[fatnold]

When does the riding stop and the misery arrive?? Is Mid-November too late for a visit?

 

[Iggz]

There's going to be plenty of snow on the ground by mid November dude....

My latest-season Tahoe trip is going down second week of October

 

[Brewtality]

Mid-November is definitly too late to 'plan' a trip to Tahoe for mtn biking. The trails might still be clear then, but there is better than 50/50 chance they will be snowed in.

 

[Wherewolf]

Nov. 6th last year

November 6th last year. Winter came that night.

 

[craigstr]

All depends on when it snows. I've ridden above 7000 ft. during the first week of december but odds are mid november will be too late.

 

[TahoeBC]

Never know, I've hit up Toads at least a couple times on Thanksgiving. But things have been pretty much shut down by the end of October before also, just have to keep an eye on the weather

Here are my last rides of the season for the past two years

2010
http://forums.mtbr.com/california-norcal/tahoe-thats-wrap-573470.html

2011
http://forums.mtbr.com/california-norcal/tahoe-new-trails-getting-high-last-time-664778.html.

2008
Never know when a random storm gonna come in though and shut things down for a few days.
http://forums.mtbr.com/california-norcal/first-tracks-459988.html

But we still rode past Thanksgiving that year
http://forums.mtbr.com/california-norcal/late-season-tahoe-riding-xmas-november-471956.html

 

[Dispatch]

When does the riding stop and the misery arrive?? Is Mid-November too late for a visit?

You must not live in Tahoe because there is nothing miserable about shredding powder. In fact at this point I almost can't wait.

 

[vaelin]

The only miserable time in Tahoe is typically early Nov, when the snow starts falling but not enough to hit with my snowboard, and May/June, when the snow won't go away so I can ride the trails.

 

[Uncle Stinky]

Except for last year with the early heavy snow, I rode at over 7000 the last weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, in November for the last 5 years. You always take a chance but there has been lots of good late season riding.

 

[nutballchamp]

I've been snowed out the last weekend of September. Woke up to 3"-5" of snow and riding sucked with the slush. All gone in a few days except for high up.

 

[martinizer]

You must not live in Tahoe because there is nothing miserable about shredding powder. In fact at this point I almost can't wait.

:thumbsup: What he said. I hope we get another epic Thanksgiving dump like last year. I love mountain biking but schralping fresh pow trumps everything else.

 

[benjaminj]

I've been snowed out the last weekend of September. Woke up to 3"-5" of snow and riding sucked with the slush. All gone in a few days except for high up.

If you time it right October and November can have some of the best trail conditions here in Tahoe.

November 7th last year in a storm:

 

[fatnold]

You must not live in Tahoe because there is nothing miserable about shredding powder. In fact at this point I almost can't wait.

Correct. Not from Tahoe. From Australia. I've never even seen snow.....almost.

Thanks for the advice. Had a feeling it would be too late. Sedona it is then. :thumbsup:

 

[bbense]

Except for last year with the early heavy snow, I rode at over 7000 the last weekend, Thanksgiving weekend, in November for the last 5 years. You always take a chance but there has been lots of good late season riding.

FWIW, I've gone "skiing" the first weekend in November for 9 of the last 10 years. But I grew up in NH, so I learned to make turns on a heavy frost...

- Booker C. Bense

 

[gregnash]

Yeah last year was kind of a freak year.. Usually every 3-5yrs we get a nasty winter that just wont go away. Hoping to be able to ride for Thanksgiving as that would be awesome with more family members taking it up. However we will see, you could always take a short drive down the hill into Auburn and ride in there.

 

[bbense]

Correct. Not from Tahoe. From Australia. I've never even seen snow.....almost.

Thanks for the advice. Had a feeling it would be too late. Sedona it is then. :thumbsup:

If you can be flexible with your plans, I'd keep Tahoe on the list. Because when you can ride late into the fall it can be really good conditions. If the sun's out the weather's great and usually there will have been enough fall snow/rain to make the trails tacky, but not muddy like the spring melt.

No bugs. This is a huge win...

Worse comes to worse, you just need to get below 5K feet in elevation and the trails should be open.