The Slushfest 100
It’s the 100th day of the Alpine Meadows season and it was indeed a slushfest. There’s all sorts of disagreement about whether that is a… Read More »The Slushfest 100
Mark’s Reports
Cookies ‘N Cream
That’s what was going on at Alpine Meadows today. On the frontside of the mountain you could choose groomed slopes that quickly broke up into… Read More »Cookies ‘N Cream
Harvest Time
It’s time to harvest the corn…again. We had a great corn cycle in January and here we are again. Over the last few days we… Read More »Harvest Time
A Drizzle Dampens The Crowds
It was a warm and drizzly morning on this final day of a long ski & skate week. Those clouds and drizzly weather gave some… Read More »A Drizzle Dampens The Crowds
Yet Another Weather Flip
Yesterday turned out far better than expected. I was thinking about how to describe it and then I saw that Cody Townsend did it perfectly… Read More »Yet Another Weather Flip
Day 90 (and 100)…Yawn
Day 90 of the Alpine Meadows ski season and the 100th consecutive day of my ski season has come and gone. Yawn. I mean, all… Read More »Day 90 (and 100)…Yawn
Inconsistent
If I had to choose one word to sum up the season so far it would be “inconsistent.” At no time during this season have… Read More »Inconsistent
Crazy Talk
It was another bluebird-ish powder day that fell on the Saturday of a holiday weekend. As I turned on to Highway 89 this morning, a… Read More »Crazy Talk
Storm Day Realities
There were some moments last night when I started having doubts about this storm. I was woken up by torrential rainfall about 1am this morning… Read More »Storm Day Realities
It’s Feeling A Lot Like Winter
There’s no doubt about it, it felt like winter today. It was really, really chilly. As usual, I was underdressed for the cold temperatures, wind… Read More »It’s Feeling A Lot Like Winter
A Bit O’ Relief
Phwew! We made it through what is likely the busiest weekend of the season so far at Alpine Meadows. There’s lots of rumors flying around… Read More »A Bit O’ Relief
Crazy Train
Yes, we knew it was going to be crazy today. But we went skiing at Alpine Meadows anyways, on the busiest weekend of the season… Read More »Crazy Train
Let’s Just Say “New Snow Day”…
The new snow started right on schedule, or slightly early or really early, depending on which forecast you looked at, and at what hour. For… Read More »Let’s Just Say “New Snow Day”…
Waiting For The Real Thing
Clouds hang low and dark,cold wind whispers, almost white—rain waits to be snow. Yes there was snow falling at Alpine Meadows this morning. According to… Read More »Waiting For The Real Thing
At Least There Is No Ice…
The monsoon continued this morning as we headed out for Day 73 of the Alpine Meadows ski season. As a limited number of lifts rolled… Read More »At Least There Is No Ice…