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Official Tahoe Thread

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easiestEC
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I decided to make this because there seems to be a lack of Tahoe information in this forum. so here it is,
the Official Tahoe Thread

anything that has to do with Tahoe goes here; winter OR summer. Discuss weather, mountain conditions, meet ups and hook ups, epic stories, sick ass places, things to do, pretty much ANYTHING!

first off, here are some sites for general information on Tahoe, whether your a local or planning a trip:

North Shore Information http://www.gotahoenorth.com/
South Shore Information http://tahoesouth.com/
Vacation Information http://www.laketahoe.com/home

secondly, here are some links to some of the mountains around the area;

Squaw: http://www.squaw.com/
Alpine Meadows: http://www.skialpine.com/
Northstar: http://www.northstarattahoe.com/
Heavenly: http://www.skiheavenly.com/
Diamond Peak http://www.diamondpeak.com/
Sierra-at-Tahoe: http://www.sierraattahoe.com/
Kirkwood http://www.kirkwood.com/site/
Sugar Bowl http://www.sugarbowl.com/home
Boreal http://www.rideboreal.com/winter/
Mt. Rose http://www.mtrose.com/

Tahoe and the surrounding area is a dope place with some even doper people, with a shit ton of stuff to offer. Whether you're a weekend warrior on the mountain, or a bar hopper down in the basin, this thread is for you.

that is all, shred on fellow shredders.
Apr 10 2012 7:51PM
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PacificRimJob
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What are you talking about? Hasn't rained above around 7000-7500k the whole time. Upwards 24"+ already has dropped.
Feb 8 2014 5:49PM
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juicedrummer11
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yeah the base of kirkwood is still right about freezing temps so as long as it doesn't get any warmer, tomorrow is gonna be super awesome down there. stoked to get to use my pow skis
Feb 8 2014 8:57PM
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jeano
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looks way better now, in the morning all i saw was rain on the webcams
Feb 9 2014 1:18AM
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easiestEC
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so squaw is closed today? thats cool, saving the powder for the locals on the weekdays haha
Feb 9 2014 1:45PM
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juicedrummer11
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i guess kirkwood was also closed today
Feb 9 2014 6:29PM
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taylornicky
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and Mt. Rose
Feb 9 2014 7:17PM
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HeathR
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I think Sierra was closed as well. Heavenly opened late and not everything.
Feb 9 2014 9:05PM
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easiestEC
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squaw's park is coming along nicely!! thank god for this snow
Feb 13 2014 11:00PM
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ThaLorax
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Any Squalpine intel? I'm taking a buddy from Colorado skiing who has never skied either mountains and want to go ski whichever has better terrain open right now. I was up the the several days before the recent storm and Alpine definitely had better terrain open then, but 60-100 inches have fallen since then....
Feb 14 2014 12:55AM
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ThaLorax
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YES! That's where he wants to go and I like skiing Alpine on weekends more than Squaw.
Feb 14 2014 1:57AM
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ThaLorax
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I'll hopefully be in Tahoe sunday and monday (pissed I'm missing J5 play sat night) so I'll prob show him squaw on Monday when it's less crowded.
Feb 14 2014 2:27AM
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jeano
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ill be taking some photos this weekend at northstar, hmu if u wanna sesh
Feb 15 2014 12:43AM
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rightcoastskier
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anyone know the situation at kirkwood? thinkin about headin up there tonight or early tomorrow morning
Feb 15 2014 1:11PM
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ScuffDUFF
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Can someone recommend a skilled boot fitter around Tahoe/reno. I have been to Bobo's and was unimpressed.
Feb 15 2014 2:15PM
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HeathR
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Its been real warm but not enough to turn anything to corn. The snow is very average.  There is good coverage and when the next storm rolls in things will be legit.
Feb 15 2014 3:09PM
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rightcoastskier
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do you think its worth comin up or should i wait until the next storm?
Feb 15 2014 3:28PM
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ThaLorax
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Nobody knows when the next real storm is. Just go and get rad.
Feb 15 2014 3:41PM
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rightcoastskier
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haha thats some great advice my man, thanks
Feb 15 2014 3:47PM
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sugarloaf
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Elite feet! They have locations at squaw and northstar
Feb 16 2014 12:42AM
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sugarloaf
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Do you know who worked on your stuff/which location did you go to? I've always had a positive experience at elite feet and have been going to them for my boots and skis for 2 years now
Feb 16 2014 11:39AM
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RimJobber
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I second the starthaus. You wont like it at first because hes gonna pretty much disregard everything you say coming into it, but he knows what hes doing and you'll get the best fitting boots
Feb 16 2014 4:29PM
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rsvp
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I've had good experiences at the squaw location as well
Feb 16 2014 10:16PM
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crooks
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I have finally found this thread. I moved to the Bay Area this past summer, living in Berkeley right now. I'm grinding weekdays at the office but I'm tryna get it on weekends in Lake Tahoe..

I have a pass to Squaw and Alpine, would love to car share with any bay area people or anyone on the way to the mountain.. I just got an Acura TSX just need to get some snow chains and a roof rack but for now it's holding it down fine.

First season in Tahoe, would love to extend the network of ski homies, especially for safety meetings, sittin on that medical card quite nice. hit me up.. cheers!
Feb 16 2014 11:49PM
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PacificRimJob
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Starthaus is another good location

Ask to get an appointment with James, Charlie, or Justin. They're a lot more down to earth about stuff, and they're consistent. They aren't pushy either like some of the more pretentious bootfitters can be.
Feb 17 2014 11:39PM
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rsvp
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How is coverage/ conditions right now? Worth it to come home to ski squaw in 2 weeks?
Feb 18 2014 12:10PM
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ThaLorax
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Coverage is pretty impressive considering there has only been 1 decent storm since the beginning of December. Almost everything at Squaw and Alpine are open. Worth coming home for? Probably not unless you already had plans to come home anyways.
Feb 18 2014 12:18PM
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rsvp
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Cool, thanks for the reply. Probably just stay out here in utah then
Feb 18 2014 5:16PM
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PacificRimJob
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The snow is kinda weird. Some areas are chalky and awesome, others are scratchy and hard to get an edge. The higher up you go, the better it gets though, for sure. Granite Chief is actually freaking sick. Some scratchy snow, but for the most part, pretty solid, with good coverage.
Feb 19 2014 2:52AM
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ThaLorax
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Beavers at Alpine was very enjoyable.
Feb 19 2014 3:14AM
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PacificRimJob
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I skied just about everything I could today at Alpine, and holy BALLS that shit is FUN.

It might not be the freshest snow, or the fastest, but it's perfect April/May-corn right now, with solid coverage (some sticks and rocks sticking out here or there, but they give you options to create with them). So many little drops into soft snow. Really makes skiing the mountain totally different than usual and a little exciting. I don't think I've ever had as much fun on a non-pow day to tell you guys the honest-to-goddamn-god truth. Fuck the haters, Tahoe is sick as fuck right now.
Feb 19 2014 9:55PM
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jeano
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true that, tahoe is pretty damn fun right now
skied n* all day sat sun and there are some pretty fun places to ski despite the low amount of snow...
definitely hit the bc!
Feb 20 2014 3:36AM
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goat00
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heavenly rebuilt ante up. jumps are bigger, 3 wall rides, and prob the best canon rail ive ever hit

Feb 20 2014 12:42PM
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TheNickyB
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For everyone in Tahoe. Porters in truckee is unfortunety going out of business. They are offering 58.125%off all gear tonight. Free Beer pizza with a $5 donation to high fives foundation at the door. you can also hang out with local pro brahs like JT Holmes and Darren Rahlves
Feb 20 2014 2:52PM
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TheNickyB
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oh yeah and they have SAGA!!!!
Feb 20 2014 2:53PM
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sugarloaf
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any armada skis?

shitty to hear they are going out of business
Feb 20 2014 3:06PM
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ThaLorax
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Damn, I got my second pair of park skis there like 10 years ago. If I was around Tahoe tonight, I'd stop by.
Feb 20 2014 7:01PM
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TheNickyB
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there are quite a bit still
Feb 21 2014 9:17PM
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PacificRimJob
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Crazy that Porters is going out... they had a lock on the Tahoe area 5 or so years ago, but overran their credit like crazy from what I understand...

My first pair of new skis came out of their Tahoe City shop... which is now a fucking Any Mountain..

Feb 22 2014 3:38PM
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crooks
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full day of rain in the Bay Area, any word on what the expected forecast is for Tahoe? thinking of making a trip up this weekend
Feb 26 2014 10:02PM
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Parks.
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i read somewhere that they are calling for 18-36 inches
Feb 27 2014 12:08AM
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jeano
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whats sierra like? about to buy a season pass, hope its not a waste
Feb 27 2014 3:23AM
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PacificRimJob
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I count em 8 bombs have gone off this morning at squaw so far.
Feb 27 2014 10:40AM
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Parks.
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you guys get a dope storm, and im over here on my way out of town...BS
Feb 27 2014 10:01PM
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