This is an update from an earlier story today that was posted to Tahoe Ski Resort. One skier was killed and another was seriously injured Friday following an avalanche at the Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Within hours on Friday (Jan. 17), Placer County Sheriff’s deputies identified the victim as Cole Comstock, 34, […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Storm delivers 2 feet of snow at Tahoe ski resorts
A huge snow storm arrived as predicted, delivering more than 2 feet of snow to Tahoe ski resorts by Friday morning. Storms for the 2019-20 ski season in Lake Tahoe haven’t been prolific, but this week’s one-day storm left behind 20 inches of snow to six Tahoe ski resorts, resulting in a huge powder day […]
Big snow storm hits Tahoe Thursday
Many Tahoe ski resorts have received 6 or more inches of snow this week. However, a larger dumping is expected by Friday morning. Bryan Allegretto, California Snow Forecaster with OpenSnow, is predicting up to 2 feet of snow by Friday morning (Jan. 17), setting up an excellent powder day for Tahoe ski resorts skiers and […]
Tahoe forecast 2 feet of snow
After several recent mild storms dropped slight amounts of snow, Tahoe ski resorts can expect a nice dumping later this week, up to 2 feet of snow. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno is forecasting 10 to 14 inches for lower levels of Tahoe ski resorts and 18 to 24 inches on summits from […]
Weak snow systems hitting Tahoe ski resorts
Although it will be snowing for multiple days this week at Tahoe ski resorts, don’t expect much snow to accumulate. The weak system began Wednesday (Jan. 9) and continued into Thursday. The forecast for Tahoe ski resorts continues with not much snow arriving through Tuesday. “These weak systems are getting kind of old, but it’s […]
Sierra snowpack measurement at 97 percent
The first snowpack survey measurements for 2020 resulted in some good news from the California Department of Water Resources. The measurements were taken at Philips Station in South Lake Tahoe and revealed a snow depth of 33.5 inches and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 11 inches, which is 97 percent of the average for […]
Mt. Rose, Diamond Peak celebrating New Year’s Eve
Diamond Peak and Mt. Rose ski resorts both have some special New Year’s Eve events scheduled for skiers and snowboarders. CHECK OUT SEASON SNOW TOTALS (below) FOR ALL 14 TAHOE RESORTS MT. ROSE: On New Year’s Eve, the Nevada ski resort located near North Lake Tahoe, has a Snow Cat parade, Kids Torchlight parade and […]
New Year’s Torchlight Parade at Squaw Valley
Want to be part of history? Then consider celebrating New Year’s Eve at Squaw Valley. Squaw Valley will once again be attempting to create the World’s Largest LED Torchlight Parade. A year ago, nearly 3,000 people participated in the event, skiing down the Exhibition run and lighting up the night sky with blue LED lights. CHECK […]
Sierra has most snow among Tahoe ski resorts
Heading into the final few days of December, Sierra-at-Tahoe currently has the most snow this season among Tahoe ski resorts. Sierra-at-Tahoe had a few powder days last week, thanks to some storms that hit the Tahoe region prior to Christmas. located off Highway 50 on the drive into South Lake Tahoe, Sierra has accumulated 160 […]
Snow arriving Sunday at Tahoe ski resorts
Tahoe ski resorts can expect up to 6 inches of snow by Monday morning, giving Christmas holiday skiers and riders a possible powder day. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno is calling for a quick-hitting winter storm late Sunday night into Monday morning that could bring light snow to the Tahoe region. The latest […]