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9:41 pm
February 2, 2009

TahoeLoco

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Tell us about the conditions you've seen at Kirkwood.

9:43 pm
February 2, 2009

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from http://www.skireport.com:

….decent conditions-still best in NorCal, but need more storms-snow is getting sticky and heavy….There were parts that looked like ice but you cut through it. Spend your mornings on the backside and your afternoons on The Wall…..

7:01 am
February 7, 2009

Tahoe Loco

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Feb. 6

Solid day at Kirkwood, snowed in various heaviness throughout the first half of the day, but around 1 or 2 the sun came out… It was mostly boot-deep over crust today, though there were spots where the crust beneath couldn't be felt. Hopefully some more comes in over night… cuz we pretty much schralped it all today.

8:18 am
February 12, 2009

Tahoe Loco

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February 11th - …1-2 ft of fresh dry powder everywhere. Great day. First time there. Greens are definitely flat. Blues are nice and mellow. Lots of ppl enjoying the advanced terrain covered with fresh…..

7:03 am
February 15, 2009

TahoeLoco

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KW was fun today … though opening Eagle at 2:30 PM after we had already shot over to Chair 2 was depressing. The morning was brainfreeze face shots, midday was powder tree stashes while 10 was broken, afternoon was heavy windbuffed untracked off Sunnyside/Wave.

12:14 am
February 20, 2009

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2009 Ski Season: Day 13

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Originally uploaded by dmourati

Location: Kirkwood
Conditions: Variable, windbuff, skier tracked, powder, heavy powder, chowder

Today was an awesome day at Kirkwood. I know yesterday will go down in the history books as one of the great all time days at Kirkwood. I was able to make one day after the real pow-fest and i was not sure how things would turn out.

The morning started out on Cornice and a quick hit into the Sentinel Bowl. I didn't quite have my legs ready and it was hard work slogging through all that chopped up snow but still fun.

I made my way to the backside and discovered that 15 was running. It was my first crack at the new surface lift off 4 and it opened up some incredible terrain. Fawn Ridge was definitely the place to ski today. I figured the pow-hounds wouldn't bother going to all the trouble of getting up there yesterday when the front side of the mountain had so much to offer. There was a ton of snow, especially down in the trees below the ridge. Big props to the Cat crew for grinding out some cord in needed places!

I also took the opportunity today to check out Thunder Saddle, see pic. Again, there was a ton of snow and not too much traffic. A quick run out led me back down to 2 for laps to the backside. Great way to spend the morning.

I hit a few more runs off Cornice as well as the Wall in the afternoon. I will say that there was powder to be had, in one way or another, on each of my 20+ runs for the day. It was certainly fun exploring Kirkwood on a slow day and getting great snow to boot.

11:37 am
February 24, 2009

TahoeLoco

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KIRKWOOD….Monday Feb. 23…..from http://www.skireport.com….Got soaked at Kirkwood on Sunday (2/22) but it snowed all day (not rain). The backside was closed but we found some *awesome* fresh powder by traversing skiiers left off The Wall. At one point I stuck my pole all the way into the snow and never found the bottom. The snow on the groomers was really heavy but traversing to the ungroomed stuff gave us some really nice runs. If you're afraid of the wall, try traversing skiers right off chair 11 (the ruit) to do Conestoga or Shotgun. Also setinal bowl was awesome. I suggest taking the little traverse to “Jims” where I found some untouched powder! Great (but wet) day!

8:56 am
February 28, 2009

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KIRKWOOD….2/27….from http://www.skireport.com…..Insane today. Sunny as hell. Snow on backside was best. New tow lifts are cool and reccomended. Today was possibly the best ski/riding day of my life. Got first tracks on a few offtrail runs. Some of the groomed iced up by midday……

6:53 pm
February 28, 2009

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Post edited 6:53 pm - February 28, 2009 by TahoeLoco

From RJ….Just spent an incredible week at the Wood. Our Florida crew scored untracked lines all week off both 6 and 10. The Palisades were incredible, but most of the mountain had freshies stashed throughout. This next storm looks like it could bring at least a YARD or two of new snow to elevations over 8000 ft K Factor in full effect!!!

Thanks for this awesome site and info!

12:25 pm
March 1, 2009

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Saturday, February 28, 2009

2009 Ski Season: Day 16

Location: Kirkwood
Conditions: Groomed, bluebird

We arrived at Kirkwood at 7:35 AM. That is the earliest I have ever been to the mountain on Bay Area Ski Bus. We were meeting two friends from Oakland; what's up Samantha and Guhan?!? They were a bit behind us so I had delusions of hitting sentinel bowl prior to hooking up with them. All hopes were dashed when the stoned-out Kirkwood lifties arrived.

Demetri: Waiting patiently in line before the lift lines are even set up at 8:15 AM.
SOKL: Dude, it's going to be another hour at least before this lift opens
D: Want me to help drill some holes or run some lines
L: Uhhhhhhh
D: Ok, no prob, I'll wait
L: Chair 5 is opening at 8:30, duuuuuude
D: Oh?
L: Yea, but only for the comp, what do I know

After waiting patiently for nearly 45 minutes we took the first chair along with our Ski Bus host David. As I shred the sweet corduroy all the way down the bunny slopes I imagined the poor people stuck on the lift watching as I slayed the mountain. After a few SMS messages, we hooked up with Samantha and Guhan and took another few laps in the Timber Creek area. I hit up the terrain park and made my best attempt to not look like an idiot on the half pipe and small features.

Warmed up, we headed to chair 5 to get started for the day. After a quick break, our border buddies were ready to tackle the line down past the water tank a few times before heading in for lunch.

I lead the pack out towards chair 10 for some early afternoon Buckboard basics. Jodi loves Buckboard and I was unable to coax her into the drain which runs parallel. I had a few nice drops into the gully off of 5 before we moved over to chair 1 for some beginner laps.

As we headed up chair 2, Caples crest, the mountain revealed its backside slopes. There were cliffs, and awesome lines as skiers and riders took the newly opened and running Outlook Vista to the ridge separating the two halves of the mountain.

We took it easy and came down to chair 3 for a return to the mid-mountain. By this point, it was time to start heading all the way across the mountain for our bus departure at 4:30 sharp.

I ran into Brandon from Flowskipix and said hello. As I raced down the route to the frontside, I lost Jodi and Samantha for a while and caught up with Guhan. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves on a perfect bluebird day.

A few chairs and traverses later and we were back in Timber Creek where warm buses and cold beer waited for us. I loaded my pockets with free beer and had the chance to bust out my 686 snow tool belt for the second time this season. A quick stop in Jackson lead to more beer and a sandwich allowing me to sleep off my day on the slopes with friends. Day 16 will go down as one of the most fun of the season!

1:56 pm
March 30, 2009

dmoruati

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2009 Ski Season: Day 19

Location: Kirkwood
Date: 3-29-2009
Conditions: Firm, groomed, icy in spots

Sunday we took yet another trip to Kirkwood for some spring skiing. We arrived early on the Bay Area Ski Bus and boarded the Timber Creek express lift before its official 9 AM start. The front side of the mountain was groomed and still a bit firm from the overnight freeze. We applied a follow the sun approach which dictated that we head to Kirkwood's backside early in the morning. The runs below Iron Horse were great.

We hit Sunise lift as well. I thought the conditions there were fine, other skiers apparently disagreed as I overheard a ton of complaints about the “ice.” We headed back to the front side for a lunch run, but not before I hiked to Outlook Vista and took a run down the face. It was pretty crusty up there and I had the entire area all to myself. Still, I'm glad to have checked off the new lift. I can once again say I've skied all the lifts at Kirkwood.

That afternoon, we headed to Cornice Express were the real fun began. The lift line had an “Experts Only” warning which should we should have taken as a sign. We traversed along the ridge past Jim's, Fireball, and Chamonix. As we did, I peered over the ledge and convinced myself that it was indeed steep. As we came to Sentinel Bowl, tt was like the Ice Capades had come to town. One could hear skis scraping the ice, skiers exclaiming how difficult the run was, and the sounds of skiers sliding down the mountain on their backsides. At one point, I saw a kid drop a pole and then slide sixty feet on his back. His dad was first thinking about grabbing the pole but finally decided it was a better idea to ski down below him then stop to arrest the kid's fall. We managed to stay (mostly) upright and made it down in record time.

That afternoon, we hit up the terrain park for some fun box training and a few cracks at the half pipe. It was a nice way to wind down the day and prepare for the ride home.

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