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tahoe right-hander

By ccrossen | January 17, 2012

Decent right on Lake Tahoe from 1/15/2012 - Kenny Blum photo. Wind’s way up = weather’s changing = storm’s are coming! That was some cold surfing! Biggest challenge was the gale-force winds hammering from the S/SW. Tricky getting into the water via the rocks and not demoing your board. And riding with tropical wax and gloves. Beginning to think the ideal board for Tahoe is a 7′0″-7′6″ foamie fun shape for the very short period swell and the threat of banging your board to pieces on the rocks or in the trees. You can actually get decent softtops these days, with good fins. And it’s not like performance is critical. A guy with a longboard headed out with us, and the board was just too much sail. He ended up crumpling the nose on the rocks, a bummer to see. The other key ingredient is a 5/4 suit, 5mm booties, and a full hood with neck dam. For the handful of rideable days …

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Sierra Avalanche Center Support Ski Days

By ccrossen | January 16, 2012

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looking good for snow

By ccrossen | January 13, 2012

Models continue to align and support a big change and snow starting Jan 18/19th. Potentially could get a decent start (finally) to this season. We’re still a ways out, but it’s looking good so far.

NWS Friday PM update:
PROGS ARE STARTING TO COME TOGETHER FOR THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST, WITH 12Z GEFS PROBABILISTIC QPF QUITE CONFIDENT IN GOOD PRECIP POTENTIAL IN THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY TIME FRAME, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF GENERALLY SUPPORT THIS IDEA, WITH A SYSTEM OF INTEREST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AND ANOTHER ONE FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. ALSO, THE DETERMINISTIC GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING TO LOWER 500 MB HEIGHTS (MORE LIKE THE ECWMF) FOR THE FRIDAY SYSTEM. THIS WORKS WELL WITH THE GEFS PROBABILISTIC QPF WHICH HAS VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN PRECIP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

WITH THE MUCH INCREASED PRECIP CHANCES IN THE GEFS AND THE RATHER GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE MAIN SHORTWAVE FEATURES (CONSIDERING THE FAST ZONAL FLOW) OF THE GFS/EC, I HAVE INCREASED POP FOR MUCH OF THE CWA STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. BEFORE THAT TIME PERIOD, WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT PRECIP FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN CWA AS SOME WARM AIR ADVECTION ENSUES BEHIND THE EARLY WEEK CHILL DOWN. THE WARM ADVECTION WILL BRING HIGHER SNOW LEVELS STARTING WEDNESDAY, WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LIKELY TO REMAIN ABOVE MOST VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE POSSIBLY FALLING OFF BY NEXT WEEKEND.

REGARDING PRECIP AMOUNTS, AN EARLY ESTIMATE FROM THE GFS/GEM/EC IS CURRENTLY 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA (WITH CONSIDERABLY LESS FURTHER SOUTH IN THE SIERRA) MAINLY FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD CHANGE QUITE A BIT SO DON`T HANG YOUR HAT ON THIS QUITE YET. HOWEVER, ONE THING THAT LOOKS RATHER CERTAIN IS THE WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WELL BEYOND THE 7 DAY FORECAST!
SNYDER

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the great wait - end in sight

By ccrossen | January 11, 2012

Time to get happy Tahoe! Remember skis and powder and skinning and smiling, good vibes, etc? Probability and confidence are increasing significantly with each run of the models that we’re out of this extended dry stretch. Let’s hopefully resign it to the record books. Almost exactly two months without snow. Probably won’t ever see this again in our lifetimes, so take some photos and then get your final winter prep ready. It looks like we’re going to get hit hard starting next Wds Jan 18 - the first week of February. We’ll know more soon. Initial waves should be fairly warm/wet snow, perfect for filling/mucking in the base and getting the nasty layers out of there. Time to get this season started.

WHILE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER WITH THE LARGE SCALE CHANGES, IT REMAINS LOW FOR MODEL DETAILS BEYOND TUESDAY, ESPECIALLY THE LOCATION OF SOUTHERN EDGE OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA WED-THU. WHILE NORTHERN CA STILL SHOWS THE MOST PROMISE FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW, A SLIGHT SOUTHWARD ADJUSTMENT TO STORM TRACK COULD BRING DECENT SNOW TO PARTS OF THE SIERRA. WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER DAY OR TWO FOR MODELS TO REACH A CONSENSUS ON THAT. HOHMANN

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Adrian Ballinger Slideshow - Everest and Three 8000m Peaks in Three Weeks - Jan 12, 2012

By ccrossen | January 9, 2012

Alpenglow Sports is proud to announce the third installment of their annual Winter Film Series! Adrian Ballinger continues the ever-popular series on January 12, 2012 with tales of an amazing Himalayan adventure.

In the spring of 2011, local mountain guide Adrian Ballinger became the first person to summit three 8000-meter peaks within a three-week period. Adrian summited Mt. Everest (29,029 ft.) twice in two weeks, first while fixing ropes to the summit with an elite group of the world’s strongest Sherpa, and then again while guiding a group of climbers to the top of the world’s largest peak.

With one week left in the season, Adrian, Phurba and Tashi again left basecamp to guide and summit Lhotse (27,940 ft.), Mt. Everest’s neighbor and the fourth highest mountain in the world.

From deep within the Himalaya, this story is one for the climbing history books. Please join us for a night of stunning photography, video, and stories from the roof of the world.

The show is FREE and is designed to motivate, inspire, and educate! Amazing raffle prizes from our generous sponsor Marmot, Kaenon, and Edelrid. Raffle proceeds to benefit the High Fives Foundation.

Please come early for good seats. The Sawtooth Ridge Café will serve dinner specials beginning at 530pm. Call Alpenglow Sports at 530.583.6917 with questions.

About Alpenglow Sports:

Established in 1979, Alpenglow Sports is Tahoe City’s original mountain shop. Specializing in backcountry and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, trail running, backpacking, hiking, camping, and the mountain lifestyle apparel, Alpenglow is always psyched to offer premier user-based customer service.

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