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2022/04/30 Closing The Season End of April at Kirkwood
π 2022-04-30 01:01 in Nsnow, Snow
Despite this year not being a top snow year, we got a fair amount of snow in April, and this was probably the latest season closing for kirkwood in many years. It closed even after heavenly did. While I was kind of done for the season, going to meet Arturo, Peter, Ovidiu, and Johannes, was fun enough to make a day trip worth it.

Snow coverage was excellent for that time of the year, although the snow was obviously variable and you had to follow the sun or the snow was icy or too wet. Still, for that time of the year, it was better than average for sure.





great to meet ovidiu, it had been a while
great to meet ovidiu, it had been a while


and then there is this troublemaker
and then there is this troublemaker


chamoix was still in very good shape, snow all the way down
chamoix was still in very good shape, snow all the way down





palisades was still in great shape
palisades was still in great shape


People also had nice costumes:




Group pictures:








some music before the drive home :)
some music before the drive home :)

2022/04/15 Late season dumps at Kirkwood
π 2022-04-15 01:01 in Nsnow, Snow
After a not so great season, we got multiple dumps end of season (and more as I write this). That's good for our water reserves, but of course the last dumps are a bit warm. Still, it had been a while since I had been able to go to kirkwood, so it was time for another snow trip.

Despite leaving at 13:00, the drive got delayed by 30mn due to traffic (damn, things clog up early now). That caused my tesla to save battery use (slower speed) and I had an estimate of 21% left of arrival before the last climb. This got down to 9% when I arrived, as my drive up took more than planned, as usual (despite virtually no snow on the road). Snow line was a bit over 6000ft, carson spur was not too covered anymore, so no worries about it closing:



coverage left was decent
coverage left was decent

The snow was a bit wet (high snoe line) and didn't stay much on the road/base, but the next morning, we had some. Unfortunately lifts opened 1h late due to lack of staff to do snow safety. Once opened, the snow was pretty good:



unfortunately lifts opened 1h late, lik
unfortunately lifts opened 1h late, lik



finally got to go up
finally got to go up


Chamoix was in really good shape
Chamoix was in really good shape

The wall still had a good amount of snow left
The wall still had a good amount of snow left

Even Palisades was still open
Even Palisades was still open


Day #2 had more snow, although it came late a night and continued throughout the day, it was pretty wet. Good amounts of snow, but the conditions were tough and most people got pretty wet. Snow was pretty wet and heavy and took a lot of effort to ride. Still, not complaining, it was fun :)




as a result, few people running the lifts, even on a sunday.
as a result, few people running the lifts, even on a sunday.

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