Spring Sprung
That spring weather arrived today, and that was a good thing and a bad thing. The air temperatures are springlike, but the snowpack hasn’t quite… Read More »Spring Sprung
Wind Hold Again
Eighty mile an hour gusts from the east at the ridge top this morning put Summit on windhold until noon. Alpine Bowl Chair was not… Read More »Wind Hold Again
Inching Our Way Toward Spring
I’m itching for spring skiing, and we keep inching our way toward that. We’ll get there soon enough. But this week has been a week… Read More »Inching Our Way Toward Spring
Pitching In For Will
If you are a reader of Unofficial Alpine, it probably means that you feel like you’re a part of the Alpine Meadows community of skiers… Read More »Pitching In For Will
Sweet Turns
A little new snow overnight brought smiles to our faces. It was another cold morning on the ski hill with high winds screaming over the… Read More »Sweet Turns
Some Surprise Snow
My ski buddies called me out, again, this morning. You would think that a guy that goes to Alpine Meadows every day, and enjoys weather… Read More »Some Surprise Snow
Squeaky Snow
Summit started the day on windhold. If anyone has ever wondered why Summit is on windhold on some days when there is not much wind… Read More »Squeaky Snow
A Weather Smorgasbord
The weather has pretty much happened right as forecast over the last three days. We saw some soggy weather Thursday, another powder day on Friday,… Read More »A Weather Smorgasbord
Better Than Expected
Last night was disappointing. We went out for dinner, indoors nonetheless, and watched rain fall from the sky at lake level. At 9-ish we returned… Read More »Better Than Expected
FlattyMcFlatFace
It was one of those mornings I might have just skipped in another season. The light was flat, most of the time, with occasional outbreaks… Read More »FlattyMcFlatFace
Transitions…
It’s that odd time of the year where it can be either winter or spring from day to day. Then, there’s the transition days, where… Read More »Transitions…
Yummy Powder Turns
Today we could say that the weather was a classic day of showers. Snow, dumping at times, and sunshine flooding newly whitened slopes at other… Read More »Yummy Powder Turns
One Year Later…
As many are aware, today marks the one year anniversary of the sudden shutdown of the Tahoe ski industry, and much of the rest of… Read More »One Year Later…
It’s Been A Great Run
Today was another in a series of fantastic days at Alpine Meadows. Officially, 24 inches of new snow fell this week on the upper mountain,… Read More »It’s Been A Great Run
One Great Day
I heard a number of complaints this afternoon from skiers who were moving slowly and claimed to have sore legs. The reason is simple.… Read More »One Great Day