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Bluebird Friday, a stormy weekend and an empty bluebird Tuesday

Wow. What a start to the season!

Friday brought us the season’s first pow day, and what a glorious day it was! Dry, blower pow and sunshine.

Storms over the weekend, and Disney opened on Sunday offering a nice change from Lincoln laps.

Tuesday was once again sunny and bluebird!  Patrol worked their asses off and we were treated to tons of new terrain. Sugar Bowl, the Sisters and Silver Belt all opened for the first time this season. So exciting to see all those gates open!

And… 5 (?!) feet on the way this weekend. Saturday looks like positively brutal blizzard conditions, not sure even this die-hard storm skier will brave that.  Sugar is top-notch when it comes to operating in storm conditions but I don’t know what lifts they’ll be able to run Saturday.  I wouldn’t be surprised if it was just Jerome, Tree and Nob.

Just another Truckee local who spends too much time at Sugar Bowl.

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A sunny and empty opening weekend

Sunshine, mild temps and barely anyone at the mountain for opening weekend.  What more could you ask for?

Lincoln was spinning and coverage was surprisingly good all things considered.  A little dicey up top after some traffic, but not bad at all.

And a decent storm on the way for Thursday dropping a foot and a half, maybe two.  Friday is going to be bluebird!

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One week!

T-minus seven days until the season starts at the Bowl!

A friend asked me last night what I thought would open.  My guess?  Jerome, Tree and Hard Drinkin’ Lincoln!  (plus Nob & Pine).  Not expecting Dis or Judah.

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Big off-season news at our little Bowl

Wow, big news for our little mountain in the off season!

First off, Sugar is now on the Mountain Collective pass, as the sole Tahoe resort, replacing Palisades and Mammoth.  Woah.  While that’s not the apocalypse of crowds that joining the Epic or Ikon ridiculousness would bring to our uncrowded haven, it for sure puts the Bowl on the radar of traveling tourists and pow chasers with a much bigger spotlight than before.  I don’t think we’re going to see a drastic increase in crowds this season because from MC passes, but I’d guess Sugar is going to start getting more attention and press.

Secondly, apparently we have a new CEO, Bridget Legnavsky, imported from New Zealand.  Quoting the Sierra Sun article, her achievements at previous mountains include things like “impressive growth in skier visits by shifting focus to terrain parks”.  Ugh.  I sure hope that’s not in our future.   Our summit spies tell me that Judah side overflow parking next to Donner Pass road has been paved, that’s not a good sign.  🙁

And to end on a high note…  it felt like summer went on forever this year, but here we are looking at six+ feet in the forecast.  Will we really get that much?  Will Sugar open?  Winter is here for sure.   I’m going to have some hot soup and watch the mountain cams.  See you soon!

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Seventh annual cave party!

Please join the Unofficial Sugar Bowl Ski Team for our SEVENTH (!!) annual closing day cave party!

Disco Cat, Will Spins and surprise guests will be playing tunes for your earballs.   Wear a onesie or costume, bring something to share or just your fine-ass self.

When: Closing day, Sunday, April 17th

Where: Disney cave, between Eagle and Avalanche.  Take the spine toward Disney Nose… there will be a sign for Eagle dropping to skier’s left, take it.   Then ski underneath (downhill side) the giant rock on skier’s right.  Alternately (easier, better coverage), you can take Duck about halfway down and then do a traverse to skier’s right, aiming for the downhill (left) side of the giant rock.

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Spring Pow!

Of course this weird season is ending with a final week of storms.  It wasn’t bottomless, but it was a legit, super-fun pow day out there for sure!

More on the way this week..

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Spring Uphilling and farewell to J side

Team Unofficial out at the Uphiller, hell yeah!  Had lots of fun skinning and heckling the rando racers without costumes.  Next year we should make anyone costume-less wear a penalty tutu on lap 2.

And we bid goodbye to J side for the season… not too many days left to get out there and get after it.  See you there!

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Freaky Friday!

There was a snow leopard on the slopes today… that wasn’t me!  I’m sporting my spring disguise.  🙂

– DC

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Happy 2022!

Wow, what a storm cycle!  I managed to make it to Sugar for some fresh turns just before 80 closed down for three days, haha.  The slightly-restricted train arrives back at the Bowl this sunny Sunday.   Missed us?