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Some updates: 1. Sonora Pass is scheduled to re-open today, 6 days after I could have used it. Last year it reopened on the day after I returned from Mammoth to San Jose. Mammoth (and Tahoe) received some new snow earlier this week, but winds gusted to over 100 mph so some of it blew away. 2. I...

I contacted DanoT who referred me to a SkiTak post and also responded about Sun Peaks "deploying a special insulating product on the OSV racer training run to preserve snow through the summer. It is a European technology and should allow SP to guarantee race training in early November for out of...

DanoT, who I think is now 80, spends his Winter skiing Sun Peaks and Summer in Victoria, always claimed that Sun Peaks groomed their runs extensively in Summer to allow them to open with minimal base. The one day I skied there, I also took tour and skied some new snow that was a couple of days...

Good question, but no. If I lived in neighboring Santa Clara, where electricity is 59% less than PG&E (17.5 cents per KWH vs. 42.5 cents), maybe. My wife's son and his wife live there and have two electric SUVs, but they don't often charge at home as they get free charging at work and don't take...

Another great day skiing the Spring corn at Mammoth. I skied from before 7:45 to a little after two, over 32K then had a tailgate beer with Kirk/Mountain_Monster and friends and dogs in parking lot before getting on road at 2:45. I got home ~845 with only a short stop in Minden for gas and...

Not too much to add and I didn't take any skiing photos. I liked Wipe Out 2 better than 1 and found steep right edge was smooth and firmer snow, but there were rocks to avoid. I also thought where it was not a steep was smoother below Wipe Out 2 than 1 and much easier to ski than where Drop Out...

I left San Jose just after 4 AM, arrived Palisades at 7:45 and loaded Funitel before 8:10. I took short route out of building and skied firm S-facing snow to Siberia. I was glad I had not just worn a vest, but my jacket was not wind-proof and was not warm enough with steady wind of 26-27 mph...

Your numbers are not the same as CA Dept of Water Resources which splits the Sierra into three regions. In the SF Bay Area this winter there has been a greater than usual variation in Rainfall between N and S of the Bay. Santa Rosa, ~50 miles N of SF has received over 41” of rain, 128% of...

Photos above taken lower on W-facing runs off Scott chair were snow was thinner than the N and E-facing, especially higher up. Some of what I skied on Scott and Sherwood, or at least crossed, may have been bare before the new snow. I skied Olympic Valley side of Palisades on Monday, April 29...

Alpine Meadows, Sunday April 27 Don't really have time to write this up or add photos before heading out again, but I skied closing day for the Alpine side of Palisades from 9 to a little before 3, skiing 24K. I started with Summit which had no line, but I did not like the visibility at the top...

After closing cabin and a one hour drive from So. Tahoe, I skied 940-340, over 32K vertical, then saw KT Tunstall free concert on the KT deck from 4-5, then did the 4 hour, including stops at very busy In N’ Out in Davis and quiet Costco near 80/680 for gas - $4.39, four cents more than Business...

Kirkwood and Heavenly, CA Friday, April 18, 2025 Greg and I parked close to and loaded the Reut about 930. It was clear, with a harder overnight freeze than previous day, and wind from E/NE was strong. We skied firm, but smoothly groomed, Wagon Trail to Cornice chair. Short Spoke/Race Course was...

Thursday, April 17, 2025 I left San Jose at 5:30 AM and got to Kirkwood in 3 hrs 20 min, even with stop at Tracy Costco that is a mile from and on wrong side of I205 and for coffee and a donut in Lockeford. Photo of Pilot with 4 sixes (I have deposit on new vehicle that should arrive early June)...

Vacancy tax in South Lake Tahoe failed with nearly 74% voting No last November. https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/measure-n-fails-to-pass-nearly-74-vote-no/ The Lease to Locals Incentive Grant Program in South Lake Tahoe offers cash incentives to property owners who convert their...

Bought a 4-pack of this in addition to a bottle of wine (SLH Pinot Noir) when I stopped at upscale grocery store that is on way to my Mom's house and was hosting very poorly attended wine tasting. I was the 6th person to try their wine. Store had dropped tasting for a couple of years. Karl the...

Hard to keep up with all the scary stuff going on. Our government has been changing people’s Social Security status to dead (they are not dead only immigrants) and revoking student visas for those who have criticized our government or are accused of supporting Gaza among other causes or have...

Friend whose birthday was Saturday, April 5 and his wife had invited us to join them in previous years at Benton Hot Springs which is about 45 minutes E of town of Mammoth Lakes. There is a heavily booked campground where each of the 15 campsites has a private hot tub, and a rustic motel with...

The update to our Grocery Outlet stop was that they charged me for two bottles of a Paso Robles Merlot when I only bought one so I called and they said I could come back on Wed and get my money back or another bottle. I got another bottle and Lucia bought four more dark chocolate bars. I wish...

You said "Mammoth has "bodies of water" views too. Convict and Crowley Lakes to the SE:" I think what you posted as Convict Lake is an unnamed lake or pond above Mountain 24 Hour Storage. I was at Convict Lake on Sunday and don't think it's visible from Mammoth as it's in a deep canyon. Lucia...

Tahoe Value Pass is blacked out all Saturdays at Kirkwood and Northstar. Edit to add that pass is valid all non-holiday Saturdays at Heavenly which can be OK with early start (but paid parking reservation required for main CA base) if upper lifts are not wind-affected which can make you pick...