California/Nevada 2022-2023 Tahoe Ski Resorts/Conditions/Meetups

[Philpug]

I first heard the term “Thundersnow” while driving to Utah 20+ years ago. It can be great skiing after the lightning holds end & usually leaves a quick layer of delicious graupel.

In the meantime, Snow is just beginning to stick in SLT. No thunder yet!

I remember experiencing it in the early 90's at Seven Springs in Pa. Strange.

 

[Pequenita]

Was looking that up and it seems to be an actual but rather rare weather phenomenon. ?Thunderstorm but with snow instead of rain?

Oh yeah. I know it's a thing, but I don't think I've seen Open Snow use it. Or even blizzard. I thought in the past they would just say WINDY or whatever, and let the reader figure out whether it was safe to drive, for instance. Anyway, it is currently very soggy in the Sacramento Valley!

 

[SpeedyKevin]

Who is going to be at Alpine this Saturday?

 

[migdriver]

From backside KT / Alpine : no thundersnow yet from this storm, though had some with the last one.
BTW: it is dumping up here. Nice medium dry snow… Pow day tomorrow

 

[MarkG]

Skiing Alpine tomorrow. I’ll try to leave some snow for you.

 

[SpeedyKevin]

Skiing Alpine tomorrow. I’ll try to leave some snow for you.

 

[Philpug]

I wouldn't trust him.

 

[Andy Mink]

Pow day tomorrow

We don't need pow, we need base!

 

[Dougb]

We don't need pow, we need base!

What @Andy Mink said. I need more snow for my new AM77s which I am picking up from @Philpug next week

 

[4ster]

Snowing & Blowing at the Heave. Creamy delight with mostly laps on Ridge run.


Agreed we need base. This will help where the wind blows it or the avalanches pile up.

Does anyone remember the big wet slide that came down west face and covered mountain run a few years ago?
I think it kept mountain run open an extra week when they spread the deposition down the trail.

 

[Philpug]

What I need more snow for my new AM77s which I am picking up from [USER=1]@Philpug next week

About that....

 

[fatbob]

Does anyone remember the big wet slide that came down west face and covered mountain run a few years ago?
I think it kept mountain run open an extra week when they spread the deposition down the trail.

Think I came down Mtn run about 10 mins after it had slid. Was interesting negotiating while keeping a very firm look uphill to see if anything else was moving.

 

[Don4Fun]

We don't need pow, we need base!

As of 2:45pm, Mt. Rose reported 12-14 " new snow.
I think there is some moisture in this snow so far, at least at my house (5300 ft.) it seems that way and going to be dryer at nighttime.
Good for base building and the next storm Saturday/Sunday will help also. But that is just my opinion.

 

[MarkG]

Is Boreal more credible

 

[Don4Fun]

Any Sugar Bowl mid-week skiers here besides me?
I'll check it out tomorrow.

 

[SSSdave]

CDEC Caples Lake gauges near Kirkwood at 4:30pm are already showing 14 inches of snow so far with much more of the main first precipitation band yet to move through. NWS Reno already moving up totals with main storm pushing through sooner in a more complex triple whack scenario. Second phase is the AR from the south that ought do Mammoth and Kirkwood more followed by a rotating cold pool from the north. December now looking white white.

 

[ScotsSkier]

I was at only valley today. At 7.45 there was. about 3 inches in the parking lot, when I left at 1 12-15. Only thing open was report run but it kept filling in so no complaints

in Incline we have now had over 12 inches at 6500’

 

[4ster]

Deck Cam @ 6300’ 5:30pm…

 

[SpeedyKevin]

Operations Update: Two Storm Systems To Expand Terrain Monday - Palisades Tahoe at Lake Tahoe

Yesterday, winds picked up in the afternoon and evening, a harbinger of the extreme weather to come. Waking up on this first day of December today, we were greeted with a light dusting of snow. Just an inch or so on the mountain was reported around 5am. Since then, snowfall has been steady...

blog.palisadestahoe.com

 

[John Webb]

Operations Update: Two Storm Systems To Expand Terrain Monday - Palisades Tahoe at Lake Tahoe

Yesterday, winds picked up in the afternoon and evening, a harbinger of the extreme weather to come. Waking up on this first day of December today, we were greeted with a light dusting of snow. Just an inch or so on the mountain was reported around 5am. Since then, snowfall has been steady...

blog.palisadestahoe.com

Translation: Current skiing is on Gold Coast & Mountain run. Not likely to add terrain (Shirley Lake etc) till Monday.
( But a beginner lift or 2 could open Fri or Sat in Tram area)

Don't count Resort Chair. Bad connections -if you ski down into Red Dog area you have to ride a bus back to Resort Chair base.
Resort Chair stays this way until they finish the new Red Dog lift.