To The Other Valley (Updated)
I ventured up to the base of Alpine Meadows this afternoon where construction is occurring in all directions. For those of you who are anxious… Read More »To The Other Valley (Updated)
I ventured up to the base of Alpine Meadows this afternoon where construction is occurring in all directions. For those of you who are anxious… Read More »To The Other Valley (Updated)
Ever since the Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the an additional development of the Squaw Valley village back in November of 2016, most people… Read More »Squaw Valley Development May Not Be A Slam Dunk
We are happy to see that Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has announced their selection of Dee Byrne as the new COO and President of SVAM.… Read More »Dee Byrne Will Be The New COO and President Of SVAM
This December will mark the 60th anniversary of the opening of Alpine Meadows. While we’re pretty certain that much of the attention will be focused… Read More »Sixty Years Of Progression At Alpine Meadows
Squaw Valley|Alpine Meadows President and COO Ron Cohen will be leaving to take the same position at Mammoth Mountain|June Mountain. We bid him a fond… Read More »Cohen Headed Back To Mammoth
There’s still time to go skiing at Mammoth Mountain, although this may not be the best weekend to do that. I just returned from a… Read More »There’s Still One Ski Area Open In California: Mammoth Mountain
Many of you know that one of my ski goals for this year is to ski every day of the Alpine Meadows season*. So far… Read More »Goals…
I was a little late hitting the slopes this morning, but it turned out to be a good call. Snow was soft on the more… Read More »Not the best, but Not the Worst
The comment of the day was “That was far better than expected!” While a low pressure system moves in to Northern Nevada today, so far… Read More »Frontside Fun
Warm weather brings melting snow. Our low snow pack is showing signs of disappearing. This is especially true on the main Sherwood Run. The snow… Read More »Good Bye Subway
At 3:45 this afternoon the temperature atop Summit Chair was 46 degrees. At the base it was 53 degrees. Along the Truckee River it reached… Read More »50 Degrees Plus
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
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
Was it the best powder day ever? No, but it certainly was far better than yesterday. The morning report indicated that 6 to 10 inches… Read More »Sleeper Pow Day…And Maybe This Season Will Go Longer
The skiing and riding at Alpine Meadows was far better than expected today. Temperatures exceeded the forecast and the winds did not meet the forecast.… Read More »Changes Are In The Wind