The Reset Has Begun
It’s been 27 days since the last snowfall at Alpine Meadows and somebody finally hit that big green RESET button. The snow and wind moved… Read More »The Reset Has Begun
Mark’s Reports
It All Comes Down To Snow Levels…
A season reset is approaching and the question of the day is whether it will be a flooding rain or feet of snow. It seems… Read More »It All Comes Down To Snow Levels…
An End To The Chill & A Pattern Change?
It was a refreshing little change today, having the mountain more to ourselves once more. The first fresh snow we have seen in weeks brought… Read More »An End To The Chill & A Pattern Change?
Powder Day…Nope
We saw some snowflakes fall from the sky today, honestly. But as of this report, none of them have added up to anything much. It’s… Read More »Powder Day…Nope
Buttery Corn
Let’s get the winter part of the day out of the way quickly before we get to the signature dish. Yes, the groomers are still… Read More »Buttery Corn
Redemption Tuesday
In my last post on Sunday, I mentioned the hope for redemption on Tuesday a few times. We had a long three day weekend with… Read More »Redemption Tuesday
Ice Ice Baby
Ice Ice Baby was first released by Vanilla Ice in 1990. I can remember how much I disliked that song at the time. Whenever it… Read More »Ice Ice Baby
Analyzing The “Dry January”
Okay, let’s get the current ski conditions out of the way first. Truth be told the changes are incremental this week. Our warmest weather peaked… Read More »Analyzing The “Dry January”
A Great B2B Day
No this day has nothing to do with the shiny boxes that lead over the mountain to the other side. It was a great day… Read More »A Great B2B Day
At Least We Are Not Talking About The “R Word”
It was just two weeks ago that we spent a lot of time talking about the dreaded “R word”. You know, that stuff that soaks… Read More »At Least We Are Not Talking About The “R Word”
Shave Ice
The ingredients were all there today for making Hawaiian shave ice. We had exceptionally warm temperatures yesterday followed by very cold temperatures with an easterly… Read More »Shave Ice
We Are Skiing
Yes, there were more east winds today and the Summit chair never opened because of that. But we are skiing. We are not in Southern… Read More »We Are Skiing
On The Hunt For Wind Buff
As promised, those strong and very chilly east winds arrived today in the Sierra. There were winds strong enough to close the Summit lift all… Read More »On The Hunt For Wind Buff
Keeping It Real
We have survived the 19 day winter holiday period, and it ended with a very good weekend. Honestly, I felt like today was the better… Read More »Keeping It Real
Ups And Downs
It’s been a season of ups and downs at Alpine Meadows. We keep yo-yoing back and forth between pretty good days and not so good… Read More »Ups And Downs