The Longest Weekend
It’s Day 3 of the longest weekend of the season and it was much better than I expected, being a Saturday during a series of… Read More »The Longest Weekend
I Should Have Known
Sometimes I know, before I go, that the cosmos is not lined up for me, but I go anyway. New snow fell again last night.… Read More »I Should Have Known
Deep Snow, Deep Trouble: Surviving the Chaos of a Powder Day
Frequent readers of Unofficial Alpine already know that I have a love/hate relationship with powder days. Sometimes they are really good, sometimes they are far… Read More »Deep Snow, Deep Trouble: Surviving the Chaos of a Powder Day
Wind And More Wind
The forecast was for wind, a lot of wind. Trees were bending back and forth when I looked out my window early this morning, and… Read More »Wind And More Wind
Doubling Down On Winter Storms
I went skiing this morning. There was excellent spring skiing. TL;DR None of that matters. Let’s look a week ahead into the forecast, as everything… Read More »Doubling Down On Winter Storms
Calm Spring Day
Winds at the top of the mountain dropped today to almost zero. Temperatures at the top of the mountain rose into the 40s by mid-afternoon.… Read More »Calm Spring Day
Transition Days Are Difficult
It was the mother of all transition days today, the change to Daylight Savings Time. We lose an hour of sleep. Everyone is cranky about… Read More »Transition Days Are Difficult
A Perfect Day of Skiing
It was warm, a little too warm, today on the slopes. I was over dressed from the start because I dressed for cooler weather. The… Read More »A Perfect Day of Skiing
I Lowered My Expectations And It Worked!
Honestly, I set my expectations low today. You probably read that in my last post. This time of year, it generally gets pretty warm the… Read More »I Lowered My Expectations And It Worked!
Great Expectations
We never know what to expect when sitting in the locker room, but there are always plenty of suggestions for those munching on breakfast, drinking… Read More »Great Expectations
This Storm Is A Yugo…But Next Week…
If you did not live in the 1980’s, you may not understand the reference to the Yugo. It was a cheap imported car from Yugoslavia… Read More »This Storm Is A Yugo…But Next Week…
Cool with Variable Conditions
The morning air was colder than I predicted it would be when I dressed for skiing this morning. I was slightly underdressed for the rather… Read More »Cool with Variable Conditions
This Day Made Me 😁
The first storm of the series has come and gone and truth be told, we did get pretty close to the 6 to 10 inches… Read More »This Day Made Me 😁
Rough Riding Today
From shorts and t-shirts, to sweaters and down jackets, we tried to adjust to a quick change in our weather. Yesterday, people were skiing in… Read More »Rough Riding Today
The Slushfest 100
It’s the 100th day of the Alpine Meadows season and it was indeed a slushfest. There’s all sorts of disagreement about whether that is a… Read More »The Slushfest 100