Spring Mornings and Afternoons
It was warm at the base area of Alpine Meadows today. One would certainly call it a spring day. It was 49 degrees at 1:30pm… Read More »Spring Mornings and Afternoons
It was warm at the base area of Alpine Meadows today. One would certainly call it a spring day. It was 49 degrees at 1:30pm… Read More »Spring Mornings and Afternoons
It was another fine spring day at Alpine Meadows. The parking lots were full and some lifts were very busy, but timing and flexibility were… Read More »Spring: How Long Will It Last?
Our weather finally calmed down to give us an absolutely gorgeous day. Winds were absent this morning when Summit Chair opened, a rare occurrence these… Read More »It is About Time!
It was another windy day at Alpine Meadows and it appears I may have skied during the wrong part of the day. That’s not to… Read More »Some Spring Weather Ahead And Then Questions
Was it windy again today? Yep! Was Summit Chair closed again today? Yep! The good news was that the other lifts were open. Although TLC… Read More »Snow Dune/Sastrugi
I try to be careful about using words like “exceptional” when it comes to mountain reports, as sensationalizing the conditions on the mountain only leads… Read More »Exceptional
The God of Wind must be having a heck of a winter. He, or she, have been very active this winter blowing gusts of wind… Read More »4″ of New Snow
It was a knee deep pow day…if you’re a Corgi. For the rest of us, it was somewhere between boot sole deep to boot buckle… Read More »Knee Deep Pow Day
Skiing was better than I expected when I first attempted to open my eyes early this morning in the darkness. There is nothing like the… Read More »Windy Again
We all know those people. They are the ones that are always waiting for the “good snow” before they commit to skiing. Consequently, they usually… Read More »It’s “That” Weekend
Our morning sky finally arrived without a cloud floating in it. I woke up happy and feeling very upbeat. For the first time in a… Read More »Power Outage
It was a mélange of weather today, and that trend will continue into the upcoming weekend. With the thoughts of powder skiing long behind us,… Read More »Mélange
Today was a very special day at Alpine Meadows. First of all, visibility was very good. Although the sun was not shining out of a… Read More »Wind Drifts and Visibility
There is a lot to unpack here after a very good day of skiing, which was not at all a powder day. That said, it… Read More »New Snow…I Think
Six to eight feet of snow has fallen since Thursday of last week according to the Palisades App. The ski area has been closed for… Read More »Deep and Light?