The latest little series of storms left 7-10 inches of snow at local resorts. Kirkwood is claiming 12-18 inches, but they have a reputation for… Read More »Latest Storm Not Quite As Good As The Dreamcasts Suggested
Alpine Meadows is reporting 2 inches of new snow this morning and the webcam photo below verifies that it looks like the wet snow we… Read More »New Snow Finally Arrives And The Extended Starts To Look Promising
The models and forecasters are beginning to see some agreement that something is going to change with the weather this week. A low pressure system… Read More »A Good Shot Of High Elevation Snow This Week, Then Back To More Of The Same
And folks, this is why real estate companies should not be in charge of making decisions at Alpine Meadows. The unofficial word is that December… Read More »Alpine Meadows Set To Announce Their Latest Scheduled Opening Date Ever
I am pretty sure that we must be turning the corner from summer season to the fall season. The Labor Day ski and snowboard sales… Read More »The First Unofficial Weather Outlook For The Season
The trustfunders are currently posting reports from South America, with headlines like “Patrollers Reporting 7-10 Feet Of New Snow In Las Leñas.” That sure sounds… Read More »Summer Skiing For The Masses: Timberline Resort at Mount Hood
I am always excited to find some hiking that is not as busy as other Tahoe classics. Often these trails are in the same areas… Read More »Galena Falls Loop Hike
Okay, we’ll be honest here. This trip report is from skiing that happened on July 3rd. We’re confident that there was still plenty of snow… Read More »There Is Still Skiing In Tahoe On July 4th
It’s been a month since our last trip to Mount Lola. There’s still quite a bit of snow out there. Most of that snow is… Read More »Return To Mount Lola
It’s been 2 weeks since I skied last and that was far too long. We’ve been planning a trip to The Nipple, off of Highway… Read More »Yes, It’s Really Called “The Nipple”
You have got to respect the management at Boreal. Those folks know how to manage snow. Boreal has always been known for being the first… Read More »Boreal’s 4th Annual Summer Shred Set For Saturday
Mammoth defined “indefinitely” today. Although they had hoped to rely on a snow storm and cool temperatures this week to preserve snow this week, instead… Read More »June Lift Served Opportunities Dwindling In California
In fact the skiing and riding was quite good today at Mammoth. We made the one day rally to Mammoth Mountain today for what is… Read More »It’s Not Over Yet At Mammoth Mountain…Season Extension Now Official
Hello friends, There are still patches of snow in the higher elevations for those of you who just cannot get enough turns in during the… Read More »Andy’s First Summer Tahoe Update
The conventional wisdom is that all of this year’s snow is already gone. A trip over Donner Summit seems to verify that with a lot… Read More »Still Plenty Of Snow For The Adventurous At Mount Lola