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Kirkwood, CA Mid-Storm Edit:

Kirkwood got 112″ of snow in 7 days last week. Last weeks storm dropped 82″ of snow in 48 hours at one point. Kirkwood, for a while, was back to it’s old self.So, how’s Kirkwood skiing after all that? JJ Schiller gives us a tour. Kirkwood is now 100% open. Get some. long time Kirkwood freeride team member J.J. Schiller shredding chair 6 early season 2014. this video was filmed entirely on a go pro on 2-8-14, one of the first days the lower boundary’s opened up. We knew the shred would come back sometime!
Free The Cirque! – J.J. Schiller […]
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Kirkwood, CA = Chair 10 to Open Today | 100% Open on Saturday

“All the snow dances and patience paid off in spades, we’ve been opening new terrain all week and plan to be 100% open by this weekend.” – Kirkwood. Kirkwood opened Chair 2 today allowing access to the great Thunder Saddle. Thunder Saddle is some of the most fun terrain at Kirkwood and it hasn’t been open all season. By the weekend, they’ll have every chair and every zone open. It’s gonna be a great weekend at Kirkwood. What a stellar day up here @KirkwoodMtn! Sunshine with minimal clouds and only a hint of a breeze off the ridges. BIG NEWS to drop on everyone tonight and I’m stoked to be the one to do it – Chair 10, […]
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Descending During the NorCal Drought @ Kirkwood – 01/18/14

Wow what a year eh? Not much has changed since my last update but the bottom line is that there is definitely some fun to be had in the Sierra Nevada Range. On January 11th, it actually snowed. Yes, those 4 inches made things steep and…well…a bit better than expected. Arrival at Kirkwood blessed us with a glimpse of winter. With temperatures in the 30s, a cool breeze, snow on the trees and crisp blue skies, it was shaping up to be a great late November, er January day. Given the lack of gnar on the slopes, I have been taking this opportunity to get my kids on the slopes. Parker, age 2, is pretty enthusiastic about wearing the gear, riding […]
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Skier Visits Down 23% at the 3 Vail Ski Resorts in Tahoe: Kirkwood, Northstar, Heavenly

“Unfortunately, conditions in Tahoe have been very poor with snowfall down approximately 85 percent relative to prior year, resulting in visitation and guest spending well below our expectations, which negatively impacted our overall revenue growth,” Vail CEO Rob Katz said in a statement. Tahoe hasn’t really gotten any snow this year yet. That has obviously translated into poor skier visit number in Tahoe this year. Compared to last year, skier visits are down 23.4% at Vail’s Lake Tahoe ski resorts: […]
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Kirkwood Conditions Report: Corduroy Cruising & Variable Off-Piste

All of us who ski Tahoe are aware of our snow situation. WE NEED A CLASSIC SIERRA CEMENT SNOWATHON! Well, at least we have something right? A few days ago, I was able to head up to Kirkwood and get the legs burning but also pleasantly surprised to find some quality skiing. Off of Chair 5, Lower Zach’s and Outlaw were blissful packed powder corduroy and perfect to burn off the summer rust of your edges. They were blowing a ton of snow on Chair 6 and it looks like they will be opening Zachary tomorrow morning. Not sure if […]
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Keep Tahoe True: Kirkwood, CA | by Powder Magazine

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Tahoe is changing fast. Vail has bought 3 of our major resorts (Kirkwood, Heavenly, Northstar), KSL has bought 2 others (Squaw & Alpine), and they are both changing how Tahoe is operated and perceived by the outside world (Vail will most likely buy Squaw/Alpine from KSL soon). Powder Magazine thinks that it’s important that Tahoe keeps it’s California style. In support of this, they’re publishing a 4 part series called “Keep Tahoe True.” This is part 2. “When I turned 16, I sold my truck […]
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