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Is Tahoe worthwhile in early May?



 
 
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Old March 10th 11, 05:35 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Is Tahoe worthwhile in early May?

I know they will have snow (though I don't know if they will be
open...) but is good enough to be worthwhile?
A friend wants me to come out and go skiing with him, but I won't have
a chance until May.
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Old March 10th 11, 06:41 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Is Tahoe worthwhile in early May?

On Mar 10, 9:35*am, Toller wrote:
I know they will have snow (though I don't know if they will be
open...) but is good enough to be worthwhile?
A friend wants me to come out and go skiing with him, but I won't have
a chance until May.


I'm hoping to get in 4 good days the first week of April. Current
plans are Alpine Meadows, Northstar, Sierra at Tahoe, and Kirkwood.
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Old March 10th 11, 06:50 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
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Default Is Tahoe worthwhile in early May?

On Mar 10, 10:35*am, Toller wrote:
I know they will have snow (though I don't know if they will be
open...) but is good enough to be worthwhile?
A friend wants me to come out and go skiing with him, but I won't have
a chance until May.


With the amounts of snow they are reporting I'd say that they will
have a good May.

Spring corn used to be some of the easiest, most fun skiing there was.
The "powder" in the trees that was allowed to sit and freeze/thaw
until it would support a skier was magical. Unfortuneately it now gets
hacked up by the two legged groomers that can stay on top of the heavy
stuff and hack their way through.

But aside from the inherent hassles of mixing sideways/backwards
moving snowboards vs. downhill skiers the ski runs themselves should
have some fun stuff. You just have to approach it differently than
winter skiing. Make sure that it freezes overnight. Then catch the
slopes that either have direct sun or low enough elevation to thaw
slightly as you arrive. It will probably only take one or two runs for
them to go off and get too warm. Then move up or to another area that
the sun is just hitting. Follow that barely thawing pattern around the
mountain.
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Old March 10th 11, 10:22 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine
lal_truckee
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Default Is Tahoe worthwhile in early May?

On 3/10/11 9:35 AM, Toller wrote:
I know they will have snow (though I don't know if they will be
open...) but is good enough to be worthwhile?
A friend wants me to come out and go skiing with him, but I won't have
a chance until May.


Usually. Almost always, really.
Most resorts will close middle of April, but at north shore Squaw and
Alpine figure to stay open well into May, probably thru May. The skiing
will be fantastic, by the way. All corn snow AKA ego snow.
 




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