Tahoe, Shasta, Mammoth, Mt. Baldy, Wrightwood, Big Bear Storm update thread

ohhhhh we will have to see about that, haha. well actually i dont even know which middle school is clayton. but i think i know an area that beats that out.
We might just collide along the way ;).

 
omfg i live in wrigthwood and it rained on the mountain so now everything is all crappy.

they closed today but they say tomorrow they will open.
 
4 feet of new snow and still puking snow. Summit temp at Alpine Meadows is 12 degrees, so any talk of "Sierra cement" is barried in fluff now. And this storm cycle is not even close to being done, another two arctic fronts will move in today and Sunday so the cold air has now moved in. This is getting pretty insane. Is thier a chance of too much snow? nah'.. kidding :)

as far as CA vs. CO snow or storms, its a fun topic I suppose weather wise, but we all know that both state have had mad dumps. I love CO. it is so sick there, true its snow is drier than out here usually because it is way further from the Pacific Ocean. Still Cal does get dry and light pow, cause I have had it deep more times than I can count. that especially happens out here when a low sets up over Nevada and wraps back around pulling cold air in from the north and east. As far as huge dumps out here there are two that stick out in my mind that hit So. Cal in mind blowing quantities.

One was back in the mid 90's when Mt Baldy CA recieved 9 feet of snow in one storm that lasted almost a week, and then another one in 93' which is known as the " March Miracle" that dumped 12 feet at Mt. Baldy ski area which created 25 ft. wind wave drifts all over the tops of the lifts. Both of those storms were monsters that mixed artic fronts with subtropical moisture from the pacific, and then perfectly lined the jet stream right into the ranges of So Cal. Rare, but epic to say the least.

It will be interesting to see if this storm cycle will measure up to record storms in the past, it already has had the lowest pressure reading compared to other blizzards in US history, so there will be more feet by Sunday and beyond. UTAH and CO. should get ready cause at least some of this storm is on its way!!

 
not gonna lie...the first round is a little wind buffed from yesterdays 150pmh+ gusts. The artic air has moved in and now it's dumping again, but this time less wind and extremly dry snow.
 
Today was epic, on a 20 minute cycle on the lift and run our tracks were pretty much covered, i've never seen snowfall like it!

And its light as hell, sick sick times, expect another 2-4 feet tonight ahha
 
is 88 closed or not?

if you go here: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ and choose "stockton" on the left, it says this:

Incident:

0230

Type:

Chain Controls

Location:

AMADOR AND CALAVERAS COUNTIES

info as of:

1/5/2008 11:02:04 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

8:02PM

^ CARSON PASS NOW OPEN PER CTRANS

 
just got back from reno. another 2 feet already on the ground with lots more coming :).
Snow banks on mt rose are 15-20 feet in some areas and the road is barely 1 lane in some areas as well.
still dumping here and reno.
haha had trouble pulling into my driveway tonight due to the fact that there was a 3 foot wall of snow in my driveway and i was already driving in snow that was as deep as the grill on my suv...
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THIS IS THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN MY FRONT YARD... THAT THING IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER IS THE TOP OF MY SUV!!!!
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It is crazy as hell here in Mammoth. Around 5-9 feet so far (totals, maybe another 1-2 by wednesday. Since the resort closed last night, we've received atleast 2 more feet. Shit is intense. Driving up the hill at 5 a.m. was a little sketchy to say the least.

My parking lot 2 days ago

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dude heavenly today was nothing but faceshots in the western boundaries of NV. epic does not even begin to describe it. and tomorrows another day
 
we are gettin snow in UT now too. since it started friday night until now PC has about 28 inches. with more on the way :) awwww yeaaaa.
 
How much snow does reno have?

Well I am glad i made the 4am trek here from slc on friday to make it before the storm, squaw has been so fun.
 
SICK, SICK, SICK!!! That's how Mt. Ashland was yesterday. I landed the Motherships on the pow first thing in the morning. Totally an alien experience. Backside was awesome and it snowed all day. It took over an hour to get down the Siskiyous but it was worth it. Fucking EPIC!
 
Sorry bro, I was too busy shredding to take pictures... forgot to take the camera too, I guess I was just too stoked to get out of the house and up to the mtn.
 
Mammoth was insane the last few days. Skied ARG's on sat and EHP 186 on Sun. If you have not tried rocker/reverse camber or reverse sidecut designs you should.
 
ehh i dont think there is 4 feet in reno. i think the foothills have two and other spots a little less then that. i was out filming all weekend off keystone, robb dr, clayton, and at unr.

 
Just when you think its over, we're forcast here in kings beach another 17 inches on tuesday, more over 7000 feet,

faceshots galore!
 
i dont believe three feet. we were hitting rails up the road from McQueen. i would say 1-2 up there, if it was three feet i would of been standing in snow up the my thighs when i was filming and it was only shin to knee deep.
whatever its the most snow in reno since the 2005 storm.
 
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