cassandtim Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Coming from Portland, OR, for the weekend. I read the conditions report and it said the base is 34-48". Should I be bringing a rock board? Any advice on this and good carving runs are greatly appreciated. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassandtim Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Anyone.......Bueller..........Bueller........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daneille Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Try posting on www.Tahoecarvers.com. Maybe someone can help, I have no idea how Heavenly is but Mt. Rose isn't all that great right now. There are some rocks and brush and it's pretty firm early. I'm sure it isn't like East Coast Ice though :rolleyes:. Daneille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wun Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Heavenly passholder here. However, I have only experienced the Nevada side. Many of the popular slopes for carvers lie in the Nevada portion of the resort. I have absolutely no knowledge of the California side. Most popular are Big Dipper and Orion slopes from the Dipper Express lift. Also just about as popular is the Comet slope from Comet Express lift. There is also the Olympic Downhill slope which starts at the top of the Olympic Express lift and ends at the bottom of Stagecoach Express lift. The best slope IMO that I have found is the Stagecoach slope that you find by bearing left upon unloading from the Stagecoach Express lift; HOWEVER, as of Sunday (the beginning of this week) they still haven't groomed it yet this season.... huge bummer. When it is actually groomed, it is the ONLY slope (I have found) that isn't uncarveable due to crowds by 11am until the mountain closes. You can see me this weekend taking first chair from Stagecoach Express. However, I have only spent one day on plates so far for my entire hardbooting career, so I may not be a great riding buddy. As for conditions, I can't say. Olympic Downhill to the bottom of Stagecoach Express will be okay with your precious sticks. I assume that Dipper and Comet lifts will be fine too, as they are the WROD lifts and tend to have better coverage. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I just got back. Rode Heavenly on Jan. 13/14. I wouldn't recommend it unless it snows a bunch. I stayed on the Nevada side, mostly on Orion, Olympic Downhill and Stagecoach. Olympic and Stagecoach are pretty scraped off and icy - easy to lose an edge. Orion is good but crowded because of all the closed runs. Kirkwood was much better for snow coverage, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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