It’s A Festivus Miracle
Yes, it was a Festivus miracle again today at Alpine Meadows. How so? For the second time this week, an inch of snow transformed some… Read More »It’s A Festivus Miracle
Mark’s Reports
Happy Winter Solstice
Today marks the Winter Solstice, which most people know is the shortest day of the year. From here on out the days get longer. The… Read More »Happy Winter Solstice
It’s Like Magic!
My expectations were really low for skiing today. I mean really low. There was a heavy cloud deck and a light layer of mixed precipitation… Read More »It’s Like Magic!
Pleasantly Surprised…And Storms Reappear On The Horizon
I was pleasantly surprised today at Alpine Meadows. There were far fewer people on the hill than expected (thank you World Cup!). I left the… Read More »Pleasantly Surprised…And Storms Reappear On The Horizon
Heading Into Peak Season Mode
A change is afoot. We’re about to make that transition from early season mode to peak season mode. Some schools began their Christmas holiday at… Read More »Heading Into Peak Season Mode
Variable Conditions Out There
The terrain available at Alpine Meadows expanded again today. As we suggested, and later the Ops Blog suggested, Sherwood did open today. Not only… Read More »Variable Conditions Out There
Bluebird Beauty Of A Day
It was a bluebird beauty of a day at Alpine Meadows. None of the upper mountain was open yesterday and there was deep snow out… Read More »Bluebird Beauty Of A Day
A Prelude & Plywood
Today was the prelude to the big storm that is expected for the weekend. About 7 inches of new snow fell overnight at Alpine Meadows,… Read More »A Prelude & Plywood
It Was Indeed A Yeeeewww Kind Of Day
Yeah, today was awesome. Yes, Summit did open just before noon and that gives us more room to play…but before that happened it was an… Read More »It Was Indeed A Yeeeewww Kind Of Day
Soggy But Still Fun
This is not the way we expected this storm to turn out. This second round of snow was supposed to be colder than the first,… Read More »Soggy But Still Fun
Updated: Still On Track…
So far the forecast is basically on point, both in terms of weather, and in what ski terrain was available today. As of closing, Alpine… Read More »Updated: Still On Track…
It’s About To Get Wintery-er
Those storms that we have been talking about for the last few days are now on our doorstep. Both are well within the range of… Read More »It’s About To Get Wintery-er
Conditions Have Held Amazingly Well…More Snow Looking Likely
We made it through the first holiday period of the ski season, and Alpine Meadows was the shining star of the North Tahoe ski scene.… Read More »Conditions Have Held Amazingly Well…More Snow Looking Likely
Thankful
I am thankful that we are skiing and riding before Thanksgiving this season. Yes it’s limited right now, but here’s a gentle reminder: Alpine Meadows… Read More »Thankful
Better Than Christmas Eve?
First off, I do love Christmas, a lot. My wife may say I love it too much when we are seeing Elf for the seventh… Read More »Better Than Christmas Eve?