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GRANITECHIEF · 12-22-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TahoeTennis

See you on KT-22!

We could probably arrange that if you are going to be on the north side.

GRANITECHIEF · 01-21-2010, 08:01 AM

Revival!!

What can I say? 6 ft plus of new snow in the sierras this week and more to come. Epic! Here is a few pics from mammoth yesterday.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=182591

I'm headed for Tahoe/Squaw tomorrow, excited!!

FloridaAG · 01-21-2010, 09:22 AM

Awesome GC - have fun. 2 weeks until my trip to Utah

NickC · 01-21-2010, 02:41 PM

I was at Whistler Blackcomb a few weeks ago during Christmas break. That was kickass, the back bowl on Blackcomb got around 5 inches one night and I was the first one on it the next morning. It was SICK.

Mikey Fresh · 01-21-2010, 07:59 PM

Mammoth is really nice to bad ive only got the privlage to experiance it once... My mom bought a house in jackson hole but havent gotten up there to ride yet, only been up during the summer which was heavenly.This season I have rode vail, breck and 1 night at keystone. The 2 weekends i went there was no snow and was horrible but it was also empty so no complaining about that

N23 · 01-21-2010, 09:06 PM

Tahoe is 90 minutes away from us here in Sacramento. Great skiing all around as has been stated. Heavenly yes, Squaw NICE, Sierra Ski Ranch great coupons along with Northstar. But seeing as how I've been skiing for 20+ years and only go 2-3 times a year, I'm an average skier. That being said, I love it. It's great.

GRANITECHIEF · 09-27-2011, 08:38 AM

How freakin great is this? Squaw and Alpine merged!! Epic!!

http://www.squaw.com/press-release/a...WT.mc_id=sa-ba

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...f/IMG_0234.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...f/IMG_0249.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...f/IMG_0243.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...f/IMG_0267.jpg

Anybody else in TT land getting a pass to these great resorts!

LeeD · 09-27-2011, 01:23 PM

That's some awesome news...
A grander scale than Boreal/Donner, where you can hop a fence and ride the other resort legally with a extra $$$ lift ticket.
Couple decades ago, OK, maybe 4, a group of us skiing at Squaw, led by some famous old timers ...NelsonChen, TimRichardson, and a couple of the guys who pioneered jumping off the cornice above Siberia, rode down to Alpine from the backside of OlympicLady, because the ski patrol was waiting at KT. Took quite a while, maybe an hour and a half, and we came out at the access road into Alpine, but NOT near any chair lifts. Like right at the very end of the parking lot for a long walk up to the ticket office to call for a ride..this was obviously before cell phones, but Nelson had one...maybe 1974 or so, but his didn't come close to working outside of the City.
I mostly remember being tail gunner and cramping my right leg on the long right hand traverse.
We'd done the trail down N of the Tram that year, a very huge snow year. I haven't skied or boarded Desolation since the mid '70's.

gregor.b · 09-27-2011, 01:28 PM

So jealous of you guys that live near the snow.I live in Brisbane Australia when on a winters day we get about 20 degrees c in the middle of the day and that is cold.

GRANITECHIEF · 09-27-2011, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LeeD

That's some awesome news...
Couple decades ago, OK, maybe 4, a group of us skiing at Squaw, led by some famous old timers ...NelsonChen, TimRichardson, and a couple of the guys who pioneered jumping off the cornice above Siberia, rode down to Alpine from the backside of OlympicLady, because the ski patrol was waiting at KT. Took quite a while, maybe an hour and a half,.

Awesome story, sounds like a blast. I've looked down toward Alpine Meadows road from the top of KT and it looks like it would take about 5 minutes to get down there. Unfortunately I won't be able to find out legally, as there will not be on snow access between the mountains, only be shuttle. I wish they could secure the permits to finish the lift. For heck sake, they already have the lift towers up!

GRANITECHIEF · 09-27-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gregor.b

So jealous of you guys that live near the snow.I live in Brisbane Australia when on a winters day we get about 20 degrees c in the middle of the day and that is cold.

Haha, near the snow is a relative term, because i have to drive 525 miles (8 hrs) to get there.

max · 09-27-2011, 02:23 PM

. . . Just noting that the OP forgot Hockey.

Fed Kennedy · 09-27-2011, 02:24 PM

Backside poaching on KT is going to be out of control this year

LeeD · 09-27-2011, 02:26 PM

If you drop straight down from the Lady to AlpineMeadowsRoad, you end up very near the first part of the access road, right before the condos, for an easy 1.5 mile hike either direction...back to 89 to hitch, forwards to Alpine's phone booth. There's one cornice drop off that appears about 30', maybe good for the other guys, but I was only a relative novice to the game of cornice jumping or entry into Chute75 from the top.
That year, I did jump off the wooden ramp between Cornice and Headwall...straight East, the longest drop direction. And NO sitting down!

Kevin T · 09-27-2011, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GRANITECHIEF

Haha, near the snow is a relative term, because i have to drive 525 miles (8 hrs) to get there.

I hope you drive a comfy car.

Great news about Squaw/Alpine. Heard it on the local news today. Great to see they are honoring previously purchased season passes for both resorts. Now that my daughter is 3 1/2, it's time to start ski school (which means more time on the mountain for me).

GRANITECHIEF · 09-29-2011, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin T

I hope you drive a comfy car.

Now that my daughter is 3 1/2, it's time to start ski school (which means more time on the mountain for me).

I do, Saturn Outlook, room for 8, heated leather seats, total land yacht.

My boy is 4 and he snowboards intermediates (Squaw intermediates) with me.

BTW, its starting:

FOR WED-THU...UPPER LOW DROPS OFF THE CENTRAL COAST BEFORE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AND CLOSING OFF OVER CA-NV LATE NEXT WEEK. THE PREFERRED ECMWF BRINGS FRONT TO THE FAR NORTHERN SIERRA TUE NIGHT AND THEN SLIDES IT SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD WED/WED EVENING. SURFACE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF FRONT. FAVORABLE JET AND FRONTAL DYNAMICS WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE FETCH TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WITH MODEL QPF INDICATING OVER 2 INCHES OF QPF ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. DEEP MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUNDINGS ALONG WITH STRONG FRONTAL FORCING LEND SUPPORT FOR SPILLOVER ALONG AND BEHIND SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. MODEL QPF IS
GENERALLY INDICATING 0.50-1.00 INCHES IN WESTERN NV VALLEYS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE QUITE HIGH ALTHOUGH FORCING AND LIFT MAY BE ENOUGH TO LOWER THEM CLOSE TO LAKE LEVEL AT TIMES. THERE MAY BE TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AT SOME POINT WED-WED NIGHT.

Jeez, why they gotta shout!

r2473 · 09-29-2011, 10:14 AM

You have "the fever" as much as people around here.

Everyone is going to ski fitness classes now. Which doesn't seem to matter because all these people are still sore as hell the morning after their first day anyway.

I don't think anything can beat last year. Best year on record. Almost 800". The Bird was still open on July 4th and there was still snow when I was hiking up at Alta earlier this month. I think this is the first year the snow didn't fully melt.

BYU has this great 2 for 1 pass to Snowbird every year. It's the real deal. It can be used any day of the year (except over Christmas / New Year) and can be used on non-consecutive days. Best deal I know of.

Oh ya, the catch is, you have to buy them in person at BYU's ticket window. But, you can find them on Fbay or KSL classified (our local on-line classifieds) for ~$90 usually. Which is still pretty damn good. The BYU thing is weird even for locals. It isn't really advertised. You just have to know about it. I've called the ticket office in the past and the students answering the phone seem (or at least act) clueless. But, the day they go on sale, there are people that buy thousands of dollars worth to these things and sell them. There is no limit to how many you can buy (as far as I know) so they go really fast.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...?t-201835.html

Kevin T · 09-29-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GRANITECHIEF

I do, Saturn Outlook, room for 8, heated leather seats, total land yacht.

My boy is 4 and he snowboards intermediates (Squaw intermediates) with me.

BTW, its starting:

FOR WED-THU...UPPER LOW DROPS OFF THE CENTRAL COAST BEFORE MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AND CLOSING OFF OVER CA-NV LATE NEXT WEEK. THE PREFERRED ECMWF BRINGS FRONT TO THE FAR NORTHERN SIERRA TUE NIGHT AND THEN SLIDES IT SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD WED/WED EVENING. SURFACE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING TUE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF FRONT. FAVORABLE JET AND FRONTAL DYNAMICS WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE FETCH TO PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WITH MODEL QPF INDICATING OVER 2 INCHES OF QPF ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. DEEP MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUNDINGS ALONG WITH STRONG FRONTAL FORCING LEND SUPPORT FOR SPILLOVER ALONG AND BEHIND SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. MODEL QPF IS
GENERALLY INDICATING 0.50-1.00 INCHES IN WESTERN NV VALLEYS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE QUITE HIGH ALTHOUGH FORCING AND LIFT MAY BE ENOUGH TO LOWER THEM CLOSE TO LAKE LEVEL AT TIMES. THERE MAY BE TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AT SOME POINT WED-WED NIGHT.

Jeez, why they gotta shout!

Nice, Granite. My bro-in-law has a GMC Acadia that we usually take up to Tahoe. I think I have an easier trip though, ~ 1 hr 10 minute flight from SD to Sac, then hop in the car with bro-in-law and father-in-law, then < 2 hrs to Sugar Bowl/Squaw/etc. Have fun this season!

N23 · 09-29-2011, 05:22 PM

Let's hope this season gives us as much snow as last year.

LeeD · 09-29-2011, 06:54 PM

Personally, I think last year was basically too much snow.
All my friends with houses up around SodaSprings spent more days digging out than actually riding.
Once you get a nice 10' base, there is only need for 2' of powder during the nights, more is not better. Oh, skiers might need 4', if they ride old narrow skis, but my Ride169 is 62cm wide at the waist, and I get that pow feeling in 1' of freshies.
More of anything is NOT necessarily better.

01-21-2010, 02:41 PM	#24
NickC Professional Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: University of Arizona Posts: 1,426	I was at Whistler Blackcomb a few weeks ago during Christmas break. That was kickass, the back bowl on Blackcomb got around 5 inches one night and I was the first one on it the next morning. It was SICK. __________________ 2x Prince o3 Tour MP - Polystar Energy 17g at 54 pounds, lead at 11 and 1 Se habla Espanol.

09-27-2011, 01:28 PM	#29
gregor.b Professional Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: brisbane,australia Posts: 929	So jealous of you guys that live near the snow.I live in Brisbane Australia when on a winters day we get about 20 degrees c in the middle of the day and that is cold. __________________ Never give up.Never,never,never,never.

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09-27-2011, 02:24 PM	#33
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09-29-2011, 10:14 AM	#37
r2473 Legend Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,412	You have "the fever" as much as people around here. Everyone is going to ski fitness classes now. Which doesn't seem to matter because all these people are still sore as hell the morning after their first day anyway. I don't think anything can beat last year. Best year on record. Almost 800". The Bird was still open on July 4th and there was still snow when I was hiking up at Alta earlier this month. I think this is the first year the snow didn't fully melt. BYU has this great 2 for 1 pass to Snowbird every year. It's the real deal. It can be used any day of the year (except over Christmas / New Year) and can be used on non-consecutive days. Best deal I know of. Oh ya, the catch is, you have to buy them in person at BYU's ticket window. But, you can find them on Fbay or KSL classified (our local on-line classifieds) for ~$90 usually. Which is still pretty damn good. The BYU thing is weird even for locals. It isn't really advertised. You just have to know about it. I've called the ticket office in the past and the students answering the phone seem (or at least act) clueless. But, the day they go on sale, there are people that buy thousands of dollars worth to these things and sell them. There is no limit to how many you can buy (as far as I know) so they go really fast. http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...?t-201835.html __________________ “An ounce of bacon is worth a pound ounce of prevention.” Last edited by r2473 : 09-29-2011 at 10:21 AM.