Incredible Ski Conditions

I played hookey from my duties with the Bay Area Team on Thursday of last week because I couldn’t help myself anymore.  After hearing about the 5 feet of snow falling in the Lake Tahoe area I had to go.  I didn’t really need a reason to bust out my fat powder skis but the amount of snow sure helps. 

I planned it just right.  There was a break in the storm and the drive to my rental cabin in Carnelian Bay only took me 3 hours door to door from Danville CA.  That’s with a quick stop at Del Taco and a gas fill up in Auburn before I headed up the hill.  I always get gas before I go up because you can always count on the gas to be 15-20 cents higher in Tahoe City.

I was amazed at how much the snow outside the slopes was tracked up already.  Apparently many of the locals got there before me.  Nevertheless, I was able to find some freshies of around 3 ft and promtly searched and destroyed.

The sky was cobalt blue and the views from Homewood Mountain Resort are spectacular.  I heard a rumor that Homewood might be building a lift up Ellis peak.  At 8742 that will give Homewood quite a bit more vertical and more elevation.  I’ll report more as I hear more about it.

There is still plenty of snow and you need to get up there.