The 2002-2003 Ski Season

Will El Nino make for big Sierra dumps? Will I ski forty days? Is my future in telemark or alpine? Stay tuned.


Mountain

  1. Boreal, CA (P) (T)
  2. Kirkwood, CA (T)
  3. Kirkwood, CA (T)
  4. Kirkwood, CA (T)
  5. Kirkwood, CA (P) (T)
  6. Kirkwood, CA (P)
  7. Kirkwood, CA (T)
  8. Kirkwood, CA (P)
  9. Mt. Judah, CA (T)
  10. Taos, NM
  11. Taos, NM (P)
  12. Taos, NM (P)
  13. Taos, NM (P)
  14. Taos, NM (P)
  15. Taos, NM (P)
  16. Kirkwood, CA (P)
  17. Alpine Meadows, CA (T)
  18. Kirkwood, CA (P) (T)
  19. Alpine Meadows, CA (P)
  20. Kirkwood, CA (P) (T)
  21. Kirkwood, CA (P)
  22. Kirkwood, CA (P)
  23. Kirkwood, CA (P) (T)
  24. Waterhouse Peak, CA
  25. Carson Spur/Kirkwood, CA (P)
  26. Alpine Meadows, CA (P)(T)
  27. Virginia Lakes, CA (T)
  28. False White Mtn., CA (T)
  29. Mt. Dana, West Face, CA (T)
  30. Sonora Pass, CA (T)
  31. Baldy/Mt. Ralston, CA (T)

Date

11/10
11/18
12/1
12/7
12/15
12/22
1/5
1/11
1/19
2/2
2/3
2/4
2/5
2/6
2/7
3/15
3/29
4/5
4/6
4/12
4/13
4/14
4/19
4/20
4/26
5/4
5/24
5/25
5/26
5/27
6/8
Notes

Deep cement snow in jibsville
Smooth corn is a perfect birthday gift
Old corn is fine for cruising
Blue ice? Where is the snow?!?
Someone turns on the Sierra cement mixer
A phoot of phluff on top of ten feet of new
A centimeter of dust on twelve feet of hardpack
Variable Sierra fresh, but nobody to ski it
Slush and sun crust with the Avy I class
Level 10 hardpack bump clinic
3" makes for a powder day on the ridge
Sweeping up the leftovers
Climbing to Kachina Peak
3" more to freshen things up
Biggest powder day in two seasons
Back on snow, with full Sierra Cement
Excellent corn, but May coverage
A late storm brings powder, but April sun bakes it
New and leftover powder when you least expect it
Cruising some late-season fresh
Too much snow to ski!
Stranded on a powder day. Wow.
Follow the sun to cold winter snow
A few hundred verts of supportable crust
Roadside turns and then a summer powder and glue day
Heavy powder--but it's May! Ouch, my knee!
Slush and sloughs between Red and Black Mtns.
A classic tour via Spuller Lake
Patience rewarded with 2800' of corn
Easy roadside access for steep slop
Consolidation! Perfect corn via boat access

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