tseeb
Well-known member
We picked up 15 year-old friend of my son in Sunnyvale and were back on the road at 5:30 am. We stopped near Caldecott Tunnel above Oakland and got four $20 Alpine tickets. Arrived Porter?s in Truckee just after they opened at 9 to pickup a snowboard for my son and met friend who drove up from Nevada City. It was overcast and we saw signs of recent drizzle leaving Bay Area and arriving Truckee. We were on Roundhouse lift before 10 and warmed up on Blue Trail which had not frozen, but was still very skiable. We went up Summit and found the top cloudy and firm. We tried Wolverine Bowl, but could not find anything that was soft enough. Went back up Roundhouse and found Sympathy Face was good.
Eventually, we moved back to Summit and did at least four runs on Peter?s Peril which faces east, is very steep and was very good. By cutting right a couple of times, you could also hit Sympathy and a couple of other steep knolls that held good snow. Eventually we tried the very high, north-facing Palisades which held good snow, even on my last run about 3 pm. By traversing as high as possible under the Keyhole and across the Saddle we twice got to High Yellow Face which was also very good and responsible for my only fall when I could get a quick turn in the soft snow and went over a small tree.
Considering that it did not freeze in Truckee or Alpine base and the high winds, the conditions were very good. 13 runs/19K vertical.
Following wind speeds may be kilometers as we thought it was steady 25 mph winds on 4/9, not 40+ mph as this data from very windy peak on Sierra Crest shows. From http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/ward.php
Hourly data from Ward Mountain near Lake Tahoe
(Elevation 8637 Ft)
Collected by the National Weather Service - Reno NV
MN DY Hour Temp | Wind |
av mx mn | Dir Speed Gst |
4 11 0500 24 25 23 255 31 42
4 11 0400 26 27 24 253 27 33
4 11 0300 27 27 26 249 21 31
4 11 0200 27 28 27 249 17 23
4 11 0100 29 30 28 249 14 19
4 11 0000 30 31 30 234 18 24
4 10 2300 31 31 30 218 1 15
4 10 2200 30 31 30 229 3 3
4 10 2100 30 31 30 247 2 3
4 10 2000 32 33 30 261 4 14
4 10 1900 35 38 33 246 15 22
4 10 1800 42 47 38 244 16 24
4 10 1700 48 49 46 263 10 20
4 10 1600 45 48 42 269 11 23
4 10 1500 41 42 39 297 10 22
4 10 1400 37 39 36 302 8 19
4 10 1300 34 36 33 298 8 20
4 10 1200 32 33 30 299 12 21
4 10 1100 29 31 28 266 8 20
4 10 1000 27 29 25 277 11 20
4 10 0900 24 25 23 296 10 14
4 10 0800 22 23 21 305 12 15
4 10 0700 21 22 21 301 12 15
4 10 0600 21 22 21 284 16 20
4 10 0500 21 22 21 281 19 24
4 10 0400 22 22 22 285 22 29
4 10 0300 22 23 22 285 23 30
4 10 0200 23 23 22 289 21 28
4 10 0100 23 24 23 295 19 24
4 10 0000 24 26 23 290 22 25
4 9 2300 25 26 25 285 24 29
4 9 2200 26 27 25 281 27 35
4 9 2100 27 29 26 280 32 46
4 9 2000 30 33 28 279 37 52
4 9 1900 35 37 32 278 41 55
4 9 1800 36 38 35 260 39 55
4 9 1700 38 40 36 257 43 60
4 9 1600 39 41 37 256 41 59
4 9 1500 36 38 35 253 39 53
4 9 1400 35 36 34 249 44 62
4 9 1300 33 34 32 250 43 58
4 9 1200 33 34 32 252 46 59
4 9 1100 32 33 31 250 44 56
4 9 1000 31 33 31 247 41 50
4 9 0900 31 33 30 252 46 60
4 9 0800 30 32 30 257 47 69
4 9 0700 30 31 30 258 48 69
4 9 0600 30 31 30 261 49 69
Eventually, we moved back to Summit and did at least four runs on Peter?s Peril which faces east, is very steep and was very good. By cutting right a couple of times, you could also hit Sympathy and a couple of other steep knolls that held good snow. Eventually we tried the very high, north-facing Palisades which held good snow, even on my last run about 3 pm. By traversing as high as possible under the Keyhole and across the Saddle we twice got to High Yellow Face which was also very good and responsible for my only fall when I could get a quick turn in the soft snow and went over a small tree.
Considering that it did not freeze in Truckee or Alpine base and the high winds, the conditions were very good. 13 runs/19K vertical.
Following wind speeds may be kilometers as we thought it was steady 25 mph winds on 4/9, not 40+ mph as this data from very windy peak on Sierra Crest shows. From http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/ward.php
Hourly data from Ward Mountain near Lake Tahoe
(Elevation 8637 Ft)
Collected by the National Weather Service - Reno NV
MN DY Hour Temp | Wind |
av mx mn | Dir Speed Gst |
4 11 0500 24 25 23 255 31 42
4 11 0400 26 27 24 253 27 33
4 11 0300 27 27 26 249 21 31
4 11 0200 27 28 27 249 17 23
4 11 0100 29 30 28 249 14 19
4 11 0000 30 31 30 234 18 24
4 10 2300 31 31 30 218 1 15
4 10 2200 30 31 30 229 3 3
4 10 2100 30 31 30 247 2 3
4 10 2000 32 33 30 261 4 14
4 10 1900 35 38 33 246 15 22
4 10 1800 42 47 38 244 16 24
4 10 1700 48 49 46 263 10 20
4 10 1600 45 48 42 269 11 23
4 10 1500 41 42 39 297 10 22
4 10 1400 37 39 36 302 8 19
4 10 1300 34 36 33 298 8 20
4 10 1200 32 33 30 299 12 21
4 10 1100 29 31 28 266 8 20
4 10 1000 27 29 25 277 11 20
4 10 0900 24 25 23 296 10 14
4 10 0800 22 23 21 305 12 15
4 10 0700 21 22 21 301 12 15
4 10 0600 21 22 21 284 16 20
4 10 0500 21 22 21 281 19 24
4 10 0400 22 22 22 285 22 29
4 10 0300 22 23 22 285 23 30
4 10 0200 23 23 22 289 21 28
4 10 0100 23 24 23 295 19 24
4 10 0000 24 26 23 290 22 25
4 9 2300 25 26 25 285 24 29
4 9 2200 26 27 25 281 27 35
4 9 2100 27 29 26 280 32 46
4 9 2000 30 33 28 279 37 52
4 9 1900 35 37 32 278 41 55
4 9 1800 36 38 35 260 39 55
4 9 1700 38 40 36 257 43 60
4 9 1600 39 41 37 256 41 59
4 9 1500 36 38 35 253 39 53
4 9 1400 35 36 34 249 44 62
4 9 1300 33 34 32 250 43 58
4 9 1200 33 34 32 252 46 59
4 9 1100 32 33 31 250 44 56
4 9 1000 31 33 31 247 41 50
4 9 0900 31 33 30 252 46 60
4 9 0800 30 32 30 257 47 69
4 9 0700 30 31 30 258 48 69
4 9 0600 30 31 30 261 49 69
