tseeb
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I'm only skiing May 17-19, but included May 20 in title as I think Tony Crocker is skiing it. I left So. Tahoe not much after 4 and parked by Harrah's to use facilities at Dotty's casino. You can't read too bright sign for Lucky Beaver in the middle. They were closed but gas firepit in table on patio was still burning.
Passing June Mountain at 630 AM. They look like they could still be open on at least the upper mountain.
A little closer and more zoomed in but not very clear through windshield.
The Scenic Loop which saves a couple of miles but not much time is closed for Forest Service to handle a beetle infestation. Cloud over Mammoth from 203.
I parked close to and skied Stump Alley/chair 2 twice starting at 740. Grooming was not very flat between paths and snow was mostly firm so it was best to stay in between ridges. Only route to lift to lift at bottom was thin and narrow enough that I saw groomer trying to improve it mid-day. I rode chair 3/Face lift 3x skiing firm Face twice then firm, bumped out and narrow Dry Creek to chair 5 that I think I ended up skiing 13x. Snow on Solitude was softening where it faced more East and firmer and smooth lower where it faced North. After a few runs, I skied to bottom where it looked like chair 2 was closing so I rode windy chair 10 back to Solitude where you had to push hard into the wind at the top to get to Solitude where I found some good smooth snow on the right side.
Then the wind picked up closing all lifts except for chair 5 and park lift chair 6. Racers moved from Cornice to skiers left of Solitude that was not roped off. I heard wind was going to pickup at 11 so I thought I'd be hiking in PM and went for maximum laps but chair 5 kept loading even though wind alarm went off at top on about half the rides. I followed another skier on traverse to runs under chair, but it was too firm most of the way down, especially on the exit, until later in the day. Chairs 10 and 2 started loading again as did 1, 23 and gondola (that I never rode - tried once but it slowed way down again then stopped loading and closed - luckily before I got there). Runs off 23 and Tony's/Fascination were excellent after re-opening. They were still smooth as they did not get usual AM traffic and race course was wide opened and mostly unmarked. My first time down Scotty's the rest of the way to the bottom was smooth and very fast. I did it later, entering after skiing some of Wipe Out 3, and St Anton was muchj slower. My Garmin show I skied Cornice 4x. I ended my day about 130 skiing Face lift twice. After skiing the Face first run and being left way behind by young lady who sped down it, I took at high line into West Bowl which skied well. Sorry, but neglected to take skiing photos. My Garmin recorded my highest vertical of the year and my first time over 30K since late Feb. at Revelstoke.
Passing June Mountain at 630 AM. They look like they could still be open on at least the upper mountain.
A little closer and more zoomed in but not very clear through windshield.
The Scenic Loop which saves a couple of miles but not much time is closed for Forest Service to handle a beetle infestation. Cloud over Mammoth from 203.
I parked close to and skied Stump Alley/chair 2 twice starting at 740. Grooming was not very flat between paths and snow was mostly firm so it was best to stay in between ridges. Only route to lift to lift at bottom was thin and narrow enough that I saw groomer trying to improve it mid-day. I rode chair 3/Face lift 3x skiing firm Face twice then firm, bumped out and narrow Dry Creek to chair 5 that I think I ended up skiing 13x. Snow on Solitude was softening where it faced more East and firmer and smooth lower where it faced North. After a few runs, I skied to bottom where it looked like chair 2 was closing so I rode windy chair 10 back to Solitude where you had to push hard into the wind at the top to get to Solitude where I found some good smooth snow on the right side.
Then the wind picked up closing all lifts except for chair 5 and park lift chair 6. Racers moved from Cornice to skiers left of Solitude that was not roped off. I heard wind was going to pickup at 11 so I thought I'd be hiking in PM and went for maximum laps but chair 5 kept loading even though wind alarm went off at top on about half the rides. I followed another skier on traverse to runs under chair, but it was too firm most of the way down, especially on the exit, until later in the day. Chairs 10 and 2 started loading again as did 1, 23 and gondola (that I never rode - tried once but it slowed way down again then stopped loading and closed - luckily before I got there). Runs off 23 and Tony's/Fascination were excellent after re-opening. They were still smooth as they did not get usual AM traffic and race course was wide opened and mostly unmarked. My first time down Scotty's the rest of the way to the bottom was smooth and very fast. I did it later, entering after skiing some of Wipe Out 3, and St Anton was muchj slower. My Garmin show I skied Cornice 4x. I ended my day about 130 skiing Face lift twice. After skiing the Face first run and being left way behind by young lady who sped down it, I took at high line into West Bowl which skied well. Sorry, but neglected to take skiing photos. My Garmin recorded my highest vertical of the year and my first time over 30K since late Feb. at Revelstoke.
