TAHOE 22/23 -THE YEAR OF THE (t)RAM

[sweatypowderpig]

Honestly I could not find any sign of renovation on the inside other than renovated prices...

they were mostly back of the house upgrades inside is my understanding

[~mikey b]

A Skinderella story

thank you for that

[powdork]

Last couple days in the woods (Black and Home) and hoods (Tahoma, McKinney)

[mcski]

Just saw the holiday rack rate for a day ticket at squaw and WTAFF. Are you kidding me. Way to kill off the future of the sport with any middle class and lower that might have some interest. Maybe it comes w complementary Grey Poupon? Whatever, $270/day is a load for unusable gondola bullshit afaic

[powdork]

A buddy is coming to visit the 9th to 14th and his daughter was gonna buy him a day ticket for palisades while he's here. $200 a month out, so she bought him a sugar bowl ticket instead and they will likely sell two others as a result. On a side note. Can anybody beat $98 for a sugar bowl ticket on January 12?

[~mikey b]

maybe

[Mokomahonah]

DSR was fully empty today. Great grooming and snow. Still untracked all over the mountain. No sissy bars on the lifts. Line of cars going to Truckee at 5. People only want to ski where it's cool, dontcha know.

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[~mikey b]

fun

[SnowMachine]

The "Giant" Pretzel includes beer cheese for the $25, so my guess is they use 2 of the $9 PBRs in the beer cheese leaving $7 as the pretzel price. Much more reasonable.

Holy crap..... you can get a legit burger and fries at Rocker for less than that.

Paliwood. Skiing for rich people.

[SnowMachine]

A buddy is coming to visit the 9th to 14th and his daughter was gonna buy him a day ticket for palisades while he's here. $200 a month out, so she bought him a sugar bowl ticket instead and they will likely sell two others as a result. On a side note. Can anybody beat $98 for a sugar bowl ticket on January 12?

Dude..... shushhhhhhhhhhhh. The resort that shall remain unnamed on the interwebs.

[mogul5480]

Holy crap..... you can get a legit burger and fries at Rocker for less than that.

Paliwood. Skiing for rich people.

On a separate note, Kirkwood was selling breakfast sandwiches for a very reasonable $7 or so last weekend, down from last year's $12. I think they got the message that F&B dept makes more money selling SOME food for a 75 pct gross margin than selling ZERO food for an 85 pct gross margin.

Pali will get the message eventually too, when they get tired of paying their staff to do nothing but clean up brown bags the whole season.

[old goat]

On a separate note, Kirkwood was selling breakfast sandwiches for a very reasonable $7 or so last weekend, down from last year's $12. I think they got the message that F&B dept makes more money selling SOME food for a 75 pct gross margin than selling ZERO food for an 85 pct gross margin.

Pali will get the message eventually too, when they get tired of paying their staff to do nothing but clean up brown bags the whole season.

Until getting caught with a brown bag gets your pass pulled for the season.
I expect the cost of skiing to continue to rise as the resorts figure they can make as much or more money off of fewer skiers paying more.
Things should get interesting if and when Palisades gets its village built, with much less parking--none of it free.

[powdork]

I bet somebody could bring in a backpack of sammiches and make a fortune. hmmmmmm

[TahoeJ]

Powdork riding the lift in a huge bulky jacket.

Guy next to him: "What's up with your jacket?"

Powdork unzips and opens one side to show an array of sandwich options. "What's your flavor my man? I've got turkey, grilled cheese, salami and provolone. I've got a guy over near High Camp with some caprese on facciaca if that's more your thing."

[G]

I'll take that one cold grilled cheese from your armpit, thank you.

[mogul5480]

May as well go whole hog and offer bootleg ski lessons at the same time.

[powpig]

May as well go whole hog and offer bootleg ski lessons at the same time.

https://myskilessons.com/

https://reno.craigslist.org/lab/7566616208.html

[powdork]

I'm thinking a backpack filled with HotPockets and hand warmers to keep em toasty

[scmartin69]

I'm thinking a backpack filled with HotPockets and hand warmers to keep em toasty

Heated boot bag

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[GoSlowGoFar]

Heated boot bag

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Lenz socks, although that will increase startup costs significantly…

[TurxSki]

On a separate note, Kirkwood was selling breakfast sandwiches for a very reasonable $7 or so last weekend, down from last year's $12...

Was that a storming weekend when 88 closed? That might explain reasonable pricing??
**7:45 | Monte Wolfe has breakfast sandwiches, waffles, soup, chili, mac and cheese, grab-and-go salads and sandwiches.
7:53 | General Store is now OPEN, Red Cliffs is open as shelter.**


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[emcee]

Pretty funky snow up top but still nice and soft on protected lower north facing

And some nice views for the real adventurous

[mogul5480]

Was that a storming weekend when 88 closed? That might explain reasonable pricing??
**7:45 | Monte Wolfe has breakfast sandwiches, waffles, soup, chili, mac and cheese, grab-and-go salads and sandwiches.
7:53 | General Store is now OPEN, Red Cliffs is open as shelter.**


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Yes, and that's a good point. We shall see if it continues.

[bodywhomper]

What’s going on with the tracks in the lake?

I remember as a kid in the 80’s, staring at California chute in awe and wonder as I rode the old chair 4 with my mom. Thanks for posting.

[mogul5480]

Tracks in the lake = it's been insanely cold for 3 straight weeks and it's a lot faster to push across it than around it, I'd guess.