Anyone skiing in Tahoe today?

[Prophet Zacharia]

Avalanche at one of the resorts.  

[Razors Edge]

Just now, Prophet Zacharia said:

Avalanche at one of the resorts.  

So, answer is probably "no"?  Or maybe they just close some of the runs or one side of the mountain?

[Prophet Zacharia]

9 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

So, answer is probably "no"?  Or maybe they just close some of the runs or one side of the mountain?

1 dead, one seriously injured.

The avalanche happened near the Subway ski run at Alpine Meadows ski resort, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.

[Razors Edge]

1 minute ago, Prophet Zacharia said:

1 dead, one seriously injured.

The avalanche happened near the Subway ski run at Alpine Meadows ski resort, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.

Horrible. I wonder if avalanches are relatively "normal" in Tahoe and they should have a way to prevent/control them?  Is Tahoe in a heavy snow season?

[12string]

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[Prophet Zacharia]

4 minutes ago, 12string said:

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Use a straw to breathe?

[jsharr]

17 minutes ago, 12string said:

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If you can, spit.  Then watch the spit and dig opposite of the way it goes.

 

[Page Turner]

28 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

  Is Tahoe in a heavy snow season?

...the storm that went through here early yesterday dropped a bunch of rain, so I'd guess that had something to do with it.

[Page Turner]

43 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

So, answer is probably "no"?  Or maybe they just close some of the runs or one side of the mountain?

...they never close an entire resort or multiple resorts for avalanches. Too expensive.

They do have a pretty aggressive avalanche control program using mortars and the ski patrol.

[Indy]

Ski racks, but no ski's.  Though I think I would get in trouble if I strapped in and rode around up there while the wife drove.

 

But does sound like fun.

[dinneR]

Avalanches are a daily occurrence here. They bomb JHMR every morning. Sometimes they bomb Snow King too. SK is in town and the bombing is super loud, rattles your windows. 

We have an avalanche center that tracks them and lots of avalanche training goes on. They teach a level one avi course at the high school.

There was a big one yesterday.

https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/multimedia/user-submitted_videos/video-taylor-avalanche/video_22ee09d2-efa4-5d7a-a3a1-baf9bee6af28.html

https://www.jhavalanche.org/eventMap.php

[Page Turner]

...FWIW. I guess Alpine Meadows went to Gazex a couple of years back.