Weekend Wind With Warmer Week
A small little storm is pushing north and east of us tonight and tomorrow. If we’re lucky, a flake or two may fall at Alpine… Read More »Weekend Wind With Warmer Week
Mark’s Reports
Logan LaPlante: The Skier & The Intellectual
Logan LaPlante, age 13, has been skiing Alpine Meadows for practically his entire life. Anyone that spends time at Alpine has likely seen Logan and… Read More »Logan LaPlante: The Skier & The Intellectual
We Have Not Seen This For Awhile
Things are looking up with this morning’s forecast. A trip to the car wash today and a “doctor’s appointment” for tomorrow may be the right… Read More »We Have Not Seen This For Awhile
Corn Today…And Still Wondering Beyond That
I drove my Miata to Alpine Meadows today. That should not be possible in mid-February. But we have to accept the weather the way it… Read More »Corn Today…And Still Wondering Beyond That
Delayed Corn
The sun had trouble getting past a layer of high clouds today, so it was not quite your typical spring day. Fortunately the frontside groomers… Read More »Delayed Corn
A Forecast You Can Like & Early Openings
There’s corn the next 2 days and snow by Tuesday….possibly quite a bit. What’s not to like? Lifts are are reportedly spinning at 8:30 this… Read More »A Forecast You Can Like & Early Openings
The Weather Change May Be Coming
I like the way that BA stated it in this mornings forecast. He noted that the iPhone Weather app has caught on to the idea… Read More »The Weather Change May Be Coming
Maybe It’s Better To Not Know About The Weather…
The models continue to go all over the place. Didn’t we just report two days ago that things were looking up? Given the MJO phase… Read More »Maybe It’s Better To Not Know About The Weather…
Another Busy Day At Alpine Meadows
Parking lots filled, the lodge was packed, and line control was required for large parts of the day on most chairs. Like it or not,… Read More »Another Busy Day At Alpine Meadows
In Short, Alpine Meadows Was Right On Today
Things were quite nice at Alpine Meadows this morning. There must not have been too many people out yesterday as there were plenty of nice… Read More »In Short, Alpine Meadows Was Right On Today
The Snow Stoke Is Building
It was difficult to get too excited about yesterday’s little disturbance that left 4 inches of snow overnight. In fact, some noted that all it… Read More »The Snow Stoke Is Building
The Opposite Of Yesterday…Corn Harvest In Progress
Today started off quite a bit different than yesterday. The sky over Sherwood looked like this: We lapped the Sherwood groomers a few times and… Read More »The Opposite Of Yesterday…Corn Harvest In Progress
Some Dark Skies Over Alpine Meadows
Today was also not the weather we ordered at Alpine Meadows. Many of us sat indoors at work all week, dreaming of a springlike weekend… Read More »Some Dark Skies Over Alpine Meadows
$49 Tickets Sunday…Alpine Meadows Gets Serious About Filling Slopes
Alpine Meadows regulars know something isn’t right. It’s not that we like standing in line. But we endured a lot of money holds during the… Read More »$49 Tickets Sunday…Alpine Meadows Gets Serious About Filling Slopes
Learn To Love Corn As It May Be That Way A While
I am not a meteorologist, I just play one on the internet. Actually, I have learned a lot from studying Bryan Allegretto’s forecasts at OpenSnow.com… Read More »Learn To Love Corn As It May Be That Way A While