It’s clear that ski season is totally upon us, with Mammoth mountain opening this weekend, and Boreal resuming operations. With another 2 foot dump of… Read More »Ski Season Is Upon Us & Other Confirmed Rumors
Hello Riders, The mountain is plastered with tracks, as if it was a powder morning in the middle of winter. I heard from a couple… Read More »Squaw Announces Early Opening Date
Alpine Meadows is reporting 12″ of new snow up top from the latest system and colder temps ahead should allow for consistent snowmaking conditions. Officially… Read More »Alpine Fires Up The Snowmakers
Hello Skiers and Riders, For the second time this fall, snow is falling from the sky and accumulating on the ground. It is snowing steadily… Read More »Andy Is Back & It’s Snowing In Tahoe
The change in weather is about to arrive again and this time it’s looking a bit more permanent. Although the first wave is going to… Read More »Less Snow In Near Term, But Long Range Looking More Impressive
There’s still a lot of disagreement over exactly what happens for snow totals this week. The CW around Truckee is that this storm is not… Read More »The Weather Models Are All Over The Place
The weather bloggers have been calling for a return to winter for about a week now. The Forecast Discussion from the Reno office of NOAA… Read More »NOAA Gets On Board With A Return To Winter
Yep, it’s been another indian summer week in Tahoe. The storm that looked impressive a day ago is beginning to dissolve before our eyes as… Read More »Hope On The Horizon?
After a brief flirt with winter last week, we’re back to more of a normal October pattern. Today’s temperatures reached around 60° at Boreal and… Read More »Yes, It Is Still October…Warm
While one lift was spinning at Squaw, a number of people went back to Alpine Meadows to earn some of their own turns. With another… Read More »Alpine Meadows May Have Been As Busy As Squaw Today
Here’s the proof. Squaw Valley was indeed the first to offer public lift served skiing in California for the 2012-13 season. The coverage looks better… Read More »Squaw Valley “Opening” Day For Squalpine Ski Teams Fundraiser
You probably know some people that say things like “Those weather forecasters are never right!” Here at Unofficial Alpine, we have been telling you for… Read More »And Suddenly, People Went Skiing
There’s many people that find it hard to believe that weather forecasters ever get things correct. If you’ve ever watched KCRA talk about every storm… Read More »It’s About To Look A Lot Like Winter
The weather models are beginning to come together and if all of the scenarios play out right, I should have no trouble finding some October… Read More »Rapid Change In Weather Looking Possible…
With a forecast that flipped from snow to a mini-heat wave…there’s only one thing to do – watch ski movies. I’ve been starting my season… Read More »Alpine Meadows Freestyle Alumni Make Appearance In Warren Miller’s Flow State