While the snowfall potential on Tues & Wed are supposed to be less than today's, the wind is forecast to pick back up on Wed.

Thursday looks to be the best day to blast the pow! I'm hoping the wind gusts that day are manageable b/c I've got KW locked into my crosshairs. Twice so far, on the day I had hoped to kick off my season, we got some serious dumpage! Bittersweet. Hooray for snow! Boo for terrible driving & riding conditions! Double thumbs-down for resort closures... sux if y'all were among those who tried to brave it today.

 

Ya the wind might be the biggest problem.
Pulled this off Kirkwood's custom weather report for Wednesday
S/ SW at 20 to 30 gusts to 45mph. Winds above 8,500 feet; SW at 30 to 45 gusts to 70mph.


I read that today into tomorrow the wind gusts on the higher ridges can get up to 100mph. Thats crazy

Link to Heavenly's Weather Report
http://www.snowforecast.com/californ.../heavenly.html

and Kirkwood
http://www.snowforecast.com/KirkwoodMountainResort

 

I don't like windy days..=/

 

When the wind come out just play in the trees

 

any word from your friend? haha

 

blog/updates? whos? where? FML!

got there... actually ended up getting stuck in the parking lot... about 5-6" of snow... thank fully a group of 5-6 people from 2 subies actually came out to my rescue. doubt they're on the forums as they didn't have a clue to what my car was..... but big thanks to them for helping dig my car out of the snow and giving it a little nudge to get going.

found out too late that kirkwood was closed. when i got there, sounded like they were setting off dynamite on the hills to trigger controlled avalanches.

got stuck on the 50 for over an hour cuz of a downed powerline. was thinkin about turning around and heading up to north tahoe and taking the 80 from there... but its over an hour just to get there in the conditions like today and i saw about 5+ traffic incidents along the 80. said forget it and just waited it out for the 50 to be opened again.

 

Sorry to hear that, man.

http://www.facebook.com/KirkwoodMtn is how I follow. They provide updates all day on roads, conditions, lifts open, etc.

 

Yeah today was nuts at north star only ended up staying till 12 then headed down from the top of the mountain were It was blowing at least 90mph gusts! I felt soo bad for the people stuck on the chair lift going to the top, They were bobbin like a buoy In 30' seas.
And the powered lived up to Its nick name Sierra cement damn near unride able unless you were on a black diamond.

 

hopefully weather isn't too bad next couple days.

looks like I'll be up tuesday/wednesday with some people

 

Yep I'm going up with 3 Guys from Iclub

 

time to see how my park setup will do in the pow haha

 

How are the wind condition at Sierra at Tahoe? I was thinking of going up there this week.

 

i just know its absolutely DUMPING everywhere

 

yup it is. yesterday they closed as well... too windy. it gets windy there too generally. but not too bad as yesterday.

yup. thats an understatement my friend....

 

got snow here.