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Sick Tahoe Summer Skiing

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Inline.
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is there any spots remotely near the tahoe area that you can ski in the summer? glaciers? snow harvest? anything.
May 9 2011 6:28PM
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Tanner-D
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the patch out near red lake
May 9 2011 6:31PM
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Inline.
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does that have lifts?
May 9 2011 6:35PM
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JSiegel
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I heard that you can hike mt. rose and shred all the way into july.
May 9 2011 6:47PM
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steeze-free_lee
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this,
and thats with an average snowfall.

the sierras got hammered this season, so if youre willing to hike theres gonna be skiable lines all over the place. last season i rode one of the north facing aspects off of granite chief at squaw in mid-july, and considering that squaw is planning to open for the 4th of july i will probably be poaching it on the regular throughout the summer.

as for park skiing youre SOL
May 9 2011 8:38PM
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Funnel
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Pretty sure Boreal is going into June.
May 9 2011 8:49PM
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HalfandHalf
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yup, did a little bit there last year.

boreal is generally open pretty late, and I think squaw is going to be open for memorial day weekend.
May 9 2011 8:56PM
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steeze-free_lee
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damn i wasnt even aware of this. are they only running weekends? night riding is done right?
May 9 2011 8:56PM
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steeze-free_lee
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scratch boreal, just checked and their website says theyre done on 5/15
May 9 2011 8:58PM
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crunkiest
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yeah i might head up and poach the chutes

but i was up there on saturday an it was really deep slush

May 9 2011 9:40PM
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Tanner-D
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no lifts just a spot locals set up jibs the snow will be there for a while probs into july
May 9 2011 10:08PM
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UncleGerry
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Whos down for doing some hiking tomorrow or Wed? I'm thinking maybe Emerald Bay Chutes or hiking up Alpine
May 10 2011 12:52AM
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squawshredder
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Squaw got tons of snow this year that you could probly hike, or even try to sneak into the tram with skis
May 10 2011 9:34AM
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californiagrown
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alpines open...
May 10 2011 1:03PM
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UncleGerry
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Yeah but isn't Alpine just open on weekends now
May 10 2011 2:57PM
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jimmer
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the patch near kirkwood usually has snow pretty late into the summer. or you could just drive down to mammoth, its not that far from tahoe.
May 10 2011 3:07PM
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californiagrown
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skialpine.com check it
May 10 2011 3:09PM
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.ZT.
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i heard boral has summer camp with park and pipe and lifts
May 10 2011 5:41PM
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.ZT.
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boreal sorry
May 10 2011 5:41PM
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Funnel
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I guess it's just their camp that's occurring in June. My bad for false information.
May 10 2011 6:18PM
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~~JEFF~~
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If you want to leave tahoe mammoth goes to july 4th....not too far ...and then from there you can come here, to hood and ski through august !
May 10 2011 6:22PM
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basedjase
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But its almost 4 miles past the trailhead. And you have to cross over two waterfalls. Which is gnarly when there is snow on the ground. So I would suggest hitting up north lake, around Donnor Lake area. Mt. Rose is also good.
May 10 2011 6:35PM
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Tanner-D
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but for later in the summer it is good
May 10 2011 8:47PM
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latenytle
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Kirk is open memorial day weekend
May 11 2011 1:23AM
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Inline.
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ok so how long is boreal from LA or SanFran?
May 13 2011 9:48PM
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Elmo.
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so unfair that u guys get "spring skiing" from like march til july. not cool. FML east coast
May 13 2011 9:53PM
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steeze-free_lee
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Really depends on how fast you drive and what time of the day you leave cause traffic near sacramento can get gnarly but you can do it in a little under 3 hours if you time it right.
May 14 2011 1:33AM
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PeterWojnar
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Alpine will open up for 4th of July weekend, Squaw's going until Memorial Day and probably will open for the 4th as well. Mammoth will have a long-ass season as always, though that's not Tahoe. You can hike for turns in any number of places; if you're feeling adventurous, do that. Be smart and safe about it though, you don't need fresh powder for avalanches— wet slides are incredibly dangerous, too.
May 14 2011 2:11PM
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