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how important is it to get a 4wd rental to drive from the Reno airport to South Lake & South Lake to Squaw/Alpine? (we are staying at Harrahs but will be doing a day trip or 2 up to Squaw)

there are 5 of us going and we could either rent a sweet minivan

for $70/day or twice as much for an Expedition. is it needed/worth it?

I guess it's an unknown if we could fit 4 pairs of skis/1 board + 5 guys in either. does anyone know if Reno car rental places have ski racks?

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12-17-2008 , 01:01 PM

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Bukem_

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check the weather before you go, if its not snowing here its usually sunny and the roads get clear fast.

If you having driven a bit on snow and dont mind getting chains then you will probably be ok unless it is puking snow when you are here. I drove a front wheel drive car without chains for 3+years in tahoe and never got it stuck besides in my own neighborhood. I did have access to four wheel drive cars though if it was really bad out.

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12-17-2008 , 01:18 PM

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Kneel B4 Zod

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yeah, chains are mandatory there right?
rental cars will have them?

im sure the 5 of us would be able to figure out how they work!

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12-17-2008 , 01:27 PM

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Bukem_

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if its snowing heavily there will be chain checkpoints for non 4x4s. not sure how rentals deal with chains, id guess they would rather you have them, but they tend to bang up cars. Probably just call the local rental place, they may have a subaru w/ ski rack for rent also which might be an option if you guys dont mind the slighly tight squeeze.

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12-17-2008 , 05:24 PM

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pscfusion

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the helmet with headphones is essential (think they are called tuneups). have skiied with it the last 2 years and have never looked back

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12-17-2008 , 07:44 PM

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Ikaika

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the helmet with headphones is essential (think they are called tuneups). have skiied with it the last 2 years and have never looked back

I found some cool looking ones by Bern:

What's the difference between a "hard hat" and a "helmet"? They seem to make some sort of distinction but I'm not familiar with what defines each one.

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12-17-2008 , 10:04 PM

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papabigballer

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I just bought a new setup. Going to Snowshoe (WV) tomorrow to try it out. Only mountain with any snow decently close to me in North Carolina...this heat sucks...what you guys think?

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12-18-2008 , 11:16 PM

#233

ActionFreak

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It kinda sucks the first day or two but after that your boots fit perfectly and it's awesome. The best way to handle it is to lace the bottom loose and then make the top tight, so you have as much wiggle room as possible while you're breaking them in.

Yeah.. they didn't hurt near as much today. I had an awesome day at Breckenridge.

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12-19-2008 , 04:36 AM

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WelshChip

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LIVING IN WHISTLER RIGHT NOW, -25 DEGREES EVERY DAY PLEASE GO AWAY

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12-19-2008 , 02:24 PM

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Ikaika

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One of my friends just told me that Horizon Airlines is doing flights from LAX to Mammoth as of today...if any of you guys wind up trying this let please post up your thoughts. This would definitely make it way easier to get up there for weekend trips.

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12-19-2008 , 04:31 PM

#236

Source158

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Dont know about the flights to mammoth but it just dumped up there and I am leaving tomorrow to board for 3 days starting sunday with TR to follow and pics hopefully. Says it will be snowing while Im there to so hopefully lots of fresh powder!

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12-20-2008 , 12:18 AM

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knowquarter

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Headed to Tahoe in January, staying in incline village and snowboarding Northstar for 2 days. I'll report back with a TR. I did the same trip last year and had a great time.

For anyone else going to Tahoe, if you don't want to drive to So. Lake, I recommend Rookies in incline village (dive bar with a random slew of girls, servers usually foreigners working for the season), and The Biltmore casino, dive casino with double deck blackjack and good jack n cokes.

Wait...this is a poker forum. Check out Harrah's in So. Lake, their poker room is pretty decent and last year it was booming. I'll include my Harrah's trip in my TR.

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12-20-2008 , 03:43 PM

#238

powderman

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One week to go, and it seems like time is standing still.

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12-24-2008 , 11:20 AM

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LondonBroil

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I snowboard once, maybe twice/year but I'm always pretty sore afterwards. I'm going on a weekend ski-trip in 3 weeks. Are there any specific stretches or excercises I can do in the weeks beforehand to reduce the soreness?

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12-24-2008 , 12:56 PM

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pscfusion

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I will probably do this later this season when I'm on spring break or something, really great flight

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12-24-2008 , 01:05 PM

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pscfusion

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Also, aspen is getting pounded and I am going there in 10 days. 26 inches in last 48 hours, ohhhh baby.

On a side note, I usually do well with weather out there but I'm going to be in the virgin islands for the week before aspen, and pretty much flying straight there from vi. I really hope this weather change doesn't pose a problem...anyone think it might?

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12-26-2008 , 09:19 AM

#242

vanwilder10

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ill be at Breckenridge the 4th-12th can't wait.

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12-26-2008 , 12:21 PM

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Ikaika

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weather, no...altitude, maybe. Stay hydrated and get lots of rest and you should be fine.

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12-26-2008 , 05:08 PM

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weather, no...altitude, maybe. Stay hydrated and get lots of rest and you should be fine.

will probably just get a cold but yeah you are right

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12-27-2008 , 02:12 AM

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NoTalent

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I start doing squats 2-3x per week for 2-3 weeks before the trip. I haven't had any issues with soreness yet. Don't do any sort of massive weight or anything, just keep it easy at first then move up to 3/4 of your body weight and hit 8 reps for 3 sets.

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12-30-2008 , 01:22 PM

#246

vanwilder10

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Anybody skiing mt bachelor OR tomorrow? With my parents and they cross-country so I will be taking the mountain solo if anyones around.

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12-30-2008 , 10:31 PM

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swede554

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Be careful out there. Lots of inbounds slides all over the place it seems like. If you have a beacon wear it.

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12-30-2008 , 11:05 PM

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papabigballer

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Been at Breckenridge for the past 2 days. Perfect weather but wish there was some snow at night. Going to Vail the next two days then one more day at Breckenridge. Here is a video of me at the top of Peak 8 today. It was quite windy at the top as you can tell...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSe4whOqLrw