Alpine Ski Blog

The SquawPine overlords quietly added a number of new passholder benefits today. It’s probably a good idea. There’s been some moments in the last two weeks when I realized that … Read More

This is not a drill.  There is actually snow in Lake Tahoe’s forecast.  This will be the second snowfall in Tahoe this year and we should all be fired up. … Read More

It spring again in the Tahoe area.  I felt like taking the kayak out on the lake this morning.  Sunny skies with just few clouds this afternoon.  Temperature at the … Read More

The 1st ever Get the Girls Out ski day is going down this Saturday Feb. 11th, 2012 at 13 lucky resorts in North America. Who isn’t a huge fan of getting … Read More

As it turns out, skiing is better than I thought it would be after returning from Canada last Friday.  I was not motivated to hit the slopes on Saturday, as … Read More

In Tahoe anything under a foot is a dusting.  There is a nice looking storm approaching the coast today but it will encounter the ridge over the West as it … Read More

Travis Wolfe is a hard charging skier from the Telluride area who is currently living/going to school in Reno. He sheds as hard as anyone I have ever met on … Read More

I came to Alpine Meadows with minimal expectations today. I do not normally expect that a 2 inch storm will change much when things like warm temps, rain and hard … Read More

Squaw Valley just put up this video to entice the weekend crowds.  It would work on us.  They make it look sick.  It is pretty fun if you know where … Read More

Yosemite is real.   This video makes it look like a fairy-tale, but it’s real.  We’ve been there.  You been there?  If not, it’s time to go.  It’s one of … Read More

6-10 precipitation map shows low precipitation probability for Tahoe They are talking about a small snow storm on Tuesday.  They were talking about it being a decent snow maker, but … Read More

There’s just so little to tell you about at Alpine Meadows these days. The groomers continue to ski like they always do. Off piste the chunder is still tooth rattling. … Read More

“It’s not a niche. There’s not one set of skis that work. There’s not one type of skill background that’ll put you on top.” – Daron Rahlves

There is no point in continuing to discuss Tahoe’s lack of snow.  No one wants to hear about it.  We all know about it, it dominates our thoughts, it’s abrasively … Read More

Noaa.gov has just released it’s weather summary for Lake Tahoe for the month of January 2012.  The full report is below along with report highlights.  This report comes from South … Read More

Wanna see Tahoe from a completely different perspective that you’ve never been able to access?  Wanna see exactly how much snow there is or isn’t in Tahoe?  This is your … Read More

We got our first big dump but now we have finished off January and will start February on a dry note. There are some signs the pattern could change beyond … Read More

With recent precipitation in the Sierra Nevada and a lack of beta to be found, it was time to head south and get a gauge for how conditions are looking … Read More

According to some people, we had a very long autumn, then last weekend it was winter, followed by spring this weekend. How many times did you hear that on a … Read More

  Tahoe was well represented at the 2012 X Games for Skier Superpipe. With the superpipe event added for skiers to the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, competition has definitely … Read More

Reno, NV native, David Wise delivers a Gold Medal performance in the SuperPipe at the Winter X Games in Aspen, CO. How impressive was Wise’s first place run? The overall level … Read More

With the help of the High Fives Foundation, the highly motivated young athlete, Landon is pursuing a dream of making the Canadian Paralympic Ski Team and competing in the 2014 … Read More

On February 4th Squaw Valley, Dynafit, and Alpenglow Sports will host California’s first ever Nachtspektakel ski touring event! A Nachtspektakel (say-knocked-shpeck-tockle) is a traditional European-style ski event that bonds people through … Read More

The first time I met David Wise, he was just another 11 year old kid building a little jump on Gunners Knob to do back flips. Now at 21, he’s … Read More

Last weekend we were skiing powder and chowder. This weekend we are back to June-ary. There’s a small amount of snow forecast tonight, but hopefully not enough to interrupt the … Read More

Lake Tahoe’s Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board just approved the use of pesticides in Lake Tahoe’s waters.  Lahontan wants to use herbicides and pesticides in Lake Tahoe to halt … Read More