Santa Claus Supports Tahoe’s Xmas Cause – 12/26/08

Dates:

December 23-26th, 2008

Location:

The mountains….

Weather:

Inclement precipitation and temperatures from Northern Siberia…

People from the planet of Powder Skiing/Boarding:

666, JMetzler, Maaaaark, Skimoore, Skiin’ Ian, Shugs, Pimpin’ Frog & Jrosen32.

Still Using their Polaroids:

666, JMetzler, & Shugs.

Music: Bjork – ‘Cover Me’ (dillinja remix)

Synopsis:

Lightest, Driest, & Most December Sierra Fluffy PowPow on Record! Snow levels down to 1000 feet for each and every storm….WILD!

12/22/08:

What a beautiful day to do some urban ice-skating, shop at Tiffanys, and get mugged…

Why not go to the mall? Its never crowded days before Xmas and I here there’s a massive snowfall sale on the 3rd level…hmmmmmmm

Leaving the most reliable 3G network?

Time to fill the rocket box with presents, grab the family, leave your coffee on the roof, and head to thee hillz….no, not Heidi and Spencer related.

Chains, snow tires, 4X4 = Overrated!

Looking good Santa!

12/23/08:

Today could be good….Tallac says hello:

Elephant’s back looking mean…

Carson Pass looking gorgeous as usual…

Caples Lake…well…looking eerie and surreal…

Mini-plows = so hot right now!

Let’s head back home, this looks boring…..

I’ll hold off on the Cirque….(KW management – please open this year, thanks)

This guy lined up at 4:30 am….loving it.

We decided to bomb down the first run….epicness ensued although no pics to prove it. Of course, chair 6 broke down, but that’s nothing new….

Maaaark – finds some untracked Rabbits Run…

Pimpin’ Frog pimpin’ his college break….

Shugs getting some suga’…….

Maaaaaaaark….

Maaaaaaaaaaark……

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark……

Shugs under Ski School…..

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark by Dan Cliffs….fresh!

Shugatime getting close seconds……..

666 – who the hell is that guy?

Oh Shugs!

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark! I hate Mark.

Pimpin’ Frog….hopping around lily pads in the Sisters

He finds an insect but he must go deep to retrieve!

Its finally looking like winter around Tahoe!

12/24/08: The day the storm started to brew….

New snow tires = slick road PNWAGE!

OMG CARS OFF THE ROAD AT THE ENTRANCE TO KIRKWOOD!!!!!!

I believe Shugs has a pretty good idea that there’s powder below this thing…

The storm is here, people are leaving, and Santa has already hit New Zealand….

Santa dropped by before dinner…

MERRY HOLY XMAS, its 12/25/08!:

By 4 AM, he shook the house, and coated the window with Arctic snow…

By 11 AM, the driveway needs some attention…screw that, I’ll make another Irish Coffee…

Santa wrapped the cars….

He gave questionable gifts….

…and by late afternoon, we knew tomorrow would be kinda entertaining…

12/26/08: A pretty damn good day!

We hit a warm pocket near Hope Valley…while listening to the so very creative new Rhianna track.

Stevens Peak…

Elephants hairy back…

Powder 1337’s….LOL.

FUN FUN FUN, get after it before your landing is shit….

JMetzler gets it started off the top of the Wall…

..in order to score this:

Skiin’ Ian airs into to some soft snow….

Really soft…

Shugs gets one of the top runs of his life at Kirkwood….

JMetzler agrees….

Skiin’ Ian was confused on where descend as he was the first one down…

Shugs taking the piss….

JMetzler fluffing around in the fluff…

666 was there, seriously, he was….

Thanks SANTA!!!!!

O_M_G!

Shugs going for that stash again….

…he found it!

Jrosen32 takes flight…

…to land into Santa’s gift!

Looks like Shugs is having a good day….

We headed to Palisades just as they lifted the rope…Skimoore hated it!

Uggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh………

Jrosen32 was plain bored out of his mind…

666 goes for it, Shugs misses the shot…

Shugs rolled over to Chair 4 after lunch, but then the chair broke down….big surprise!!!! However, JMetzler managed to get some turns….

….view of the damage….

Skimoore (or is it Bode Miller?) in Thunder Saddle…

Oh my gosh, how cute is this????

Snowplows at 3000 ft…TeH SiCkne55!

Time travel is pretty rad…

Stopped traffic a mile deep, 5 miles from your home, is pretty sad….

But, the Fastrak lane will make you glad…

12/28/08: Flying over Tahoe…..

Thanks Santa!

HELLO CHICAGO!!!!

EL FIN….

but…

did the 6’er make turns in the Midwest? Hmmmmmmm…..