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I skied 11-2, short day on way home similar to December 3,2024, but snow depth and amount of ski area open has improved a lot since then. I parked next to where snowcats cross Kirkwood’s entrance road and where I could ski to with 30’ of my SUV. Photo taken at 2 pm. Note snowcat building mound...

Park City ski patrol strike made the Today Show today. They are asking for $23/hr which is what friend's college grad son gets for taking and calling orders at In-N-Out in East part of SF Bay.

I know you disagreed with my somewhat in jest post wondering if Kirkwood snowfall is declining due to 'Evil Empire' ownership or if "climate change affecting Sierra Crest SW of Tahoe more than NW of Tahoe". Sierra-at-Tahoe snowfall likely has been affected by tree loss from Caldor Fire leading...

Friend and his son who stayed at cabin with me and I left a little too late, ~815, for the 18 mile drive to Sierra where I had not skied since before the Summer 2021 Caldor fire that started August 14, 2021 burned most of the trees in many parts of ski area. We did not hit traffic until...

I drove up early from SLT and skied 9-320. Beautiful drive with no traffic until Granlibakken where it was slow getting through the two roundabouts. I heard many people were delayed getting over I-80 from Auburn, then further delayed on 89. I called 911 on an Amazon semi heading towards Emerald...

I forgot to put my chains in for this trip. AFAIK CA is the only state that requires you to carry chains if you have AWD/4WD with M+S rated tires. I've heard of chains being required for AWD/4WD with M+S rated tires on Brockway Summit between Northstar and Kings Beach which is very steep...

I got up too early and drove to Kirkwood, getting one of the best free Yellow parking spots. I caught first chair on Timber Creek at 8:55 which liftee said is when they are scheduled to open. I rode it 3x skiing a couple of warmup runs before moving to Cornice which I rode 6x, alternating...

30 minute firm snow hold on low intermediate lift! Then had another one for grooming on chair 2. WTF? I got in moderate line for Timber Creek chair after parking along Kirkwood entrance road (free Blue reservation required), about a 5 min walk from lift at 9:15. They did not load until 9:30...

Can you get a refund? When I look at buying a Heavenly ticket for this Sat. they are only $269 which they say is a bargain compared to the $283 they'd charge for the 2 hrs 15 min left today. It also says "RISK-FREE REFUNDS Request a refund before 5 p.m. on the last day of your ticket, and we'll...

Is Kirkwood snowfall declining? Can we blame it on Vail?:) Heavenly did a lot worse than Kirkwood last season and Vail has owned it longer:) Or is climate change affecting Sierra Crest SW of Tahoe more than NW of Tahoe? Using numbers from @Tony Crocker for last and current season: Note that he...

I'm planning to go to Kirkwood Thursday and Friday, after spending NYE and NYD with my wife. (Maybe on NYD we'll take our dog to the coast for a walk on the beach and bring birthday present to friend who lives along Soquel Creek in Capitola and limes from our tree to his wife who is a Thai...

And eat Thai food in Driggs (Teton Thai, but there used to be another one, amazing in such a small town) and go to Grand Teton brewery in Victor if it works into your schedule. There used to be a great breakfast place in a historic building on highway going through Driggs Victor, but I don't see...

A ski area was proposed for the Oquirrh Mountains, but in 2008 article said it does not look likely to happen. (fixed link) Oquirrh Mountain plans crumble Salt Lake County and Kennecott can't lay framework for 41,000-acre west-bench development. This article is from 2009...

I should probably not jinx myself, but the only time in all my injury reports above (besides dirt bike crash when they did not want me going to altitude for 6 weeks after collapsed lung) I may have missed chance for a day was when I had Shigella on my first ski trip to BC. We could have skied...

I could write a book here. My first snowcat skiing trip in Feb. 2015 started with me likely having Shigella. I was never tested, but my son tested positive and we'd both been in El Salvador and ate the same things including some questionable curtido at a pupusa place between the coast and San...

When I lived in West Tahoe/Truckee area after dropping out of college in Fall 1975 to early Summer 1977 (two of the worst years ever for CA snowfall), the third job I had was track labor for Southern Pacific Railroad. Friend/housemate who was hired at the same time was assigned to Tunnel 6 where...

@Sbooker Good to hear that you made it to UT and found somebody to do the right thing on your rental car. I hadn't seen you found a flight and talked to my wife and Tony Crocker about whether we needed to offer to put you up for a night or two if needed. We are 43 miles/50 minutes (on weekends -...

My report on West Yellowstone tour is at beginning of https://www.firsttracksonline.com/boards/threads/jackson-hole-wy-march-3-5-2019.14031/ With four of you, you could share two snowmobiles which saves a lot of $, but then you'd have to decide who drives. My wife was happy to ride.

Will Mammoth (and Tahoe) suffer from Trump being elected? Could be behind paywall if you've looked at LA Times lately without subscribing. "If all the service workers born in Mexico stayed home from their jobs for just one day in this thriving resort town perched high in California’s Sierra...

But you're going to UT where you can only buy beer > 5% (known as heavy beer) in State operated liquor stores or in cans or bottles at a bar, not draft. @jimk probably knows the UT laws way better than me and they have gotten a little more relaxed in recent years, but I remember going into a...