Weather

It’s not a comfortable place to be. We’re getting into what is normally is one of the busiest parts of the ski season. I finally… Read More »It’s Feeling A Bit Tight Around Here

No, ski conditions are not ideal right now. You can either suck it up and enjoy what’s there, or you can mope about it. It’s… Read More »Spring Skiing Capital?

That strong jet streak that was the talk of the town early in the week, well nobody is really talking about that any more. It… Read More »The Cutoff Low Blues

It’s been a difficult season for forecasting snowfall in the Sierra. We often talk about here how the last half of the 16 day model… Read More »The Forecasts Are Beginning To Agree

One hundred and seventy eight. That is the number of runs I have completed on TLC since Alpine Meadows opened two weeks ago. Fortunately, I’ve… Read More »178

It was another fun day of skiing at both mountains. Terrain is still limited, but keep your mind open and invite some friends and you… Read More »Short Term Improvements, Long Term…Don’t Look

It has been snowing, yes it has. But the forecast has only called for a few inches…and all that keeps falling is a few millimeters.… Read More »Measuring In Millimeters

All skiing is good skiing, especially when you are back at your home mountain. Today was day two of the season at Alpine Meadows. Yes,… Read More »All Skiing Is Good Skiing

The wait for a real winter storm to arrive and kick this season into gear will continue. That last storm that brought the tiniest bit… Read More »The Wait

The recent weather around Tahoe is the kind that brings fear to mountain managers and their mountain ops teams. If you want to open your… Read More »A Challenging Start To The Season

Hey, remember two days ago when I mentioned that the Canadian and Euro models were seeing a storm for Sunday? At that time, the GFS… Read More »So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance

It was “Two Fer” Tuesday at Mount Rose today, and that was enough to get me back on the mountain at Mount Rose. It also… Read More »Keeping A Rose-y Perspective

It’s looking a bit more optimistic for the potential start of ski season at Alpine Meadows on November 22nd. We had 3/32 of an inch… Read More »Hope-ium

There’s a change in the air. The temperatures this week will range from the 60’s into the low 70’s over the next ten days. Most… Read More »Seasonal Change Leads To Pre-Season Prognostication