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

[powdork]

for just info around the tahoe area I use weather.kirkwood.com, mostly for ridgetop winds and direction. doesn't forecast though. i would guess mammoth has something similar

[~mikey b]

Friday Squaw/Alpine
Saturday backcountry
Sunday open

with the kid

[soul_skier]

I check out Mountain Forecast but kind of take it with a grain of salt. NWS is more accurate though it’s harder to get the exact spot and elevation you’re looking for. Or at least it is for me, I bet some people on this forum have it really dialed.

I use NOAA (weather/gov) and once i've used the map to dial in exactly where I'm looking to get a forecast I just bookmark and label it appropriately. Great for those more remote/localized forecast zones that start to open up this time of year.

[Ottime]

for just info around the tahoe area I use weather.kirkwood.com, mostly for ridgetop winds and direction. doesn't forecast though. i would guess mammoth has something similar

Courtesy of ESS

http://patrol.mammothmountain.com/Home.aspx

A bit more info than KW

[heckacali]

Courtesy of ESS

http://patrol.mammothmountain.com/Home.aspx

A bit more info than KW

I love that the wind speed gauge just starts to get in the red at 100mph....

[2_1_3]

One stop shopping for observations. Lots you can adjust in the menus, if you don't see a station you like keep zooming in, also has 3 and 7 day historic data once you find a station of interest.
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=rev&obs=true

Gimpy and AKB, the BC chockstone is navigable with a few technique options still available, but I'd guess it will decline towards mandatory straightline/air since the sluff is eroding the sneak through as well as the run-out, so go get it! Also recommend the bike approach now, though Powdork's pine needle skiing did inspire me to try that as well to link snow sections (omg, it works!).

[powdork]

beware the pine cones they're often still frozen in place

[Ottime]

Chickenheads.

[Quadzilla]

Being into Windsurfing, Kiting and Winging chasing wind is a priority. There is pay to pay to see sites like Wind Alert, Wind Finder ect ect. I have found a newer one that is way more all around not only for wind forecasts but weather too. You have to dig a little but IMO, the best "free site" I have seen.

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=39.92;-117.26;6&l=snow

[Ottime]

Wind Alert has free content. I use the it for surf conditions forecasting. There are only a few blocked socks.

Not much wind out there today and it is SW. bring on the corn fest.

[old goat]

New name for Squaw announced!!
Waterpark Valley
https://www.sierrawatch.org/news/

[Quadzilla]

Wind Alert has free content. I use the it for surf conditions forecasting. There are only a few blocked socks.

Not much wind out there today and it is SW. bring on the corn fest.

Well, there is "forecasted wind" and "realtime wind" and Wind Alert has both with reatime being a pay to play. They have actually installed dedicated wind speed sensors at popular windsport destinations and with the expense of chasing wind you really want the real deal.......

[davjr96]

I have found https://www.windy.com/39.183/-120.26...87,-120.256,15 to be pretty good for forecasts for mountain activities and surfing.

[TurxSki]

Mt.RoseSkiTahoe are having their "Sunset Ski and Wine" this Friday 4/2.
Main lift will spin until 6:30.
Beer/wine for $6 at Snow Bar, (good luck getting any of the free appetizers...)
$55 afternoon only lift tix.

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[MashedPotatoes]

New name for Squaw announced!!
Waterpark Valley
https://www.sierrawatch.org/news/

srsly? wonder how much some marketing genius got paid to come up with that. sounds like somewhere you would go to swim or ride waterslides or watch kids play in fountains.

[stealurface831]

srsly? wonder how much some marketing genius got paid to come up with that. sounds like somewhere you would go to swim or ride waterslides or watch kids play in fountains.

who wrote gullible on the roof?

[splitter]

who wrote gullible on the roof?

Wait, what roof?

[TahoeJ]

srsly? wonder how much some marketing genius got paid to come up with that. sounds like somewhere you would go to swim or ride waterslides or watch kids play in fountains.

What day is it?

[dookeyXXX]

If you are a Truckee local or happen to be in the neighborhood, you may wanna swing by The Good Wolf and score a 4-pack of this:

https://touch.facebook.com/thegoodwo...pe=3&source=48

[mr. hankey]

Thanks everyone for the many great weather site links! Love the Apr fools stuff

[MashedPotatoes]

fak I forgot it was the foolz day. old goat got my goat LOL

[MTT]

Mt.RoseSkiTahoe are having their "Sunset Ski and Wine" this Friday 4/2.
Main lift will spin until 6:30.
Beer/wine for $6 at Snow Bar, (good luck getting any of the free appetizers...)
$55 afternoon only lift tix.

Sent from my SM-G950U1 using TGR Forums mobile app

That's what I call a good Friday. Conditions are really good right now.

[MTT]

If you are a Truckee local or happen to be in the neighborhood, you may wanna swing by The Good Wolf and score a 4-pack of this:

https://touch.facebook.com/thegoodwo...pe=3&source=48

Tastes like pine cone sap? That's the rumor anyway.

[Eastern Sierra Skier]

TV
Late afternoon Rose. Just a hint of cool breeze to keep the snow good. Totally empty. Glad I left work early👍

[hercule33]

New name for Squaw announced!!
Waterpark Valley
https://www.sierrawatch.org/news/

I know this was supposed to be an April Fools joke but I would support requiring the new name of Squaw Valley being Waterpark Valley if they actually build a waterpark.