Sick Pow on Incline Peak!
Check out this hoser! Who knew knee droppers could do that shit! Yeah Yeah…
Nooner, TheRestlessApe, Pyrofloptic, Tongaroo and Wolfy (me) hit Incline Peak today with Juni and Chloe rounding out the quadrupedal auxiliary (Smoky on the semi-injured list). If you know the area, you can tell from the pic where we were. If you don’t, get a map, view the exif on the pic for the time of day, put 2 and 2 together… Coverage was so so, as was depth, but the compact layer beneath last storm’s 6 inches or so made for some NIIIIICE turns! Got three runs in and Nooner said he was heading back tomorrow. I even defended a cool steep line against Nooner through some rocks and trees. Then the ride out was fast super-g’s through a boulder field! Not a lot of damage considering…
All in all for the depth of snow it has developed pretty well over the last few weeks. Very skiable in the B/C. And if this prediction is right complaints may be on the decline by the weekend. (That is the Draino Gazette-Urinal tho…)
Post up your experiences this weekend! And link up the photos!
Wolfy – Incline Peak
TheRestlessApe – Incline Peak
This is a special weather statement from the weather channel via http://www.weather.com:
…PROLONGED PERIOD OF WET AND WINDY WEATHER LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
A DEEP TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED POWERFUL JET STREAM WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE EAST PACIFIC AND WEST COAST BY LATE WEEK. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS TO PUSH INTO THE SIERRA BEGINNING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA. AT LAKE LEVEL…INCLUDING SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND TRUCKEE…STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE FOUR DAY PERIOD. STORM TOTALS ABOVE 7000 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST COULD BE ABOVE 5 FEET WITH AS MUCH AS 8 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION…WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE UNUSUALLY STRONG WITH PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
ANY BREAKS IN THE SNOWFALL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE SHORT- LIVED CAUSING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA TO BE DIFFICULT. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL LATER THIS WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CLOSELY.
This what we’ve been waiting bitches and bitchettes…!!!
PS – Nice skiing with you freaks and have a happy new year. I’ll post when I’m not so tired!
-Nooner
I went back out there yesterday and there was still pow pow to be skied! I even found some untracked lines skiers right to where we were droping in on Monday.
I ran into Dave and Ray getting after it… was a lil jealous I must say as they poped open a couple of Barley Pops as they summited… gotta get my act together damn it!!!
We’re expecting… “5 to 10 feet,” so the experts say! I’ll believe it when I ski it!
-Nooner