TR - Lake Tahoe 2012

I am in the middle of a week where I need to be in Northern California
two straight weekends, so what better to do than go skiing?

Today was Northstar. I haven't been there for at least 20 years
(maybe 30?) so a lot has changed. Most of the lifts are HS quads or
sixes, and those that aren't were not running today (except the silly
gondola that everyone has to ride to get away from the village). They
have opened a whole new subarea (Lookout) - one long HSQ and several
nice trails.

I got there early enough to get nice parking, just up a long stairway
from the Village center, after I realized my original parking spot was
in the employee parking area and I moved up closer. Day ticket was
$86 with senior discount. I walked right over to the gondola and
started up the hill about 8:35 AM. The weather today was mostly
bright sun, with light winds up on the ridges. I used the thrift
store Atomics today.

All the lifts were running by then. The surface was frozen
yesterday's slush, except up high on the ridges where the surface
started out groomed soft perfection. As the day warmed, the whole
mountain got nice, and the steep runs on Backside and Lookout were
uncrowded and bombable - I zoomed down the hill faster than I have
since high school days on the Cannon Mt. ice.

Around noon the slushies started to appear, first around the upper
base and then working upward. My legs were getting tired dealing with
the slick-stop dance, so I limited myself to the upper trails for a
couple of hours before bailing out about 3:00 PM. I estimate about
39,000 feet vertical today using approximate elevations from google
maps terrain mode.

That stairway back to the car was leg-cramp torture at the end of the
day.

On Apr 4, 1:35*am, Richard Henry wrote:
I am in the middle of a week where I need to be in Northern California
two straight weekends, so what better to do than go skiing?

Today was Northstar. *I haven't been there for at least 20 years
(maybe 30?) so a lot has changed. *Most of the lifts are HS quads or
sixes, and those that aren't were not running today (except the silly
gondola that everyone has to ride to get away from the village). *They
have opened a whole new subarea (Lookout) - one long HSQ and several
nice trails.

I got there early enough to get nice parking, just up a long stairway
from the Village center, after I realized my original parking spot was
in the employee parking area and I moved up closer. *Day ticket was
$86 with senior discount. *I walked right over to the gondola and
started up the hill about 8:35 AM. *The weather today was mostly
bright sun, with light winds up on the ridges. *I used the thrift
store Atomics today.

All the lifts were running by then. *The surface was frozen
yesterday's slush, except up high on the ridges where the surface
started out groomed soft perfection. *As the day warmed, the whole
mountain got nice, and the steep runs on Backside and Lookout were
uncrowded and bombable - I zoomed down the hill faster than I have
since high school days on the Cannon Mt. ice.

Around noon the slushies started to appear, first around the upper
base and then working upward. *My legs were getting tired dealing with
the slick-stop dance, so I limited myself to the upper trails for a
couple of hours before bailing out about 3:00 PM. *I estimate about
39,000 feet vertical today using approximate elevations from google
maps terrain mode.

That stairway back to the car was leg-cramp torture at the end of the
day.

My face is burning so much it hurts to open my eyes, my legs cramped
up just getting out of bed, and there are reports of chain controls in
the mountains, so I am declaring a sick day from this ski trip.

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 7:57:25 AM UTC-6, Richard Henry wrote:

My face is burning so much it hurts to open my eyes, my legs cramped
up just getting out of bed, and there are reports of chain controls in
the mountains, so I am declaring a sick day from this ski trip.

That's too bad. But necessary everynow and then. I'm declaring a no golf day today after 4 in a row.

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 9:14:58 AM UTC-6, pigo wrote:
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 7:57:25 AM UTC-6, Richard Henry wrote:

My face is burning so much it hurts to open my eyes, my legs cramped
up just getting out of bed, and there are reports of chain controls in
the mountains, so I am declaring a sick day from this ski trip.

That's too bad. But necessary everynow and then. I'm declaring a no golf day today after 4 in a row.

And every day is a no balls day. No need to declare it.

On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 01:35:44 -0700 (PDT), Richard Henry
wrote this crap:


That stairway back to the car was leg-cramp torture at the end of the
day.


Wuss.

Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.

On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:31:49 -0700 (PDT), twobuddha
wrote this crap:

And every day is a no balls day. No need to declare it.

Tell it to Bertrude. We don't need to know.

Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.

On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 08:14:58 -0700 (PDT), pigo
wrote this crap:


I'm declaring a no golf day today after 4 in a row.

Four no golf days in a row? Sucks to be you.

Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 7:00:22 PM UTC-6, (unknown) wrote:
On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 08:14:58 -0700 (PDT), pigo
wrote this crap:


I'm declaring a no golf day today after 4 in a row.

Four no golf days in a row? Sucks to be you.

Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.

I keep golfing in the wind because the next day is supposed to be ****tier. Today I took the day off and it was the best of all of them! Grrrrr...

pigo wrote:
On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 7:00:22 PM UTC-6, (unknown) wrote:
On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 08:14:58 -0700 (PDT),
wrote this crap:


I'm declaring a no golf day today after 4 in a row.

Four no golf days in a row? Sucks to be you.

Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.

I keep golfing in the wind because the next day is supposed to be
****tier. Today I took the day off and it was the best of all of
them! Grrrrr...

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On Wed, 4 Apr 2012 18:51:35 -0700 (PDT), pigo
wrote this crap:

I'm declaring a no golf day today after 4 in a row.

Four no golf days in a row? Sucks to be you.


I keep golfing in the wind because the next day is supposed
to be ****tier. Today I took the day off and it was
the best of all of them! Grrrrr...

Like I says. Sucks to be you.

Vote for Romney. Repeal the nightmares.