The skiing the last two days certainly has made me happy. Whether you want winter conditions or spring conditions, both were available. I started my… Read More »Happy Skiing, A Chill Down, Great Reading, Badges ‘N Rewards
Hello skiers and riders, It was another mini-powder day at Alpine Meadows, and Andy and I would love to tell you all about it. Instead… Read More »Take A Stand
One of the things I try to do here at Unofficial Alpine is to make sure that we’re giving you a realistic idea of what’s… Read More »Let’s Get Real…
Disclaimer: This post is probably going to generate some hate mail. Nobody wants their home mountain taken over by one of the two giant ski… Read More »Alterra Needs A Third Mountain In Northern California
Love it or hate it, the Base To Base Gondola is just about here. Just a few days from now, a giant celebration is planned… Read More »Updated: Thoughts On The Base To Base Gondola
I can’t believe it’s already over, the Alpine Meadows 21-22 ski season. It started late and ended early. According to the app, I skied 104… Read More »Reflections On The 21-22 Season
Twice The Snow, Twice The Fun…Twice The People Depending on exactly where you measured it and which forecaster you believed, twice as much snow fell… Read More »Two Fer Twosday
Who turned on the difficult sign? Mother Nature left us with a beautiful blanket of cold, dry, light snow as of this morning, but why… Read More »Difficult
The storm slowed down again, making today a bonus sunny day at Alpine Meadows. Combine that with KT-22 opening over the hill and the resultant… Read More »A Bonus Sunny Day…And The End Of An Era
I know, I missed the super early opening day at Olympic Valley last weekend, and my chance to have lift served skiing in October. Kudos… Read More »Weather And Conditions Permitting…What Does That Mean For Alpine Meadows? UPDATED
While you may think that this is going to be yet another post about waterparks, mountain roll coasters and fake alpine villages, it is not.… Read More »The Disney-fication of Skiing
Our short spring shoulder season is about to come to an end. With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, the summer season will be starting… Read More »We’re Keeping A Low Profile This Summer
Disclaimer: We’re going to talk about the Base To Base Gondola here, and not all of that talk will be positive. No matter what is… Read More »G-G-Gondola…I Can Barely Say It
As many are aware, today marks the one year anniversary of the sudden shutdown of the Tahoe ski industry, and much of the rest of… Read More »One Year Later…
The skiing and riding at Alpine Meadows was far better than expected today. Temperatures exceeded the forecast and the winds did not meet the forecast.… Read More »Changes Are In The Wind