I needed a mental break today, so I went skiing at Squaw Valley USA this morning. I know this is shocking to many people, but… Read More »My Last Day Skiing At Squaw Valley USA

We made it. One hundred and sixty seven days have passed since Alpine Meadows opened for the season back in November of 2020. It was… Read More »The Little Season That Could

…as in only two more days to ski at Alpine Meadows for the 20-21 season. You may have surmised by the lack of reports yesterday,… Read More »And Then There Were Two…

First off, I am going to recommend that before you start reading this post, start the video below before reading. You don’t need to watch… Read More »The Final Countdown

There’s not all that many days left to go skiing at Alpine Meadows this season. Word on the street is that a decision on a… Read More »In The Home Stretch?

Some people may have thought that today was going to be another lackluster day of skiing at Alpine Meadows, since temperatures struggled to drop lower… Read More »Finally Back In The 🌽 Cycle

Conditions were substantially better at Alpine Meadows today than yesterday. More of the mountain was closer to being a corn consistency, and there were plenty… Read More »Substantially Better Day

I happen to love skiing more than many people I know, yet there are still days where I ask myself “What am I doing here?”… Read More »Holy Wee Cows, It’s Hot!

As the storm moved east this morning, we were left on the backside of the low. That brought a stiff wind from the northeast and… Read More »Transitional Day

Well the first thing to say here is that we are skiing midweek at Alpine Meadows, in late April, of a minimal snowfall winter. Lesser… Read More »Bonus Season Begins With A Winter Whimper

Right on schedule, the winds arrived in Tahoe today, along with snow flurries and windholds. That said, the ski conditions were much better than expected… Read More »Stormy Skies