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Skiing Through the Miracle March Storm in Tahoe

·California, United States·#winter#california#skiing#snow#lake tahoe
A person's lower body in bright yellow clothing is surrounded by deep, fresh white snow next to a dark railing.

Mid-March 2018 brought what everyone was calling 'Miracle March' to Lake Tahoe. We got hit with a massive storm system that just buried everything. The first order of business was just digging a path from the door, and then finding my car under a few feet of fresh powder.

After a lot of shoveling, I made it up to the mountain for the day. It was still snowing hard, and it was cold enough on the lift that my beard collected a solid layer of ice. By the end of the first few runs, it was completely frozen over, which made for some good selfies.

The conditions were incredible, just deep and soft everywhere you went. The ice beard lasted all the way back to the car. Back at the house that night, the snow was still piled over the railings on the deck, completely covering everything.

The next morning, it was quiet outside. Just watched a Steller's Jay at the bird feeder and looked out at the neighborhood, completely transformed by the storm.

A smiling bearded person in a Squaw Valley beanie gives a thumbs up, with falling snow and a deep snowdrift.A person with an ice-covered beard and snowy jacket smiles on a ski lift during a snowfall.A person with an icy beard and blue goggles smiles while riding a ski lift in a snowy landscape.A person smiles with an icy beard and snowflakes on their face in a snowy outdoor setting with trees and cars.A person's lower face, featuring a dark beard and mustache heavily encrusted with ice, mouth slightly open.A deep blanket of snow covers a deck railing, ground, and trees at night, illuminated by warm light.A blue bird perches by a bird feeder in a snowy winter scene with a second feeder and icicles.A snowy winter landscape with houses mostly buried under deep snow, surrounded by snow-laden pine trees and bare trees.

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