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JAKE'S PEAK LAKE TAHOE BASIN | CALIFORNIA | UNITED STATES
Summary | Elevation: 9,186 ft
JAKE'S PEAK
Current Weather in Olympic Valley, CA Partly Cloudy 3°F
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Base: 140 in 48 hours: 28 in | Truckee |
Fri low 17°F high 28°F Mostly Sunny Sat low 19°F high 30°F Snow
Weather courtsey of Yahoo
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NE SLOPES | 35-45 Degrees | Northeast | 2400 ft. | 1.75 hrs | |
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Scramble to Jake's Peak summit By glissethegremlin |
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Alpenglowsports: December 30, 2010 Uphill: 5,500 ft. | Downhill: 5,500 ft.
Silky smooth goodness out there!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 30, 2010 Uphill: 5,650 ft. | Downhill: 5,650 ft.
Silky smooth powder!!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 29, 2010 Uphill: 1,950 ft. | Downhill: 1,950 ft.
Heavy and deep. Good fun....[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 28, 2010 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Interesting snow, but super fun line....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 27, 2010 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,200 ft.
Windboard up high and powdery goodness at mid-elevations!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 27, 2010 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
wind packed, but skied well....[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 23, 2010 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
perfect day. light smow, blue sky and no wind....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 23, 2010 Uphill: 5,610 ft. | Downhill: 5,610 ft.
Good stuff out there!...[view]
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Jeffdostie: December 22, 2010 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Still blower, still fresh....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 21, 2010 Uphill: 5,750 ft. | Downhill: 5,750 ft.
Best day of the year, again. Wow, good stuff out there! Get out there and enjoy the backcountry!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 20, 2010 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
Skiing does not get much better!! Avy conditions are high, but if you go to the right place you can minimize the risks....[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
Deep and wet!!...[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 18, 2010 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
One foot plus of heavy freshness. Safe in the trees, but probably not elsewhere. Snow line about 7000 feet but heavy up to over 8000 feet....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 17, 2010 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Still hero snow. Windblown goodness. Bring on the storm....[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 17, 2010 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
fantastic run, with more fresh on the way....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 16, 2010 Uphill: 7,980 ft. | Downhill: 7,980 ft.
The gift that keeps on giving. Hero snow yet again!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 16, 2010 Uphill: 4,250 ft. | Downhill: 4,250 ft.
Still lots of fresh to be had. Soooo good to be home from Mexico!!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 15, 2010 Uphill: 4,810 ft. | Downhill: 4,810 ft.
Awesome snow!! 16-18" of fresh up top. Top 10" were blower....[view]READ MORE
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Darkstar: December 15, 2010 Uphill: 6,200 ft. | Downhill: 6,200 ft.
Absolutely UNREAL Day in Tahoe today. Up to 2 feet of light, dry, epic blower throughout the day. So good to rip with Alpenglowsports! When he dropped the knee he'd disappear, only to reamerge in a cl...[view] READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 15, 2010 Uphill: 10,600 ft. | Downhill: 10,600 ft.
Got to ski with Darkstar, my man!...[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 7, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Windboard fun!...[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 6, 2010 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
So good up high but windy and a bit sketch. Someone pinch, me!...[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 5, 2010 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 3,400 ft.
Really good snow above 7000 feet still. Don't believe the haters!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: December 3, 2010 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,600 ft.
What a great rain day!!...[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: December 3, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Rain in the parking lot means snow up high! And good snow at that, especially with big boards....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: November 28, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Best day of the year, bar none....[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: November 28, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
DEEP and fluffy. Perfect morning!!...[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: November 27, 2010 Uphill: 3,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,700 ft.
So good....[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: November 27, 2010 Uphill: 10,800 ft. | Downhill: 10,800 ft.
EPIC DAY!!! The snow got better and better as the day went on....[view]READ MORE
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Alpenglowsports: November 25, 2010 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Who needs turkey for thanksgiving when you can have creamy pow!...[view]READ MORE
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Jeffdostie: November 25, 2010 Uphill: 2,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
Thanksgiving powder morning....[view]READ MORE
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Darkstar: April 3, 2010 Uphill: 9,500 ft. | Downhill: 9,500 ft.
Had a pretty sizeable day out on Jakes today with 4 top to bottom 2400' laps. The winds that came in the previous day did leave their mark on the snowpack as just about everything showed some effect, ...[view]READ MORE
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Darkstar: March 23, 2010 Uphill: 2,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,200 ft.
Skied one of the classic chutes that drops into Emerald Bay today, and was accompanied by Tom Day, aka, the man, which was super fun in and of itself, but the porn, powder and corn we reaped was reaso...[view]
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