Didn't anyone ski this weekend???!?!?!?!
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jasoncapecod
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I did 
Yesterday
At a local Mtn near my house.. In the morning it was like skiing on a tilted sidewalk.. The hardest bullet proof stuff i have ever skied
YesterdayAt a local Mtn near my house.. In the morning it was like skiing on a tilted sidewalk.. The hardest bullet proof stuff i have ever skied
TeamSummit
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I did but since I was coaching all day I didn't get to do much fun stuff. Although, it was dumping all afternoon while we trained gates so the kids skied the gates while I got to ski the powder next to the course that was closed off to the public. :lol: I've only got 2 more weekends of coaching and then I'll really get to do some fun stuff.
Also the fact that admin enjoyed last night's festivities so much that he left his camera in our room at the Iron Blosam :lol: .
ChrisC
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It was a little too warm on the West Coast.
Resorts flat out closed in the Pac NW on Sunday - due too heavy rain at all elevations, slide risk and winds.
Tahoe was too warm (in my experience). When you have 6AM temps at Squaw:
8200-48F
6200-29F
This is not weather for the 'famed' Sierra corn; that's sludge by 930am on anything not north and high.
I skied for a week in this type of weather in March 2004. It's OK when you have 2 paid cheapy passes (Alpine/Northstar), a ski house share and friend-of-friend coming from Europe to show around. Hi 70/ Low 40 is not Tahoe prime time. After sampling Squaw/Heavenly that week too, I liked Alpine the best under this too warm scenario.
You could get decent corn a bit on the Backside they did not restrict it. And areas like Keyhole, Pallisades, Our Father that are north and untrafficked.
The High Camp pool was open at Squaw - that was better than KT22/Headwall. Some chutes/faces in Silverado skied OK. But when we're quitting for the pool at noon, I'm not sure what to say....it was unique.
Resorts flat out closed in the Pac NW on Sunday - due too heavy rain at all elevations, slide risk and winds.
Tahoe was too warm (in my experience). When you have 6AM temps at Squaw:
8200-48F
6200-29F
This is not weather for the 'famed' Sierra corn; that's sludge by 930am on anything not north and high.
I skied for a week in this type of weather in March 2004. It's OK when you have 2 paid cheapy passes (Alpine/Northstar), a ski house share and friend-of-friend coming from Europe to show around. Hi 70/ Low 40 is not Tahoe prime time. After sampling Squaw/Heavenly that week too, I liked Alpine the best under this too warm scenario.
You could get decent corn a bit on the Backside they did not restrict it. And areas like Keyhole, Pallisades, Our Father that are north and untrafficked.
The High Camp pool was open at Squaw - that was better than KT22/Headwall. Some chutes/faces in Silverado skied OK. But when we're quitting for the pool at noon, I'm not sure what to say....it was unique.
lookn4powder
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ChrisC":329j2109 said:
It would seem to me that Mt. Rose and Sugarbowl would offer better surfaces, but I have not tried them on really warm days. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Jeff
Sharon
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I LOVE that you can go swimming up there after skiing. I did that a number of years ago on my birthday (4/21). The morning was sunny and the skiing was very soft. By noon we were done skiing and ready for cocktails in the pool at High Camp. A huge T-storm came through and forced us outta the pool. The electricity went out so they had to evacuate us on snowmobiles. That was one of the most memorable ski trips.
Bummer about the early warmth. We are getting that here in the east as well. While we had decent snowpack, it is taking a beating. The good news is that it may snow by the end of the week. I just hope it is substantial snow...otherwise, dust on crust it will be.
Sugar Bowl is slightly lower than Alpine. Kirkwood is by far the best bet at Tahoe in this kind of weather. Top half of Heavenly too, but in a low natural snow year like this the rocks might be coming out sooner there. But Mammoth is the best in the Sierra for spring weather/conditions.
March 2004 is indeed an apt analogy. That heat wave lasted 3 weeks, but most areas had deeper bases when it started.
March 2004 is indeed an apt analogy. That heat wave lasted 3 weeks, but most areas had deeper bases when it started.
Although not skiing tonight :x , my Wednesday night race is cancelled.
ChrisC
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look'n4powder":3kc7idbp said:
I found 3 things important on that trip for good spring-skiing: northern exposure, elevation and low traffic.
I have not been to Mt. Rose on a spring-like day so I cannot comment. Having an elevation range of 7900-9700 and a very northerly exposure on the Chutes/Rose side, Rose could ski quite well. Probably as well as Kirkwood with a similar 7800-9800 range. (The Chutes were not open yet in 2004. It was a more limited mountain before their opening. Our house guest - from London - worked for a year each in St. Anton and Val d'Isere and is a terrain snob - so it was not an option.)
Sugar Bowl is not a great choice. Its elevation range is 6900 to 8400. The problem is only one lift goes to the summit - Lincoln. Its other mountain Disney is less than 8000. Quite slushy - like waterskiing.
ChrisC
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Sharon":1flmh3c9 said:
The High Camp pool is kinda fun. To be sitting up in Squaw's basin and checking lines like the Palisades, Headwall, Mainline, etc. from the hot tub - it's different, a bit decadent. Not sure how I feel about the complex overall...it's Squallyworld.
ChrisC
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Tony Crocker":1pb7upzj said:
Heavenly. Definitely a good option for groomers.
For experts, not so good. Mott Canyon faces more East and gets mushy. Killibrew was still open that March - however the normally long traverse to the Mott lift had melted off. It was a 20 minute bushwhack through brush, alders, etc. with skis off. Not so fun. No warning. No snow. A little message explaining the situation would have been nice.
Otherwise, its slurpy bumps on Gunbarrel.