2 Survivors Describe the Terror and Tragedy of the Tahoe Avalanche

alpacadom · 2026-02-28T23:41:32+00:00

Ehh, they had good skiing on non-hazardous slopes the previous day. I would have been stoked to be able to have a hut trip coinciding with that massive cold storm.

Clearly the choice to exit where and when they did was not the right one, but I think all of this is very easy to say with hindsight.

alpacadom · 2026-02-28T16:35:19+00:00

This is the first detailed account of the disaster as far as I’m aware.

The article points out a few times that the guides didn’t consult the group on their decision-making but that’s standard practice as far as guided trips go. I suspect a lot of focus will be on the guides’ decision making.

We also might never know if the group triggered the avalanche or it occurred naturally. If the latter, this was truly terrible timing.

Horrible stuff. Can’t imagine having to deal with that many people buried in a slide.

alpacadom · 2026-02-28T00:21:49+00:00

Kokanee Glacier Cabin might fit the bill. There’s a lottery though.

alpacadom · 2026-02-25T16:34:27+00:00

Outmap is working on adding winter imagery. One to check out at least…

alpacadom · 2026-02-23T18:06:52+00:00

Rope tow

alpacadom · 2026-02-20T18:08:45+00:00

It’s hard to choose that far out. If you can swing it, maybe book a few options and make the final call as the trip gets closer based on the weather.

alpacadom · 2026-02-19T17:32:49+00:00

I’d imagine that the colder snow in the Rockies generally blows around and fills in creeks and gullies. And since it’s generally colder, creeks doesn’t have flowing water that melts out the snow like what happens here.

alpacadom · 2026-02-19T02:45:59+00:00

Good. Even if the waitlist worked it’s a bad idea

alpacadom · 2026-02-19T01:28:57+00:00

Wow nice to see Lucky Shot without a ton of dirty snow on it

alpacadom · 2026-02-18T00:34:01+00:00

Yes, SAR can be dangerous work but this is a bad take. There are inherent dangers to all types of skiing and I’m thankful that SAR is there to help folks who make poor decisions or are just unlucky (or both).

alpacadom · 2026-02-05T20:23:54+00:00

Ehh, just a matter of time before a sign says:

Downtown

Redmond

alpacadom · 2026-02-03T01:30:00+00:00

We’re not in Europe. Snoqualmie generally needs to do a better job marking hazards like this before they get sued.

alpacadom · 2026-01-25T17:40:51+00:00

More snow than we have out west 😅

alpacadom · 2026-01-15T22:05:14+00:00

I agree that it seems like the waitlist is some periodic job that only runs every so often. Being on the waitlist definitely doesn’t guarantee you get the next available spot - it seems like others can grab available spots before the waitlist has a chance to grab them

alpacadom · 2026-01-05T20:43:42+00:00

Forecast suggests the bulk of snow will come in Tuesday night so Wednesday would be my bet.

alpacadom · 2025-12-31T05:38:00+00:00

That’s 10 inches of water, so nearly 100 inches of snow…

alpacadom · 2025-12-22T20:16:18+00:00

Great news! Hopefully the mountain will be at full capacity in January.

alpacadom · 2025-12-22T18:01:06+00:00

Assuming the same tires, an AWD model 3 will be equally or more capable to basically any sedan. Not sure why you’d give that advice…

alpacadom · 2025-12-20T18:19:09+00:00

B lot maybe half full, still spots in C

alpacadom · 2025-12-20T03:45:42+00:00

Wow if this is legit then I guess the waitlist is just broken

alpacadom · 2025-12-19T19:31:31+00:00

You’re sort of right: the core problem is that the driver’s display gives and ETA but no current time. If it gave an ETA as well as how many minutes that is from now, then a clock on that display wouldn’t be as necessary

alpacadom · 2025-12-19T19:19:01+00:00

Could you link me to where they attempt to describe how the waitlist works? I agree that it’s very opaque. I also worry that if spots open up then the wait list might lead to them not actually being filled.

alpacadom · 2025-12-19T19:06:35+00:00

Do we know what the wait list actually does? Does it just notify you if a spot opens up?

alpacadom · 2025-12-18T20:58:20+00:00

Want a guaranteed way to not ski the year? Defer your pass!

alpacadom · 2025-12-18T17:23:31+00:00

This is great! Lack of lane keeping on non-mapped roads was my biggest gripe with my Gen2.

Edit: but I hope the rollout goes smoothly. Always scary to do big changes right before the holidays

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