How's the skiing?
The news reports are right, we finally got a good ol' fashion Sierra-style pounding this past weekend. Local resorts reported storm totals of 3 - 6 feet, depending on elevation and orientation to the storm track.
Here at the Reno Distribution Center we saw some impressive winds, and snowfall rates in excess of 3 inches per hour (over an inch an hour is sufficient to dramatically increase avalanche risk). Local avalanche reports have mellowed out from Friday's "Extreme" to today's still-wary, but more mellow "Considerable."
There's a lot of snow out there, and it's staying pretty nice and fluffy. If you're having a hard time getting a hold of someone here at Patagonia Reno all we can tell you is, Surf's Up.
[Jimmy Fitz gets some of the weekend goodness. Photo: localcrew]
O M G !!!
It's raining very height there in France, up to 2000m (6561 feet)!
And very windy too... :(
Enjoy the snow, but take care !
Posted by: Yannick | January 09, 2008 at 08:53 AM
And what a storm it was! MAybe it didn't live up to the hype, but it was still badass! Should be good this weekend too!
-M
Posted by: Wolfy | January 09, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Send some of that to the East Coast
Posted by: ConBioAdam | January 10, 2008 at 07:34 AM
Here is how my skiing is!!!
http://snowchasers.blogspot.com/
Hopefully we will hit some good snow all winter long! :-)
Alexis
Posted by: Alexis | January 14, 2008 at 06:45 PM
Alexis, that looks like an amazing winter you're having. BC really does seem to be where it's at right now. Warm temps have ruined the skiing here in the Sierra. Cold, fresh snow was sought (and found in abundance!) in Central NV this past weekend . . . alas, my camera was one of the casualties :-(
localcrew
Posted by: localcrew | January 15, 2008 at 09:49 AM
Great blog Alexis! Thanks for sharing the URL. Whoever took the photos gets a high five.
Posted by: Free | January 15, 2008 at 06:25 PM