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 […]
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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. […]
Snow storm dumps on Lake Tahoe ski resorts
The snow storm that Lake Tahoe ski resorts were hoping to see this week hit with a vengeance throughout the region. Ten Lake Tahoe ski resorts woke up this morning with 10 or more inches of fresh snow. It was definitely a powder day for skiers and snowboarders throughout the Lake Tahoe region. The fast-moving […]
Wet weekend weather in Lake Tahoe
Although the current storm is not good news for Lake Tahoe ski resorts, a more favorable forecast could result in as much as 14 inches of snow early next week in the mountains. According to Snow Forecaster Bryan Allegretto, before the storm moves out of the Lake Tahoe region Wednesday morning it could result in […]
First snowfall at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
There’s only one day left in summer, but it’s already looking like winter, thanks to the first snowfall at Lake Tahoe ski resorts Thursday. Forecasters were calling this an unseasonably cool weather system that could drop 3 to 6 inches of snow along Interstate 80 above 7,000 feet. Up to 8 inches was possible over […]
Lake Tahoe snow survey yields high numbers
Frank Gehrke of the state Department of Water Resources was once again supplying some very positive news Monday regarding this year’s Lake Tahoe snow survey and what it means to previously draught-stricken California. Gehrke’s final snow survey of the season took place Monday morning at Phillips Station, a large field located near Echo Summitt off […]
Three Lake Tahoe ski resorts close for season
Although there is still plenty of snow and interest in skiing and snowboarding remains, three Lake Tahoe ski resorts – Homewood Mountain, Kirkwood Mountain, Tahoe Donner – closed Sunday. Perhaps it was fitting that the three ski resorts closed on a day when the snow returned to the Lake Tahoe region. It began snowing Sunday […]
Snow total reaches 775 inches at Sugar Bowl ski resort
Sugar Bowl ski resort continues to accumulate the most snow in the Lake Tahoe region. The resort received 15 inches on Thursday, 61 inches thus far in April, and now has the most snow among Lake Tahoe ski resorts – 775 inches for the 2016-17 season. It’s been quite the season for Lake Tahoe ski […]
New snow total record for Northstar California
One more snow storm was enough to put Northstar California ski resort over the limit, establishing a new seasonal total for snowfall – a whopping 699 inches. Located off Highway 267 in North Lake Tahoe, Northstar California received 9 inches of snow Thursday, 17 inches the past two days, and 42 over the past week, […]