In terms of snow fall recorded Tuesday morning at Tahoe ski resorts, it was a case of the haves – and unfortunately the have nots! Several Tahoe ski resorts received double digit totals in snowfall that began Monday evening and was recorded Tuesday morning (March 9). Squaw Valley had the most recorded snow with 11 […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Snow hitting Tahoe ski resorts this week
A welcome batch of new snow should arrive at Tahoe ski resorts this week. According to Bryan Allegretto, California Snow Forecaster for OpenSnow.com, a decent system could bring modest snow totals of 5-15 inches at Tahoe ski resorts at upper elevations by Thursday morning (March 11). Snow is expected to start Monday and conclude early […]
Sierra snowpack at 61 percent
It’s no secret that’s it’s been a poor season for snow at Tahoe ski resorts. Heading into March, there were only six Tahoe ski resorts with 200 or more inches with probably another month to six weeks left in the 2020-21 season. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is the big winner in snowfall, giving the resort […]
More snow for Tahoe ski resorts
Another day of snow that began Friday night, added about a half foot of snow to the season totals of many Tahoe ski resorts. The Tahoe ski resorts received between 2-8 inches of snow at the higher elevations. The snow totals don’t include the late morning snow that halted before noon time on Saturday (Feb. […]
Snow piling up at Tahoe ski resorts
Tahoe ski resorts are reporting some nice three-day snow totals from the storms that have hit the region this week, setting up some great skiing and snowboarding for the President’s Day weekend. The range of snow has been 15-28 inches from the two storms – the first one that started Thursday and the next one […]
Storm drops 16 inches snow at Alpine
The first of three snow storms arrived Thursday at Tahoe ski resorts, dropping a high of 16 inches at Alpine Meadows ski resort. Alpine Meadows was the big winner among Tahoe ski resorts. Neighboring Squaw Valley and Homewood Mountain weren’t far behind with 14 inches from the storm, which began Thursday afternoon (Feb. 11) and […]
Alpine Meadows gets 16 inches snow
A storm that arrived Tuesday dropped 16 inches of new snow on Alpine Meadows, the most among Tahoe ski resorts. The storm delivered between 4-16 inches by Wednesday morning (Feb. 3) on the summits of Tahoe ski resorts. After halting sometime overnight, a cold, weak, and windy system Wednesday was bringing late morning snow through […]
Flash back – FebruBuried 2019
It’s been an epic week of snowfall in Tahoe, with area ski resorts receiving 4 to nearly 7 feet of snow. A welcome sight indeed, the 14 Tahoe ski resorts painted white with the fresh snow piling up in drifts that could cover an NBA 7-foot center. The snow is so deep right now at […]
Mammoth gets 10 feet of snow
Thanks to a series of storms this week, Mammoth Mountain was reporting a whopping 10-plus feet of snow Saturday morning (Jan. 30). Mammoth Mountain is located in the eastern Sierra range along the Highway 395 corridor, approximately 250 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It received 24 inches of snow Tuesday and that amount was more […]
Skier found dead at Mammoth Mountain
A skier was found dead Friday (Jan. 29) at Mammoth Mountain ski resort. The unidentified skier was a 52-year-old man from Oceanside. He was discovered around noon time, buried in snow at Mammoth, which is located in the eastern Sierra range along the Highway 395 corridor, approximately 250 miles northeast of Los Angeles. According to […]