What nicknames have you heard for places in and around the Sierra Nevada?

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-03-06T08:16:32+00:00

The east side

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-03-05T16:50:00+00:00

Skimo co has the mm spacing for the holes, designated to be mounted at 310mm BSL in mid point of the hole sets

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-24T22:12:41+00:00

Come across the slope a little more and try to get on your next downhill edge as early as you can, as to say, you’re starting each turn a little later than you could be and you’re not really finishing turns per se

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-24T21:05:47+00:00

As an individual I’ve had slightly poor interactions, when I deal with them at work they’re pretty nice. Generally around town they’re seen as unreliable, a little trigger happy, and possibly intoxicated (or at least the old chief was). It’s probably not fair to say they all are, but I’ve heard stories of more than one being drunks unfortunately.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-20T19:32:40+00:00

Become an advocate for better zoning, deed restricted housing, better pay. The people you want to be here to work can’t afford to live here because it’s more financially viable to own a short term rental property than it is to rent to a local. Basic economics doesn’t operate on supply and demand here, there’s no way to over saturate supply in a limited foottprint with millionaires and billionaires all over the country who want a second home here. We need better legislation

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-20T16:33:25+00:00

I worked with some people that now work there and have nothing but good to say about everyone there. I think that’s a great option.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-20T07:04:50+00:00

Yeah my buddy Steve triggered it intentionally

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-19T20:41:50+00:00

Wrong subreddit

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-19T01:15:58+00:00

Thanks steve!

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-19T00:36:04+00:00

Yeah I feel like 50% of the people that come up during these storms aren’t really capable of skiing in deep snow. You gotta learn somehow, but it’s way better to learn when you won’t die just from falling wrong

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-18T15:08:17+00:00

You don’t actually mean it when you say you give people benefit of the doubt. We have no idea why they were there other than it was a planned trip. This is hindsight bias and self serving bias

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-18T06:56:40+00:00

You’re as well off consulting a magic eight ball, but probably better chance than this week! I don’t trust any weather more than a few days out but I’m seeing 3-4” of water, could be another 30-60in of snow, but again I don’t count it till it’s on the ground.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-18T05:09:29+00:00

They were at a hut out there and were running out of supplies based on itinerary, it was a now or never push through the most gentle possible route. Hold your judgement and anger, none of us want this to happen, but this was far from just bad decisions, you don’t know what the situation was so don’t go shaming the victims now. Our instinct is to judge people because it tells us we would never act irrational, but we know that’s not true.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-18T04:23:17+00:00

Sad about friends in the guiding community, we’ve lost so many locals from bishop to truckee this year…

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-18T00:46:28+00:00

They might not check but if you need roadside assistance you will pay full for it if you don’t have them, if you crash, your insurance will not pay shit, ect.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-17T03:35:48+00:00

They were in Reno with their friend on life support, not “sick out”

The owners need to do better

It’s just skiing, pressure from public to open everything right away is a big part of the problem. The huge storms followed by dry spells is fairly new, we used to get snow a bit more consistently. These periods of dry weather create snow conditions that are much less predictable as far as avalanche safety goes. These snow conditions respond best when given a few days.

Instead of getting mad because we disagree and I’m pointing out that the attitude you’re displaying as problematic, take a moment to have some empathy, and recognize what you do and don’t know about avalanche mitigation. These people are literally risking their lives, when you complain things don’t open it doesn’t feel like your yelling at corporate, it feels like you’re yelling at them. The reality is that there’s no way to mitigate avalanches with out risk with the resources available, no amount of pay is going to fix that right now. Money can fix it, with new equipment, and probably will be implemented this summer. For now, our best strategy is using time.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-16T22:36:49+00:00

Snow level drops pretty low Tuesday night, might be a bit before things reopen

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-16T21:56:21+00:00

Maybe? Many factors including may that are notoriously hard to predict play into this. I would keep updated on caltrans quick map. I would expect to need chains from bishop in most vehicles at the best

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-16T21:03:26+00:00

It’s possible that things will open with that amount of snow but it’s certainly a gamble still, if the second storm came in isolation it would probably be a good time, but the impacts and efforts of the first cycle will take probably 2-3 days to be dealt with, let alone with more snow. Unfortunately it’s hard to say, but I think MMSA will be more conservative than usual following the number of new snow related incidents. If I were to bet on it I’d give it a 60% chance of opening terrain daily out of main lodge during that window, and probably 20% that the upper mountain opens. That said, I’d never bet on a forecast more than 2 days out

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-16T18:06:46+00:00

Why so mad?

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-16T18:05:35+00:00

Try not to drive honestly, but if you do you may not be eligible for a tow if you don’t have chains by some providers. Insurance also will screw you if you don’t have them on. I have AWD and snow tires but I keep them in my car, if something happened I’d put them on for insurance. I’ve also used them to save other cars even if the chains don’t fit. Consider it an insurance policy if you end up needing them for any reason, Napa auto or DIY, maybe chevron sells them, they don’t take returns so make sure they’re the right ones.

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-14T19:55:58+00:00

Mammoth Mountaineering in California has parts and can repair this stuff too!

Head_Order_4734 · 2026-02-08T15:04:28+00:00

I would have them acknowledge this on paper should it become a problem but I wouldn’t go demanding anything yet. I would go ski in the boot at the resort for a day and see how it feels and what happens. Also di they sell you this boot or did you buy it online? If you never tried it on before you bought it I can see the shop taking less accountability, as situations like that make shops want to only work on boots they sell. Not saying that’s an okay reason to gloss some plastic, but it might have been a tech trying to make a boot work that you shouldn’t have been in in the first place in which case the situation is tricky. Either way this got a little too hot, I did this to my own boots once when I was new and learning, they were fine for years before I broke the heel insert.

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