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Is Tahoe on track to have another horrible season?

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pikupfulofsnow
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Current weather and forecasts point towards yes, this year will be another horrible season in Tahoe.
Bums me out, I'm 6 hours away.
Nov 26 2013 5:17PM
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californiagrown
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basically went heli skiing at kwood today. I skied 7 untouched lines that got as rowdy as i could handle.

I also almost passed out from dehydration after hiking for all those turns in 40 degree sunshine without ever going for a water break at my car.

I got first tracks, and got fucking rad out past sentinel, Once, and Wagon wheel bowlish area. Heavy snow, but damn soft and oh so fucking fun!
Feb 10 2014 11:59PM
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PeppermillReno
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Im losing patience with the Kwood website. What is this pile of shit supposed to mean?

Updated @1600: Weather Discussion: Snowfall totals for the "near Pineapple Express" storm series are in and they are impressive enough. In general, the upper slopes of the Sierra Ski Resorts received between 4-6ft or "Sierra cement" laying down a good base for the upper slopes. Luckily this wasn't a bonafide Pineapple Express and snow levels didn't get too high. This forecaster's definition of a true Pineapple Express is hard to get... I like to see a point where the temperature and dew point at San Francisco is the same as Honolulu. That truly proves there is a connection from there to here. During this past weekend the WSW'erly jet stream that set up started about 100-200 miles north of Hawaii, so it wasn't quite as warm as it could be if starting farther south. Anyway, that's an academic discussion for another day. What we got was a blessing and there can't be anyone in California complaining. The jet is still out there and is active, but it has lifted northward in response to a ridge of high pressure pumping up some off the Central Coast. This morning's models lend confidence to the fact that the jet will probably stay too far north for any rain or snow of significance to make it down to Lake Tahoe through the end of the work week. The jet is forecast to drop southward over the weekend pushing a cold front down over NorCal late Saturday night. The support for the front is forecast to lift NE'ward though thus the front will likely weaken and only a short bout of light rain and snow is expected Sunday morning. Models look more promising for a colder storm expected through the middle of next week. It's only a 1-2 day storm though, but could be capable of dropping 1-2ft of "drier" snow across the Sierra, with snow levels dropping to 3000ft for the tail end of the storm.



Anyone understand that shit?




No mention of when certain chairlifts will spin for the first time this year. None. Not like anyone wants to read abotu that and not some bozo going off on a tangent about storms.


Feb 11 2014 3:27AM
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quixotic
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when they know when the chairs will run I'm sure they will let people know. it's not like they are out to get you dude. 8 feet fell in the past 7 days at kirkwood. heavy fucking snow. cats can't get right next to chairlifts, that shit needs to get dug out by hand. chairs that haven't spun yet this year are fucking coated in heavy ice and need to be inspected and serviced. there is a lot of work that needs to be done and honestly the only day that it hasn't been snowing/windy for them to work on the lifts was yesterday. cut them a fucking break. geez.


Feb 11 2014 7:53AM
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louie.mirags
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Pretty clear
Feb 11 2014 7:58AM
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Bombogenesis
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anyone with an iq above 60 should be able to understand that pretty easily
Feb 11 2014 8:47AM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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While it is understandably frustrating that you can't know what lifts will be open, nothing in this report should baffle a smart mind like your own. Also realize getting a lift open for the first time after a massive dump is a lot different than a lift going on windhold for a few hours and re opening. They have a lot of shit to do.
Feb 11 2014 9:31AM
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PeppermillReno
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My mind can't understand it its confusing.


But anyways I called up guest services. At first they were really nice and helpful and said Wall tomorrow and backside hopefully Thurs but maybe not till the weekend. Then when the nice person I spoke with asked her coworker for more info she was probably given orders to tell people as little as possible since she said she couldn't say and everything would open by the weekend.

So obviously they want to give people as little info as they can so that they can take 5 days to open terrain after a storm if they wish. Not that the snow on the backside will get ruined before people can ski it. No, rain as well as snow melting than freezing overnight doesn't effect skiability at all. Im sure everything on the back will be fluffy and mint when they open it to the masses Sat.

Feb 11 2014 12:58PM
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ThaLorax
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Did you remove the logic portion of your brain? It could EASILY take 5 days to open all of that terrain after a 50+inch storm of wet, heavy snow on top of a base consisting literally entirely of faceted snow. The avy danger is through the roof right now and they don't want you skiing on it if there's a chance you could die while skiing there. What makes you think Human Resources knows when Ski Patrol is going to be able to open a ski run?
Feb 11 2014 2:20PM
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PeppermillReno
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Get a grip. I don't want to get into this argument because it encourages ignorance with regards to snow safety but please remember the terrain they are taking 5 days to open will be skiied out within 50 minutes.

The 20 guys who get paid to be ski patrol could ski the entire mountain between them in an hour Kwood is small dude.
Feb 11 2014 7:01PM
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ThaLorax
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What? The time it takes to ski out the run has no bearing on the safety of the snow.
Feb 11 2014 7:32PM
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Karma_Police
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Sorry as a skier you can't even comprehend well written forecasting models. You'd figure it would be of interest to a skier, I guess not. Maybe swell forecasters should stop forecasting swells because morons like you can't read.

Bitching about snow safety makes you look like a kook. Bitching about conditions makes you a bad skier.


Feb 11 2014 8:13PM
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bigbromskier
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beaver and estelle bowl at alpine were $ today. lots of gnarly avy debris and an odd mixture of blower pow, ice, crust, corn, and bushes down low, but it was super fun!
Feb 11 2014 9:11PM
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RubberSoul
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im fuckin jealous

alpine is the shit, she's like squaw's little sister who's a bit more low key and maybe her tits aren't quite as big but when she takes off her glasses youre like damn this girl is just as smokin hot and there aren't nearly as many dudes all up on her shit all the time
Feb 12 2014 10:27AM
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I.B
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This season fucking sucks
Feb 12 2014 8:44PM
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cc-crew
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how was today
Feb 12 2014 8:46PM
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californiagrown
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Everything is fully filled in after this storm. I am sooo stoked to be able to rip around the whole mountain now, i dont give a flying fuck what the snow is like! I mean, dude, we were skiing rocks and ice for the first 2 months of the season up until 5 fucking days ago. 1 storm and 8 feet of sierra cement later, all the steep fun stuff is filled in and good to go.

Now we can have powder days when it snows instead of coreshot days!!!!

Fuck yeah buddies, lets start crushing it!
Feb 13 2014 2:33AM
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PacificRimJob
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solid base in place right now. We're good for any dumps we get from now on. No more coreshots yeyy
Feb 13 2014 3:37AM
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Mr_pretzel
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Hahahah thats just awesome!

Hope you guys have a better season from here on out!
Feb 13 2014 3:42AM
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juicedrummer11
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i feel like we'll get one more good dump and have a true powder weekend. then it will be good riding til they kick us off the mountains at the end of april again
Feb 13 2014 3:54AM
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PacificRimJob
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yup. I'm pumped for the rest of the year.

Kinda funny. Boreal's pipe is filled to the brim. Gonna take a while to clean that out haha

Feb 13 2014 4:09AM
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juicedrummer11
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damn thats a good sign tho. at least there may be a pipe to ride this spring after all
Feb 13 2014 11:15AM
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SnowshoeThompson
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here comes the high winds and rain, woooot!
Feb 13 2014 1:14PM
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HalfandHalf
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and the crowds..
Feb 13 2014 1:24PM
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SKI.ING
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man nothing can make you guys happy haha.
Feb 13 2014 4:59PM
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californiagrown
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once again- we can actually ski the whole mountain!!! fuck yeah!

Dude im excited to rip bumps and crud and hard flat landings. all of it.

we went from basically skiing in the midwest to being able to ski the Gnar again. You fucking park rats need to get out and explore the mountain. pretty sure you havent ripped all the new terrain an large enough asshole yet to be bored with it! get out and get stoked to ski some actual challenging terrain.

You dont need a pow day to have stupid fun day outside the park, right?
Feb 13 2014 10:25PM
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AJizzle
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Dude, hauling ass on a groomer is my second favorite thing to skiing pow. So fucking stoked that the whole mountain (5 runs) isn't going to be a slow zone.
Feb 13 2014 10:51PM
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sugarloaf
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This!

Game on!
Feb 13 2014 11:49PM
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Karma_Police
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Kirkwood 100% open, 100% chub.
Feb 14 2014 4:27AM
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quixotic
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I got third chair of the season on the backside of kirkwood yesterday. woo woo
Feb 14 2014 9:07AM
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Karma_Police
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Lots of snow in a flat place doesn't make it fun to ski. Buffalo is also getting pounded this season.
Feb 14 2014 1:08PM
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RubberSoul
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[ ] Told
[ ] Fucking told
[X] Told like a bitch
Feb 14 2014 1:18PM
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ThaLorax
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Have you ever skied Silverton, Highlands Bowl, Tulleride, Crested Butte, Snowmass, the East Wall at A Basin or the numerous BC lines steep enough to make you question your sanity? Don't let Keystone, Vail, and Steamboat fool you into thinking the whole state is flat. Northstar is pretty goddamn flat too my brother. I've skied the best of Tahoe and the best of Colorado and I can confidently say you're being butthurt. I love Tahoe, but you can't ski Tahoe in bounds October through July.
Feb 14 2014 1:31PM
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Karma_Police
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I'm aware of those places and have skied all of them except for the butt. I just highly doubt the troll was referring to them. I mean breck was voted the "snowiest place in January" and now everyone in summit is boasting about it being so fucking rad. I'm sorry, I respectfully disagree and that's why I'm making that sarcastic comment.

And yes, you can ski October through july. I did 3 years ago. Where can you ski in Colorado October through july? I guess A BASIN on big years, maybe?

Also, Gnarstar IS flat, no disagreeing there. I mean you don't see me preaching about tahoe donner being way sicker than Telluride do you?

I'll say it again, I'd much rather spend 4 decent or sub par months riding kirkwood than 6 good ones in Summit or really the San Juans. That has a lot to do with the instability of their snwopack though so maybe I'm a rarity.

Yeah, I was probably butthurt by some troll.
Feb 14 2014 2:35PM
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RubberSoul
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yeah, this and squaw/alpine/kirkwood are what make me love tahoe

i mostly said that guy got "told" cause of the buffalo comment and i love shit talking
Feb 14 2014 3:37PM
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ThaLorax
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It's all opinion. They have completely different styles of terrain and completely different snowpack. Maritime vs Continental snowpack. Plus, I don't know how you can call Colorado having an invisible snowpack when Tahoe has barely had one the past few years.
Feb 14 2014 3:44PM
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californiagrown
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*instability...to be unstable...to be very, very prone to avalanches.

not invisible.

And there is no argueing about how much safer the BC is with a maritime snowpack- meaning we can ski that super sick/steep gnar all season round these parts, while with a continental snowpack you only get a green light on a select few days, or maybe not all season if you have a shitty october storm.

fuck it though. im excited to get out and jump off stuff with other people stoked that tahoe turned back into tahoe.
Feb 14 2014 10:35PM
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cc-crew
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So how has it been lately ill be there in 5 days and i wanna shred the gnar!!! so stoked but anways keep me posted
Feb 17 2014 4:24PM
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californiagrown
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where you headed?

mmore than likely spring conditions- icy in the morning, corned feom 1030 to 130, then slush/mashed potatoes/peanut butter after that.
Feb 17 2014 5:05PM
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goat00
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^ this guy knows whats up
Feb 17 2014 6:22PM
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cc-crew
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all around sugar bowl mostly alpine and rose 1 day and boreal at night

Feb 17 2014 8:49PM
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PacificRimJob
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This. And pretty decent coverage from 7500' and up. Parks are in solid shape everywhere.
Feb 18 2014 2:02AM
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cc-crew
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sick that sounds pretty cool compared to out here on the east but hanks and i cant wait to shred !!
Feb 18 2014 6:31AM
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cc-crew
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upkmt

Feb 18 2014 2:59PM
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dylhole
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Life doesn't suck if you're complaining about either Colorado or Tahoe ski areas.
Feb 18 2014 6:22PM
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ThaLorax
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life doesn't suck if you're complaining about skiing.
Feb 18 2014 6:28PM
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PacificRimJob
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Hiked palisades and Granite Chief today.

Honestly, far better than you'd expect. Snow on the chief was in prime May softness.
Feb 18 2014 9:52PM
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RubberSoul
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elaborate please... 2 of my favorite places in the world. if you don't mind, tell me all about it. was chimney open?
Feb 19 2014 9:58AM
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californiagrown
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I dont know about anyone else, but i fucking crushed it at Kirkwood saturday. Pole whacking for reasons other than GNAR, Double ejections to tomahawks to popping up smilling and covered in snow. Great, great times were had.

I sent some legit big lines everywhere from thunder saddle to wagon wheel bowl, to Palisades. Wet snow, but smooth again.

And now i hear its gonna rain up to 10k. welp, it was nice while it lasted.
Mar 3 2014 11:52PM
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