tseeb
Well-known member
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 did like the visibility at the top. I skied across top of Alpine to Alpine Bowl chair where I came down in steep trees. They claimed 8" new, but it skied better on less steep and new snow was not as deep at the bottom. Next time I went up Roundhouse and skied steep powder on Sympathy then untracked into Yellow chair and returned to Summit for a few laps. The highest road into Wolverine Bowl was closed but I was able to ski powder in trees on edge of it, then found traverse below ropeline blocking top of steep Sisters that I skied a few times. Eventually I rode Treeline Cirque to S-facing Sherwood that I skied 6x mostly on the South Face with a couple of earlier drops into gullies including one where I had to remove skis for about 10' to get past. Not much after noon Sherwood closes as it does in Spring and slow triple Scott chair eventually opened with the biggest line I saw all day.
Adding more photos via edit. It was not a good day for them. Besides my before 8 AM Donner Summit and Scott chair line taken at 1215, first photo of Promised Land that I skied from Scott chair was taken a little before 1. Snow was before at top than this W-facing near bottom.
Looking down from same place.
Lower on Promised Land
Scott Chute under Scott chair
Chute that Seldom Slides could have been good for a slide for life
I took a different route in Promised Land my last run and skied/side-slipped a little of chute on left in next photo. Not sure if it had slid or snow had been scraped off but it was firm enough that I could have used stiffer skis.
Looking down from same place. Because two lower beginner chairs were not running, you had to cut left to avoid walk to Base or where I'd parked.
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 did like the visibility at the top. I skied across top of Alpine to Alpine Bowl chair where I came down in steep trees. They claimed 8" new, but it skied better on less steep and new snow was not as deep at the bottom. Next time I went up Roundhouse and skied steep powder on Sympathy then untracked into Yellow chair and returned to Summit for a few laps. The highest road into Wolverine Bowl was closed but I was able to ski powder in trees on edge of it, then found traverse below ropeline blocking top of steep Sisters that I skied a few times. Eventually I rode Treeline Cirque to S-facing Sherwood that I skied 6x mostly on the South Face with a couple of earlier drops into gullies including one where I had to remove skis for about 10' to get past. Not much after noon Sherwood closes as it does in Spring and slow triple Scott chair eventually opened with the biggest line I saw all day.
Adding more photos via edit. It was not a good day for them. Besides my before 8 AM Donner Summit and Scott chair line taken at 1215, first photo of Promised Land that I skied from Scott chair was taken a little before 1. Snow was before at top than this W-facing near bottom.
Looking down from same place.
Lower on Promised Land
Scott Chute under Scott chair
Chute that Seldom Slides could have been good for a slide for life
I took a different route in Promised Land my last run and skied/side-slipped a little of chute on left in next photo. Not sure if it had slid or snow had been scraped off but it was firm enough that I could have used stiffer skis.
Looking down from same place. Because two lower beginner chairs were not running, you had to cut left to avoid walk to Base or where I'd parked.
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