on the Hertel Hot Sauce, even on the skinny skis these days, though even he recommends layering different flavors when things are above freezing.

More importantly, seems he's retiring right about now, so stock up if you still can...

[Taldor]

Anyone seen a photo of what Squaw Peak looked like before the top was blown off / graded by FAA in the '60s? Just curious as to what the Palisades would look like without a buzz-cut.

[fomofo]

Don't have the pic you're looking for, but did find this interesting article...

https://www.moonshineink.com/tahoe-n...ow-the-lid-off

[SP_7]

I've always wondered what this looked like as well. Searched for pictures but could never find one.

[TahoeJ]

Don't have the pic you're looking for, but did find this interesting article...

https://www.moonshineink.com/tahoe-n...ow-the-lid-off

"Who knows, maybe it will be the next rental on Airbnb soon enough."

It would be a bummer to stay on top of the Palisades and then they don't open! Haha.

[mmmm...pow!]

There might be a photo in the Olympic Valley PO, can't remember for sure, but lots of old photos in there.

[peterplee]

https://youtu.be/303S0ULajlc

AT tour to Steven's Peak last Saturday.



From Wed. with the ladies

https://youtu.be/5OuCbrAX92k

[cmc]

Hey guys,

My main touring partner this winter is going to be moving so I need to find some more people to to tour with. I have Avy 1 and I'm available every day. I'm in South Lake, but willing to travel around the lake if need be.

I'm on a splitboard if that matters to anyone. PM me if interested!

[Tahoepa]

^
I have been pretty happy using Hertel Hot Sauce or Oneball all-temperature waxes most days. Easy.

Hot sauce is the shit. Company is for sale so stock up now.....


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[TahoeJ]

Hertel’s is basically closing up shop unless someone takes it over. I’ve been buying those wax bricks for a decade plus now. Bummer. So is One Ball the next go to? I used to buy their wax for surfboards. Always had that great strawberry smell.