There’s a couple of things to get straight, right off the bat. We don’t know for certain whether the season is actually over or not… Read More »Not Everyone Will Agree, But We Think There Was A Lot To Like About This Season
Other than a few flurries, heavy snow fall has ended in the Tahoe area. Main roads are pretty clear at this point in time. Heavy… Read More »Getting Out on Snowshoes
Photo courtesy of SkiAlpine.com The March Miracle that many were hoping for has continued into this week. The snow continues to fall at Alpine Meadows.… Read More »We’re Missing Skiing, But We Get It
Well, it’s pretty official now. Following in the footsteps of Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Company, owner of Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and 14 other resorts… Read More »Alterra Pulls The Plug On Operations Due To COVID-19…Yes, That Includes Alpine Meadows
High winds were whistling down the valley overnight. Around midnight gusts were hitting over 100 miles per hour at the top of Summit Chair. Winds… Read More »A Real Storm Day
Today was the last day of spring season for the next week. What should be the biggest snow storm of the season is on our… Read More »In A Sense, The Storm Has Arrived
It’s a two part report today. Andy checks in on ski conditions and Mark details the increasing amounts of snow for the weekend. There are… Read More »Picking Our Way Down…But Significant New Snow Is On The Way
It was a “choose your own adventure” kind of day at Alpine Meadows. While the sky was bright and blue with not a cloud in… Read More »A “Choose Your Own Adventure” Kind Of Day
It was partly cloudy on the mountain today with a cool beginning and a warming trend in the afternoon. Another light dusting of snow dropped… Read More »A Visit to Broccoli Tree
Well, the day has come and gone, and that big snowstorm was basically a bust. As of closing, the remote sensor is showing only about… Read More »Two Out Of Three?
Excitement was evident on the hill this morning as word spread of an oncoming storm. Looking at the Squaw Valley App this afternoon I see… Read More »I Saw a Cloud
The models are building some strength into the storm for Saturday. The last three model runs have shown increasing amounts of snow on Saturday, with… Read More »That Weekend Storm…Biggerized?
It’s unusual for me to miss four days in a row of skiing, but it happened. Reviewing what I missed: the biggest storm since January… Read More »Velvet To Velcro
Boot top snow fell overnight. I think the ski area reported up to 8 inches overnight, and we received a little more during the day.… Read More »A Real Winter Day
Mark is out of town for Robbie & Laura’s wedding this weekend, and my guess is that on Saturday skiing may have been a blowout.… Read More »Snow Sculptures At The Ranch & Let The Ski Sales Begin