Tahoe...Smahoe

We have out snowed Tahoe this year. I believe we have a base in excess of 12' (144"+) and more on the way. Mt. Baldy has opened the entire mountain and they have removed ALL trail restrictions. They are allowing you to ride everywhere because there is so much snow. Big Bear and Mountain High are predicting late spring snow that will rival past years entire winters.

Lake Arrowhead is "overflowing" its banks and Big Bear Lake has risen some 20 feet. This is before any of the snow has melted.

And as I thought, the new sandbars along Huntington are amazing. Normally the strong winter swells line up and break along a "wall". This is very bad. Now these same swells are sectioning off into about 10-15 separate peaks that each breaks solidly right and left. Super hollow. It is as if reefs grew over the weekend. This is VERY GOOD!! It could be some tropical island reef break if the water didn't look like the toilet after a bout with Montezuma's Revenge. (If you have to ask what I mean by that...think diarrhea)

One really good sign though was all the dolphin pods right offshore today. They were hanging out just beyond the grime line and avoiding their usual playing in the surf with surfers, but they are hanging around. Haven't seen them for weeks. I guess after all the close experiences I have had with wild dolphins at very close range, I can understand why people would pay money to swim with them. Something much more enriching in sharing a wave with a dolphin though! Kinda scares the crap out of you for a moment, but then you just drift off into your ride and do what the dolphin does...have fun!!

Peace Out