One of the best days!
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Photo of the Truckee River at Alpine Meadows.
Forecasters called for snow overnight and into today.........
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,
Forecasters called for snow overnight and into today, but not much had happened by six this morning. We received a couple of inches of snow in the early morning hours, but then the sky opened and snow fell at a steady rate until about two this afternoon. Temperatures were in the mid to high twenties, but the snow that fell was light as a feather. Winds were stiff at the top of Summit, but not unbearable. Alpine was late opening Roundhouse and Summit Chairs, as the quick dump of early morning snow took the avalanche control boys by surprise. Visibility was not perfect as falling snow and low clouds combined to flatten the light. I am not sure why Scott, Lakeview, and Sherwood were off schedule today. Perhaps the winds were blowing faster at the top of these lifts than some of the others. I may be paranoid, but I see a pattern emerging at Alpine for stormy days when not too many skiers are showing up to hit the slopes. On a number of recent occasions, Scott, Lakeview, and Sherwood have been closed for the day when it appears as if they could be open. The problem may be that Scott cannot run on certain windy days and they close the others because of the access problems. I will have to wait and see how things progress in the future.
Not many skiers were on the slope this morning, but enough to track out the fresh snow rather quickly. This did not really matter today, as the falling snow covered up first tracks quickly. Today was really the best, or at least one of the best days of the year. The light snow was at least a foot deep and it was difficult to find moguls or icy patches under foot. Snow consistently flew up to my chest height and continued over my head on a number of occasions. We had plenty of fresh tracks all morning with some of the better runs in the Sunspot Area and D7, Sympathy, Tiegel Chutes, Gunners Knob, Sisters, and various routes down Yellow Trail. Almost every run was deep in light powder all morning.
With more snow on the way tomorrow, skiing should remain excellent to fantastic for the next few days.
Enjoy your day. Andy
