Conditions Report
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With 3mm of new snow under bluebird skies, it was one of those days skiers from California could only dream of…
So the MLK weekend monster storm is gone. Now what? Do you go skiing or do you stay home and purchase yet another DLC on Forza?
How are the conditions up in Tahoe? More specifically, what is like at this guy’s usual stomping grounds…Kirkwood? Well, little has changed in the past week and I would bet it will not be much different this upcoming holiday weekend than what you see in this report.
It did manage to snow a few millimeters of snow overnight on Saturday and actually did help out the skiing just a bit. Otherwise, all the usual protected spots were still holding wintery snow.
The groomers are holding up quite nicely and other areas like Chamoix, Oops and Poops, Thunder Saddle, Rabbits Runs, and the fun zone of Olympic all held some decent turns. Add in losing and retrieving an iPhone twice, and you sir, can manage a damn fine day on the mountain. Is skiing in a hoodie in January really that bad?
Pray for snow…in February!
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Tunnel vision in the early AM…
Typical winter stagnant fog in the valleys…
One run and this kid is off to Mini-Jets…
After a few groomer laps on Upper Zachary and Sentinel, it was time to head off-piste!
Upper Rabbit Run was pretty firm but with a hint of fresh…
This may be one of my deepest turns of the year!
Glove Rock and the zone I was exploring just below….
Following the sun, I ventured over to Wagon Wheel Bowl to play around the rocks…
Over near the Funnel, the snow was a bit more wintery…
I decided to drop in just past the Funnel and found some of the best snow of the day…
To my surprise, snow was moving under my skis…
You see? It did snow the night before…
Down in the shade, Lower Oops & Poops were still pretty entertaining…
Here is a view of the coverage on Vista from Chair 2 – Caples Crest…
The backside of Kirkwood was actually skiing quite well…
The Wave and Fawn Ridge…
This natural slopestyle course was damn fun if you ask me…
Skiing is fun…
Looking South toward Ebbets and Sonora Pass respectively…
Peak 9795 with Primo Chute, Cali Chutes, and Pipeline saying hello…
Back over in Thunder Saddle, just past Danger Cliffs you’ll find some tasty snow…it’s all in perspective of course.
You may want to zip up that chest pocket on your jacket…
The snow was smooth and fast just below…
Back on Chair 6, I got a little aggressive above Ski School Chute…
Lower Oops is still my favorite zone right now…
Below Sentinel Bowl, there’s even a glacier to play on…
On the way home, the Sacramento River showed its true colors during the sunset…
IT WILL SNOW…
RIGHT????
thanks for posting, casey I always get stoked checking out your day I spent last weekend at squawpine and the skiing was really fun, you just had to look around a little bit go get it !!!!!
Nice photos. But some look scary- chutes filled with many rocks.
I can imagine the shredding was to the p-tex bases!