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Late Feb. at Monarch.
To people who ski Tahoe it does . Just as "Tahoe" means the general area, not just the lake.Does 'Alpine' always mean 'Alpine Meadows'? ^^^ This one obviously is AM as Lake Tahoe is in the background.
That is a picture for the history books. Did everybody know the ski area was closing for good by the time that photo was taken? What was the general mood of the patrollers?This was the last pic on my phone when Snowbasin was open to the public on March 15. This is the John Paul rotation crew right before sweep. View attachment 102611
This photo was taken at the end of the day right before we started our final sweep of the season so we knew it was over. We were told that it would be our last day open to the public around noon that day. The general mood of the patrollers was sad resignation as we saw it coming after the Vail and Alterra shutdown the previous day. I was completely bummed out because I look forward to spring skiing every season. Many were concerned about finances as we were expecting at least 4 more weeks of employment. My personal immediate reaction to the announcement was to take 3 "Patrol run" laps in No Name terrain because the skiing was so good that afternoon. We all had concerns how we were going to "tear down" the entire mountain since we usually tear it down over a period of 3 weeks and we had not started yet.That is a picture for the history books. Did everybody know the ski area was closing for good by the time that photo was taken? What was the general mood of the patrollers?
My season isn’t over but figured I may as well add the last pic from the most recent fresh snow day which was today.