Snow Pack - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

doubleurx · 2006-05-05, 10:22 AM

I was out at Alpine this morning and took a few shots.

The base out there is still 20 feet deep.

The unfortunate cropping on the shots is my Nikon lens cover is stuck. Time for a new camera.

tysonK · 2006-05-05, 11:29 AM

That's sweet.

DARKSTI · 2006-05-05, 11:37 AM

sick

cody · 2006-05-05, 11:55 AM

How much longer will Alpine be open? I've never done much spring boarding. How is it?

doubleurx · 2006-05-05, 12:11 PM

Alpine is open until May 21st. Lifts run from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. The morning is usually really fast, by 9:00 all the east slopes are perfect corn snow. As the morning goes by the south slopes get really nice. By noon it is the north slopes that have softened up. After 1:00 it is beer:30!

This is actually my favorite time of year to ski. The steeps are especially fun.

Those trees were snapped like twigs from an avalanche earlier in the season.

cody · 2006-05-05, 12:22 PM

Is that the avalanche that burried a girl (she lived)?

doubleurx · 2006-05-05, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cody

Is that the avalanche that burried a girl (she lived)?

Not sure on that one. This one was about 500 yards past the ski are boundary just above the Sherwood lift. Judging by the force and length of this slide, I can't imagine anyone living through this. It slid from the top cornice which is about 800 vertical feet above this area. This is definately an area to have transponders and other people with you after a fresh snow fall.

I'll be out there this Sunday if anyone would like a little tour of this area? While the scenery at times is a little sketchy and a couple small challenges on the way, for the most part it is fairly mellow skiing.

cody · 2006-05-05, 08:32 PM

I think it was about 3 weeks ago...I saw it in the news.

doubleurx · 2006-05-05, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cody

I think it was about 3 weeks ago...I saw it in the news.

There were a ton of slides from that storm, so who knows. It is very stable right now.

bxracer69 · 2006-05-05, 10:04 PM

i heard a us forest service report that said the snowpack is 163% of normal.

2006-05-05, 10:22 AM	#1
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Snow Pack I was out at Alpine this morning and took a few shots. The base out there is still 20 feet deep. The unfortunate cropping on the shots is my Nikon lens cover is stuck. Time for a new camera. Attached Thumbnails

2006-05-05, 11:29 AM	#2
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	That's sweet. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2006-05-05, 11:37 AM	#3
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	sick __________________ My other car is a Canon

2006-05-05, 11:55 AM	#4
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	How much longer will Alpine be open? I've never done much spring boarding. How is it? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-05-05, 12:11 PM	#5
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Alpine is open until May 21st. Lifts run from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. The morning is usually really fast, by 9:00 all the east slopes are perfect corn snow. As the morning goes by the south slopes get really nice. By noon it is the north slopes that have softened up. After 1:00 it is beer:30! This is actually my favorite time of year to ski. The steeps are especially fun. Those trees were snapped like twigs from an avalanche earlier in the season. Attached Thumbnails

2006-05-05, 12:22 PM	#6
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Is that the avalanche that burried a girl (she lived)? __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-05-05, 08:32 PM	#8
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I think it was about 3 weeks ago...I saw it in the news. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2006-05-05, 10:04 PM	#10
bxracer69 EJ22 Real Name: Nick Langkamp Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On the Road Posts: 384 Car: 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8 Class: SM Snowboarding....Because gravity is cheaper than gas	i heard a us forest service report that said the snowpack is 163% of normal. __________________ My better is better than your best. My fast smells like french toast. www.langkampracing.com

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