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An Alpine Meadows Photo Update

It’s a drizzly morning in Tahoe, which gives me a minute to post some photos of the construction projects at Alpine Meadows. As I forecasted the other day, not much rain has made it past the crest of the Sierra. We have seen only about o.01 inch of rain in Truckee. The west slope has seen quite a bit more, with as much as an inch falling in the area of the Mosquito fire. The southerly winds have been a blessing, pushing most of the smoke out of the Tahoe area.

My friend Andrew (not the Andy) hiked at Alpine the other day and took some photos of the current state of affairs. There’s still a ways to go for projects there. I’m guessing that I am not the only one that needs to see at least another month of reasonably dry weather to extend the construction season. Thanks to Andrew for supplying the photos!

There’s still a big trench running down Weasel Run. This is an area where snowmaking improvements have been touted, so that seems like a reasonable explanation.
The Chalet deck expansion project is still underway. As of yet, the old deck has been rebuilt, but the expansion part has not happened yet. Hmmm…
This wide angle view of the base area shows that a massive amount of dirt has filled in the area between the Sun Deck and lifts. The metal framing to the right of the new gondola base is the new lift maintenance building, word on the street is it will not be completed for this season. There’s no cable for the gondola yet.
The gondola and its massive maintenance building…an eyesore and a huge inconvenience for those trying to get from the lodge to TLC. Have we mentioned it’s also a huge waste of money?

3 thoughts on “An Alpine Meadows Photo Update”

  1. You know I really enjoy your blog but enough already with the grousing about the Gondola. It’s a fait accompli and no amount of living in the past or predicting how it’s going to ruin the hill, or that a partially built building is an eyesore is going to make it magically go away. So, no matter what one’s opinion of it is, how about focusing on what benefits the gondola might just surprise us all with in the future or at the very least, why not wait and let the Gondola speak for itself once it’s complete and operating.

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