Big Thunder XVI 2010
Who Went: Barry, Dave O., Jim, T-Bone, Bill, Dave V.,
Lloyd.
Who DidnÕt: Hoody owed uncle sam, Martin, Rich just
out, Bob had a broken hand
When: Left on Sat 3/6/10 at 11:00, returned Wed
3/10/10 at 6:00pm.
We
had two groups. T-Bone
traveled from his home in Vancouver Washington (now retired) in big Max –
his Duramax diesel.
The rest traveled in rented thunder van (left around 11:00 (so Jim could
watch his sonÕs jazz band play) and got home around 6:00. T-Bone made it to the cabin a
couple of hours ahead of the rest and took care of hot tub, groceries, etc.
Where: Went to North Tahoe. Stayed at ÒMorganHausÓ at 1208 Lords Drive (up
highway 267 towards Northstar. Place
was a couple of miles off of 267 back in a quiet development. Great Hot tub, 4 bedrooms (2
downstairs, 2 upstairs, plus a loft with three beds), small kitchen, old tv but
had direct tv, internet hookup.
Great kitchen table that could seat everyone (and made for good poker).
Ski:
Sunday
– Alpine Meadows for $59 due to snowbomb discounts. Good Day, Got there at 10:00, break at 1:00.
Lot of great runs. Weather
and snow conditions changed every hour.
Started sunny then got cloudy.
Took our lunch break at the mid chalet. Ended around 4:00 and enjoyed Òcorn snowÓ out on the lodge
deck while having post ski drinks.
Monday: Planned to go the Sugar Bowl but
weather was to iffy- looked like wet snow and white out up high. Drove there but decided to
turnaround and go to Northstar.
Weather was much better.
Expensive ($85) unless you had tahoe card ($69). Noticed Northstar was maturing as a
destination resort (which is why
it was so expensive). Great runs
on the ÒbacksideÓ. Long Òleg
burnersÓ with decent snow.
Also went over to the new area before lunch (Lookout mountain). Snow was not as good except for 1
run. We had lunch at the summit in
the enclosed ÒtentÓ. Skied all
day but went back to cabin for traditional post ski drinks.
Tuesday: Two for one at Rose, Another Great Day of skiing- but no
powder. Weather was perfect. New Lodge was open on the
backside. Had lunch at the
old lodge. Dave O. and
Barry found Òtree skiingÓ on front side.
We all took a shot at it at least once. Full day of skiing with tradition drinks in the bar.
Dinners:
Saturday. Went to Steamers for pizza since
thunder van came in late. Very good!
Sunday: Dave worked up some bacon
and eggs for breakfast.
Lunch was sandwiches on the slopes. Dinner was Country Style Pork that T-Bone put together with
rice, mac&cheese, salad, and rolls – nothing special.
Monday: Jim worked up some bacon and eggs for
breakfast – just as good as the day before. Lunch was at the mountain. Dinner was leftovers, no one really wanted to drive to get food since it was
snowing.
Tuesday: Barry prepared Òdouble bake
French toastÓ- great as usual.
Lunch was at the ski resort.
Bill prepared spaghetti with Jim making meatballs – good
eating. Lloyd had shrimp and
pesto.
Entertainment
Saturday
night: Ate late so just watched
some TV.
Sunday
night: Bill, Dave V.
Dave O, Lloyd, and T-Bone went downtown for some quick gaming. Bill, Lloyd and Dave all won (~50-60
bucks).
Monday: Watched movie (Old School). Thunder gaming started afterwards
with Lloyd and Barry building big stacks.
Decided to hold chips to continue next night.
Tuesday: Watched movie (Hangover). Thunder gaming started
again after movie. Money
seemed to move around with T-Bone and Dave V losing but everyone else
winning. Commish took an early nap
but came got up around 11:00 to win a few hands!.
Thunder Saying: ÒCRAPÓ (usually related to
something T-Bone said)
Thunder Spirit Award: Lloyd and T-Bone for logistics (house,
food, van, tickets). Barry for Driving at Tahoe.
Thunder New: BarryÕs new skis
Thunder Master Chief: Bill: Spaghetti sauce
Thunder Memories: