BY JEFFREY WEIDEL
The National Weather Service forecast is one all Lake Tahoe ski resorts are hoping is accurate. The forecast calls for up to a foot of new snow through the weekend at upper elevations in Lake Tahoe.
Detailed forecast
Tonight: Scattered snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday: Snow showers, mainly after 11a.m. High near 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday night: Snow showers. Low around 26. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday: Snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 35. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
Here’s a video of conditions at some Lake Tahoe ski resorts.
Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows: The two resorts announced the return of the Tahoe Super 2 – a skiing and riding pass that includes $85/day lift tickets for any two days remaining in the 2014-2015 season, with no blackout dates.
Only a limited quantity of Tahoe Super 2 passes are available.
Guests can save even more with the Turn in Your Ticket deal – present a day lift ticket and receipt to the Ticket & Season Pass office at either resort, and receive full credit towards the Tahoe Super 2. Guests must redeem this special offer on the same day they purchase their lift ticket.
The Tahoe Super 2 is available for $169 for adults, bringing lift ticket prices down to $85 per day and offering a savings of $34. The Tahoe Super 2 is $146 for young adults and seniors, which is a savings of $25 and brings lift tickets prices down to only $73 a day.
For kids and those ages 76 and older, the Tahoe Super 2 is only $98, bringing lift ticket prices down to $49 a day. A limited supply of Tahoe Super 2 packs are available for purchase online or by calling 800-403-0206.
Mt. Rose ski resort continues to offer some of the best conditions in the region with more than 80 percent of its terrain open, and snowmaking continuing in order to supplement Mother Nature’s efforts. Long-range weather forecasts indicate snow could continue early next week, and that additional storms may be on the horizon throughout the month of March.
Spring Season Passes are now on sale, allowing resort guests to take advantage of the fresh snow and the established base Mt. Rose has maintained all season. Spring Pass options allow skiers and riders to put $133 down now, ski or ride the rest of this season, as well as all of next winter, with the balance of their season pass price to be paid prior to the start of the 2015-2016 winter season.
“Elevation has been everything this season, and with our base area located at over 8,000 feet, the snow conditions and skiing and riding experience at Mt. Rose have been the best in Tahoe all winter long,” said Mike Pierce, director of marketing at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. “We’re pleased to be able to continue to provide our guests with a high quality experience.”
At Diamond Peak ski resort, the cold evening weather has been ideal for making snow. The resort in Incline Village says it has created 2-5 feet of new snow since Saturday night.
Diamond Peak currently has about 48% of its trails open (59% in trail acreage) with top-to-bottom skiing on 1,840 vertical. Open terrain includes the two major trails off Crystal Quad Express- Flume and Crystal Ridge (voted one of the World’s Top 100 Best Ski Trails by CNN Travel).
“Our mixture of snowmaking technologies allow us to maximize our ability to make snow across the resort,” Diamond Peak General Manager Brad Wilson said.
Jeffrey Weidel can be reached at skiweidel@gmail.com. Thanks for visiting his winter website at www.tahoeskiworld.com
