March 2023
Truckee/Tahoe, Virginia Lakes
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  I thought there were around 6 feet of snow on our roof, but when the neighbor hired a crew to shovel due to an ice dam - I realized it was deceiving. So I got up there and started shoveling too... good thing, as two more rounds of big storms came! The snowbanks got impressive.  
  I thought there were around 6 feet of snow on our roof, but when the neighbor hired a crew to shovel due to an ice dam - I realized it was deceiving. So I got up there and started shoveling too... good thing, as two more rounds of big storms came! The snowbanks got impressive.

  Skiing was really good. Hogsback? off of Headwall  
  Skiing was really good. Hogsback? off of Headwall

  Running into the kids' Mighty Mites group :) Beautiful Lake Tahoe Junior Devo(?) group practicing  
  Running into the kids' Mighty Mites group :) Beautiful Lake Tahoe Junior Devo(?) group practicing

  Apres ski. I wish I was a 7-year old sometimes. OK, time to get shovelling! Safety first. Buried some shovels as 'deadman' anchors  
  Apres ski. I wish I was a 7-year old sometimes. OK, time to get shovelling! Safety first. Buried some shovels as 'deadman' anchors

  First time I took a vacation day to shovel a roof. 6-7 hours of non-stop shoveling was very exhausting  
  First time I took a vacation day to shovel a roof. 6-7 hours of non-stop shoveling was very exhausting

  But I got a lot of the weight off the roof! I did it a second time a few days later. Impressive snowbanks at the airport. Watch those wing tips!  
  But I got a lot of the weight off the roof! I did it a second time a few days later. Impressive snowbanks at the airport. Watch those wing tips!

  Old 40 is buried. And got more buried as the month went on...  
  Old 40 is buried. And got more buried as the month went on...

  Emerald Bay  
  Emerald Bay

  Olympic Valley Stampede. Matt was going to get knee surgery and was a bit bummed. Decided to take him flying to cheer him up :)  
  Olympic Valley Stampede. Matt was going to get knee surgery and was a bit bummed. Decided to take him flying to cheer him up :)

  And he got to fly! ;) That's a lot of snow. The big daddy blower!  
  And he got to fly! ;) That's a lot of snow. The big daddy blower!

  Simulator time for instrument currency.  
  Simulator time for instrument currency.

   
 

  The kids got to fly the sim for a bit, too! Julian's car is a bit buried.  
  The kids got to fly the sim for a bit, too! Julian's car is a bit buried.

  Lots of stuffy love And the snow kept coming.  
  Lots of stuffy love And the snow kept coming.

  Keeping the fire hydrant clear was lots of work. The fire hydrant across the street  
  Keeping the fire hydrant clear was lots of work. The fire hydrant across the street

  The Sugarbowl gondola on an epic powder day when almost everything was closed. Feet of fresh snow  
  The Sugarbowl gondola on an epic powder day when almost everything was closed. Feet of fresh snow

  Pow day! Yea! Powder skiing lessons  
  Pow day! Yea! Powder skiing lessons

  Sweetness  
  Sweetness

  Even deeper on this side.  
  Even deeper on this side.

   
 

  Gotta go home... The Coyote hut at Tahoe Donner! It got even more buried later in the month.  
  Gotta go home... The Coyote hut at Tahoe Donner! It got even more buried later in the month.

  Truckee Elementary is behind this snowbank. A crew was shoveling the roof and they had to shovel snow UPWARDS... the roof is below the snow level.  
  Truckee Elementary is behind this snowbank. A crew was shoveling the roof and they had to shovel snow UPWARDS... the roof is below the snow level.

   
 

  Pinewood Derby  
  Pinewood Derby

  Sundance Hut at TDXC Drifter  
  Sundance Hut at TDXC Drifter

  Professional roof shoveling. It was a big industry this winter! Another rough day. Red Dog chair  
  Professional roof shoveling. It was a big industry this winter! Another rough day. Red Dog chair

  Family ski day Palisades Tahoe aerial. The Palisades were very filled in. :)  
  Family ski day Palisades Tahoe aerial. The Palisades were very filled in. :)

  Highway 395, Eastern Sierra (just north of Conway summit) Walker canyon  
  Highway 395, Eastern Sierra (just north of Conway summit) Walker canyon

  Twin Lakes, Bridgeport, CA  
  Twin Lakes, Bridgeport, CA

  Virginia Lakes Fly-by of the houses at Virginia Lakes  
  Virginia Lakes Fly-by of the houses at Virginia Lakes

  Buried. South Peak looking mighty fine  
  Buried. South Peak looking mighty fine

  Burro Lake in the winter. Hard to spot!  
  Burro Lake in the winter. Hard to spot!

  Lundy Canyon  
  Lundy Canyon

  Conway summit. The parking area .. not plowed. :( Virginia Lakes parking area/road above.  
  Conway summit. The parking area .. not plowed. :( Virginia Lakes parking area/road above.

  Bridgeport Funky plowing job at the Bridgeport airport  
  Bridgeport Funky plowing job at the Bridgeport airport

  Another photo of Virginia Lakes road  
  Another photo of Virginia Lakes road

  Virginia Lakes. South peak on the left, Black on the right. Excelsior in the background.  
  Virginia Lakes. South peak on the left, Black on the right. Excelsior in the background.

  Mono Lake  
  Mono Lake

  Bodie State Park, mega-buried. Rangers were spending the winter in there somewhere!  
  Bodie State Park, mega-buried. Rangers were spending the winter in there somewhere!

  Deep.  
  Deep.

  Crazy helmet day  
  Crazy helmet day

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Skiing in to the parking lot at Virginia Lakes  
  Skiing in to the parking lot at Virginia Lakes

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  That's a lot of snow.  
  That's a lot of snow.

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Navigating in a white-out. GPS was useful!  
  Navigating in a white-out. GPS was useful!

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  XC ski race  
  XC ski race

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

  Old 40, mega-buried. A miracle March, on a year when we didn't need one :)  
  Old 40, mega-buried. A miracle March, on a year when we didn't need one :)

   
 

   
 

   
 

   
 

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