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#1309
I read that they got ALL the lifts running yesterday, so there was a buncha pow to be had, esp. on the backside. When looking up fr: Chair 11 on Fri, the Wall looked like it needed a couple more "healthy" storms. It looked really sketchy to try to hit up w/ all the exposed rock peppering the slopes.
Temps have been -and- will remain nice & cold. So the slopes should stay in decent shape. The Wood had a snow-making gun blasting ALL DAY on Fri to get the Stomping Grounds park in shape for this weekend. Hopefully they'll add a li'l natural stuff w/ the weak systems coming thru this week. I'm hoping to brave the crowds on Fri... dunno where yet.
#1310
Waiting for the next big storm unless I feel like groomers or park stuff. Just hope it gets here before February; having another kid on the 23-ish. Don't think the wife will want me leaving her for powder. Wife, powder, wife, powder...decisions, decisions...
#1311
How was Alpine? I was at Kirkwood on Fri. Too bad Thur's storms was pretty much done with by just after lunchtime, according to a few folks I talked with out there. So everything was all tracked out.
I read that they got ALL the lifts running yesterday, so there was a buncha pow to be had, esp. on the backside. When looking up fr: Chair 11 on Fri, the Wall looked like it needed a couple more "healthy" storms. It looked really sketchy to try to hit up w/ all the exposed rock peppering the slopes.
Temps have been -and- will remain nice & cold. So the slopes should stay in decent shape. The Wood had a snow-making gun blasting ALL DAY on Fri to get the Stomping Grounds park in shape for this weekend. Hopefully they'll add a li'l natural stuff w/ the weak systems coming thru this week. I'm hoping to brave the crowds on Fri... dunno where yet.
I read that they got ALL the lifts running yesterday, so there was a buncha pow to be had, esp. on the backside. When looking up fr: Chair 11 on Fri, the Wall looked like it needed a couple more "healthy" storms. It looked really sketchy to try to hit up w/ all the exposed rock peppering the slopes.
Temps have been -and- will remain nice & cold. So the slopes should stay in decent shape. The Wood had a snow-making gun blasting ALL DAY on Fri to get the Stomping Grounds park in shape for this weekend. Hopefully they'll add a li'l natural stuff w/ the weak systems coming thru this week. I'm hoping to brave the crowds on Fri... dunno where yet.
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No snow last night in tahoe.... There was a slight chance.. Didnt payout....
But there is alot of snow on the ground and the runs look like they had good coverage.
But there is alot of snow on the ground and the runs look like they had good coverage.
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went to squaw valley that place sucks =( northstar is wayy better and I hurt myself pretty bad. I still need to learn how to stop....But no more snowboarding for me until my leg heals up and I get over my cold.
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Northstar > Squaw? No offense, but you must not be a serious rider
Flatstar has a great park and decent tree riding but is nothing compared to Squaw. K2, Siberia, Headwall, Granite Chief, there's a reason why it's called Squallywood
Flatstar has a great park and decent tree riding but is nothing compared to Squaw. K2, Siberia, Headwall, Granite Chief, there's a reason why it's called Squallywood
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naw squaw is great if ur a good boarder/skier. They have really steep hills and everything. But i'm new to boarding i've only gone twice now so i'm looking for places I can practice slowing down and basically just the basics. So i'm looking for slopes that aren't so umm agressive.
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naw squaw is great if ur a good boarder/skier. They have really steep hills and everything. But i'm new to boarding i've only gone twice now so i'm looking for places I can practice slowing down and basically just the basics. So i'm looking for slopes that aren't so umm agressive.
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For this weekend I would agree with the Northstar > Squaw comment. I went to Squaw on Thursday ($47 college discount ticket) and pretty much everything was closed. They just had a few runs open and the main connecting runs which is pretty much nothing. At the very end of the day they opened up some of the upper lifts but it was too late.
Squaw usually is way better but the fact that everything was closed sorta sucked. Northstar at least had all their lifts running. Overall Northstar is really improving, within the last year there's been a ton of upgrades and the new village is awesome.
Squaw usually is way better but the fact that everything was closed sorta sucked. Northstar at least had all their lifts running. Overall Northstar is really improving, within the last year there's been a ton of upgrades and the new village is awesome.
#1319
does anyone have suggestions where to stay in incline village or surrounding area's? my grand parents got rooms at the HYATT, but only for themselves. butmy faimly wants to hit up the slopes with them this thurs-sunday, but don't know where to stay.
any suggestions?
any suggestions?
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For this weekend I would agree with the Northstar > Squaw comment. I went to Squaw on Thursday ($47 college discount ticket) and pretty much everything was closed. They just had a few runs open and the main connecting runs which is pretty much nothing. At the very end of the day they opened up some of the upper lifts but it was too late.
Squaw usually is way better but the fact that everything was closed sorta sucked. Northstar at least had all their lifts running. Overall Northstar is really improving, within the last year there's been a ton of upgrades and the new village is awesome.
Squaw usually is way better but the fact that everything was closed sorta sucked. Northstar at least had all their lifts running. Overall Northstar is really improving, within the last year there's been a ton of upgrades and the new village is awesome.
Don't get me wrong, I like North* but it's no Squaw