For the first time since mid-January, Tahoe ski resorts can expect to see snow on their slopes. According to Bryan Allegretto, OpenSnow California forecaster, the snow should arrive late Saturday (Feb. 29) afternoon around lake level and drop quickly as plenty of cold air moves in Saturday night. Snow levels should drop below 4,000 feet […]
Archives for February 2020
Last year Tahoe ski resorts experienced FebruBURIED
A year ago, snowfall was regular and came in huge amounts. The snow totals in February at Tahoe ski resorts were so enormous that the month became known as FebruBURIED! Squaw Valley received a resort record 313 inches of snow in February 2019, putting its season-total at 580 inches, the second most snow among North […]
Possible March snow storm coming to Tahoe ski resorts
A possible storm the second week of March could deliver much-needed snow to Tahoe ski resorts. Bryan Allegretto, OpenSnow California forecaster, reports a West Coast system could bring significant snow to Tahoe ski resorts. “(The system) doesn’t guarantee big storms, but it provides a trough for storms to drop into or spin up in and […]
Snow conditions solid at Mt. Rose ski resort
Thanks to a generous amount of snow to open the season, conditions remain good at Mt. Rose ski resort in Nevada. With snow totals sitting at 178 inches for the 2019-20 season, Mt. Rose is well below its normal snowfall average. But the resort, located off the Mt. Rose Highway close to Incline Village in […]
Good conditions remain at Vail ski resorts in Tahoe
The Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood – are making the necessary adjustments in a season when snowfall is not plentiful. There have been multiple Tahoe bluebird days to enjoy where the sun is out and conditions are more spring-like that most February days in the past. The snow total is far […]
Good snow conditions remain at Diamond Peak ski resort
Like many Tahoe ski resorts, Diamond Peak still has enough snow for a good day on the slopes. It’s been a down season for Diamond Peak ski resort, which has received only 113 inches of snow this season. That total is far from its average and pales in comparison to a year ago when Diamond […]
Squaw-Alpine adjusts to lack of snow
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is making the necessary adjustments in a season when the snow is not plentiful. Squaw Valley has received the most snow among Tahoe ski resorts with 207 inches and Alpine Meadows has 198 inches for the 2019-20 ski season (SEE SNOW TOTALS BELOW). However, that total is far from its average […]
Snow conditions remain good at Tahoe ski resorts
Despite the lack of snow, Tahoe ski resorts still have good conditions for skiing and snowboarding. That’s the news this week coming out of Tahoe ski resorts. The nine Tahoe ski resorts contacted here unanimously say snow coverage is still substantial, even though there has been no snowfall in February and the forecast isn’t calling […]
Two snowboarders die at Oregon ski resort
Two snowboarders have died recently at an Oregon ski resort. California snowboarder, Tim Bauters of Sunnyvale, was discovered dead Monday in the Heather Canyon area at Mt. Hood Meadows. On Sunday, Ryan Zeitner, a 45-year-old man from Portland, suffered fatal injuries after he fell while snowboarding on the same part of the mountain, considered an extremely […]
Jamie Anderson continues Slopeside dominance
It’s been another spectacular season for Jamie Anderson, a decorated Olympic Slopestyle snowboarder who calls Sierra-at-Tahoe home. The South Lake Tahoe native recently won her 11th Dew Tour championship, besting the field of riders in Slopestyle at Copper Mountain in Colorado. Anderson managed to get another gold medal in somewhat poor conditions. It was snowing […]