California/Nevada 2022-2023 Tahoe Ski Resorts/Conditions/Meetups

[raytseng]

Ugh, I should have gone! Was it crowded?

Friday at alpine was ski right on, chairs half full. it was luxurious. Most visitors seem to want to check out the other side first.

 

[luliski]

Friday at alpine was ski right on, chairs half full. it was luxurious. Most visitors seem to want to check out the other side first.

That will teach me to NOT wake up at 5 a.m. and reset the alarm!

 

[raytseng]

Here's example of me at summit at 1130. if you look in the background and lakeview though you are hard-pressed to find any other skiers.

 

[SpeedyKevin]

McConkeys with snow blades. Crazy!

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Ugh, I should have gone! Was it crowded?

No, it was not crowded at all. It was lovely.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

I am going on Sunday.

We're going tomorrow (Sunday) also. We boot up at main at start at 9:00.

 

[MarkG]

Just joined the 2 pass demographic for next year. Sugarbowl pass will keep me happy on heavy flow Ikon days! WOOOHOOOO.

Now to learn my way around SB!


PS, hitting the Mothership Classic tomorrow. Should be fun!

 

[textrovert]

At Northstar today. Really nice conditions all day. Hero snow groomers with soft corduroy on the frontside. Very mellow bumps on the ungroomed runs on the backside. Cold temps and morning fog kept everything very nice!

Burnout:



Clips from Stump Alley & Springboard:

 

[Don4Fun]

Fantastic day of skiing at Mt. Rose today.
We had one of those inside slider snowstorms last night that put fresh dry snow on the mountain.
And met up with @Pat AKA mustski in the lodge. Nice to meet you.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Nice to meet you too! Next time, let's ski together!

 

[Don4Fun]

Nice to meet you too! Next time, let's ski together!

Okay. That would be fun.

 

[textrovert]

Morning at Diamond Peak today. Very cold all morning. Intermittent snow at the summit, but everything below Diamondback stayed in the sun. At times, Crystal Ridge Express would take us from bluebird into whiteout zero visibility a couple of times.

Started the day with sunny summit though-



This run, "G.S." right under Snowflake Lodge, got a rare grooming a few days ago and was still pretty flat. First run of the day at 9am today-

 

[BigSlick]

Kirkwood skied great today. Groomers starter off firm with an inch or two of dust, but not icy with the temps staying low. Snow flurries in the morning and blue bird afternoon. No real crowds, road Chair 4 four times befor lunch with no wait. I’ve never seen as much snow at the mountain, especially the Wall. Best snow of the day was the Wall and Sentinel Bowl.

 

[textrovert]

Mt. Rose closing day - April 30th

 

[snwbrdr]

Epic Tahoe parking policy changes for next season.

Reservations, fees required at some Tahoe ski area parking lots for 2023-24 season

Vail's Northtar, Kirkwood and Heavenly will require reservations and fees at some lots during peak times next season; carpooling will waive fees.

www.rgj.com

 

[textrovert]

Epic Tahoe parking policy changes for next season.

Reservations, fees required at some Tahoe ski area parking lots for 2023-24 season

Vail's Northtar, Kirkwood and Heavenly will require reservations and fees at some lots during peak times next season; carpooling will waive fees.

www.rgj.com

Anyone know how they will confirm reservation? QR code from online purchase scan to even enter parking lot?

 

[raytseng]

Anyone know how they will confirm reservation? QR code from online purchase scan to even enter parking lot?

They said they will release details later. My keen software project review eyes reads between the lines and interprets their update as vaporware and they haven't worked on it yet and even they don't know, and are going to figure it out over the summer.

Could work a lot of ways successfully imo, it's not like this is a rocket surgery first implementation of reserved paid parking.

 

[davjr96]

Park City and Alta have a system by "Honk Parking" where it is by license plates which are scanned at some point during the day. There is no checking when you enter the lot (or anywhere to slow you down). It works well. I would expect something similar given it is already in use at other vail properties like PCMR.

 

[MarkG]

End of an era.

“I remember when you could park at the resorts for FREE!”

“No way grandpa, that’s crazy!”

 

[Alexzn]

Great skiing this weekend. Colder temps have kept the snow nice, and the frozen base from the last huge rainstorm kept the runs from forming big bumps. Big open faces skied the best, Headwall face being the tastiest. Unusually they groomed Tower 16 (which is often one of the first aspects to soften), which made for an interesting lap options.

saturday had huge crowds, Sunday not so much. That has been a typical pattern this year for some reason.