10/11 Tahoe Weather, Conditions, Stoke, and What's Up Thread

**HiGrade1** · 08-31-2010, 03:14 PM

tahoearmada... way to go down to the wire to get your august turns....

**AKbruin** · 08-31-2010, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by huck4bucks

A 5:30 shuttle sounds perfect. Where to meet?

How about the Ski Loft? I need to have them do some quick work on my big bike anyhow. Also, I have a Tundra pickup that'll work for shuttling.

Oh, and just to make this post relevant to this thread, er, I'll be at Squaw this year and possibly Rose, too. Sorry Kirkwood. It was good while it lasted.

**powpig** · 08-31-2010, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by huck4bucks

A 5:30 shuttle sounds perfect. Where to meet?

Can't make it tomorrow, got softball. Next time.

And I'll be splitting time between Rose & Squaw this winter.

**tahoearmada** · 08-31-2010, 07:41 PM

skied the Wu, October, and parking lot patches today... very smooth and fun! Definitely will be skiable for at least another month

Go get some gentleman!

**dookeyXXX** · 08-31-2010, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by tahoearmada

skied the Wu, October, and parking lot patches today... very smooth and fun! Definitely will be skiable for at least another month

Go get some gentleman!

Noice! Glad to see that the name has stuck (Wu-Tang Clan Patch).

Not sure what (or where) the Parking Lot Patches are though...

Word to Dark Star (that's how I lay out my seasons, more or less...and me'n Vets hiked to Roundtop in that new snow last October--brrrrrr!).

In reference to 666's mention of "The Patch(es)", below is what the remaining one (there's a few more lurking further up Forestdale Divide, but they, too, are melting quick) looked like this past Wednesday...The official/legit Patch is getting burnt. It's almost broken into 2 patches and the choke holding them together is completely covered in dirt. The bottom half is runnelled to hell and back, but the top half, while short (3 turns max, unless you do hella tight hop turns) is buttery smooth.

Sinecure should have more up-to-date beta (from today and tomorrow) unless he was unable to find it w/o a guide.

**tahoearmada** · 08-31-2010, 10:03 PM

There are at least 4 skiable patches around roundtop right now... the little one behind the lake is the one I call the skate park patch but I thought someone recently called it the parking lot. The snow is nice and smooth again after being frozen 3 nights inna row

The wu is awesome right now with a tiny chutish entrance dead center... the next one skiers left of that is the largest though... there is a sweet 20-30 foot air in the lower part of the crescent if your feeeling rowdy too!

**kona12** · 09-01-2010, 12:57 AM

Hadn't been on in a while and thought I'd better post my August stoke before the calendar switched....and whoa...I felt lost for a minute there....no more 09/10 thread! So I guess this is my first stoke of the 10/11 season. Woot woot.

Mad props to vets for the beta and I am sure some of these patches are the ones that were mentioned above.

Heading up through the green:

The flowers were out in their late summer glory:

Houston, we have some unidentified white stuff in view:

www. patchskiers . com

Big watty bootpacking his way from lurker to mag

Winnemucca, spectacular as usual:

Last time I saw it was June and it looked like this:

My first August tracks ever! Can't see it from here but the top was pretty damn steep!

BigWatty droppin a knee:

Kona12 racing KonaDog down the patch:

patching skiing at its best!

BigWatty takin in the next patch and the views!

Boys will be boys...couldn't resist the bunny-hop!

August CHECK! Now for September....G2A, I am interested in your sighting of a Lola patch has I have never skied up there. Does it still go?

**Flexon Phil** · 09-01-2010, 05:52 AM

[ame="http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198478"]Start Haus Labor Day Swap this weekend[/ame]. Bring your stuff by to sell and also maybe buy stuff. Did good by PowderJ...who's next?

**splitter** · 09-01-2010, 06:50 AM

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Couple of things from the Patagonia Outlet...

Labor Day Sale starts tomorrow, Thursday the 2nd...

The shop will be hosting a gear swap October 9... If you are interested in signing up, you can email me at chad_brown@patagonia.com...

**HiGrade1** · 09-01-2010, 11:38 AM

wheres the pics TA?!

is "parking lot" = "driveway patch" ?

Roundtop Lake/Sisters, October Patch and Driveway Patch, 8/22/10

**huck4bucks** · 09-01-2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by AKbruin

How about the Ski Loft? I need to have them do some quick work on my big bike anyhow. Also, I have a Tundra pickup that'll work for shuttling.

Oh, and just to make this post relevant to this thread, er, I'll be at Squaw this year and possibly Rose, too. Sorry Kirkwood. It was good while it lasted.

Ski Loft at 5:30pm. Be there or...don't. Next time, Powpig.

As for skiing, I'll be at Squaw and Rose this winter, too. Carpool?

**dookeyXXX** · 09-01-2010, 03:07 PM

Yes, I believe that Parking Lot = Driveway.

Though the name is flexible depending on how much snow is there. For the most part it's always about the size of a large driveway and the pitch isn't much steeper than one, either.

**MTT** · 09-01-2010, 03:38 PM

Just checking in from my alternate Home office (JAVA Hut) Kings Beach

What a beautifull day

**Sinecure** · 09-01-2010, 06:02 PM

Well, I got in my August and September turns. I had a job interview yesterday in Oakland that went way longer than expected. They told me I'd be meeting the President of the company from 8-9 and a brief meeting with the VP Sales after that. Turned out I met President, VP Research, VP Sales, VP Marketing. Didn't leave until 12:45 and had a 1:00 phone interview with another officer of the company. Finally got to Kirkwood around 5:30 and up to the patches around 6. Just barely made it before sunset. I skied the patch that is right next to a trail map of the Pacific Crest Trail at Forestdale Divide. Not sure what it is called. Got about 3-5 turns before it ended abruptly. This morning it was rock hard snow. Very sketchy with the abrupt ending, but got turns nonetheless. I've skied in August in Chile before, but never in September before.

Pics of the patch with my tracks and my skis drying by the sign near where I parked/camped.

**tahoearmada** · 09-01-2010, 06:21 PM

I dont even have an avatar... what makes you think I know how to post pictures?!?
Got some good pics though

**Ottime** · 09-02-2010, 04:19 PM

Feels like autumn down on the coast. Clear, cool mornings with an off shore breeze. Hurricanes wrapping up the east coast. And another few troughs in the forecast over the next few weeks, with one possible stronger one a week plus out. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. Can't stop thinking about those lines I did not hit last season.

**HiGrade1** · 09-02-2010, 04:31 PM

TA send em to me direct.... i wanna see the fun.

**gone2alpine** · 09-02-2010, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by kona12

G2A, I am interested in your sighting of a Lola patch has I have never skied up there. Does it still go?

Dookey went to check it out and verified the existence of the patch but was unable to find a clean route to it that did not involve hours of hiking.

I have a call in to a friend that is a rec officer for the USFS in that area. Hopefully he has some ideas on Lola.

**kona12** · 09-03-2010, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by gone2alpine

Dookey went to check it out and verified the existence of the patch but was unable to find a clean route to it that did not involve hours of hiking.

I have a call in to a friend that is a rec officer for the USFS in that area. Hopefully he has some ideas on Lola.

Sweet, let me know what comes up! We probably wont be chasing September turns for another week or two. I have never summited Lola but I did catch many fish from a stream on its flank when hiking the PCT in the area several years ago.

I will have to check a map because that may work. You can actually drive up the Jackson Meadows rd, head south right before Weber lake and find a place to park just off the PCT. It has been a few years but I remember the Lola trail not being to far?

**HiGrade1** · 09-03-2010, 12:08 PM

i'm gonna have to come up there and get some september turns with ya TA....

**TurxSki** · 09-03-2010, 04:54 PM

Have they solved their Power issues?
Cos I just got an email saying there will be NO BLACKOUTS...

http://64.147.163.91/email/nobo0810/kwNOBO_090310.html

NO BLACKOUTS.

**Old_Skool_Style** · 09-04-2010, 08:50 PM

September Sierra snow predictions!

Read it on the internet, so it must be true.

**DHogg** · 09-04-2010, 10:35 PM

I'm coming back for another season in tahoe. Anyone know of any rooms available? Arriving 13th Dec. Extremely early to be looking I know, but whatever.

**thefrush** · 09-05-2010, 02:33 AM

Tahoe is lame.

**Vets** · 09-05-2010, 07:32 AM

On the drive to/from Kirkwood's Chili Cookoff and Beer Tasting it looked like Roundtop/Sisters still offers multiple choices for patch skiing. So, today I'll be heading up with dookey67 and MJ to get some September turns in. Beta/Photos and/or TR to follow.