Is this sick or what???????????

[marcski]

Actually, its probably too much snow (if there is such a thing) if you're out there now. There going to need to do a whole hell of a lot of avy work to get the steeper slopes ready. Let alone dig out the lifts with that much snow....

Still, I'm drooling!!

[loafer89]

Mammoth snow report:

Snow Report - Updated: Jan 5, 2008 4:05 PM

It has been absolutely dumping snow in Mammoth. The snow only started a day and a half ago. We have already received between 3 to 5 feet and there is plenty more on the way. At 4 p.m. the snow was still coming down and it was 19 degrees at Main Lodge and 11 degrees up at the summit. At Main Lodge, winds are averaging around 15 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. These winds may cause severely reduced visibility.
All lower elevation lifts ran today from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. wind and weather permitting. Upper elevation lifts were put on a weather hold until conditions improve.
Be extremely careful if you plan on driving anywhere today. There is a Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday. Traveling during this timeframe could potentially be dangerous with heavy snowfall, strong winds and low visibility. Please be safe.

[davidhowland14]

Kirkwood reporting 60" in 24 hours.

[Powdr]

Originally Posted by bobbutts

are you kidding? how many seasons have you spent in Tahoe?

I lived in the Bay for ten years and I'd say that was a pretty accurate statement. Tahoe does get big dumps, but the snowline is so close to the lake level that it often turns to a big mushy mess soon thereafter. You can get spring conditions just about any time of year.

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by bobbutts

are you kidding? how many seasons have you spent in Tahoe?

I lived out there for a year. Even in January it was like that. I've also read enough articles in ski mags and trip reports to know that it wasn't a fluke.

How much experience do you have there?

[andyzee]

From Kirkwood:

Time Of Report: 01/06/2008 5:27amSnowfall: Today: 36 - 54
Jan 05: 48 - 60"
Jan 04: 6 - 8"
Snow History: 96-132" past 72 hrs
Season Total: 169-220""

SICK!!!!

[WJenness]

Originally Posted by snoseek

We are getting a good piece of this one in colorado. I'm resting my tired legs today because the next several days are going to be killer, I don't want to pussy out in the middle of this one.

This storm is huge! Looks like everyone in the west is going to get a peice, Yesterdays radar looked like a hurricane. Avy danger is going to be very very serious (man died yesterday skiing east vail chutes, I'm not hitting berthoud for a while now).

The man who died skiing the east vail chutes was actually from out this way (Worcester, MA).

Story: http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news...50/detail.html

-w