Alpine Ski Blog

“No one drives 400 miles through the middle of the night to make fresh tracks on Mt. Ordinary. Welcome to the Extraordinary. “ – www.squaw.com More like, welcome to the Extra … Read More

The Line of the Week Alpine Meadows, California Rocky & Bony – Let’s Air It You can look at a pile of rocks, a scree field or a cliff in … Read More

The cold snow showery pattern from the weekend is coming to an end after dropping some light dustings.  The frustrating dismal Winter pattern continues as we watch our neighbors to … Read More

  Squaw Valley has only gotten 60-98 inches of snow this year making it the one of the worst seasons in recorded history. December = suck. January = lame, except … Read More

There’s no doubt that Jim Jack was passionate about freeskiing. As head judge for the Freeskiing World Tour, he personally inspired freeskiers, young and old, to pursue their passion. In … Read More

Many people suggested that today was probably the busiest day of the season at Alpine Meadows. The surprising thing is that some people did not see this coming. After all, … Read More

The Presidents Day weekend is already upon us.  Time is moving too quickly for me.  It is sunny and warm this afternoon in Tahoe.  Roads are dry and water is … Read More

During one of the worst seasons on record we finally have some hope. Two small storms bringing a total of around 20″ of cold light powder reminded us why we … Read More

Snow. Yes, that’s right, snow! The forecast was called and just like clockwork, it came. In the late evening of Sunday the 12th and into the wee hours of the … Read More

  Julbo’s 120+ years experience in optical technology combined with the reputable wisdom of freeskiing legend Glen Plake, set snowsport-industry standards when it comes to freeride optical goggle innovation. Julbo … Read More

This morning felt like a real ski day.  Cold temperatures in the teens, winds blowing on top of the mountain, a gray cloud cover that spilled tiny white snow crystals, … Read More

Daron Rahlves’ Banzai tour was confirmed to return to Alpine Meadows’ Beaver Bowl today.  The event will be held on Thursday and Friday, February 23rd and 24th. “Alpine Meadows kicks off … Read More

Okay friends, the final and unofficially last “busy” weekend of the 2011/2012 ski season is upon us. For many of you reading this, the winter is only half way done. … Read More

Evan Haines, Ben Paciotti, Drew Fisher, and Mike Weiner found some untracked snow just outside of Alpine Meadows. The inbounds are fairly skied out but it’s looking pretty good in … Read More

Squaw Valley is reporting that 6-9 inches of new snow fell yesterday.  Noaa is reporting that 3-8 more inches of snow should fall in the night tonight through tomorrow morning. … Read More

The $23.5 million plan to improve Mount Rose ski resort on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe has been approved by the Washoe County Board of Adjustment. The improvements will … Read More

// The 2012 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour kicked off this weekend at Kirkwood. It was fast, it was treacherous, and it was fun! As a result of the low snow conditions … Read More

Alpenglow Sports is proud to announce the fourth and final installment of their annual Lake Tahoe Winter Film Series. Tahoe City’s community-inclined mountain shop saves the best for last with … Read More

Is that snow on my deck?  This morning I woke up to a little snow on my deck, cold temperatures, in the 20′s, and variable cloudiness in the sky.  Winds … Read More

It had been over 2 weeks since last appreciable snow fell in Tahoe before last night’s storm rolled in.  The storm was expected to drop several inhces up to a … Read More

This graph is simple.  Last year was HUGE.  An average year is big.  This year…is highly impotent (and you can see that our entire snowpack was created all at once … Read More

David Wise continued his win streak this weekend. With an X Games Gold finish in Superpipe still fresh in his mind, David finished gold at the final stop of the … Read More

For each of the last three days, I went to Alpine Meadows with just a minimal expectation of what would happen. That strategy continues to pay off, as I keep … Read More

Editors Note: We got a bit busy this weekend with skiing and hockey, not noticing that Andy sent out 2 reports.  Friday 2/10 – Narrowing Trails Summit Chair was running, … Read More

This storm is finally getting here and will start dropping snow tonight.  There should be snow on the ground in the Tahoe basin by morning with snow falling throughout the … Read More

“UPDATED(10 hrs ago): A weak low pressure system will move across northern California and Nevada today with isolated showers possible over the Sierra and western Nevada. A second, stronger winter … Read More