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

**TahoeBC** · 10-11-2021, 05:02 PM

Nice Powdork!

I went for the quick hit from the driveway

**dookeyXXX** · 10-11-2021, 05:46 PM

That Lake Effect was no joke today.
Merely looks like it rained at my house now; roads and decks are saturated with wetness, but the residual snow be gone.

**frorider** · 10-12-2021, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by TahoeBC

Nice Powdork!

I went for the quick hit from the driveway

Lack of avy gear was alarming.

**lepistoir** · 10-12-2021, 03:36 PM

Anybuddy got a jig for Tyrolia Attack demo and/or Alpinist (who also isn't scared of a little SJW vibe)?

**bodywhomper** · 10-12-2021, 05:54 PM

My teen’s feet likely have stopped growing. Rather than fighting over boots that may or may not fit from the ski swap, we’re planning go to a shop and get a real fitting.

Suggestions in truckee, Tahoe city, and points in between?

I’m partial/biased to 3 piece boots and the potential for stiffening them up with stiffer tongues and he gets stronger in his adult sized self. I’m also biased to lower cost when possible. he’s biased to something that’ll fit well and understands my bias. He’s got a large and chunky forefoot and instep.

As a tele guy, my personal boot fitting has been very simple since the mid-90s and I’ve been molding ultrathon foam liners on myself and others since 1998. We do not live near where my wife got her boots fitted.

**old goat** · 10-12-2021, 06:16 PM

I've been going to Olympic Boot works at Squaw. Lately my impression has been that they tend to upsell. I've heard good things about Tahoe Sports Hub in downtown Truckee. I don't know any particular fitter there.

**dookeyXXX** · 10-12-2021, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by bodywhomper

My teen’s feet likely have stopped growing. Rather than fighting over boots that may or may not fit from the ski swap, we’re planning go to a shop and get a real fitting.

Suggestions in truckee, Tahoe city, and points in between?

I’m partial/biased to 3 piece boots and the potential for stiffening them up with stiffer tongues and he gets stronger in his adult sized self. I’m also biased to lower cost when possible. he’s biased to something that’ll fit well and understands my bias. He’s got a large and chunky forefoot and instep.

As a tele guy, my personal boot fitting has been very simple since the mid-90s and I’ve been molding ultrathon foam liners on myself and others since 1998. We do not live near where my wife got her boots fitted.

Phil Pug @ Blue Zone
Bob @ Sports Hub (or Doug or Keith, if he's still there).

What size boot is your teen in?
I've got a Tecnica Mach1 120 LV shell and a Tecnica R130 race shell, both in 25.5 (both need liners and new soles).
I also have some first gen Zero G 130's in 25.5, brand new.

**lepistoir** · 10-12-2021, 07:29 PM

Can we make boot fitting recs for the new season while we're still in the old thread?

And I thought it was obvious that I share beer with jigalos. Very woke beer, obv.

**powdork** · 10-12-2021, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by lepistoir

Can we make boot fitting recs for the new season while we're still in the old thread

Nope. But I think it’s okay for dookey to sell him this thread year’s boots

**bodywhomper** · 10-12-2021, 08:43 PM

Thanks for the recommendations and the offer!

He’s an 11.5 street shoe. I haven’t put him on a brannock device in a while. Last season was a cluster for his boots and a chunk of his days skiing. He ended up using 28.0 Nordica rental boots.

I ain’t starting the new thread….

**powdork** · 10-12-2021, 08:54 PM

i just did. will be adding some other info, weather, closures, bootfitting, etc in the placeholders
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...Tahoe-Thread))

G · 10-13-2021, 12:35 AM

I suggest we have a separate, permanent thread dedicated specifically to Tahoe area bootfitters.
And link to that discussion at the top of each annual Tahoe thread.

**Mokomahonah** · 10-13-2021, 09:10 PM

It's too late. The boot fitting recs have already begun!

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**emcee** · 10-17-2021, 05:34 PM

With the cycle coming in and the boot recs coming out I don't think the '21 thread is much longer for this world.

Just wanna say this thread was great and yall crushed it this year.

**skier666** · 10-20-2021, 06:28 PM

Closing out the thread with my last day of the season skiing in Tahoe...

**rod9301** · 10-20-2021, 07:03 PM

Nice turns

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**SDW** · 10-22-2021, 08:32 AM

Anyone know if Hole in the Ground is still clear?

**lepistoir** · 10-22-2021, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by SDW

Anyone know if Hole in the Ground is still clear?

You know it snowed a foot up there Sunday night? So not sure what you mean by "still" clear. Anyway, it's been raining like crazy so maybe...
Here's a pic of castle valley road.

And round Valley

Both from Monday. If you go, post a trip report!

**TahoeJ** · 10-22-2021, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by SDW

Anyone know if Hole in the Ground is still clear?

If this is a tongue in cheek nod towards MTBR then I approve.

**janky** · 10-22-2021, 03:55 PM

Nice one. I just went back to look at my iMessages, I was with you on 3/20 (but probably way behind yer ass)

Originally Posted by skier666

Finally uploaded my vids to vimeo, so I might as well close this thread with some of my favs this season at Squalisades Tahoe

**janky** · 10-22-2021, 05:58 PM

So big AR Sunday through Monday. Isn't time for the 2021-2022 thread?

**powdork** · 10-22-2021, 06:03 PM

blinders on?

**old goat** · 10-22-2021, 11:09 PM

It's not that easy to find the new thread if you didn't catch the announcement when you first started it. Which is fine--only the cool kids will participate.