Turning Down The Hype
I love good skiing as much, or more, than most people. But today I will turn down the hype a bit, because I believe in… Read More »Turning Down The Hype
Mark’s Reports
Hello Winter, My Old Friend
Slowly but surely, our old friend winter is returning to California, resulting in our first “sort of” powder day in 5 weeks at Alpine Meadows.… Read More »Hello Winter, My Old Friend
I Love Skiing But…
One of the maxims that you often hear about skiing is “You don’t know until you go.” But today was one of those days that… Read More »I Love Skiing But…
A Slow Transition Back To Winter
We’ve been slowly transitioning from a semi-permanent pseudo-spring pattern back to winter. It’s taking some adjustment. In my last post, I mentioned a weak little… Read More »A Slow Transition Back To Winter
I Like It!
Yes, we are out of sync here. Andy and I traded a day, as it just worked for our schedules. In this report…ski conditions, snow… Read More »I Like It!
Like A Phoenix…
Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the mountain ops team is making miracles happen on a daily basis at Alpine Meadows. It’s been almost… Read More »Like A Phoenix…
It’s Groundhog Day But Things Are Changing
It’s Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow, indicating that we could see some changes to the weather forecast. We are also announcing… Read More »It’s Groundhog Day But Things Are Changing
Sherwood, How I ❤️ Thee
Forget that the calendar shows January 31st, because today was a classic spring day at Alpine Meadows. The sun was out, temperatures reached near 50°,… Read More »Sherwood, How I ❤️ Thee
And The Dry Season Will Continue
After the weakest of the weak storms, we are back to our regular dry season. I’m going to continue to just go skiing every day… Read More »And The Dry Season Will Continue
It’s Something…
Sometimes the ski reports here can get a little repetitive, and lately it’s been feeling like Groundhog Day, even though it’s not even February yet.… Read More »It’s Something…
The Best Of The Worst?
I think I finally figured it out. It’s no secret that it has not snowed in weeks, therefore, conditions for skiing and riding are less… Read More »The Best Of The Worst?
Cookies, Corn & Cocoa
The most important message that I can give you today is that no matter how good it was today, last weekend or whenever you were… Read More »Cookies, Corn & Cocoa
Flatty McFlat Morning
Remember that storm possibility I talked about 10 days ago? Well it is now here, actually arriving yesterday and staying through tomorrow. Way back then,… Read More »Flatty McFlat Morning
Sugar, Corn and Hardpack
We have reached the end of one of the busier holiday weekends of the ski season, and frankly I am glad for that. I can… Read More »Sugar, Corn and Hardpack
A Typical Weekend Day On A Holiday Weekend
No, it was neither apocalyptic or a mad house today at Alpine Meadows, even being the first day of the Martin Luther King weekend. The… Read More »A Typical Weekend Day On A Holiday Weekend