Skiing Stoke from Lake Tahoe
Skiers rejoice at Loft Bar Wednesday afternoon.
Local photographer Grant Kaye will give a presentation on time-lapse and night photography this Tuesday at Moody’s. Grant will be sharing his favorite night images, along with the stories behind them and details about how they were created. The show starts around 8:30 and is free. The slideshow is the first in a regular series of local artists presentations at Moody’s.
Stacking up in Squaw Valley around 1pm on Monday, February 27
The strangest thing occurred in Squaw Valley this morning. It started snowing…hard. There was close to a foot of snow on the Valley floor by 1pm today. Several waves of snow will continue this week and we should be looking at close to three feet above 7,000 feet by Friday.
NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams explores the recent losses of high level Tahoe skiers. The program contains interviews with Sherry McConkey, JT Holmes and Robb Gaffney.
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Three skiers were killed in an avalanche at Stevens Pass in Washington yesterday. Elyse Saugstad, from Squaw Valley, was also caught in the slide but deployed an airbag which kept her on the surface and apparently saved her life. Avalanche conditions were rated HIGH during the time of the avalanche.
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Another one bites the dust at King of the Hammers.
King of the Hammers has been called the toughest single day off road race on the planet. Held in Johnson Valley, California the race combines the speed of the Baja 1000 with the technical aspects of rock crawling. Racers compete against the course and their own cars as much as each other. Breakdowns are not only common, but expected and true competitors are prepared to do whatever it takes to fix their rigs and cross the finish line. Only 40% typically make it. Haines Alaska Heli Ski Guide and Tahoe City resident Tom Wayes has completed the race five years in a row and finished in the top twenty four times.
Tom Wayes from Tahoe City finished the Hammers in this rig for the 5th year in a row.
Prepare for liftoff.
Large avalanche near Berthoud Pass Colorado. Photo courtesy Friends of Berthoud Pass - Dedicated to Safety, Access and Education.
A highly unstable snowpack in Colorado has resulted in an alarming number of avalanche fatalities recently. Inbounds deaths have occurred at Winter Park and Vail.
Denver Post report on in-bounds avalanche fatalities
Vail Daily reports avalanche danger still high
CBS Report on recent Colorado avalanche deaths
Friends of Berthoud Pass
Last week’s storm was a great example of how a single Sierra storm cycle can bring us from nada to Prada. The fact that Squaw was able to open KT after just three days of snow is rather astounding. It’s just too bad we got this in late January instead of mid November. Although conditions are pretty manked out right now, we have a great base should winter decide to show it’s face again. Here are some before and after photographs of KT22 and Tram Face on Thursday, January 19 and Monday, January 23.
KT 22 on January 19, 2012
KT 22 on January 23, 2012.
Tram Face January 19, 2012.
Tram Face January 23, 2012.
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