Apr
15
2006
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Saturday, 15 April 2006 |
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Sadly true, this and next weekend are going to be the last ones for
a nice run in Tahoe. Heavenly is about to board up the lodges, and so
are all the other resort, concluding a short season that started
poorly, as it ended on a bang.
Next year? I'll probably do without Heavenly, probably switch to the
multi-pass for Kirkwood and Northstar. Heavenly finally got to me, I
know every single run by heart, and I am sick of the tired snow an hour
after the mountain opens.
I expect from Kirkwood: less crowd, more powder - better riding conditions, in a word.
I'll miss from Heavenly: the ski bunnies (sigh!)
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Mar
13
2006
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Monday, 13 March 2006 |
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Who would have believed? The snow that fell on Saturday is still
covering Mt. Ham in the South Bay! I am tempted to go and take my
snowboard there, to experience a unique thrill. I would take a picture,
but the mountain is too far from the house and all I see is a white dot
in the landscape.
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Mar
08
2006
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Wednesday, 08 March 2006 |
Given that we have plenty snow-crazy people, we decided to have an offsite in SLT last weekend. Eight of us went, including three pretty good boarders, and we had a blast!
The snow was not all it was said to be - no 11" on Saturday, for instance, but at most 5" - but who's complaining? All of us improved our skills, the beginners, intermediate, and advanced snowmen and women, and we had fun with each other.
The three amigos that were not beginners (included me) went down Stagecoach Express on the Nevada side, and found a little ledge on the run, where it turns right and is crossed by a cat track. We tried jumping over it, but there was too much going on. So we decided to go to the small terrain park and try out jumps.
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Feb
28
2006
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Tuesday, 28 February 2006 |
The webcam says it all: it's dumping snow in South Lake Tahoe! Great news, since it appears part of a system that will take us into the weekend, which will be devoted once more to snowboarding. This time the company sponsors an offsite, and that means Monday is included again (and again, I won't be able to snowboard one day because I am going to be assisting beginners).
Hooray! I almost thought this snow season was beyond saving!
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Feb
21
2006
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Tuesday, 21 February 2006 |
President's Day weekend, and the slopes were packed. I had decided to go with a friend from L.A. who had never been skiing or boarding before, so a lot of the time was spent outside the ski circus. In the end, I had a ton of fun, although the conditions were only average.
The snow was decent, with some four inches falling between Friday and Saturday. Sunday saw a few flurries, but nothing that amounted to what the other resorts had seen. Mt. Rose surprised us with over a foot of fresh snow! Oddly enough, the Nevada side had much better conditions. The top of Galaxy had some serious powder cover, and I had a great time sailing through it.
The good side of the poor snow was that a lot of people had deserted Heavenly and gone to the North Shore. Northstar must have been drowned, just as Mt. Rose or Squaw. We had a good time - nothing of the 45 minute wait of last year, and even when there were lines, they usually were only at one of two lifts (e.g. at Sky Express, but not at Canyon Express).
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