Is this a ski lake?

[rodltg2]

Awhile back coming home from my club I noticed a tree line very indicative of a ski lake. I looked it up on google earth and it apperars it may be a ski lake. Its a bit odd, and short but has the potential. I don't know why I care, just curious I guess.

 

38°49'6.94"N 121°28'33.11"W

[jimbrake]

Might be. Looks like a tournament boat parked by the barn.

 

Check out: 38.829359°, -121.464445, which is just northeast of the lake you were asking about. Two dry lakes just south of Pleasant Oak. I wonder who dug those then never filled them? If you could buy that land there're two lakes just waiting to be filled, unless of course there is no water supply, or the lakes leak, or they don't have a use permit, or.....

[andjules]

and another site maybe 2 miles straight north of the first one. You can see the slalom course & a boat.

 

Geez! And another about another 2 miles north, with a ramp... is that the club?

[rodltg2]

@andjules, the first one 2mi morth is where I ski, the next one up you saw is Liquid Zone. If you go to the west there is two more within a few miles as well. We have lots in Sacramento area.

[jcamp]

I kept going way north and found what is possibly the sweetest ski home in the country.

 

39.687455,-121.789834

[schroed]

@jcamp, that's skylake in Chico. The house at the west side of the lake is for sale if you want to move there.

 

Here's the one I've been wondering about: 38.925705 , -121.424299 . Who's lake is that?

[bishop8950]

Jim, those 2 empty lakes used to have water in them. The google pics from ~2005 showed water, not sure what happened.

 

The mystery lake rodltg2 found looks like they ski on it, but it must be short. Measures ~1,600ft

[jimbrake]

@schroed - that is the Zmerzel lake. Was built in the '90s by Bill and Diane Zmerzel owners of BZ plumbing. Unfortunately they aren't together anymore, but I think she may still live at the lake. I skied there a lot with Bill and Pat Kennelly in the early 00's.

[rodltg2]

or this one?

 

38°53'18.05"N,121°25'17.72"W

[jimbrake]

Hmmm. Only 1400 feet and I only see four turn buoys. Don't know whose that one is.

[ToddF]

Isn't there two houses for sale on skylake?

[schroed]

@ToddF - One just sold on the North side of the lake. The one one the west side is still for sale.

[jimbrake]

@schroed - which one? Garrett, Brown, or Scott?