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There is really not much to report today except that the weather was rather wet. It was not raining, but the light snow that was… Read More »Quiet and Wet Saturday

Skiing this morning, although the terrain did not change overnight, was slightly better than yesterday. A new layer of snow was made overnight and nicely… Read More »Long Shadows

We have been waiting for months for this day. I love summer with its myriad of sport options, long warm sunny days, and music on… Read More »Alpine Meadows Day 1

We were taking a late afternoon walk on the golf course cart path in Squaw Valley when we noticed people on a man-made patch of… Read More »The First Venture of 2023-2024 Season

Chains are required over Donner Summit this afternoon.  It is October 25, 2023.  Cold, windy, and snowy in Alpine Meadows.  I took a couple of… Read More »Chains Required?

Hello Friends, We skied 8 runs this morning between 8am and 10am. All but one of the runs were on the Summit Chair. During this… Read More »Well-Behaved

When I pulled down the shades from my bedroom windows this morning all I could see was a thick dark gray layer of cloud cover… Read More »Big Moguls and Narrow Run-Outs

Hello skiers, I was under the impression that winds would be blowing at the ridge top this morning, but I was wrong. It was still… Read More »Soft Spring Moguls

Hello Skiers, Rain and thunder were predicted for the morning hours around Lake Tahoe. The good news is that there were no rain drops falling… Read More »Soft Moguls

It was another beautiful day at Alpine Meadows. The sky was painted blue, devoid of any of the color gray. It was warm enough for… Read More »Green Shirt Day

For a moment this morning I thought the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort had gone private. Driving into he parking lot was a breeze, as there… Read More »Sweet Moguls to Suncups

One of the best mornings of the year? I heard this repeated a number of times while riding a chair, passing people waiting in line,… Read More »Freshies on May 7th

Hello Skiers, Snow this morning was binding depth. This represented the accumulation of snow that fell in spurts between closing May 4th and opening May… Read More »A Squeegee and Pockets

Today was the last day of daily operations at Alpine Meadows for the 2022-2023 ski season. Alpine will continue operating, but they will be closed… Read More »Slow Close

Hello Skiers, It was very warm on the mountain this morning and continued through the day. Temperatures climbed into the high 50’s and may have… Read More »Warm and Windless