Official Shredfest 2 Thread

[jjue]

Ok , Thought it was time to start the official Shredfest 2 Thread for final planning , questions , concerns etc.. I will post up on this thread periodically . Here is the schedule again .

Saturday Feb 27th Travel day , Saturday NIght Meet and Greet in North Lake Tahoe in Truckee

Sunday Feb 28th Alpine Meadows ( Nice medium size area , where we won't get lost and can all ride together and get to know each other )

Monday March 1st Northstar

Tuesday March 2nd Squaw Valley

Wednesday March 3rd Diamond Peak /Incline ( Move to South Lake Tahoe ) Good day for those wanting to rest to take a day off .. but Diamond peak is nice for relaxed cruising and a nice small area for us to all ski together . may only want to spend morning there before moving to South Tahoe .

Thursday March 4th
Beginner -Intermediate Backcountry Skiboarding Forestdale Divide -South Lake Tahoe , Beginner snowshoe only also welcome !

Kirkwood for those not doing the backcountry thing

Friday March 5th Heavenly Valley

Saturday March 6th Advanced Downhill Backcountry Powder Skiboarding Waterhouse Peak South Lake Tahoe , Steep trees , straight up and straight down .. Need to be experienced in steep powder descent in trees.. (For Skafreak and any other powder hounds! , need to rent
avalanche beacons and carry shovels )

Those not doing this can go to Sierra at Tahoe resort


Saturday night going home dinner

Sunday March 7th travel home ...

ps
edited for slight change in plan about resorts
had some requests for folks leaving early to include Northstar for cruisng and for park .. earlier in the schedule ,

[SkaFreak]

Plans are still up in the air for me. It will probably hinge on whether I get a research job this semester or not. If I do make it up, it will probably be only for the Backcountry day.

[CAN]

Cindy and I are coming up Saturday and riding with you all on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. It would be great to see how
many we have so far.
Chad And Cindy (2)

[slow]

Maria and I, plus three snowboarders will be arriving mid afternoon Saturday the 27th. We will be riding with the group on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday. We will be heading out from North Lake Tahoe to San Francisco for some sightseeing on Thursday morning.

[dcox20]

I'll be there heading up Saturday - my stay is up in the air but I will try to ride Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Probably head home wednesday and may come back up for Kirkwood on Thursday if anyone else will be riding then.

Here we come!!!

[valmorel]

I will be there for the whole week but I aint doin no climbin'! :)

[slow]

I will be there for the whole week but I aint doin no climbin'! :)

Great news valmorel.

[jjue]

I want to take a firm head count on who might be interested in the backcountry dates and what kind of equipment you might need to borrow from me .
So far I think Fighting for Air was interested in both days and wanted to borrow snowshoes .
Skafreak is a maybe for the Saturday date ..

Jack

[CAN]

Hey all,

I saw that Northstar was on the Schedule and I wanted to let people know that Zumiez does a Transworld snow pack for 19.99 + 8 something tax and shipping totaling $28.00. In that pack you get a 2 for 1 Northstar ski pass. We used the Zumiez one last year for Heavenly, so I know they work. I already snatched one up. Here is the site:

http://www.zumiez.com/transworld-snow-northstar-bonus-pack.html

Just a deal to pass on.

Also there is a site with a free card, Descent Pass. That will give discounts when you buy their tickets ahead of time online. I'ts free so no loss. It does as well as the Snow Bomb card without paying for it. Here is that site:
http://www.descentpass.com/region/sierras/ca

If I find more or better ones I'll pass them on.

Chad

[jjue]

Thanks Can .. that is a great deal .. especially with the rack rate Northstar tickets at 79 dollars a day!

PS , there will definetly be resort dates on the scheduled backcountry dates . Valmorel and Wendell will be hosting the resort days on Thursday and Saturday if I am not there . Thursday will be Kirkwood and Saturday will be Sierra at Tahoe . I am listing Valmorel as an official Shredfest guide as he is now a certified Tahoe Homie making his 2nd trip across the pond and also having the only official custom Tahoe Shredfest 1 Spruce 120 in the world !!!!

[valmorel]

thanks can .. That is a great deal .. Especially with the rack rate northstar tickets at 79 dollars a day!

Ps , there will definetly be resort dates on the scheduled backcountry dates . Valmorel and wendell will be hosting the resort days on thursday and saturday if i am not there . Thursday will be kirkwood and saturday will be sierra at tahoe . I am listing valmorel as an official shredfest guide as he is now a certified tahoe homie making his 2nd trip across the pond and also having the only official custom tahoe shredfest 1 spruce 120 in the world !!!!

lol......................

[dcox20]

hahaha JJUE said "homie"

love it!

[jjue]

hahaha JJUE said "homie"

love it!

:) Time for ALL the HOMIES to come on back !!!

see y'all soon !!


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[pinkkid]

I can feel the excitement for everyone!!!!Awsome!!!!
Gonna be grand conditions, fresh snow and sunshine this time!

[FightingForAir]

We will arrive Sat. the 27th - midday. The wife is only staying for the 28th, 1st, and 2nd.

I have to drive her to the Reno airport on Wednesday the 3rd then drive back to south tahoe, so I will unfortunately have to miss that day of riding.

I am staying for the south tahoe days and will be there all the way through the 6th ... driving back home sunday the 7th.

I am up for either backcountry trips or resorts at south tahoe. Whether I do that advanced backcountry day will likely depend on how much my powder riding progresses between now and then and how weak my legs are by that Thursday. However, I'd also hate for JJUE to not have any takers on his offer to guide the backcountry trips.

Tight trees, super steep is outside of my comfort zone right now - but that would not keep me from going. If JJUE thinks I can make it down without killing myself, I'm in. I also have no problem hiking up and then doing the walk of shame and hiking back down if it ends up being too hairy for me.

Anyway: From my camp, 2 of us for the first three north tahoe days, no riding Wednesday, just 1 (me) for the three south tahoe days.

[sempai]

Well crap! I'm not able to attend this year either. Maybe I'll make Shredfest III, if there is one.

[slow]

....... Maybe I'll make Shredfest III, if there is one.

That is too bad.

And what do you mean "if there is one". Of course there will be one! :)

[wjeong]

Guys/Gals,

My friend Neal is hosting a fund raiser in Truckee for Ataxia the first night we'll be up there. For $20 you can eat and drink all you want. It will be 2 doors down from where we'll be staying. You can drop in and out of his place and ours, eat and drink. I plan to do that. His nephew Kile has this Lou Gerig's type disease which will eventually take his life. There will be raffles for your donations and silent auctions for lots of other items. Email me with your personal email if you are interested in attending and making a donation. I will forward the E invite so you can respond and learn more about this disease.

Wendell

[xxxander]

I also wanted to let everyone know that right now in sacramento and through the end of the season Shell Gas is giving a free buy 1 get 1 for a purchase of 10 gallons of gas. so fill up in sacto and save on the mountain. I have a few already. They are good for MT shasta only on tue and thurs. Sierra at tahoe Sunday thru Friday and Northstar Sunday thru Friday. These could save everyone tons!

[xxxander]

Also, I am wondering how this all works? Is everyone staying together at a certain hotel every night? Can we just show up to the mountain on the days we want to go? Im interested in being a part of this but am not sure if I can afford it. Deff not the whole week. Maybe just Sun and Mon. is that cool?

[slow]

Come out whichever days you can. Just confirm the location by viewing this thread in case there is a last minute change. We usually meet up at the main lift ticket booth before the lifts open. But if you are running late, just ask the lifties where all the skiboarders went. :D

As for hotels/condos, everyone is on their own based on their individual preferences in the North Lake Tahoe area between Truckee, Tahoe City, and Carnelian Bay.

[SkaFreak]

I officially have a job, we'll see if the money comes fast enough to make the backcountry day...

[jjue]

I officially have a job, we'll see if the money comes fast enough to make the backcountry day...
Hey , Skafreak .. hope you can make it ... by the way ... my last trip thread is actually a preview of Waterhouse peak in south lake tahoe ... . the peak scheduled for Saturday March 6th if conditions are good .. The shot of our tracks in the trees is the more moderate descent we made on our 2nd run .. the first route we did is steeper ... everything through big trees ....
usually has a skin track broken and is usually a mixed use skins /snowshoe track but no one boot packs it and you need either skins /touring binding or snowshoes to do the climb.. I have Sherpa with Fritschi binding and climbing skins to loan you or snowshoes if you want to carry your own Sherpa with Spruce bindings on your pack ...

http://www.skiboardsonline.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=9389


ps anyone else interested in the advanced Saturday backcountry trip who is not really sure of their backcountry riding skills , should probably sign up for the more moderate Thursday backcountry trip .. so I can see how your backcountry riding skills are like before going on the Saturday trip .. the problem with the Saturday trip , is we go right to the top and the terrain is steep and treed and you are committed to the full 1700 vertical of it once reaching the top , the Thursday trip will have a variety of short pitches to test your backcountry snow riding skills ... it is very different snow then at ski resorts... even off piste at ski resorts and can be challenging .. Anyone is welcome on Thursday as it will be a low key fun trip even if you are just interested in getting out on some snowshoes and hiking about ...

[xxxander]

I think you can count me and a friend in for the thursday backcountry day. Just a few questions. Does it cost anything? will we need anything other than our boards and snowshoes? is it cool if he is a snowboarder?

[jjue]

I think you can count me and a friend in for the thursday backcountry day. Just a few questions. Does it cost anything? will we need anything other than our boards and snowshoes? is it cool if he is a snowboarder?

glad you can join us .. !!
No cost ! well , maybe you can buy me a drink if you have a good time .. if you don';t have a good time , just don't tell anyone :)!

, snowboarder is fine , glad to have you guys along .. you need snowshoes that will work with your boots , ( some snowshoes don't work well with ski boots ) .. a backpack that you can attach your skiboards or snowboard , ... collapsible ski poles are highly recommended and very useful but not completely necessary . , you carry water and a lunch . , that 's it !

[xxxander]

I think I could manage buying you a drink jjue! Im excited to try this out. I'm looking into the ktp's would they be good boards for the backcountry thing?

[kx125rider1313]

Hey jack,
I really wanna try the back country trip. As you said its really steep in areas and not similar to off piste at the resorts. I haven't used snow shoes before but i do have collapsible poles and a shovel and pack. I consider myself a expert skiboarder and can do any terrain at sierra. Also i cant make thursday due to school and so sat is the only other day.

What do you think i should do? Do you think im ready for the sat trip and dont really need the intermediate trip.

Thanks
Anthony

[jjue]

Hey jack,
I really wanna try the back country trip. As you said its really steep in areas and not similar to off piste at the resorts. I haven't used snow shoes before but i do have collapsible poles and a shovel and pack. I consider myself a expert skiboarder and can do any terrain at sierra. Also i cant make thursday due to school and so sat is the only other day.

What do you think i should do? Do you think im ready for the sat trip and dont really need the intermediate trip.

Thanks
Anthony


Anthony , you should definitely be fine for the Saturday trip
Glad to have you along ..!
snowshoes are easy to get used to ... I do have two loaner pairs of snowshoes for Saturday for those who need it .. for saturday everyone needs to carry shovels , and wear an avy beacon , i have one loaner pair , otherwise we will need to look into rentals .

[jjue]

I think I could manage buying you a drink jjue! Im excited to try this out. I'm looking into the ktp's would they be good boards for the backcountry thing?

The Ktp is a superb board for backcountry , just put the binding back into the rear inserts and it acts like a wide bodied 110 in backcountry snow ...
here is trip report with me on KTP's and snowshoes which is a great combo ... this is one of the areas I am thinking about for Thursday , really a beautiful area with a variety of shorter slopes of varying steepness

http://www.skiboardsonline.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=8027

[kx125rider1313]

Great i like the sound of this :) I will need to rent or borrow a pair. I looked at REI and since im a member its only like 5 bucks to rent and I will also have to see if they have any avy beacons to rent for that weekend.

Jack if you go up sometime before and want to do some back country skiboarding i would like to go. I think ill do fine that sat but i just wanna make sure ill be ready lol. I cant wait tho wish i had a lil more money so i could go the route of skins and a touring set up like yours.

Just let me know if you wanna make a trip up soon :)

[jjue]

...
Just let me know if you wanna make a trip up soon :)

Hey Kx , just PM with your regular email address and I will keep you in the loop... may be planning a trip this Saturday ...

[slow]

For those new to the forum, check out the first page/post of this thread for details. It all starts on Feb 27th in North Lake Tahoe. Hopefully you can join us.

[pinkkid]

Hey Jack, ya got a head count yet? I realize it is spread out but just curious!

[jjue]

Hey Jack, ya got a head count yet? I realize it is spread out but just curious!

Thanks for reminding me Pinkkid .!! ok Shredfest folks , less then one month to go . and excitment is building , we have some very special surprise guests showing up too to join us !!!! .. please email me directly so I can put you on my Shredfest group email list .. please tell me how many folks are coming in your party so we can get a head count ... I will be emailing you periodically with updates..such as location of our meet and greet and resort meeting places etc.
EMAIL me directly at

jack.jue@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

See you all soon in Tahoe ... ps . snow keeps piling up in Tahoe and we will have the best snow conditions in years... so if you are on the fence and have not decided yet to attend .. now is the time !!



Jack

[destin]

I want to take a firm head count on who might be interested in the backcountry dates and what kind of equipment you might need to borrow from me .
So far I think Fighting for Air was interested in both days and wanted to borrow snowshoes .
Skafreak is a maybe for the Saturday date ..

Jack

I wouldn't want to borrow any equipment, but fyi outside chance I might be able to make it thurs - sat (sat contingent on if I did okay on thursday).

Depends on my work and if I get my backcountry setup together. Alas Mr Singer can not modify Sherpas 130s with Fritschi bindings until April, if then. That's my preferred setup so I'm mulling over what to use in the meantime.

I have 22" MSR Lightning shoes, but I think in deeper pow I will sink (I weigh 155).

As far as boots I grabbed some used Raichle (now known as Deeluxe I think) snowboarding hard boots with adjustable lean I'm hoping might work for both Skiboard AT and in my snowshoes. If they don't I'll have to find another AT boot that does.

so I'd say consider me a probably not, but you never know :)

[jjue]

I wouldn't want to borrow any equipment, but fyi outside chance I might be able to make it thurs - sat (sat contingent on if I did okay on thursday).

Depends on my work and if I get my backcountry setup together. Alas Mr Singer can not modify Sherpas 130s with Fritschi bindings until April, if then. That's my preferred setup so I'm mulling over what to use in the meantime.

I have 22" MSR Lightning shoes, but I think in deeper pow I will sink (I weigh 155).

As far as boots I grabbed some used Raichle (now known as Deeluxe I think) snowboarding hard boots with adjustable lean I'm hoping might work for both Skiboard AT and in my snowshoes. If they don't I'll have to find another AT boot that does.

so I'd say consider me a probably not, but you never know :)


Destin , unfortunately those hardboot snowboard boots will NOT work in Fritschi AT bindings , but , will work in non release skiboard bindings. If you have regular downhill ski boots , those will work in Fritschi AT bindings. You are welcome to borrow my Sherpa with Fritschi AT bindings /skins for Thursday if you have downhill ski boots.. I have a medium Fritschi binding on it which will accept up to Mondo size 29.5 boot . On Saturday I might loan that AT fritschi to Skafreak if he comes , but you are welcome to borrow any of my other boards .. I also have a Fritschi mounted Spruce 120 with skins .. .. hope you can make it !
your snowshoes should work , if we have enough folks breaking trail ahead of you ..

[SkaFreak]

On Saturday I might loan that AT fritschi to Skafreak if he comes

It's not looking too good at the moment. Still a lot of logistics, a lot of money, and not a lot of time. Still trying to figure it out though.

[jjue]

It's not looking too good at the moment. Still a lot of logistics, a lot of money, and not a lot of time. Still trying to figure it out though.

Skafreak ., much as I would like to have you .... . it really might be better if you could come out for several days some time ... weather etc might force us to cancel out on Saturday and i would hate to have you come all that way and just ride one day at a ski area ! I am sure we can work out some other time when you have more time ...

[SkaFreak]

Like I said, we'll see when we get closer. If I am able to get the cash for my flight/hotel sorted out (which is the biggest problem, time is only an issue because it limits how many hours I can work between now and then) would someone be able to pick me up from the Reno airport on Friday evening and drop me back off on Sunday?

[jjue]

Like I said, we'll see when we get closer. If I am able to get the cash for my flight/hotel sorted out (which is the biggest problem, time is only an issue because it limits how many hours I can work between now and then) would someone be able to pick me up from the Reno airport on Friday evening and drop me back off on Sunday?

Ska , I could pick you up from Reno airport on Friday night ..
Our group will be heading out in the opposite direction to Sacramento/ and the San Francisco bay area sunday ... so would not be able to drop you at Reno on sunday . but check with Fighting for Air , he will be heading back to Oregon on Sunday by car .. I am not sure what his route will be back home . he is a possibility and will be with us at that time ..

[FightingForAir]

I could drop you off on Sunday no problem. From south Tahoe, going back through Reno is the quickest route for me to head home anyway.



Like I said, we'll see when we get closer. If I am able to get the cash for my flight/hotel sorted out (which is the biggest problem, time is only an issue because it limits how many hours I can work between now and then) would someone be able to pick me up from the Reno airport on Friday evening and drop me back off on Sunday?

[jjue]

Like I said, we'll see when we get closer. If I am able to get the cash for my flight/hotel sorted out (which is the biggest problem, time is only an issue because it limits how many hours I can work between now and then) would someone be able to pick me up from the Reno airport on Friday evening and drop me back off on Sunday?

ps . Skafreak , if you don't mind crashing on a couch , you could stay at the place I have rented in south tahoe ...for Friday and Sat night

[valmorel]

Staedy on Jack, the couch is mine :)

[jjue]

Staedy on Jack, the couch is mine :)

LOL , valmorel .. I think I have arranged a bed for you , it however might be in the same room as me and if you can't stand my snoring , since you are senior to Skafreak you would be able to kick him off the couch and force him to endure my snoring ! :)! actually , i seldom snore .. only when I am dead tired ... hey wait .. that will be the end of shredfest week .... yikes you guys are forewarned. !!!!

[FightingForAir]

I couldn't let Valmorel endure the couch. If needed, I have a roll-up air bed I can bring for myself. I sleep just fine on it - 'tis very comfy. Let me know if I should bring this along. At the very least, it will be more comfortable for "someone" than the couch would probably be.

[slow]

I couldn't let Valmorel endure the couch. If needed, I have a roll-up air bed I can bring for myself. I sleep just fine on it - 'tis very comfy. Let me know if I should bring this along. At the very least, it will be more comfortable for "someone" than the couch would probably be.

FFA,
If you hear a knock at your door in the middle of the night in North Lake Tahoe, it is just me asking to borrow your air bed because I was sent to the couch. :)

[FightingForAir]

Good to know. I'll bring it along for you as a "just in case" . :D



FFA,
If you hear a knock at your door in the middle of the night in North Lake Tahoe, it is just me asking to borrow your air bed because I was sent to the couch. :)

[jjue]

So far for our South lake tahoe house we have 6 guys , with a possible 7 th guy if Ska freak makes it .. bed situation in the house
2 queens , 1 double , 2 twins , and 2 inflatable air beds , not counting couches , so we have enough beds for 7 ,

[jjue]

so far 23 Shredfest attendees confirmed ...
anyone who hasn't emailed me , please email me if you are attending any part of Shredfest 2 , so I can get you on our mailing list!
If you can in any way get up here even for a day or so come on up !!!

See everyone soon !!

[wjeong]

So far I have 3 two for one North Star tickets from the Shell gas station program. I plan to collect a couple more before shredfest. So when we ski there, be sure to check with me before buying a ticket.

Wendell

[Bill]

Slow, Chad, et al...

Carolyn & I are doing a little on-the-fly trip planning tonight. Can you refresh us re: what town y'all are staying in for the first part of the week? It sounds like Jack, Wendell, Robert, Dave et al are staying in Truckee?

We're searching travel package deals and found one that includes a ski in-out room at Squaw...I imagine that wouldn't be too bad a drive to get to Alpine Meadows and Northstar from there?

ps, my regular email is hsquarry at aol.com.

Thanks!

Bill

[FightingForAir]

Actually in North Tahoe, I am sharing a joint with CAN in Carnelian Bay. We are right next to Slow ... in the same property. I can send you the link if you'd like.

I'm bunking with JJUE and company for the south days.



Slow, Chad, et al...

Carolyn & I are doing a little on-the-fly trip planning tonight. Can you refresh us re: what town y'all are staying in for the first part of the week? It sounds like Jack, Wendell, Robert, Dave et al are staying in Truckee?

We're searching travel package deals and found one that includes a ski in-out room at Squaw...I imagine that wouldn't be too bad a drive to get to Alpine Meadows and Northstar from there?

ps, my regular email is hsquarry at aol.com.

Thanks!

Bill

[slow]

Bill,

We are staying at Carnelian Rentals (www.carnelianwoods.com) when in North Lake Tahoe.

I beleive Chad and Robert (and their wives) are also in the same condo facility, just a few doors down from us.

BTW: Maria and I stayed at Squaw last year and enjoyed the accommodations and convenience until 5:00 am in the mornings when the groomers came by our window.

[Bill]

thanks, Robert. yes, send me the link if you don't mind. We're kicking this around right now and may book something tonight.

edit, got the info from slow...

Slow, how handy was staying at Squaw re: getting in & out by car? We're talking about staying the first three..Sun, Mon, Tues so 2 of the 3 days we'd be travelling...

[slow]

Bill,

It worked well for us last year since we ended up riding at Squaw for two days in a row and did not travel to any other resorts from there. It is always nice to just walk in and not have to drive. Access by highway was fine, much friendlier highway than to Kirkwood last year for Shredfest.

The condo was spacious and well appointed at the Squaw Lodge. Only complaint was that we were next to the runs so it was noisy when groomers were working.

The village had a number of restaraunts, but we seemed to always end up at the blue coyote if I recall the name of it correctly.

[CAN]

WOW, a lot of talking today. This is my first time on today. Bill , I think you got everything you needed info wise. The place Robert, Slow and I are at can't be beat for price. I'm keeping my eye out for discount lift tickets also Wendell. We got the 2 for 1 for Northstar with our Zumiez packet. 23, that's great for the start of the week.

Chad

[Bill]

Thanks, Chad...the place we're looking at at Squaw right now is a 'last minute deal' and actually a bit cheaper with the package than carnelian..then again it might be fun to be in the same neighborhood as y'all.

Our eyes will be glazed over before long here from glaring at computer screens, LOL...

[jjue]

bill , squaw is right next door to Alpine , so you will be very close to those both resorts .. northstar is just a short drive away ..
which property are you looking at at squaw , i have stayed at most of them ..

[Bill]

bill , squaw is right next door to Alpine , so you will be very close to those both resorts .. northstar is just a short drive away ..
which property are you looking at at squaw , i have stayed at most of them ..

Hi Jack, thanks.

It's called "The Resort at Squaw Creek". It looks nice from the pictures.

[jjue]

Hi Jack, thanks.

It's called "The Resort at Squaw Creek". It looks nice from the pictures.

Bill , that place is a 4 star nice hotel and is away from the main hubbub of the village . they built a connecting lift to get from there over to the main part of the resort the runs that are going down into that hotel are nice blue groomed slopes .. this year there is plenty of snow right down to that hotel which is not true in some years. it has a very nice restaurant , the rooms and service very nice , definitely ski in and ski out .. at night they have shuttle that takes you over to the main restaurants and stuff of the village .. nice pool , hot tubs, sauna .. ,groomed cross country trails right out from the place as well ,
often very pricey .. but sometimes has good deals , and if you can get a good price .. i would recommend it highly!, you will not hear the grooming machines like over at the Squaw valley lodge where Slow stayed.. i really liked it when i stayed there a few years back ..

[Bill]

Done deal!...we just finished booking flights, lodging, etc. Our flight arrives in Reno around noon on Saturday, staying at "The Resort at Squaw Creek", riding with y'all Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, then home on Wednesday. It'll be a hoot!

Thanks for the detailed info on the resort, Jack. We were looking at pictures, it seemed nice but you never really know.

[SkaFreak]

Grooming machines are obnoxious keeping you up at night, but I have to say one of my favorite ways to wake up in the morning is to the sound of avy control bombs.

[jjue]

The Thursday backcountry trip is filling up , here is the roster I have so far and equipment plans . I will be emailing all you folks separately by private email to confirm plans . Anyone else planning on attending please let me know asap ,so we can complete equipment planning . I think I know what skiboards you guys are on and am trying to match your skiboards for our backcountry trip with proper equipment .

XXXander and snowboard friend ...
Xxxander if you want I have a KTP to lend you that you can use with your own skiboard binding and a snowshoe to lend .. do you have a pack that can carry your skiboard /snowshoe and ski poles ?
Snowboard friend .. I have approach skiboards fitted with skins and a snowboard binding that I can loan him . same question .. does he have a pack that can carry his snowboard and ski poles?

Fighting for Air ... I have a snowshoe I can loan you .. I assume you have your Condors that you will carry .. and I also assume you have a pack to carry the Condors and collapsible poles ?

IlliterateABC , please confirm when you can that you can come on Thursday .. if you come . I will loan you a Fritschi mounted Spruce 120 with skins , , this can be used with any skiboot as long as your ski boot is not too big ( what is your Mondo ski boot size ) ? Same question do you have a pack that can carry a Spruce 120 and do you have ski poles ?

ps the best kind of ski poles are collapsible ski poles that you can reduce in size and put on your pack , . if you do not have them , i may be able to supply some to some folks but do not have enough for everyone ... also if you do not have packs . i have some extra packs but again , not enough for everyone ..
let me know !

ps you guys can just email me back directly at jack.jue@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

As for Saturday .. Skafreak when you find out for sure if you can come or not let me know and I will begin final planning for Saturday .

[Bill]

Jack,

If you think you'll be short, I'd be happy to ship you my pole/scabbard combo for loan at shredfest, these could be returned anytime.

[CAN]

Hey All,

I just found Alpine Meadows lift tickets for 47% off. The only catches are that they are only good on 2/28, the day we are planning to go there, and that they must be purchased ahead of time.

Link:

http://www.snowbomb.com/store/itemdetail.php?item=PRD4B5F9B65ABEDE

I may order tonight. Jack you would know best. Is this a place that closes much due to weather. I just finished reading Wall of White today, so I am a bit jaded right now.

Chad

[jjue]

Hey All,

I just found Alpine Meadows lift tickets for 47% off. The only catches are that they are only good on 2/28, the day we are planning to go there, and that they must be purchased ahead of time.

Link:

http://www.snowbomb.com/store/itemdetail.php?item=PRD4B5F9B65ABEDE

I may order tonight. Jack you would know best. Is this a place that closes much due to weather. I just finished reading Wall of White today, so I am a bit jaded right now.

Chad

sounds like a good deal ,
i hear wall of white was a good book about the alpine meadows avalanche in the 1980's
no ,never closes , unless we get another once in a century avalanche condition like that one ;)! folks were worried about our week long storm , this year .. but we just got nice snow and continue to get regular doses of new snow .. best conditions in years.. was just at alpine meadows yesterday and the conditions were stellar, best in years... it is a great mountain with a lot of varied terrain , yet small enough to be manageable and for folks to ride together , we should have a great time ..

[xxxander]

Jack,
I'll let you know asap about gear prep. I believe I will be ordering my own KTP this week. My buddy might be interested in borrowing your KTP if possible. (I keep trying to get him to join the forum because he reads it every day!) Will have a pack, and most likely going to rent poles. CANT WAIT!!!

:) :) :) :) :)

[xxxander]

thanks for the Ticket discount info too CAN!!!

[jjue]

Jack,
I'll let you know asap about gear prep. I believe I will be ordering my own KTP this week. My buddy might be interested in borrowing your KTP if possible. (I keep trying to get him to join the forum because he reads it every day!) Will have a pack, and most likely going to rent poles. CANT WAIT!!!

:) :) :) :) :)

Hi xxxander ... yes , your buddy can borrow my KTP . depending on what he wants to do , he can use snowshoes or touring binding .. don't worry about renting poles ... i have both of you covered with collapsible poles to borrow ..

ps . so far i have definite confirmation from fighting for air ,
xxxander and buddy for thursday .. i have heard from a couple of others who are maybes .. please let me know asap
also let me know if you will be in south lake tahoe the night before or are coming up from Sacto or Bay area for a day trip so I can explain logistics ... severe bad weather , avalanche hazard etc will cancel the trip and we will go to sierra at tahoe instead . the thursday trip will be echo lakes ( see recent trip report I posted ) , also change in resort schedule to accomodate backcountry change in venue ... Thursday will be Sierra at tahoe and Saturday will be Kirkwood.

[jjue]

For those attending the meet and greet on Saturday February 27th Wendell and I will have a number of Northstar/Sierra two for one coupons to hand out to lucky Shredfesters first come first serve . You buy one lift ticket at the resort and the coupon allows you to get a second ticket for free.

Change in schedule for the South Lake Tahoe resort days ... This will allow folks coming for the backcountry to bail easily to the resorts to join resort folks should the weather be bad ...

Thursday will be Sierra at Tahoe instead of Kirkwood.

Saturday will be Kirkwood instead of Sierra at tahoe .

[CAN]

Hey Jack,
You don't foresee a change in the alpine meadows day do
you? If not I will probably get the 35.00 tickets I talked about above.

Chad

[jjue]

Hey Jack,
You don't foresee a change in the alpine meadows day do
you? If not I will probably get the 35.00 tickets I talked about above.

Chad

No , all the north tahoe days are set in stone ... Alpine meadows Sunday 28th , Northstar March1st monday , Squaw Valley March 2nd Tuesday ..
go ahead and buy the cheap tickets.

[illiterateabc]

Looks like South Lake Tahoe will be dry during the whole time we're there, so the backcountry day should be good to go!

Source: http://www.dryday.com/30-day-forecast.aspx?s=%2f30+day+weather%2fUnited+States% 2fCalifornia%2fSouth+Lake+Tahoe%2f

I will not be held accountable for inaccuracies of the site. :)

[xxxander]

Awesome Jack, I'll be figuring things out this week. thanks again!
We also have a couple of the buy 1 get 1's for northstar if there are any odd numbers (I have a free pass for me :)) but Colby will have one to split with someone!!!

[Abilectic]

So it's looking like I may be able to make some of the South lake events, I can come up on Wednesday night after work.
The backcountry stuff sounds intriguing but if gear is already spoken for, no big deal, I have 1 day pass for Sierra and a season pass for Kirkwood.

Please add me to the mailing list.

[jjue]

So it's looking like I may be able to make some of the South lake events, I can come up on Wednesday night after work.
The backcountry stuff sounds intriguing but if gear is already spoken for, no big deal, I have 1 day pass for Sierra and a season pass for Kirkwood.

Please add me to the mailing list.

Abilectic .. please email me directly at jack.jue@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu so that i can put you on our email list and also so i can get your regular email address..
what skiboard do you ride ? all the snowshoes and skiboard touring bindings are spoken for for thursday .. but I have another Spruce 120 or Sherpa 130 with fritschi touring bindings and skins that I can loan you if you are interested in using one of those skiboards . just email me and let me know ...

[Abilectic]

email sent

[slow]

Jack,

Any long term weather forecasts available for North Lake Tahoe? Any winter storms predicted for the next two weeks?

[jjue]

Jack,

Any long term weather forecasts available for North Lake Tahoe? Any winter storms predicted for the next two weeks?

Hi Slow .. it is nortoriously difficult to predict beyond about two weeks .. but it looks like we will have extended fair weather for the next two weeks before the storm doors "might" open again as we arrive for Shredfest ... we will just have to see .. here is the "Dweeb " extended report
By the way snow coverage is most excellent already at this time at all resorts in Tahoe and even if there are no storms the next two weeks we will be in great shape snow wise for Shredfest with maybe some powder days again when we get there.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 8:18:37 AM

MOTHER NATURE TO TAKE A BREAK OVER THE FAR WEST AS FULL LATITUDE UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS BY WEEKS END.....THE STORM TRACK HEADS NORTH NOW.....HIGH TEMPS MOVING INTO THE LOW 50S BY MID WEEK, NEXT WEEK....


THE FAR WEST WILL BE UNDER INCREASING HEIGHTS THE NEXT 7 DAYS AND SO THE STORM TRACK WILL BE HEADED BACK INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE WILL CLIP MONO COUNTY FRIDAY, WITH CLOUDS, BREEZY CONDITIONS IN TOWN, AND GUSTS TO 60MPH OVER THE CREST. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

"HIGHS THIS WEEKEND WILL BE IN THE 40S AND LOWS IN THE 20'S IN TOWN. IT WILL BE A FAIR WEATHER HOLIDAY WEEKEND"

WARM SANTANA'S TO BRING TOASTY WEATHER TO COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN CA AND OFF- SHORE FLOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL CA WILL PUSH HIGHS INTO THE 80S BY MIDWEEK.


LONGER RANGE:

A LOT OF THE MAJOR INDEXES ARE POINTING TOWARD AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FAIR WEATHER, WITH THE RETURN OF TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS NEXT WEEK AND WARMER THEN NORMAL TEMPS. THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE A FEELING OF SPRING IN THE AIR! EXPECT DRY WEATHER NOW.... FOR AT LEAST A WEEK!

THE NAO IS NEGATIVE
THE PNA IS POSITIVE

THE WHEELER-HEADON PHASE SPACE IS INDICATING A PHASE SPACE 8-1. THIS IS USUALLY AN INDICATION THAT AAM IS DECREASING AND THAT MOTHER NATURE WILL LIFT HER FOOT OFF THE GAS FOR A WHILE AND ALLOW HEIGHTS TO RISE OVER THE FAR WEST. AT THE SAME TIME, MAJOR LONG WAVE TROFING RETURNS TO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND COLD WEATHER WILL DUMP INTO THE NATIONS MID SECTIONS REINFORCING THE WESTERN RIDGE.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY HOW LONG THIS WILL LAST....IT MAY BE THAT NO MAJOR STORMS ARE IN OUR PICTURE UNTIL THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY......

DR HOWARD AND THE DWEEBS...................:-)

[slow]

The snow conditions are certainly better this year than last year at this time before Shredfest from what I remember. It will be a great time no matter what mother nature throws our way.

[xxxander]

I am curious if anyone will be traveling back to sacramento area on Monday the 1st from Northstar? If so, I might try and bum a spot on the floor of someones room Sunday night!

[slow]

Only 6 more days to wait and I am almost finished packing! :D

Looks like snow in the forecast this week. Nothing major, but better than nothing.

[jjue]

Only 6 more days to wait and I am almost finished packing! :D

Looks like snow in the forecast this week. Nothing major, but better than nothing.

Hi Slow .. it is 800 am in the morning .. I am at Donner ski ranch , a small ski area at donner summit that has nice side country backcountry .. waiting for the lifts to open and in a nice warm lodge by the fire checking out the internet on my net book ,hope to do a little lift served and then try out skafreak and my new 360 degree touring set up climbing in the side country .. anyways it is a white out outside the window , snow is blowing sideways and already 3-4 inches of new snow on the slopes .. .beautiful ! supposed to snow off and on all week , light amounts but nice accumulation by next weekend ... maybe snowy weekend again when we arrive for shredfest .. we should be all set up ! looking forward to seeing everyone soon..

backcountry folks , I will be contacting you directly this week to confirm that you will be on the trip .. so i can decide how much extra backcountry gear to stuff in my van

[valmorel]

Jack...... wachoo doin' skiin' wi yo pc man?

[jjue]

Jack...... wachoo doin' skiin' wi yo pc man?

LOL ,Valmorel . i am actually totally wired today . I am on call and working .. I have a cell phone and blue tooth in my ear answering messages also .. nice way to work , eh ???

[jjue]

Jack...... wachoo doin' skiin' wi yo pc man?

lol , valmorel , you have turned into a tahoe hommie already .. got the local language just right .. . folks will never mistake you for a darn foreigner ... work on the accent though !

[jjue]

Ski area today .. . more snow off and on all week , and maybe snowing on Saturday for Shredfest ... Looking good!



http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l88/jjue/IMG_0939-1.jpg

[dcox20]

It's gonna be incredible kids! I met up with Abilectic (Cullen) on Saturday at Kirkwood... Saturday was awesome - bluebird til about 11a, then the storm came in and it was white out for the rest of the day... crazy conditions, 6+" while we were there.

Really looking forward to this trip - even though I'll have my laptop for work emergencies, I'm looking forward to hanging with the homies in the R8 cabin.

Shenanigans.

[valmorel]

I'm looking forward to hanging with the homies in the R8 cabin.


http://i47.tinypic.com/2u784ue.jpg

[SkaFreak]

Looks killer. Wish I had the time and money to make it up there, but it didn't work out yet again. One of these years...

[valmorel]

Looks killer. Wish I had the time and money to make it up there, but it didn't work out yet again. One of these years...
Bummer because I would like to meet you..........

[slow]

Ski area today .. . more snow off and on all week , and maybe snowing on Saturday for Shredfest ... Looking good!

Looking real good! Can hardly wait - already packed!

Skafreak, too bad you cannot make it. (Start saving for next year's Shredfest 3.)

[jjue]

Ok checked all the long range forecasts .. looks like snow off and on this week , ending somewhere around saturday night .. with high ridge developing after that .. ... sunday partly sunny , and a dry week next week for Shredfest .. should be perfect , more snow and then nice weather for the week ....
see you all soon .... !

[valmorel]

Ok checked all the long range forecasts .. looks like snow off and on this week , ending somewhere around saturday night .. with high ridge developing after that .. ... sunday partly sunny , and a dry week next week for Shredfest .. should be perfect , more snow and then nice weather for the week ....
see you all soon .... !

That is about as good as it gets!

[93PONY]

The wife & I will be at Heavenly with you guys on Friday.
None of the other days worked out this year.....too busy. One day is all we can do...so lets make it a good one! :)

We can't wait to shred with you guys again! :D

-Shaun

[slow]

The wife & I will be at Heavenly with you guys on Friday.
None of the other days worked out this year.....too busy. One day is all we can do...so lets make it a good one! :)

We can't wait to shred with you guys again! :D

-Shaun

Darn, we will not get a chance to ride with you this year Shaun. Maybe next year, since we depart on Thursday.

[93PONY]

Darn, we will not get a chance to ride with you this year Shaun. Maybe next year, since we depart on Thursday.

:(
Well, I hope you have an epic trip!
We'll catch up again. ;)

[xxxander]

Really looking forward to this trip - even though I'll have my laptop for work emergencies, I'm looking forward to hanging with the homies in the R8 cabin.

Shenanigans.

What do I have to do to have you guys let me steal some floor space on Sunday night possibly? I have friends coming up on Monday, but I really don't want to go home to sacto sunday night just to get up way early monday morning again!!!!

[jjue]

The wife & I will be at Heavenly with you guys on Friday.
None of the other days worked out this year.....too busy. One day is all we can do...so lets make it a good one! :)

We can't wait to shred with you guys again! :D

-Shaun

Hi Shaun , great ! we are staying near the California base lodge ... will meeting on Friday March 900am at the California Base lodge ticket booths on Friday work for you guys or would somewhere else be better ? email direct at
jack.jue@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu and please give me your cell phone on that email ..
looking forward to riding with you again ... !

[jjue]

Take a look at the morning web cam at Sugar bowl ski resort on Donner summit ... nice new snow overnight and more to come tonight ... we will be set up nice for Shredfest !
Clearing and nice weather predicted for Shredfest days ...

http://www.sugarbowl.com/webcams

[jjue]

Here is the 7 day weather forecast carrying us through the three North Tahoe Shredfest days ... More snow all week ending Friday night . Big snow day on Friday into Friday night

. clearing for travel day on Saturday , and nice weather for Sunday ,Monday and Tuesday ... perfect !!!
well perfect , unless you like riding in a snowstorm best ;)!

Today: Snow showers. High near 32. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind between 10 and 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 37. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow. Low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 42.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

[slow]

Great forecast for next week. :):):):) Thanks for sharing Jack.

Valmorel, it must be getting close to when you start your long journey across the pond. Safe travels and we will see you Saturday.

[pinkkid]

AWESOME!!!!

HAVE FUN!!!!

STOKED FOR YOU ALL!!!!!

GREAT WEATHER!!!!

SHRED IT UP!!!!

TONS OF SNOW!!!!

HI TO ALL!!!!!!

BE SAFE!

DCOX.. FB some mobile updates and pix if ya can!!!!!

:D:):p;)

[valmorel]

Great forecast for next week. :):):):) Thanks for sharing Jack.

Valmorel, it must be getting close to when you start your long journey across the pond. Safe travels and we will see you Saturday.

Waxed and loaded. Step AWAY from the workplace!!!!

[Filnominal]

North shore aka Diamond peak just got 10 inches last night. Hopefully storm friday inverts and stay over the lake. Snow is definatly some sierra cement.. no champagne... but great base, parks will be great for shredfest.
Is any 1 staying in town on northshore for the 27th theres a Glitch Mob concert at Cal neva.. u can party in 2 states at once!

[dcox20]

I'm thinking we should have planned theme days... is it too late for that?

Formal Wear (suit jacket/tie)
80s day
Tall Tee Day
Cape day


could have been hilarious! anyone in?

[Davelynam]

i dont think wearing a cape or a suit on skiboards will be beneficial to onlookers' health

[dcox20]

damn... LOL

[dcox20]

How about this? She's hot.

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs471.snc3/25823_323912124502_133840169502_3560972_5518297_n. jpg

[Davelynam]

ill be throwing her a welcome home party...private tho, sorry dave

[jjue]

Hi everyone .. just wanted to give everyone a heads up about South Lake Tahoe events for Shredfest . Lots of folks coming for the North Tahoe days.. but we have some nice days scheduled for South Tahoe as well later in the week !

Thursday March 4th - All slots booked for the backcountry day ... group of 8 into the backcountry on that day , Wendell and Craig will be heading to Sierra at Tahoe on that date .. If any norcal folks want to meet up with them please let me know...

Heavenly March 5th . Shaun and Heather who attended Shredfest last year are joining 6 of us at Heavenly on Friday .
Total of 8 folks so far
we plan to eat at a restaurant somewhere in South Lake Tahoe afterwards. Meeting at California Base lodge ticket booth at 900am .. Shout out to norcal skiboarders . .come out and join us on Friday and or Saturday !!!!

Saturday March 6th 6 of us will be going to Kirkwood for the last day of Shredfest ... will be at the main ticket booth in the Village at 900am come out and join us !!,


If you plan on coming for the Heavenly or Kirkwood days , and are not already on my email list .go ahead and email me direct at jack.jue@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
See you all soon !

[xxxander]

I wish I could come Friday and Saturday! but I'm Doing a wedding so no dice for me :(

[Filnominal]

Snow in the forecast tonight.. getting windy up at 75000, gunna snow the resta the evening throughout the night. There will be some great coverage for the Shred'n.

Jack can u maybe Repost all the current locations and dates. I need to figure out how iam gunna bamboozle my way out of work and classes so i can ride with the Clan.

[jjue]

Here are some general details of each days events .
We will have some very special guests for Alpine Meadows on Sunday , Northstar on Monday , and Squaw Valley on Tuesday
So if you can make it on those days , please do .. on Northstar Monday you may be able to see some pretty spectacular
park riding by skiboarders!


Meet *and Greet * is *Saturday * * February 27th will be at *500pm *at our Truckee rental house.
Our rental house is located in Truckee and is *off Brockway road ,
If you *can bring *some snacks to share and drinks *..
email me if you need the address
jack.jue@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

On Sunday we will all meet at 900am in front of the main ticket booth at Alpine Meadows. We will all take one run together on Roundhouse Chair an intermediate easy blue run . We will then split into two groups . The high energy group will take off with our special guests and explore the mountain on their own . I will ride with the relaxed crew for the morning , basically giving a tour of the nice blue runs all over the mountain , so everyone can see the entire resort and understand where the relaxed runs are and the more advanced runs . This will be a relaxed morning and we will gear the riding to our least experienced riders and take our time . We will meet up at 1200 noon at the main lodge cafeteria for lunch with the high energy folks ( outside if the weather is nice , inside if not ) . In the afternoon , for those interested I will lead an exploration of the steeps and offpiste runs . Other folks can join up with folks at their own level and ride whatever runs they want .

On Monday we wil meet at 900am in front of the main ticket booth at Northstar which is located in the Village next to the ice skating rink . Northstar requires you to park remotely and take a shuttle to the main village, then you have to walk through the village to the ticket booth .. This all takes a bit of time .so give yourself enough time in the morning to make it to the ticket booth in time to meet everyone . we will all go up to mid mountain via Gondola or access chair and go to the main large park to watch a park demo .. or to do the park yourself for this who want . This is the nicest park in Tahoe with huge features etc .. .. Then like at Alpine I will lead a morning tour of the blue runs and those interested in going for the extreme stuff can hook up with the high energy crew .. Lunch will be a 1230 at the main midmountain lodge . In the afternoon I will lead a steep and off piste tour ..


On Tuesday we will meet at 900am at Squaw Valley in front of the main ticket booth in the village . Bill ( you and carolyn will probably want to take the complimentary shuttle rather than ski from your hotel to meet us there at 900am )
we will split into two groups again , high energy folks can go right for the goods at the bottom K2 . olympic lady etc . I will take the more relaxed folks up the Funitel to Gold coast and we will explore the nice blue runs at the top of the mountain .. we will meet back at the main village at the Blue Coyote Sports Grill for lunch . I will lead an off piste and steep advanced tour in the afternoon . We will have a going away dinner at the Lakeside Pizza Place in Tahoe City at 700pm Tuesday night

http://lakesidetahoecity.com/index.html

On Wednesday we will have a much smaller group .. So far the only folks for Wed that I know of are those with me Wendell , Dave , Craig and Myself we will ride at Mt Rose or Incline for the morning and then move to our South Tahoe base of operations


On Thursday a backcountry trip is scheduled and is full .
Wendell and Craig will be at Sierra at Tahoe at the main ticket booth at 900 am .


On Friday Am we will all meet at 900am at the main ticket window of the California base lodge of Heavenly Valley directly under Gunbarrel chair (NOT THE GONDOLA station near the casinos ) 93 pony and his wife and 6 of us will be riding
dinner in south lake on Friday night

On Saturday we will meet at 900am at the main ticket window of the Kirkwood Ski area. so far 6 folks riding
.

[xxxander]

Its really too bad I cant afford the whole week! Next year i'll be planning my vacation around it! Gonna shred the entire week I tell you!!!

[slow]

Did valmorel make it across the pond?

[FightingForAir]

We are just past halfway. Spending the night in Alturas - about three hours from Reno.

Woooo hooooo ... almost time.

[dcox20]

Man I have it rough... I'll be sleeping in in my own bed til 10a, then get a couple projects done around home before I head up the hill around 2:30 or 3p.

tough life... [evil laugh]HAHAHAHA[/evil laugh]

[CAN]

We're leaving in about 20 minutes on our 9 hour tour. See everyone there! try not to work to hard today Dave or wear yourself out driving.

Chad

[Casezilla]

Hopefully will be up there for Monday at Northstar. I also should be up next Saturday at Sierra, which in the original post seemed like a shredfest spot, but from jack's most recent post it looks like that's been swapped with Kirkwood. Which is it?

Any chance any of you guys will large quivers will have some boards to lend or rent out? A friend from my hockey team might come with me on Monday. He normally snowboards but he's been interested in trying out skiboards at some point since he saw me on them. I feel like he'll pick it up quickly and have a lot of fun since he plays hockey, but I'm reluctant to put him on the snowblades that most rental shops give you when you ask for skiboards.

[eyesokman]

Come on guys..... you should be posting loads of pics and vids to make us poor bums at home sick with envy.
Keep feeding Valmorel Woods 100 rum if you can buy it over there..... he skis much better on that stuff..... lol

[pinkkid]

Just wanna say I am So happy you guys are out there in Tahoe all together and participating in this new annual even, Shredfest! It is a great oppurtunity to meet nice new friends with a common interest and to skiboard with them at a cool resorts in Tahoe! Hope the weather and conditions have been primo!
A loud HELLO to everyone there!!!!!!! Miss ya and really wanna be there!!!!
Shredfest III 2011!

[FightingForAir]

OK ... quick update. I'm taking today off since we finished up part one of the week yesterday. It has been truly epic. Wish you were here Pinkkid. It has been fantastic.

Weather was beautiful for days 1 and 2 at Alpine Meadows and Northstar. Got some great footage but unfortunately cannot post up right now.

Yesterday at Squaw we were getting dumped on with lots of fresh snow. Up top it was like riding on fluffy clouds all day - beautiful fresh pow all over.

If I can post up some video links later, I will. Will also see about getting some of the photos up on photobucket for you all to check out.

Back at it tomorrow in South Tahoe.

For those of you that couldn't make it, we hope to see you next year. It is an incredible event with lots of great people.

Take care.

[pinkkid]

thanks for the update Robert! you doing the back country thing with Jack?????

[FightingForAir]

Yup .. backcountry tomorrow.

K ... got a faster internet connection so here are a couple short teasers.

Alpine Meadows:

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Northstar:

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[pinkkid]

LOL!!!! Valmorel!!!!! Niiiiice!
very good, thanks Robert! What a great group and great looking conditions! Northstar... those bumps look like fun for little jumps!

[eyesokman]

Thanks for the vids.
yep I wish I was there........ good one of Valmorel

Good time seems to be having by all

[Casezilla]

Are there any lift ticket discounts out there for Kirkwood?

[getleftracing]

ya, wish pinky was there with you guys get'n her shred on cause she is drive'n me nuts here but i wish i was there also we are really,really sorry that we couldn't make it up to see all ya all even if it was just to say hello and meet all the new comers to shredfest and say wellcome
SHE'LL BE BACK titainium leg and all

[Bill]

We made it home last night from the first three days of riding. It was a hoot. I don’t even know where to start.

The only problem was lack of hours in the day and the minor detail of limited human endurance, although that’s kind of like complaining that your giant safe isn’t big enough to hold all of your gold and treasure.

Everyone should experience, at least once, following Jack “No Mercy” Jue on a Death March to ride down iceberg-sized moguls in Torture Canyon.

The R8 crew happen to be more than just unbelievably talented riders. Those guys are genuinely likeable, pleasant and engaging young men. We couldn’t ask for better ambassadors.

I wish I was a kid again and my name was Dave Lynam.

The ladies have been conspiring. I fear they are conspiring against us.

Jack, Dave, Wendell and Craig have the patience of Job.

The whole trip was worth it just to meet and get to know Jeff Singer.

Here’s Bill Murray along with Greco and a couple of friends partying on a Red Army tank:

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/TractionBooster/murraygreco.jpg

[dcox20]

Bill.... have you been sipping on too much of XXanders Apple Pie moonshine!?

LOL

What a great trip!

[Davelynam]

thanks Bill, haha. it was great to meet all the supporters of our sport. all you guys were great to talk to. and you all have cute and funny wives. hahahaha..... but anyway. I hope i get to do this next year. Great trip!

[Abilectic]

I posted my pics of the backcountry day on my FB page, you should be able to view the album without an account at this link (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=53275&id=1412079523&l=2893382f6d)...

[jjue]

I posted my pics of the backcountry day on my FB page, you should be able to view the album without an account at this link (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=53275&id=1412079523&l=2893382f6d)...

Thanks Cullen ! great pics ! I will post a link on the backcountry day thread ....

Jack

[pinkkid]

I posted my pics of the backcountry day on my FB page, you should be able to view the album without an account at this link (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=53275&id=1412079523&l=2893382f6d)...


I sent you a friend request on FB, thanks!! great Pics!

[MitchK]

I sent you a friend request on FB, thanks!! great Pics!
I've sent you a friend request too

[slow]

We made it home last night from the first three days of riding. It was a hoot. I don’t even know where to start.

The only problem was lack of hours in the day and the minor detail of limited human endurance, although that’s kind of like complaining that your giant safe isn’t big enough to hold all of your gold and treasure.

Everyone should experience, at least once, following Jack “No Mercy” Jue on a Death March to ride down iceberg-sized moguls in Torture Canyon.

The R8 crew happen to be more than just unbelievably talented riders. Those guys are genuinely likeable, pleasant and engaging young men. We couldn’t ask for better ambassadors.

I wish I was a kid again and my name was Dave Lynam.

The ladies have been conspiring. I fear they are conspiring against us.

Jack, Dave, Wendell and Craig have the patience of Job.

The whole trip was worth it just to meet and get to know Jeff Singer.



Well put Bill. Just an awesome group of people and unbelievable great weather and conditions.

Got in very late last night so no pictures to post yet.

[FightingForAir]

Bill and Slow: enjoyed riding and hanging out with you guys again ... glad you could make it again this year.

Slow: hope the rest of your vacation went well and that you all enjoyed your time in San Fran.

[slow]

Bill and Slow: enjoyed riding and hanging out with you guys again ... glad you could make it again this year.

Slow: hope the rest of your vacation went well and that you all enjoyed your time in San Fran.

The rest of the vacation went very well. Jam packed as tourists, and the weather cooperated. San Francisco 49 mile drive, Fisherman's Warf, Alcatraz, Monterey and the Aquarium, Exploratorium, and all the standard tourist traps. Feedback from the family was that it was one of our best family vacations ever, because of Shredfest and those that participated. Now my kids understand why Maria and I go to Shredfest, it is more than skiboarding, it is a community gathering of like minded people. They are already working on me to fund the trip next year. :eek:

BTW: You left the condo in Carnelian Bay just in time. Late Wednesday afternoon the road up the hill was glare ice. Almost slid all the way down, and had a hell of an adventure getting back up that evening after supper. Was fine by Thursday morning when we had to leave.

I hope your drive home was uneventful.

[pinkkid]

The rest of the vacation went very well. Jam packed as tourists, and the weather cooperated. San Francisco 49 mile drive, Fisherman's Warf, Alcatraz, Monterey and the Aquarium, Exploratorium, and all the standard tourist traps. Feedback from the family was that it was one of our best family vacations ever, because of Shredfest and those that participated. Now my kids understand why Maria and I go to Shredfest, it is more than skiboarding, it is a community gathering of like minded people. They are already working on me to fund the trip next year.

what a neat family vacation... very cool your kids and friends got to join in and see what it's really all about and hope you all can come again!

shelley

[slow]

.............and hope you all can come again!

shelley

I am not sure I want to foot the bill again. ;)

[pinkkid]

I am not sure I want to foot the bill again. ;)

I can imagine! :eek:

[pinkkid]

Was going through my online albums and thought I'd toss this up again from Shredfest I:

http://picasaweb.google.com/sktbright/TahoeShredfest2009#

[Belle1708]

Shelley,

Thanks for sharing those pictures! I miss Heavenly SO MUCH! I feel like such a kid seeing pics of places I've been so I can say "Hey, I know where that is, I've been there!" They gave that place an appropriate name, because it truly is Heavenly.

What I wouldn't give to live just a wee bit closer. I'm still dreaming for a winning lotto ticket so I can have a winter vacation home there. Maybe one day...
;)

[valmorel]

Oh H*ll Shelly, I look younger in those pics :)

[pinkkid]

you are Sooooo funnnnnnneeeee Valmorel! LOL!!!

Belle.. you did live a ways away, but at least it is in the states unlike Valmorel!

[pinkkid]

slowly but surely the Tahoe Discount Lift Tickets are posting. I came across this for those planning on staying maybe a little longer than the 3 days of riding:

http://www.skilaketahoe.com/lift-tickets


Here is some Lodging & Lift Ticket Deals for Sierra At Tahoe:

http://www.sierraattahoe.com/info/winter/lodging_packages.asp

NorthStar: http://www.northstarattahoe.com/info/ski/tickets-passes/ticket-deals.asp


Heavenly: http://www.skiheavenly.com/plan-your-trip/lift-tickets/lift-tickets-explorer.aspx


More deals will come, just have to search search search!

:D:p;):)

[93PONY]

Awesome!

This year I'm going with the Double Whammy for Northstar / Sierra.
I might even spring for the Fast pass....Sierra lines SUCK BALLS!

[pinkkid]

Awesome!

This year I'm going with the Double Whammy for Northstar / Sierra.
I might even spring for the Fast pass....Sierra lines SUCK BALLS!

Double whammy is perfect for those who live in the area or who are gonna be in the area for a month or so to just ride!

hahaha, yes the line can be horrid at Sierra at Tahoe... lots of teenagers ride there.