Sierra at Tahoe?

On Mar 23, 4:32*pm, VtSkier wrote:
On 03/23/2011 11:13 AM, snowbender wrote:



On Mar 22, 4:13 pm, Richard *wrote:
Because of family obligations, I will have a free day in the
Sacramento area Monday April 4. *I am considering driving up to Sierra
at Tahoe. *It looks like the biggest Tahoe-area resort where I have
never skied.

Any opinions or advice?

Excellent skiing, and mostly powder skiing; nevertheless, trail runs
become very bumping by midday, powders are thick, so be prepare for
it. And stay out the "untrack," unless you want to get stuck in it. (I
got stuck on knee-deep snow only two steps into it.)

Good luck,
snowbender

Ps Oops, you were talking about April 4th, well, probably will be
spring skiing by then.

I have skied Sierra at Tahoe with IS/Snowbender. I've actually
skied there a couple of times. Usually hook up with nice people
to ski with. Joined one group of people who liked to go REALLY
fast. Fun, but a little 'tight sphinctered' on garden variety
rental skis.

Actually Sierra at Tahoe feels a lot like skiing at home. Trail
skiing (as opposed to huge open slopes ala Kirkwood and Alpine),
bumps, lower elevation tends to make snow a little heavier but
truly pleasant skiing.

If you want my opinion, try Homewood on the west side of the
lake about midway. Easy if highway 89 is open, don't bother
if it's closed.

Drive into the parking lot down at lake level and see a rather
modest base lodge and a single lift that shortly disappears
over the crest of the hill and so looks rather puny.

So you say to yourself, "Crap, do I really want to ski here?"

So go get a trail map to see what there really is. The first
thing you note on the map is the announcement that "WE ARE
BIGGER THAN WE LOOK." And they are right.

Here's the scoop. Once at the top of that puny lift, you are
at a mid-mountain area with restaurant (it's a huge tent) and two
lifts, each going up separated ridges. You ski down the ridge
of choice looking in both directions to decided on a line you
like, trail, woods, open, you choose. Ski it to the drainage
at the bottom of the ridge and ski a cat track back to the
lift area. Fun, neat, lots of diversity for what is really
a fairly small ski area.

I will have 2 or 3 days at North Lake Tahoe about a week later. In my
drive to include as many new-to-me ski areas as possible, I had
considered Homewood and Diamond Peak, but I also wna tto hit Northstar
and Alpine Meadows one more time. Choices...choices...

On Mar 23, 9:02*pm, Richard Henry wrote:
On Mar 23, 4:32*pm, VtSkier wrote:





On 03/23/2011 11:13 AM, snowbender wrote:

On Mar 22, 4:13 pm, Richard *wrote:
Because of family obligations, I will have a free day in the
Sacramento area Monday April 4. *I am considering driving up to Sierra
at Tahoe. *It looks like the biggest Tahoe-area resort where I have
never skied.

Any opinions or advice?

Excellent skiing, and mostly powder skiing; nevertheless, trail runs
become very bumping by midday, powders are thick, so be prepare for
it. And stay out the "untrack," unless you want to get stuck in it. (I
got stuck on knee-deep snow only two steps into it.)

Good luck,
snowbender

Ps Oops, you were talking about April 4th, well, probably will be
spring skiing by then.

I have skied Sierra at Tahoe with IS/Snowbender. I've actually
skied there a couple of times. Usually hook up with nice people
to ski with. Joined one group of people who liked to go REALLY
fast. Fun, but a little 'tight sphinctered' on garden variety
rental skis.

Actually Sierra at Tahoe feels a lot like skiing at home. Trail
skiing (as opposed to huge open slopes ala Kirkwood and Alpine),
bumps, lower elevation tends to make snow a little heavier but
truly pleasant skiing.

If you want my opinion, try Homewood on the west side of the
lake about midway. Easy if highway 89 is open, don't bother
if it's closed.

Drive into the parking lot down at lake level and see a rather
modest base lodge and a single lift that shortly disappears
over the crest of the hill and so looks rather puny.

So you say to yourself, "Crap, do I really want to ski here?"

So go get a trail map to see what there really is. The first
thing you note on the map is the announcement that "WE ARE
BIGGER THAN WE LOOK." And they are right.

Here's the scoop. Once at the top of that puny lift, you are
at a mid-mountain area with restaurant (it's a huge tent) and two
lifts, each going up separated ridges. You ski down the ridge
of choice looking in both directions to decided on a line you
like, trail, woods, open, you choose. Ski it to the drainage
at the bottom of the ridge and ski a cat track back to the
lift area. Fun, neat, lots of diversity for what is really
a fairly small ski area.

I will have 2 or 3 days at North Lake Tahoe about a week later. *In my
drive to include as many new-to-me ski areas as possible, I had
considered Homewood and Diamond Peak, but I also wna tto hit Northstar
and Alpine Meadows one more time. *Choices...choices

Think Whistler. I'll be heading down to Bachelor in a couple weeks,
too. You can choose what brand of diapers to wear.

On 3/23/11 9:02 PM, Richard Henry wrote:
I will have 2 or 3 days at North Lake Tahoe about a week later.

The wife is dragging me off to Costa Rica for a week or more, stating
next week end. Be about the 10th before I can escape back to snow.

The horror. The horror. I think I'll take Lord Jim for my light reading.
Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski will be a good companion.

On 03/24/2011 10:40 AM, lal_truckee wrote:
On 3/23/11 9:02 PM, Richard Henry wrote:
I will have 2 or 3 days at North Lake Tahoe about a week later.

The wife is dragging me off to Costa Rica for a week or more, stating
next week end. Be about the 10th before I can escape back to snow.

The horror. The horror. I think I'll take Lord Jim for my light reading.
Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski will be a good companion.

Relax, sit back and enjoy it. I was dragged off
to the same location for the first week and a half
of February much to my dismay.

Had access to all of the reports from ski country
about all the snow they were getting.

Do some of the things that Costa Rica is known
for like zip lining through the jungle canopy. Get
up close and personal with howler monkeys. Lay on
the beach. Surf. Eat Caribbean food (yah mon!).
Enjoy as best you can and return to a few more
turns before a total melt down.