Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Forcing It Hard in the Terrain Park With 20mph Winds, Frigid Temps, Cloudy Skies, & Powder Skis

Miles Clark | | Post Tag for Conditions ReportConditions Report

Report from February 12 & 13, 2024

On Tuesday, Connery & Fox & Josh Gold got weird in the terrain park at Palisades Tahoe, CA.

I was too tired to even ski that day.

I tried to ski and tried to jump but it wasn’t working.

I went home and napped while they went off.

I rested, ate a ton, and quaffed water to my limit.

Fast forward to yesterday and I was feeling it.

I wanted those park jumps.

360º to backflip, please.

The weather wasn’t feeling it.

Headwall. image: snowbrains

Cold, cloudy, windy, and just kinda nasty out.

Normally, I’d never ski park jumps in mid-winter, especially when it was cold and dark and windy.

But I was already too fired up.

Tram looks like a toy… image: snowbrains

I pushed for the park and Fox and Connery were down.

Connery was easily cleaning super stylie cork 3s, cork 5s, and backflips whilst legendary videologist Scott Gaffney filmed.

Fox laced a flat spin to backflip run and was pumped.

Palisades Tree. image: snowbrains

I put together my 360º to backflip run 4 times – none of which were gorgeous like Fox & Connery’s runs, but I was stoked.

The wind kicked up yet another notch at about 1:30pm and sent us packing.

What a stellar mid-winter park day!

2 park jumps. image: snowbrains

Only the 3rd time I’d ever hit the park mid-winter.

20mph winds, frigid temps, cloudy skies, and park skis – what could go wrong!?

Luckily nothing did go wrong and he had a banner day.

Fox. image: snowbrains

I’m now sitting on my couch watching it snow and the forecast is for quite a bit of snow by tomorrow morning.

Winter is coming alive in Lake Tahoe.

Thanks, California!

Snow Numbers

image: palisades tahoe, 2/14/24

Forecast

image: noaa, 2/14/24

Photos

The Fingers. image: snowbrains
Tram Rock. image: snowbrains
Headwall and Mountain Run. image: snowbrains
Olympic Lady. image: snowbrains
Lake Tahoe. image: snowbrains
Eagles Nest. image: snowbrains
Reverse tracks. image: snowbrains
Sun halo. image: snowbrains
First ascent. image: snowbrains
Corrugated. image: snowbrains
Mainline Pocket. image: snowbrains
Desolation Wilderness. image: snowbrains
Palisades Tree. image: snowbrains
Tram. image: snowbrains
Tram. image: snowbrains
Headwall. image: snowbrains
Connery in the gym. image: snowbrains
Apres tea. image: snowbrains
Fireside Pizza. image: snowbrains
Fox and Connery crushing pizza. image: snowbrains
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