Eagle's Nest @ 9am today
Eagle's Nest @ 9am today

Today was some of the deepest, driest snow I’ve ever skied at Squaw.  The stuff was straight magic.  8% density and lots of it.  Headwall was ridiculous this morning.

The dog in this video can run up KT-22 from the base to the top station in powder in 8.5 minutes.  What’s your best time?

It was supposed to be cloudy today, but the forecasters forgot the basic fact that in California, it’s either nuking or bluebird.  Following that rule, Squaw decided to be Bluebird today.

Squaw Meadows looking gorgeous

We did get a big warm up today (ambient air temps didn’t get above 33F, but the solar radiation was tearing the snow up) around 10:30am and all south facing snow got cooked.  North facing snow stayed good.

Red Dog today

LINES SKIED TODAY AT SQUAW:

– Eagle’s Nest (McConkey’s)

– Middle Finger

– Hachett Line

– The Triple x3

– Broken Back Rock (top option)

– The Gate

– Smooth Air x3

– more…

Ever noticed Emigrant Peak from this angle? Looks cool, huh?

THE FORECAST:

Tonight: Scattered snow showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 15 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: Scattered snow showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to between 25 and 30 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Cornice II untouched

 

The Fingers today

 

The Palisades today

 

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