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  1. tseeb

    Palisades Tahoe, CA May 7, 2025

    I left San Jose just after 4 AM, arrived Palisades at 7:45 and loaded Funitel before 8:10. I took short route out of building and skied firm S-facing snow to Siberia. I was glad I had not just worn a vest, but my jacket was not wind-proof and was not warm enough with steady wind of 26-27 mph...
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    Palisades Tahoe, CA April 27-28, 2025

    Alpine Meadows, Sunday April 27 Don't really have time to write this up or add photos before heading out again, but I skied closing day for the Alpine side of Palisades from 9 to a little before 3, skiing 24K. I started with Summit which had no line, but I did not like the visibility at the top...
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    Palisades Tahoe, CA 4/19/2025

    After closing cabin and a one hour drive from So. Tahoe, I skied 940-340, over 32K vertical, then saw KT Tunstall free concert on the KT deck from 4-5, then did the 4 hour, including stops at very busy In N’ Out in Davis and quiet Costco near 80/680 for gas - $4.39, four cents more than Business...
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    Kirkwood, CA April 17-18, 2025 (and some Heavenly)

    Thursday, April 17, 2025 I left San Jose at 5:30 AM and got to Kirkwood in 3 hrs 20 min, even with stop at Tracy Costco that is a mile from and on wrong side of I205 and for coffee and a donut in Lockeford. Photo of Pilot with 4 sixes (I have deposit on new vehicle that should arrive early June)...
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    Benton Hot Springs and other E side of Sierra, CA April 4-6, 2025

    Friend whose birthday was Saturday, April 5 and his wife had invited us to join them in previous years at Benton Hot Springs which is about 45 minutes E of town of Mammoth Lakes. There is a heavily booked campground where every of the 15 campsites has a private hot tub, and a rustic motel with...
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    Heavenly, CA April 9, 2025

    The update to our Grocery Outlet stop was that they charged me for two bottles of a Paso Robles Merlot when I only bought one so I called and they said I could come back on Wed and get my money back or another bottle. I got another bottle and Lucia bought four more dark chocolate bars. I wish...
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    Kirkwood, CA April 8, 2025

    We did not load lift until 10:45 after leaving cabin after 9 even though I saw 6K rpm on uphill at 8K+ elevation passing lane going up Carson Pass in my 326K+ mile SUV. We were one of three vehicles parked at end of lot near Timber Creek where snowcats cross road. We spent a long time getting...
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    Heavenly, CA April 7, 2025

    Our plans changed so that instead of skiing before going to and on way to Benton Hot Springs to celebrate friend’s birthday over the weekend and see part of CA I’d never been to, we drove back to and stayed at So. Tahoe cabin Sunday night and I skied Heavenly. Wind kept Sky chair, gondola and...
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    Kirkwood, CA April 1-2, 2025

    After seeing the OpenSnow predictions for the first part of this week for Kirkwood on Sunday and Monday evenings and hearing about it from friend who was at his place here with plenty of room for me if I could get there, I drove up Tuesday morning, leaving San Jose at 5 AM. I saw snow mixed in...
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    Aspen, CO March 7 to 9, 2025

    Friday, March 7 Buttermilk Our drive from Copper to Glenwood Springs was uneventful although left turns on main road once in town required long waits due to heavy traffic coming down the valley. We had a very good dinner at top-rated tripadvisor restaurant along the river. I was not sure where...
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    Copper Mountain, CO March 3 to 6, 2025

    Monday, March 3 - my first day ever here although I've driven past it a few times. Leaving Steamboat on Sun, we drove about an hour to Kremmling we were spent night. Their brewery/distillery has stopped distilling and had limited beers on tap. Friend and I each had Peruvian chicken potato soup...
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    Steamboat, March 1-2, 2025

    Since I don't have the luxury of spending months within 10 minutes of skiing and never get enough, I make the most of my days. I know this is a UT thread, but don't have time for full report from Sat. at Steamboat where it may be extra crowded due to Winter Wondergrass festival (that also...
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    Palisades Tahoe, CA February 26, 2025

    After almost 4 hour drive that included some traffic leaving San Jose and getting into and through Sacramento, I skied Palisades 1015-3. I parked close to and rode Red Dog skiing Lakeview run then came up slow Resort chair and skied easiest route to Wa She Shu. There was a race course starting...
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    Heavenly, NV February 17, 2025

    Friend, who is staying in timeshare across street from Heavenly gondola and has an extra parking space for me, and I got in not very long line for Stateline gondola that started loading early so we got on at scheduled 8:30 opening. He is from FL and had not skied since last Feb, so we did a...
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    Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA February 16, 2025

    Yes, I skied Tahoe on Sunday of President’s Day after attending a memorial event for my sister’s best friend in Sacramento on Saturday. I left event a little before 4 PM and had to call ski shop tuning my skis to make sure someone would be there a few minutes after 6 PM close. At 5 pm CHP was...
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    Kirkwood, CA February 7, 2025

    Friend and I left SLT cabin about 8:20 and got on Timber Creek lift at Kirkwood where 10” new was reported (probably half fell previous day) at 950. We skied past Cornice lift which had very long line and was above what my friend could handle then, and split up and rode slow intermediate chair 5...
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    Heavenly, NV February 6, 2025

    Friend and I parked in front row of cold, snowy and windy Boulder lot about 845. We loaded slow advanced beginner Boulder chair not much after 9, then moved to high-speed North Bowl that is somewhat exposed to wind just before top but AFAIK ran all day. Friend was sorry he’d left his glove...
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    Kirkwood, CA February 5, 2025

    Friend and I left San Jose about 5:20. As we were getting on the freeway I realized I’d left my phone at home. He offered to return the 10-15 minutes to get it, but I’ll survive without although photos will be delayed/lacking. We got to Kirkwood a before 9 and were in line for chair 7/Timber...
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    Kirkwood, CA January 6, 2025

    I skied 11-2, short day on way home similar to December 3,2024, but snow depth and amount of ski area open has improved a lot since then. I parked next to where snowcats cross Kirkwood’s entrance road and where I could ski to with 30’ of my SUV. Photo taken at 2 pm. Note snowcat building mound...
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    Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA January 5, 2025

    Friend and his son who stayed at cabin with me and I left a little too late, ~815, for the 18 mile drive to Sierra where I had not skied since before the Summer 2021 Caldor fire that started August 14, 2021 burned most of the trees in many parts of ski area. We did not hit traffic until...
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