As The Adage Says…
You don’t know if you don’t go. Honestly, I wasn’t super hopeful about how skiing might be at Alpine Meadows this morning. There was supposed… Read More »As The Adage Says…
You don’t know if you don’t go. Honestly, I wasn’t super hopeful about how skiing might be at Alpine Meadows this morning. There was supposed… Read More »As The Adage Says…
It was quite the smorgasbord of snow conditions today at Alpine Meadows, very much reminiscent of a spring day. There was good skiing, challenging skiing,… Read More »Cookies, Creamed Corn and Mashed Potatoes & It’s Tuesday Again
Yes, I do pay attention to how many people are enjoying Unofficial Alpine. Typically, I know that Friday posts see the lightest number of readers.… Read More »Is This Thing On?
The official reports for Sherwood did not do much to create hope this morning. If you didn’t read the official operations blog yesterday, here’s what… Read More »I Went To Sherwood Today…And Never Left*
You guessed it. It was another snowy morning, turning to soggy as temperatures warmed. After a one day reprieve with blue skies yesterday, we were… Read More »Endless Loop
The mantra continues. All skiing is good…until it isn’t. We had another overnight dose of snow at Alpine Meadows, making for some fresh tracks that… Read More »More New Snow…And Still Soggy
I wish I had some different news. If you were looking for some soft new snow to ski or ride today at Alpine Meadows, you… Read More »Not The Weather We Needed, Not The Ski Day We Wanted
No, conditions were still not ideal today. But there I was sliding on snow with a half dozen friends, and having conversations on each lift… Read More »Still Not Ideal
We made it through another holiday weekend at Alpine Meadows…barely. The thing that kept me going was the thought that I could come back to… Read More »So Much Better…
Let’s get a couple of things out of the way immediately. It’s a holiday weekend. The marketing blast this morning was that about 17 inches… Read More »Updated: Water Is Wet
There’s a headline that will either completely mystify you and make you want to read this report. Or it will do the exact opposite, causing… Read More »Quality Chalk, Who We Are & What Will Be
I try to be thankful for every day of skiing, even if it’s wet, limited to the bunny slopes, or in today’s case, just short.… Read More »A Short Day Of Skiing…What’s Next?
Today was maybe not the day we were looking for at Alpine Meadows. We just finished what was essentially a three week vacation period and… Read More »Continued Patience Required
Everything went “as forecast” for Sunday at Alpine Meadows. The forecast amounts of snow were within the range expected by NOAA, with somewhere around 17… Read More »As Forecast
Well today totally exceeded expectations when it came to ski conditions. I was a little bit salty to start the day, as my skis did… Read More »An Awesome Day And “The Storm” Has Not Yet Hit