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Heavenly plus Sierra
The past weekend was a ski weekend. Due to the storm, Tahoe had so much fresh snow. We 23 people met in South Lake, lived in hotel converted rooms, enjoyed Jacuzzi, and challenged ourselves in snow powder. The snow condition is the best that I have ever had. It was a bit dangerous to ski or to snowboard on the trails since the weather condition was not ideal (it snowed with gusts). We were brave. We were not hindered by the gusts. Instead, we were happy to see many people gone due to the scary condition. Why? Because we could have uncrowded trails. Heavenly was a nice resort. But, it was a bit flat. Totof and I passed the 1 PM lunch time meet. So, we continued to ski on Nevada side. It turned out it was a wise decision since Heavenly later on closed Sky Express. Sky Express is the main passageway for people to cross from California side to Nevada side. If Sky Express closes, then it means people on California side are stuck. California side is flatter than Nevada side. It is not too interesting if you need to ski on flat trails over and over. Next day, we decided to go to Sierra at Tahoe. It was my first time to ski on Sierra. Great condition. (perhaps the great condition was more due to the storm than due to the trail design) We had a great fun there. So powdery. Sierra's blue is filled with moguls. Quite bumpy. I would say the condition was closer to black than blue. I felt intimidated at the beginning. Overtime, I got used to it. My companions were quite good. In the end, we had five people skiing together: us, Laurent, Herve, and Fred. Two people skied and three people snowboarded. We took a black to close out the day. It was the best trail that I have ever skied on. So good, so challenging, and so fun.
The past weekend was a ski weekend. Due to the storm, Tahoe had so much fresh snow. We 23 people met in South Lake, lived in hotel converted rooms, enjoyed Jacuzzi, and challenged ourselves in snow powder. The snow condition is the best that I have ever had. It was a bit dangerous to ski or to snowboard on the trails since the weather condition was not ideal (it snowed with gusts). We were brave. We were not hindered by the gusts. Instead, we were happy to see many people gone due to the scary condition. Why? Because we could have uncrowded trails. Heavenly was a nice resort. But, it was a bit flat. Totof and I passed the 1 PM lunch time meet. So, we continued to ski on Nevada side. It turned out it was a wise decision since Heavenly later on closed Sky Express. Sky Express is the main passageway for people to cross from California side to Nevada side. If Sky Express closes, then it means people on California side are stuck. California side is flatter than Nevada side. It is not too interesting if you need to ski on flat trails over and over. Next day, we decided to go to Sierra at Tahoe. It was my first time to ski on Sierra. Great condition. (perhaps the great condition was more due to the storm than due to the trail design) We had a great fun there. So powdery. Sierra's blue is filled with moguls. Quite bumpy. I would say the condition was closer to black than blue. I felt intimidated at the beginning. Overtime, I got used to it. My companions were quite good. In the end, we had five people skiing together: us, Laurent, Herve, and Fred. Two people skied and three people snowboarded. We took a black to close out the day. It was the best trail that I have ever skied on. So good, so challenging, and so fun.
