Historic Ski Day at Alpine
Before reading the following take out a handkerchief,
The Unofficial Alpine Meadows Ski Report
Produced by Andy Wertheim
Tahoe/Truckee Realtor
email: andyw@sierra.net
Our real estate website: www.tahoeriverfrontrealty.com
Hello skiers,
Before reading the following take out a handkerchief, you may want to cry, unless, of course you were skiing in the Sierra today.
We have had an epic day this past week and some specific epic runs, but nothing as good as today at Alpine. Today was an historic powder day at Alpine Meadows. I have skied Alpine for more years than I care to mention, and today was as good or better than any day I can remember in the past. The snow was light with cold temperatures and not effected by winds. Snow was mid thigh deep and even waist high on me in certain areas. I was not alone in my description of the skiing today. Everyone I spoke to had the same reaction. Awesome, incredible, epic, unbelievable, never better, or the best I can remember were popular themes today.
It is still snowing and has been most of the day. I understand that more is on the way for the weekend. The roads were free of snow an hour ago, but now they are turning white again. Smiles were pasted on faces long after skiers quit for the day. Beards were white and frozen, hats and helmets were covered with snow, goggles and faces were generally white, and ski suits looked as though the persons wearing had fallen into the deep fluff.
The truth was that the snow was flying into their chests, over their shoulders, into their goggles, and over their heads with ever turn. We found some very light and very deep snow in the Art’s Knob and Expert Shortcut areas, on South Face at Sherwood, and in and out of Low Beaver Bowl. Alpine gets credit today for opening on time with all lifts turning at 9:00. There really was not a bad run on the mountain today. We managed to ski Scott Chute in the deep stuff, Chute that Seldom Slides with few tracks, D7 and the Face with snow flying into our faces, F Tree with almost a clean shot to the bottom, South Face with light snow like never before, Expert Short Cut with snow well over my head, and Low Beaver where friends said they saw a whirlwind of snow racing down the slope with not a sign of the skier that passed them showing. That was me of course, completely
covered in snow as I turned blindly down toward the top of Kangaroo Chair.
Cold temperatures are forecast for the weekend with more light powder falling each day. Skiing is epic. Remember to close your mouth while skiing when snow is flying into your face.
Enjoy your day, if you can. Andy
