Power Outage
Our morning sky finally arrived without a cloud floating in it. I woke up happy and feeling very upbeat. For the first time in a… Read More »Power Outage
Our morning sky finally arrived without a cloud floating in it. I woke up happy and feeling very upbeat. For the first time in a… Read More »Power Outage
Six to eight feet of snow has fallen since Thursday of last week according to the Palisades App. The ski area has been closed for… Read More »Deep and Light?
Bird Is The Word: Alpine Meadows will be opening tomorrow with limited terrain: Roundhouse, TLC, Meadow and Subway. Summit and Scott could open later but… Read More »Trying to Keep Up
Wind was driving clear droplets against my window early this morning. It looked very grey, wet, and cold as I contemplated dressing for skiing. To… Read More »Better than I Expected
After skiing in near hurricane winds that closed most of the mountain down early in the morning yesterday, I felt relieved to be walking out… Read More »Wind Deposits
Given the outlook for a very crowded weekend with World Cup skiing happening at Palisades, good snow on the mountain, and the promise of beautiful… Read More »Sunshine and Smooth Grooming
A pictures is worth a thousand words. Parts of the mountain were once again shrouded in a gray cloud, although other slopes saw brighter conditions… Read More »Sweet Morning
Hello Skiers and Snowboarders, Today was one of the strangest days I have experienced in quite a while. We received a few inches of snow… Read More »Strange Day
Overnight, the winds were howling and snow was falling. This morning a heavy new layer of snow covered decks, roofs, and roadways. I could hear… Read More »Heavy and Wet
The parking lot was not full, but there seemed to be more skiers and snowboarders on the hill than I would have expected for a… Read More »Two Slope Options
Almost time for the super bowl so I am just posting a couple of photos from today. When everyone shows up for a great weekend… Read More »Go 49ers
Hello Skiers and Snowboarders, Talk in the locker room, at an ungodly early hour this morning, included questions about the wind speeds above Alpine and… Read More »Slow Start, but Nice Ending
Hello Skiers and Snowboarders, Sunshine, no wind, not too cold, not too crowded, and new snow met us at the base of Alpine Meadows this… Read More »Another Heavenly Day
Hello Skiers and Snowboarders, Soft mushy snow covered my stairs this morning. I was not extremely excited with the possibility of turning in beautiful powder… Read More »Was I In Heaven?
Today was a somewhat typical Tahoe winter day. It has been the type of winter day that greets you with snow falling at a… Read More »A Nice Dump