After several weeks of seasonably high temperatures and no trace of new snow, Mother Nature tossed the remaining open Tahoe ski resorts a late-season gift – Snow! Reacting to the change in the weather, many avid skiers and snowboarders will be abandoning their original plans and instead visiting the slopes this weekend in Lake Tahoe […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Sierra snowpack at 90% of normal
Snowstorms were not abundant this ski season. However, enough winter storms hit the Lake Tahoe region to provide a nearly normal season for snowpack. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) did its final snowpack survey of the season Friday (March 28) and announced that it was 90% of normal, a good sign for California’s water […]
Below average season snow totals at Tahoe ski resorts
Thanks to several sizable storms in March, Tahoe ski resorts still have an ample amount of snow in a season where the overall amount is less than average. It probably won’t quality as a “Miracle March,” but the additional snow means enough coverage for resorts to operate into late April. SEE TAHOE SKI RESORT SEASON […]
Snowy week at Tahoe ski resorts
Thanks to the weather toning down its recent severity this week and more snow arriving piling up this morning, Saturday was an ideal time to hit the slopes at Lake Tahoe. It’s been a stormy week at Tahoe ski resorts. While they’ve been hit with significant amounts of snow the past few days, the nasty […]
Heavy snowfall at Tahoe ski resorts
As predicted, snow totals were high from the storm that began Wednesday morning and continued into the early hours on Thursday. Led by Sugar Bowl with 29 inches, four Tahoe ski resorts were reporting 2 feet or more of snow and two other resorts were 1 inch short of the 2-foot-mark. It supports the theory […]
Will Tahoe ski resorts receive another Miracle March?
It’s hunker-down time in Lake Tahoe, because the region is about to get hit by a powerful storm that’s going to bring heavy snowfall. The storm is expected to begin Tuesday evening (March 11) and continue with varying degrees through early next week. Considering the low snow totals for the 2024-25 season, Tahoe ski resorts […]
Modest snow totals for Tahoe ski resorts
In a season where snow totals are below the norm, every little bit helps. And that’s what is taking place lately at Tahoe ski resorts where the snow has been dropping, but only in minimal amounts. Snow totals registered Thursday morning (March 6) were modest by the area’s usual amounts. Nine Tahoe ski resorts had […]
Tahoe resorts played role in snowboarding gaining acceptance
This is the first of three installments of a series that focuses on snowboarding – examining the early years when the snow sport was forbidden worldwide, it’s humble beginnings, and its eventual rise to prominence in Lake Tahoe. The loathing was initially intense. But a disdainful group of youthful individuals could have cared less and […]
Hazards of Tahoe’s deep snow: Beware of deadly snow immersion
Thanks to a huge storm that descended on Lake Tahoe early Thursday morning (Feb. 13), there’s an abundance of fresh snow at Tahoe ski resorts this weekend. While the 2 to 3½ feet of snow that arrived by Friday morning was a welcome sight, the large quantity also brings along some inherent danger. It’s important […]
Blockbuster snow totals at Tahoe ski resorts
The white stuff comes at a very opportune time, setting up a classic three-day holiday weekend of skiing and snowboarding at Tahoe ski resorts. The blockbuster storm delivered as advertised Thursday, with 10 Tahoe ski resorts getting between 2 to 3½ feet by Friday morning and setting up an epic powder day throughout the Tahoe […]