Okay, but when it is best to go?!
jack wrote:
So, I can ski the groomed trails with my ice skis, but would need to rent powder skis to go on the powder. Since that is the main reason I want to go... Do they always have powder, or just after a good snow fall? I am completely flexible on my dates. If you had a choice of going once, what dates would you pick? Apparently they have little snow now, but that is bound to change. (isn't it?) Snow will come. February is a good time - plenty of snow, with fairly regular freshies. California "powder" is seldom like Utah or even Colorado powder. However, if you learn to ski California powder you can ski powder anywhere; California powder is heavy and requires good carving skill; any skidding will immediately crash you. A good skier can ski anything on any ski - it's the skier, not the ski. A wider, shorter, softer ski is easier in powder, not a requirement for powder. Also, you don't want to make it too easy - what's the fun, then? That said, lugging skis on an airplane is a pain in the ass, particularly if you want to try different style skis anyway - leave them home and rent: bring your own boots and outer ski clothes as carry-on so the fine folks employed by the airlines can't lose them. "jack" wrote in message ... I am visiting a friend who just moved to SF and we plan on going skiing in Tahoe. I have a few questions; bear in mind that I have never skied outside of NY before, and I am a competent but not daring skier. 1) What is the best time to go? 2) What resorts are best, and why? 3) Are the skis I use here for skiing on ice suitable, or should I rent skis? 4) What the heck happened here?! I was last here a year ago and it was pretty busy. |
Okay, but when it is best to go?!
On Nov 29, 1:15 pm, lal_truckee wrote:
jack wrote: So, I can ski the groomed trails with my ice skis, but would need to rent powder skis to go on the powder. Since that is the main reason I want to go... Do they always have powder, or just after a good snow fall? I am completely flexible on my dates. If you had a choice of going once, what dates would you pick? Apparently they have little snow now, but that is bound to change. (isn't it?) Snow will come. February is a good time - plenty of snow, with fairly regular freshies. California "powder" is seldom like Utah or even Colorado powder. However, if you learn to ski California powder you can ski powder anywhere; California powder is heavy and requires good carving skill; any skidding will immediately crash you. A good skier can ski anything on any ski - it's the skier, not the ski. A wider, shorter, softer ski is easier in powder, not a requirement for powder. Also, you don't want to make it too easy - what's the fun, then? That said, lugging skis on an airplane is a pain in the ass, particularly if you want to try different style skis anyway - leave them home and rent: bring your own boots and outer ski clothes as carry-on so the fine folks employed by the airlines can't lose them. "jack" wrote in message ... I am visiting a friend who just moved to SF and we plan on going skiing in Tahoe. I have a few questions; bear in mind that I have never skied outside of NY before, and I am a competent but not daring skier. 1) What is the best time to go? 2) What resorts are best, and why? 3) Are the skis I use here for skiing on ice suitable, or should I rent skis? 4) What the heck happened here?! I was last here a year ago and it was pretty busy. You are probably not going to ge fully open resorts with enough snow till January in California at this rate of snow fall |
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