The Unofficial Report

Magnitude 0.9439 Solar Eclipse Photos + Map & Facts

photos by Tim Konrad Three things happened this evening when the magnitude 0.9439 Annular Solar Eclipse occurred over Squaw Valley, CA. The light dimmed as if the sun was setting. … Read More

Snow in the Forecast for Bariloche, Argentina

Days 0-3 Cerro Catedral Weather Summary: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 30°F on Wed afternoon, min 12°F on Thu night). … Read More

2011/12 Tahoe Snow Totals = 322” = 81% Avg | No Permanent Snow in Tahoe until Jan 20th…

Unofficial just got off the phone with UC Berkeley’s Donner Summit Snow Laboratory scientist Randall Osterhuber.  He gave us the latest snowfall, precipitation, and snow depth numbers as well as … Read More

Wind, Snow, & Cold Thursday @ Lake Tahoe | The Last Storm of the Year?

Will this be the last storm of the year for Tahoe?  It’ll definitely be the last storm for Squaw as they close on Sunday.  Alpine is open for two more … Read More

Lake Level Snow in Tahoe Basin This Week | …6-9” Possible Above 8,000 Feet

On Saturday & Sunday we had temperatures of 74F and 73F.  By Thursday, we’re gonna be looking at lake level snow.  Spring in California is “Cybil.” Tahoe is going to … Read More

Record Highs for Lake Tahoe This Weekend | 73ºF Saturday, 74ºF Sunday

This past weekend was even hotter than they’d forecasted.  Damn near 75F in South Lake.  How much longer is our snow gonna stay around with temps like this? NOAA.gov: A … Read More

Summer 2012 Long-Range Weather Forecast – Farmers Almanac

Summer 2012 Long-Range Weather Forecast from the Farmers Almanac. The Farmers Almanac has just released their Long-Range 2012 Summer Outlook. Farmers Almanac: No doubt about it, the past year has brought … Read More

Tonite’s Tahoe Storm FURTHER Downgraded | Down to Only 8”-12” Above 7,000 Feet

What we feared would happen is happening.  Once they start downgrading a storm, it usually continues.  This storm is no exception.  The advisory level has now been degraded from a … Read More

Tahoe Storm Downgraded…but not much | Winter Storm Watch Downgraded Thurs-Fri to 10-18” Above 7,000 ft

The Winter Storm Watch issued for Lake Tahoe yesterday said we were expecting 1-2 feet above 7,000 feet.  The Winter Storm Watch issued today is saying 10-18 inches above 7,000 feet.  Not too … Read More

Warmest March on Record for US | Over 15,000 Records Broken – Global Warming?

Uploaded by NOAAVisualizations According to NOAA scientists at the National Climatic Data Center (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/), record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest … Read More

Winter Storm Watch Issued for Lake Tahoe, CA | 1-2 Feet Above 7,000 ft

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for Lake Tahoe Thursday – Friday. This is gonna be a big week for Lake Tahoe.  Perhaps the last big snow of the … Read More

Powder day, No Friends ? | April Snowy, then Ouch ! | パウダーか友達か

Some guy said, “powder day today, no friends, just ski powder” _____ unnn  yeah, right. I want to ski powder, I don’t wanna wait for any friends too. And this … Read More

Wondrous New Wind Map – You Got to See This!

Follow this link  http://hint.fm/wind/ or click on the image to see the map in motion. You are going to want to bookmark this one.    An invisible, ancient source of energy … Read More

8”-16” of Snow & 100mph Winds for Lake Tahoe Today | Winter Weather Advisory | HERE IT COMES…

Lake Tahoe is under a winter weather advisory that is forecasted to bring 8-16 inches of new snow above 7,000 feet today and tonight.  Winds will be ripping with this … Read More

Powder Alert – West Coast, Rockies, and Northeast

A storm is currently approaching the West Coast as you can see below on the satellite.  The low will come onshore in Oregon on Saturday bringing snow to the Cascades … Read More

The Pacific NW Continues to Get Dumped on Right into April

It’s no secret that the snow hasn’t stopped falling all season in the Pacific NW. Mt. Baker picked up another 4 feet since last week’s post and they now have … Read More

!!! 3 inch powder !!! SB | 降雪 7.6 cm ユタ

Today is 3 inch powder day at Snowbird. And wind helps to good condition. The movie in Cirque Traverse, Forbidden zone, D shute, Mineral and Jaws. _ _ _ 今日は、Snowbirdの7.6センチの粉日です。 … Read More

After a Dismal Week for the Rockies Snow Looks to Return This Weekend

It’s been a slow week for snow in the Rockies and a slow couple of weeks for Colorado.  A cold front moved through yesterday bringing a few inches to Utah … Read More

Squaw Conditions Report, Tuesday 3/27… Unexpectedly fun day at Squaw… Pics and report

I heard avy bomb after avy bomb all morning and wondered, is the snow actually going to be good today? Sibo, Headwall, and Granite were all closed. Most of the … Read More

March Isn’t Quite Finished With Tahoe/Another Foot or Two This Week

March has not been a bad month, especially compared to the prior 4 months.  Many of the resorts will end up more than doubling what had fallen all season in … Read More

Snow Everyday This Week in Tahoe | Is Winter Back?

  Snow everyday in the forecast for a week?  This is one of the only weeks of this winter that has had a forecast like this.  As of right now, … Read More

“pipe line” on snowbird trail map 2011-12 | パイプライン

Was there the PIPE LINE name on Snowbird trail map before? I think It’s from this season… パイプラインがスノーバードのトレール・マップに表記されたことがありましたか? 私は、今シーズンからそのものを考えます … Brady Newton and Kenjiro skied “Pipe Line” at Snowbird, UT. … Read More

Mt. Baker = 692” This Season | They Will Surpass their Annual Average Snowfall With More to Come

If you haven’t been up to ski or ride in the Pacific NW yet this season you probably know someone who has.  That is where the big snows and powder … Read More

rest, edit movie, thinking powder | SLC snow condition | 休み、創作、思考。

Salt Lake City getting hot this 3 days.[03.19-21,2012] however, there was powder snow in somewhere until yesterday. I don’t know about today, take a rest all day today. And I … Read More

Why is Radar Not So Great for Snow Forecasting? OnTheSnow.com

Why is Radar Not So Great for Snow Forecasting? Onthesnow.com sheds some light on the limitations of radar for predicting snowfall at your local resort. You can check out more … Read More

Snow Takes a Break Until Next Week in the Rockies

The snow has been falling over the Rockies this past week bringing up to 3 feet of snow in many places, but we will have a break the next 5 days … Read More