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Fourth Annual Closing Day Cave Party!

Yeah, we haven’t been posting much.  But you can rest assured, the Unofficial Sugar Bowl Ski Team has been out there, charging the Palasades on their opening day, breaking the trail out to Roller, coaching folks down the Sisters, representing at the Banked Slalom, pushing the boundary at Crow’s, and working on our goggle tans taking safety breaks.  😉

In celebration of this amazing season, please join us for our fourth (wow!) annual closing day cave party!  We’ll be rocking the tunes, bring something to share or just yourself and good vibes!

When: Sunday, April 21st

Where: Disney cave

See you there!

JS + SW

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Now that’s a season opener!

Hi friends!  What a great season opening!  Happy 2018/2019!

Lincoln opened Saturday, Disney opened Sunday, plus as an afternoon surprise, the top gates at Lincoln for fun in Silver Belt, the Sisters and ’58s.  Wow!

Not that patrol isn’t doing an amazing job, but I’m surprised the hike out from Lincoln to J-Bowl didn’t open Monday.  I guess it’s the first few days of the year, we’ll have to watch and see what opening rhythms look like this year.

Lastly, a reminder that Unofficial Sugar Bowl is YOU!  Wanna share your pics or video?  Post about conditions?  Have opinions on operations, coaches, local politics, who makes the best bloody?  It’s all fair game.  Get in touch and I’ll be happy to make you an account so you can post too.

-JS

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Opening day Wednesday!!

The day we’ve been waiting for is finally here!   And a surprise Wednesday opening, with three days of weekday skiing!  Sugar Bowl, you may not be perfect (and we’re the first to call you out on it), but that’s keeping it real for the locals.

I’ll be there doing my Lincoln laps.  Can’t wait!

– John Snow

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Second annual unofficial cave party

To celebrate all 788 inches of this amazing season, please join us for a strictly unofficial cave party this closing day.

When: Sunday, May 7th.

Where: Disney cave

Bring yourself, something to share, and good vibes.

See you there.  Watch out for bears!

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Back at the Bowl, Baby!

That’s right!  I’ve been all over this March but the first Sunday in April found me back home at Sugar for some sweet spring turns.  I missed you, Sugar Bowl!

And would you look at that… snow on the way this weekend.  It’s good to be home.

-J Snow

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Alpine!

That’s right, Alpine!

Sounds like Sugar Bowl did a great job getting operations going Sunday and Monday, but I couldn’t get there.  Caltrans had 80 closed all day from Truckee..

So on Tuesday I went to Alpine instead!  Alpine was completely closed Sunday and Monday and opened almost all their terrain except High Traverse Tuesday.

Whatever the state of current management (grr..), Alpine is still one of my favorite mountains ever.  It is where I learned what Tahoe was all about, chasing powder off piste.

I visited almost all of my favorite spots!  Promised Land, Broccoli tree (aka the “Tree of Life”), the Bakery AND the Lower Bakery, Saddle, High Yellow, Counterweight Gully, Pete’s.  Missed out on the Sisters and Closing Rock… next time!

bakery

One buried Bakery!

See you back at the Bowl!

– John S

 

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A tale of two weekends…

Last weekend your intrepid editor made it out Friday and Sunday.  80 was closed from a mudslide so my plans to ski with friends visiting from the bay area were thwarted yet again.

Friday was another great powder day in an epic, record-breaking season.  This one was surprisingly empty.   Sure, the highway was closed, but lots of previous pow weekdays have been busier with nobody but us die hard locals.  Hey, I’m not complaining!  Spent the day on Disney.  I heard Lincoln opened in the afternoon but I missed that!  Alas, you can’t score them all.

I heard things were busy on Saturday the 11th but I had already opted out…

Sunday had a great time hiking J bowl with Unofficial Sugar Bowl contributor Mean Dean!  Maybe one day he’ll wake up and write another blackout date snow report.  😛

Alas, work travel and blackout dates have kept me off the hill since the 13th.  Back on Monday the 20th for storm skiing.  See you in the trees!

– J Snow