Near Zero
Hello skiers, Today was a cold day. At 9am the thermometer read 6.4 degrees at the base of Alpine Meadows. Heated gloves went on over… Read More »Near Zero
Hello skiers, Today was a cold day. At 9am the thermometer read 6.4 degrees at the base of Alpine Meadows. Heated gloves went on over… Read More »Near Zero
One of the things I try to do here at Unofficial Alpine is to make sure that we’re giving you a realistic idea of what’s… Read More »Let’s Get Real…
Disclaimer: This post is probably going to generate some hate mail. Nobody wants their home mountain taken over by one of the two giant ski… Read More »Alterra Needs A Third Mountain In Northern California
My day on the hill did not begin until 1 or 1:30 this afternoon, but I had a good time even though there were a… Read More »Lots Are Full
That blue sky appeared once again this morning, and for a little bit longer than expected. The clouds didn’t really start moving in until about… Read More »Never Say Never
Hello Skiers, If I wanted to make a list of complaints for today’s operations at Alpine Meadows, I could easily compile one. However, I do… Read More »No Complaints
It is snowing lightly out my office window overlooking the Truckee River. Streets that have been plowed along the Truckee River seem to be without… Read More »A Happy Storm Day
Tonight we close another year at UnofficialAlpine.com. We published 156 posts and site traffic has grown 74% over last year. That’s a pretty great statistic… Read More »The Top Ten Of 2022
Hello Skiers, Sleeping was difficult last night as wind driven rain slammed into the west facing windows of my bedroom. I awoke a number of… Read More »Puddles, Wind, Rain, Sleet, Snow
I missed the opening ceremonies and the swag that was given away this morning at day one of the running of the gondola . There… Read More »Ribbon Cutting
What am I supposed to write about after Mark’s well thought out expose regarding the grand opening of the new gondola connecting two ski areas… Read More »My Take
Hello Skiers, Another beautiful day has ended at Alpine Meadows. Beaver Bowl, Estelle Bowl, and even Bernie’s Bowl were open today. I did not venture… Read More »More Terrain Opened Today
Yeah, today was awesome. Yes, Summit did open just before noon and that gives us more room to play…but before that happened it was an… Read More »It Was Indeed A Yeeeewww Kind Of Day
It has been snowing all morning in the typical snow shower pattern. Heavy snow followed by lighter snow and even a peak of sunshine. We… Read More »Snow Showers
When I arrived at Alpine Meadows around 8:30 this morning the parking lot was on the verge of filling. It did fill completely as the… Read More »A Large Civil Crowd