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 Snow Report
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 […]
Tahoe snowstorm should be epic
While the snowfall Thursday at Tahoe ski resorts was being measured in inches, one day later it could be measured in feet. According to OpenSnow forecaster Bryan Allegretto, Tahoe ski resorts could be reporting 3-4 feet of new snow by Friday morning on their upper summits. “We’re tracking 3-4 feet from this storm, which could be our […]
Another major snow day at Tahoe ski resorts
Another day of snowfall and more arriving Friday morning will set up one of the best weekends for skiing and snowboarding this season in Lake Tahoe. Following sizable snow totals earlier in the week, another storm Thursday (Feb. 6) resulted in 10 Tahoe ski resorts reporting 7 or more inches, led by 20 inches at […]
Tahoe ski resorts reporting major snow totals
For several days, the considerable winter storm delivered far more rain than snow at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. But at most resorts, that all changed Tuesday when mostly snow fell in the Tahoe region, leading to some much-needed high snow totals. By Wednesday morning (Feb. 5), six Tahoe ski resorts reported double figures in snow […]
Snow returns to Lake Tahoe ski resorts
After nearly four weeks of no snow, the cherished white stuff finally showed up Friday at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. Prior to Friday morning (Jan. 31), it hadn’t snowed in the Tahoe region since Jan. 4. That 27-day run is the fourth-longest dry spell during any winter since 1971. The three other longest snowless periods […]
More snow means Powder Day at Tahoe ski resorts
More snow dumped Saturday at Tahoe ski resorts, creating difficult conditions, from driving to visibility on the mountain. But the challenging conditions will not be around Sunday (Dec. 15). The constant snowfall has stopped, the roads are far less hazardous, and most importantly, Tahoe ski resorts are delivering a powder day. “This storm has delivered […]
Snow piling up at Tahoe ski resorts
Snow continues to fall on Tahoe ski resorts, building up a reservoir that will be appreciated during the Christmas holidays, always the busiest time of year on the slopes. Nine Tahoe ski resorts reached double figures in snow totals from Friday’s storm. Leading the way was Kirkwood, which received 16 inches by Saturday morning (Dec. […]