Hopes were high this morning. A very important tree near my house told me that there was bountiful epic snow. 13”-18” of new snow looked unreal on paper.
Reality was a touch off from tree’s fabled epic snow. The snow was great in spots and pure ice in spots. You could generally tell which was which, except when you couldn’t.
SQUAW CONDITIONS TODAY:
– 13”-18” of new snow
– High of 36F
– Variable snow conditions (icy, dense snow, dry snow, avy chunder)
The crowds were the other big factor. Today was a bluebird weekend powder day, a ski race day, and a junior big mountain comp day. The locals were out in force as well.
KT line was enormous this morning and it didn’t ever really dissipate. The Headwall line was large for a long time. The Granite line bloated and hopping along like an overweight kangaroo. In general, the lines were long.
Fun was certainly had and there was great snow all over. It wasn’t huck snow, but it was good snow. The X-factor was that it could change from powder to ice in one turn.
Le Chamois was going off this afternoon and there was no end in sight as the sun doesn’t actually go down in Squaw Valley this time of year.
The Chimney likely will be open tomorrow. We gave it a solid once over and it was looking sketchy.
There will be a Chimney showdown tomorrow and someone will walk away…The King of Squaw Valley. Who will crowned?
Things are set to spool up again starting Wednesday:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a east wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to between 30 and 35 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Tuesday Night: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Very windy, with a southwest wind around 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy and very windy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 20. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
