We’ve been waiting a long time for this one. Today, Squaw Valley will Open Silverado for the first time all season. It’s damn near April and we finally get into Silvy! Better late than never. It’s definitely no ones fault it hasn’t been open. It takes a lot of snow before they can get down there with a cat and make a road to open it up.
So, are you fired up that they’ve got it open? It’s 500 acres that you haven’t skied at Squaw yet this year
CONDITIONS IN SILVERADO TODAY:
– Rock hard ice… softening at bit thru the day
– 18F with wind gusts to 27 mph at 8am
– High today of 40F (should soften things a bit, but not too much)
Hopefully these Sun-Wed storm do come thru and allow us to ski Silverado like it is meant to be skied. This weekend will likely just be skittering around on hard down there.
We’ll be up there today letting you know how Silverado is skiing. You can follow us on Twitter to get real time updates: UnofficialSquaw Twitter. We’ll also do a full report this afternoon.
THE FORECAST:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Windy, with a south wind between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.