How Lucky We Are
Hello Skiers, Thanksgiving is tomorrow, so HAPPY THANKSGIVING, to everyone. Take a minute tomorrow, or everyday, to remember how lucky we are to be living… Read More »How Lucky We Are
Andy’s Reports
A Changing Of Seasons
58 degrees offered us a nice warm day to walk up to Five Lakes and take photos looking back at the ski area. Most of… Read More »A Changing Of Seasons
The First Venture of 2023-2024 Season
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 Required?
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?
First Snow Oct. 11th
Good morning from Alpine Meadows on this 11th day of October. A little flutter of excitement this morning as I opened my eyes to a… Read More »First Snow Oct. 11th
Fall Colors & Winter Preparations On The Mountain
Hello Friends, Save Mart will be history in a few days. If you have not heard yet, it will become a Safeway. The old Safeway… Read More »Fall Colors & Winter Preparations On The Mountain
What’s Happening?
The smell of fall is in the air, and we all know what that means. Winter is just around the corner. The Last Patch of… Read More »What’s Happening?
It Was A Scene
I have skied in the past on the 4th of July when there was more snow on the runs open for sliding. This morning I… Read More »It Was A Scene
Well-Behaved
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
Big Moguls and Narrow Run-Outs
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
Soft Spring Moguls
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
Soft 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
Green Shirt Day
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
June Skiing
Welcome to late spring or is it early summer at Alpine Meadows. This morning was the first day lifts were turning in June. TLC ran… Read More »June Skiing
Holy Moly
The weather forecast indicated it might rain today, but as of closing time it has not seem to have materialized. There were clouds in the… Read More »Holy Moly