2011/12 Tahoe Weather & General Discussion - Page 15

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Originally Posted by GettingThere 

I'll be up at Northstar this sat and sun (I'm these most if not all weekends).  I'm usually up by Zephyr around 8:45 (have to drop off my kids to their programs).  I'd be up for meeting up with fellow bears for some skiing as usually when my ski buddy is not around I end up skiing alone.  

 

PS:  TC - I think I met you briefly - I did the 2 day camp with Bud and Bob at Rose during the gathering, and was skiing with Bob's group on Tues when you joined in for a few turns.

 

 

I'd love to meet up with you and yes you did see me at Rose.  

Lets figure on 8:45 ish at Zepher base. I'll be wearing something bright. 
 

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Originally Posted by ScotsSkier 

 

Mt Rose have tightened up their policy on windholds this year.  Above 35mph (IIRC) Blazing Zephyr and Northwest shutdown.  Lakeview has been used this year as an alternative when NW is on windhold.  Unfortunately it is a long slow cold chair!!
 

 

If they're not on wind hold Thursday, I'll be there working the women's program. 

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Originally Posted by Trekchick 

I'd love to meet up with you and yes you did see me at Rose.  

Lets figure on 8:45 ish at Zepher base. I'll be wearing something bright. 
 

 

Great - I'm grey pants and a (unfortunately) bright yellow/green jacket.

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Originally Posted by Trekchick 

 

 

If they're not on wind hold Thursday, I'll be there working the women's program. 

 

Yeah, if the storm hasn't hit I will be there training in the morning, will look for you

I was up there until about 1.  Skied with some women from the pink chase in the morning, and even got some first tracks in the chutes when they opened.

Considering how wet this snow is, it skied pretty darn well. 

Sorry I missed you. 

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Originally Posted by shima 

I'll be at Northstar this weekend, sounds like it should be a good weekend for skiing :)

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Originally Posted by GettingThere 

I'll be up at Northstar this sat and sun (I'm these most if not all weekends).  I'm usually up by Zephyr around 8:45 (have to drop off my kids to their programs).  I'd be up for meeting up with fellow bears for some skiing as usually when my ski buddy is not around I end up skiing alone.  

 

PS:  TC - I think I met you briefly - I did the 2 day camp with Bud and Bob at Rose during the gathering, and was skiing with Bob's group on Tues when you joined in for a few turns.

 

 

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Originally Posted by Trekchick 

I'd love to meet up with you and yes you did see me at Rose.  

Lets figure on 8:45 ish at Zepher base. I'll be wearing something bright. 
 

 

 

My plan is to be there Saturday morning.  But if it looks more like rain than snow, I may bail. 

I have high hopes for cold temps and snow........... Bring it!

Saturday is probably going to be the best powder day of the season so far with temps dropping tonight and a couple feet of new, light snow falling overnight. Winds are not supposed to be very strong either most of the day tomorrow so visibility should be good. With a heavier, stickier base that has fallen this past week (and another foot during the day today) and fluffy, lighter snow falling tonight it should be truly epic tomorrow.

I'm still waiting for those colder temps 'cause it's been warm and drizzly all week in Truckee.

The snow wasn't terribly bad today at the lower elevation resorts (Northstar). I actually found it to be quite silky higher up, but slushy and wet lower on the mountain.

Straight to the wood for me tomorrow, its looking like a fantastic few days ahead. Its been a fantastic few days also. Heavenly was similar to Northstar I suppose in that the bottom was kind of heavy but damn did I have a blast today skiing the upper 2/3 of the mountain. Do people not like to ski in the snow here because it was maybe the only time I can recall all season seeing so many empty chairs on the dipper lift.

It's also kinda nice to drive 5 minutes down the road, ski powder, yet not have to shovel...I hate shoveling!!!

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Originally Posted by snoseek 

Straight to the wood for me tomorrow, its looking like a fantastic few days ahead. Its been a fantastic few days also. Heavenly was similar to Northstar I suppose in that the bottom was kind of heavy but damn did I have a blast today skiing the upper 2/3 of the mountain. Do people not like to ski in the snow here because it was maybe the only time I can recall all season seeing so many empty chairs on the dipper lift.

 

It's also kinda nice to drive 5 minutes down the road, ski powder, yet not have to shovel...I hate shoveling!!!

Will there be the base after the rain? That is what scares me.

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Originally Posted by Philpug 

Will there be the base after the rain? That is what scares me.

It's been mostlysnow at Kirkwood this week. It's dumping as we speak! You guys need to get down here sometime soon!

Even the base of Stagecoach was mainly snow all day today, although pretty heavy and wet. Definintely a net gain.

Edit-its snowing pretty good right now at my place (lake level)

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Originally Posted by snoseek 

It's been mostlysnow at Kirkwood this week. It's dumping as we speak! You guys need to get down here sometime soon!

 

Even the base of Stagecoach was mainly snow all day today, although pretty heavy and wet. Definintely a net gain.

 

 

Edit-its snowing pretty good right now at my place (lake level)

 

I have to work at noon tomorrow in Truckee. First chair...ski to 11:30 rush into the shop. 

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Originally Posted by Philpug 

I have to work at noon tomorrow in Truckee. First chair...ski to 11:30 rush into the shop. 

 

I'm thinking your morning will be better than you think. Temps are dropping pretty quick now it looks like, lets hope they drop some more....

Damn, Sam!  ;-)

What have the temps been like?  Looks like a recipe for disaster, surface too warm for that much new snow.

Was right there when they dropped the rope to Mott today! Possibly the single best run of my life but also one of the scariest inbounds. It was pretty sluffy!!!

Quite a wait lapping the mott chair, other than that the last couple days were a couple of the slowest I've experienced at the Heave all year. Dipper/Sky were both ski on...

Know folks who can are out skiing now, and more power to em, ;-), but looking forward to more reports when time permits. Curious what it actually was like to ski at the various Tahoe areas this weekend, how much coverage has actually improved, etc.

I skied with Gettingthere, Shima and the gang at Northstar the past two days.  I'd safely say that the snow was fluffier than I'd expected and, at minimum, boot top high, at maximum thigh deep.

Didn't really stop to take many pictures as we were on the powder hunt.  

Here is one taken at the end of the day today by Shima,

Just back from an unbelievable weekend.  Drove up to Truckee Friday afternoon.  6 hours from the South Bay.  80 was a mess, mostly drivers in sedans paying the chain monkeys to install chains to get over the pass.  Friday night it was puking snow in town.  Wet stuff.  

Saturday, we were in line for first chair Summit Six at Alpine.  Probably grabbed tenth chair and I had 4' untracked all to my self in Alpine Bowl.  Thanks to Phil for the recommendation on the Hellarado.  That ski absolutely killed it in the deep.  Sherwood opened around 11:30 and by 2 everyone was in getting drunk for St Patty's so we had it all to ourselves.  No line.  

Heard from fellow skiers that an avy hit on Alpine Meadows Road about 9 and backed up traffic all the way to 80.

Today we hit Sugarbowl.  It snowed the entire time we were there.  Again, in line at Jerome Hill went first chair went up.  Untracked all through Mt Lincoln.  Unbelievable fluffy snow.  Tahoe Weather Discussion saying 20:1 snow ratios.  I was looking for 3-6" but it felt more like 6"-1 foot fell today!  Free refills all damn day.  Untracked runs all over the mountain.  Incredible.  They ran Summit chair today too.  So happy I made it out this weekend.  Feels so good.

Very very fulffy at the wood today!

The snow kept up all day and was continuing as I left (1hour hold up, accident on 88 i think) . 6 and 10 stopped loading people at some point late in the afternoon. Overheard there was an inbounds slide in Sentinel. I'm thinking tomorrow is again going to be ridiculous, just like much of the week. What a week!!!!

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Originally Posted by jc-ski 

Curious what it actually was like to ski at the various Tahoe areas this weekend, how much coverage has actually improved, etc.

Awesome.

And massively.

That seems improbable on all counts.  Most obviously, I can't see how it would be possible that 89 was smooth sailing, and then anything happening on Alpine Meadows Road singlehandedly caused traffic to back up to 80. 

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Originally Posted by TheDad 

Awesome.

 

And massively.

Soooooo sweet to hear that!

Thx!  

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Originally Posted by TheDad 

That seems improbable on all counts.  Most obviously, I can't see how it would be possible that 89 was smooth sailing, and then anything happening on Alpine Meadows Road singlehandedly caused traffic to back up to 80. 

Well, the road closed.  Saw this on Alpine's twitter account from Saturday morning:

Alpine Meadows Rd is currently closed for snow safety work. Expect 30-45 minute delays.

Then a bit later:

Alpine Meadows Rd. is now open. Be safe and enjoy!

I also heard avy control from about 8 in the morning till after 9 AM though that was probably inside the resort boundaries.

Just a data point.  Take it for what you will.

"Alpine Meadows Rd is currently closed for snow safety work" generally means that they're doing avalanche control work above the road that is intended to trigger controlled slides at a relatively safe time -- i.e., when the road is closed.

I know that they were doing that on Saturday morning.  I was held at the uppermost entrance to the Bear Creek subdivision for 10-15 minutes at 7:30 or 7:40, before they let that line of cars up and moved the closure towards 89.

My skepticism is whether 89 backing up all the way to 80 -- 13 miles of cars -- can be blamed on avalanche control work on Alpine Meadows Road.  Traffic is a saturation phenomenon.  Whether traffic is moving on Alpine Meadows Road is certainly a factor, but without other factors, you won't experience that kind of backup.  And while I didn't drive 89 that day (which is one of the reasons we bought a place in Alpine Meadows proper), I'd be very surprised if there weren't a long, slow-moving line of cars turning off towards Squaw.

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Originally Posted by Trekchick 

I skied with Gettingthere, Shima and the gang at Northstar the past two days.  I'd safely say that the snow was fluffier than I'd expected and, at minimum, boot top high, at maximum thigh deep.

 

Didn't really stop to take many pictures as we were on the powder hunt.  

 

Here is one taken at the end of the day today by Shima,

 

 

It was fun meeting up and skiing with the gang - thanks for a good time! (hellish drive on the way back but the skiing more than made up for it!)