whitegrass.com  if you’ve been waiting all season, now is the time.

meanwhile in the Sierra a foot of new snow with another 1-3’ coming dependent on altitude.  Lifts closed today due to lightning and high avalanche danger.  The storm should end in time for a great weekend.

 yep - we got 10+ inches in north lake - wet snow but I'll take it. Planning on skiing at Heavenly this Sat and Sun - bonus !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D I'm sure you be hitting Kirkwood, right?

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Denis wrote:

whitegrass.com  if you’ve been waiting all season, now is the time.

meanwhile in the Sierra a foot of new snow with another 1-3’ coming dependent on altitude.  Lifts closed today due to lightning and high avalanche danger.  The storm should end in time for a great weekend.

Eric,  I wish.  Kirkwood has the highest base elevation, 7800’, of the Tahoe places still operating and so it would be the best choice.   Instead I’ll be continuing slow patient rehab from spinal stenosis surgery.  Hoping to have some good news on that soon.

BTW, I like chair 2 at Kirkwood on a powder day.  It is the route to the backside and the powder stampede will be going there.  #2 has a narrow groomed strip and collects unloved powder on both sides.  Skier’s right is thinner and a bit rocky.  Skier’s left is heaven.  I can always lay down 6-8 nested tracks before attracting attention and competition.  

 Heya - sorry to hear about your continued rehab - darn. I think I remember #2 hmmm maybe we hit that and go to Kirkwood Inn & Saloon for some BBQ for dinner - oorrrrr - do you know of a better place? I suspect I'll be spending the night there so that can be a gastronomic territory expander.

Denis wrote:

Eric,  I wish.  Kirkwood has the highest base elevation, 7800’, of the Tahoe places still operating and so it would be the best choice.   Instead I’ll be continuing slow patient rehab from spinal stenosis surgery.  Hoping to have some good news on that soon.

BTW, I like chair 2 at Kirkwood on a powder day.  It is the route to the backside and the powder stampede will be going there.  #2 has a narrow groomed strip and collects unloved powder on both sides.  Skier’s right is thinner and a bit rocky.  Skier’s left is heaven.  I can always lay down 6-8 nested tracks before attracting attention and competition.  

Well, it was April 19th, and April 20th. It was gone by the 21st unless your name was Chip. 

Amazing skiing the 19th and 20th!  Had a few inches of sleet on the 18th before the upslope started overnight and all day the 19th, so there was like a microbase under the powder, and you could ski anywhere!   this is dawn patrol on the morning of the 20th! (drone shot by Justin Harris)