eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (02/04/85)
Ames Ski Club Trip, South Tahoe Region: (Gene Levin, RIACS leader)
Weather, Stormy two days out of three, clear and blue on middle day.
Day time temps: range 2F at top of Heavenly Valley, 11F bottom, 20 F
in South Tahoe near Meyers. Highs (sunny day) 40. Windy on summits,
wind chill as low as -40F (burr!)
Snow conditions: 1 foot new snow over a hard 3 foot base. Exposed obstacles.
Much snow on the first week was skied off, this second set of storms
is finally beginning to stick, just a bit more needed.
Member of parties skied at Heavenly Valley, Kirkwood, Sierra Ski Ranch
(seems nice, might try this one), Echo Summit. X-C skiing in hills N of
Heavenly Nevada side, Kirkwood, Echo Lakes region. Blue stick wax.
Gambling warning: party lost a total $50 one nite (e.g. I came out ahead
$16 after giving Levin $100 in complimentary chips, but that doesn't count).
Road conditions: chains needed for first storm Placerville to Meyers
(60 miles). No chains needed upon leaving (thank God!).
Other road conditions:
Carson Spur closed briefly on the sunny day several of us went to Kirkwood
to ski with Peter and Dorothy Denning. No one coming up from the Valley.
--eugene miya
NASA Ames Research Center
{hplabs,ihnp4,dual,hao,vortex}!ames!aurora!eugene
emiya@ames-vmsb.ARPAeugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (02/05/85)
Forgot to add ski line conditions: Friday, when snowy, Heavenly Valley
Echo Summit and Sierra Ski Ranch had no waiting in lift lines.
Saturday, sunny, 5-10 minute wait at Heavenly, no waiting at Kirkwood.
Sunday, snowy again, no waiting at SRS, Kirkwood, short waits at HV.
--eugene miya
NASA Ames Research Center
{hplabs,ihnp4,dual,hao,vortex}!ames!aurora!eugene
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