Nearly a foot of new snow Friday morning put Squaw Valley at exactly 700 inches for the 2018-19 season. Friday (May 17) is a powder day in May! Squaw Valley received 11 inches in the last 24 hours on its upper mountain, bringing the two-day total to 18 inches and a cumulative total for the […]
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Squaw Valley receives 7 inches of snow
More than a half foot of snow at Squaw Valley and cool temperatures make for a couple of tempting reasons for skiing or snowboarding right now in Lake Tahoe. Squaw Valley, the only Tahoe ski resort that remains open, received 7 inches from the recent storm. The forecast calls for continued accumulation throughout the day, […]
6 Tahoe ski resorts have 500-plus inches of snow
With more snow arriving Saturday, there are now six Tahoe ski resorts with 500-plus inches of snow this season. As of Sunday (March 3), Squaw Valley tops the list among Tahoe ski resorts with 580 inches, the second most snow among North American ski resorts. Mammoth Mountain, located along east-central California, has the most snow […]
Another storm will hit Tahoe ski resorts
After getting battered throughout February, another storm will hit Tahoe ski resorts on March 1. According to Bryan Allegretto, OpenSnow California Snow Forecaster, Tahoe ski resorts could receive as much as 18 inches of snowfall between Friday (March 1) and Sunday. Allegretto says the next storm arrives Friday night with heavy snow into Saturday morning, […]
Sugar Bowl sets snowfall record
Snow has continued to fall this week at Tahoe ski resorts, where Sugar Bowl set a new snowfall record that had been in existence for 26 years. Perched on Donner Summit in the Northern Sierra along Interstate 80, Sugar Bowl has received 267 inches of snow so far this month, beating its previous snowfall record […]
Snow pounds Tahoe ski resorts
In what is playing like a familiar tune, once again the snow is pounding Tahoe ski resorts. It’s been quite the month for snow at Tahoe ski resorts. So much snow has fallen that locals have dubbed it “FebruBURIED.” At Squaw Valley, employees were busy Tuesday (Feb. 26) measuring the snow in anticipation of setting […]
Tahoe ski resorts could get 8 feet of snow
Three days of nearly nonstop snow could bring Tahoe ski resorts up to 8 feet of snow. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a winter storm warning from 10 a.m. Monday through early Thursday morning. Snow totals during that period are expected to range from 2-4 feet at lake level and 4-8 […]
Storm may bring 2-6 feet snow at Tahoe ski resorts
A nice stretch of agreeable weather departs this weekend when perhaps 2-6 of fresh snow arrives at Tahoe ski resorts. The first winter storm is expected to begin Friday night (Feb. 1) and could deliver 16-30 inches by Sunday morning, according to California OpenSnow forecaster by Bryan Allegretto. He believes another 19-41 inches could come […]
Tahoe ski resorts could get 2-4 feet of snow
A series of storms over the next five days could dump 2-4 feet of new snow on Lake Tahoe ski resorts. The first snow storm is expected to begin around 1 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 5) at Lake Tahoe ski resorts and continue into Sunday morning. Snow and rain are expected to continue into Wednesday. According […]
Tahoe ski resorts may receive 1-2 feet of snow
Another winter storm should arrive tonight at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, dropping perhaps 1-2 feet of snow. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Sacramento, skiers and snowboarders could receive an extra dose of winter cheer thanks to a weather system that could deliver 1 to 2 feet of snow by Monday morning (Dec. […]