Northern Tahoe Trukee

heavenly is probably the best resort for noobs in Tahoe...I think most all the others are generally steeper/more advanced






(and, if you are that much of a noob, you're probably really going to be out of your league at Mt. Bohemia)

wow..talk about geographically challenged..i've never heard of south shore utah..but there are ski resorts in south utah..like brian head. assuming you actually mean south shore lake tahoe, you're looking at heavenly as the closest ski resort. depending on where you're sleeping, you could walk out in the morning and get on the gondola. you can also drive west and hit sierra-at-tahoe and southwest to kirkwood. you can head north on the east side of lake tahoe and there's diamond peak and mt. rose. or, you can drive around the west side of the lake and there's homewood, alpine meadows, squaw, and northstar. further northwest of the lake, you'll see sugarbowl, boreal, soda springs, and donner ski ranch.

if you want a super cheap motel there, just find one of the scummy motels right at stateline...can always get a room super cheap.

my first day ever riding was at heavenly.  I busted my ass on "easy street" about 20x before getting the hang of it all (lifts & basic edges).  By the end of the day, I was going down "ridge run"...although, whether I should have is debatable.  One thing is for sure: ass pads should be required for beginners, cause damn I was bruised

yeah all beginners please. ass pads. spine protector and wrist guards. helmet and goggles. the basic essentials.

for after a shot of rum and some ibiprofum and a whole jar of vics.

i cant believe the next 2 weeks are holidays i cant squeeze a session in due to work -_-.

off to January!

and what would you recommend for a beginner?

i just rode sunday. i ate the snow. i think your totally out of that phase so your remarks wont work here. now take an arrow to the knee!

sure lessons but you still fall anyways.

i didn't take lessons so learning the hard way. so thats what my advice is if your taking the long road

Taking lessons help to get the basics down..but it really comes down to actual trial and error and falling a whole bunch before you're any good. So, I do recommend pads, but just some butt pads if you usually fall backwards. knee pads and wrist quards if you fall forward. Helmets should be worn by everyone, not just beginners. spine protector? what?

falling backwards.

anyone know a deal for just lift tickets?

is there a lift ticket where you can just purchase and works for every resort?

coming from a skateboarding background, falling forward was instinctual...but it took a while to develop the instinct to instantly pick a bun to land on when falling backward (and that instinct didn't happen in one day...or two...or three).  Almost every time, I would land on some part of my pelvic bone .

ass pads are a definite (even after riding 6 years...never know when there's gonna be a big branch or rock under the pow), but all that other stuff I don't usually use.  An early/good nights sleep does wonders for me after a hardcore shred day...so bring earplugs.

i think i need a pass for northstar. looks like i'm going to be there for 3 days straight hoping that all the trails are open.

anyways 92 bucks? anyone else seeing this deal?

Originally posted by JAMM0N i think i need a pass for northstar. looks like i'm going to be there for 3 days straight hoping that all the trails are open. anyways 92 bucks? anyone else seeing this deal?

yeah staying @ south lake i presume and going to northstar for 3 days.

btw. i posted this on facebook but i friggin hate the idea that i have to pay $91 dollars for just that day.

season passes are out of the question.

i will mostly go greenies and blue's and try one black. thats as far as i will go for this year.

i went down blacks and diamonds this weekened and that wasn't fun. the black @ first wasn't so hard being that was my first run. i went off the course LMAO but the blue's and the green's weren't so bad because it wasn't crowded and i was learning how to control my snowboard.

but i hope to squeeze in a session or two before i head to california.

first is southern california with hana for mt high or bear. then north for n* where i would shit bricks for lift tickets.

OH calling all SWAF members. if you could PM me i would like your help to buy my lift tickets. please and thank you.

i like the diamonds. freakishly steep not scared to go down. i went down knowning i was going to crash but its for the fun of it and thats what i thought.

i mean if i had to go down it another time i would but it wont be pretty

thaks bryman. i do still need a member swaf hookup discount. would help

i see. the epic pass isn't on sale so i'm SOL

if you would've known where you were going earlier, you coulda gotten tickets a little cheaper several different ways...maybe next time

anyway, from the looks of the topography maps, it looks like even the beginner runs at northstar are about as steep as the black diamonds at cascade (but I've never been to N*, so you can enlighten me when you get back)...but you'll definitely be owning the bunny hill

gotta agree with alka, sleeping at stateline and driving all the way over to N* is...not smart

kirkwood grab your passes $40 dollars.

keep you guys updated. valid from dec - april

not sure about black out dates

i'm not sure. it was what my friend said.

but i went ahead and bought kirkwood tickets because they were cheap.

i will figure out how to get there later but i made a post on FB about the kirkwood tickets for $40 lift ticket for the whole day and only one friend responded.

so if my buds ask me where i'm going well i'll tell them i posted a deal on FB i took it now i'm taking the bus there i'll catch up with them later cause i'm not trying to explore the same resort for 3 days and N* is huge.

what i'm thinking is kirkwood the first day, heavenly the 2nd, and for our last is northstar.

i bet lift tickets if i added it would be well close to $200 dollars for the 3 days (including kirkwood)

i dont care if i seperate honestly and go missing for a few hours i will eventually catch up to my friends wherever they are by just taking the bus and meeting them up @ a resort.

yeah its been a huge drought so far hopefully it picks up when i leave.

down south i will be going bear summit and high if i get all the time to.

i dont think anyone has bought lift ticket passes but we will get to it when i'm there i suppose. N* is i guess the most common of places to go but ridiculous amount of money just for 1 day. i better be there for 12 hours! the sad thing is going up the lift and down wastes so much time.

i was going to sneak out to go kirkwood solo.

not sure whats going on now cause there's too many people. not sure how many people can fit in a cabin.

i will take note that if we can go heavenly or sierra lets do it.

if not N* sugarbowl and kirkwood. 3 days of fun. we leave early thurs morning and squeeze in a session friday

well thats why i created this thread. to do research in case we run into a hitch and not get stuck going to the same resort for 3 days straight.

and judging by lift tickets in tahoe it was friggin ridicolous.

i didn't plan this event my friends did and either way i would like some feedback for the better lack of judgment that you have towards me.

this is internet talk i could care less what you say and if it isn't informative why post it?

i'm sure we will end up lapping each other cause of how many people are going and scared that we dont even have enough room in our cabin.

i know i'm taking one day off togo kirkwood for a bit SOLO or not.

I think we're just kinda irked & amazed that the helpful insight we've already offered seems to be falling on deaf ears.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CLICK HERE, JAMM0N!!

Jam listen to all of these peeps.  They all live in the Tahoe or ride in the Tahoe area so they know what they are talking about.  I don't think you realize how far apart north and south tahoe really is or how long of a drive it can be. 

If you are all beginners, you won't get tired of the same mountain.  Also you could go to N* for their parks, but you have no business being in the park if you don't take the features and all you're going to do is cruise by the features or sit down between the features or chill in the jumpline and none of you are at the ability to take park features.  I'm not being mean, but someone could get hurt.

Also CLICK ON THE MAP THAT ZAKK POSTED UP!

Originally posted by boardoholic  No love for Mt. Rose, zakk? **heh heh** I keed... I keed.   P.S. Woohoo! Snow inbound!

Originally posted by hana24 Jam listen to all of these peeps.  They all live in the Tahoe or ride in the Tahoe area so they know what they are talking about.  I don't think you realize how far apart north and south tahoe really is or how long of a drive it can be.  If you are all beginners, you won't get tired of the same mountain.  Also you could go to N* for their parks, but you have no business being in the park if you don't take the features and all you're going to do is cruise by the features or sit down between the features or chill in the jumpline and none of you are at the ability to take park features.  I'm not being mean, but someone could get hurt. Also CLICK ON THE MAP THAT ZAKK POSTED UP!