A major winter storm dumped more than 3 FEET of snow across Lake Tahoe (California/Nevada) this past weekend.
Skiers and snowboarders are rejoicing, but many had to wait to access their favorite terrain due to blustery winds.
The video below shows heavy winds berating a chairlift at Heavenly on Saturday, December 10th.
The caption simply reads: “A reminder that wind hold is always for your safety”
Please show this video to anybody who gets angry at ski resorts for closing chairlifts for wind. They might learn a thing or two.
A reminder that wind hold is always for your safety: pic.twitter.com/mb4Bnr7c1o
— SkiHeavenly (@skiheavenly) December 10, 2022
The wind didn’t just hit Heavenly on the southern end of Lake Tahoe.
Our friends at Palisades Tahoe recorded near-Hurricane-strength winds on Saturday, December 10th.
Sustained winds hovered around 60mph while gusts topped out over 100mph:
It will be a dynamic weekend for operations here at the mountain. The early morning update is that it looks likely that the following will not open at 9am: Upper Mountain, Funitel, Tram, Wa She Shu. We'll post updates here as we know more.
For now, here are current wind speeds: pic.twitter.com/guXcCMAKJf— Palisades Tahoe Mtn Ops (@palisadesops) December 10, 2022
Not yet, but because of very strong winds, Summit is looking unlikely. pic.twitter.com/7FQqyFx9cp
— Palisades Tahoe Mtn Ops (@palisadesops) December 10, 2022