Squaw during the International day of G.N.A.R. 2012
Squaw Valley USA in all its grandeur today

Today was fun at Squaw.  The sun came out, warmed up the snow, and quite a few zones were good.

What’s great about Squaw is that there is ALWAYS something fun.  It might take a while to find it, but that time spent hunting for good snow is also fun.

The G.N.A.Rliest line to go down at Squaw today = Palisades’ Box

Best Zones Found Today at Squaw:

– Sun Bowl = very slushy, bumpy, and fun

– Granite Chief = between the two “groomers” was fun, convoluted terrain, winter and spring snow, great for laps

– The Funnel = didn’t look like it was good, but was chalky and fun

– Cornice II Bowl = bumpy but very chalky and dare I say even powdery for a coupla turns…

Cornice II Bowl Today

– Gold Coast Terrain Park = two good table top jumps and a crazy fun mountain bike style pump course

– The Palisades = always a nice hike, a great view, a cool breeze, and National is chalky and even kinda gnarly

– North Bowl = skier’s left is chalky and soft…skier’s right is straight up ski mountaineering with nothing but rock and ice…we recommend skier’s left

– Mountain Run = early it was fast, fun, and has lots of little hits…later on it was crowded, slushy and slow

Squaw’s Funnel

FORECAST FOR THIS WEEKEND:

– Saturday = Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind around 15 mph. 

– Saturday Night = A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 10pm. Snow level 7400 feet lowering to 6300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

– Sunday = A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected. 

The Fingers today...no bueno

Thus, Saturday looks like it’ll be a carbon copy of today which was damn fun.  Sunday is lookin’ iffy, at best.  A high of only 40 isn’t going to allow the snow to soften up enough after a cool Saturday night.

Get here and ski Saturday.

Gorgeous day, and a nice little tram, too

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