Big Wind & Rain Close One Tahoe Ski Resort Today, Limit Operations at Others

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Red Dog at Squaw Valley, CA at 9:30am today. photo: miles/snowbrains
Red Dog at Squaw Valley, CA at 9:30am today. It’s raining.  photo: miles clark/snowbrains

Tahoe is getting hit with a wet, warm, windy storm right now.

It’s currently raining at the base of Squaw (6,200′) and snowing at the top of the Funitel (8,000′).  Winds are blowing 37-68mph at the top of Squaw and the temp at the top is 27ºF at 9:30am.  The temperature at Squaw at 8,000′ is 31ºF at 9:30am.

“It’s actually really good for the top 2/3s of west face and 75 [runs off KT-22]. Lower than that is wet and shitty.” – Yimmers, talking about skiing Squaw this morning

KT-22 at 10:30am today. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
KT-22 at 10:30am today. photo: yimmers/snowbrains

Heavenly is closed for the day due to high winds, Squaw and Alpine have limited operations due to the high winds, and Sugar Bowl is getting snow and they’ve got everything open.

Top of Squaw winds last night and this morning. image: noaa, today
Top of Squaw winds last night and this morning. image: noaa, today

TAHOE SKI RESORT UPDATE @ 9:30am:

  • Heavenly is closed for the day due to high winds.
  • Squaw’s upper mountain is closed for the day due to high winds (only KT-22, Red Dog, Funitel open).
  • Alpine Meadows only has Roundhouse open.
  • Sugar Bowl has all their scheduled lifts open.
  • Mt. Rose has everything open except Blazing Zepher 6
  • Mammoth (not Tahoe) is doing well and the top – chair 23 – was open as of 9am.

HEAVENLY:

Raining at Heavenly today at East Peak at 8,625'.
Raining at Heavenly today at East Peak at 8,625′.

SQUAW:

High Camp at Squaw at 9:30am.
High Camp at Squaw at 9:30am.
The Fingers at Squaw at 9:30am. sleet/snow... photo: yimmers/snowbrains
The Fingers at Squaw at 9:30am. sleet/snow… photo: yimmers/snowbrains
Chute 75 at Squaw at 10am today. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
Chute 75 at Squaw at 10am today. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
West Face at Squaw at 10am today. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
West Face at Squaw at 10am today. photo: yimmers/snowbrains
Raining/sleeting at base of Squaw at 9:30am.
Raining/sleeting at base of Squaw at 9:30am.

ALPINE:

Alpine Meadows base at 9:30am.
Alpine Meadows base at 9:30am.

SUGAR BOWL:

Snowing at the base of Sugar Bowl at 9:30am.
Snowing at the base of Sugar Bowl at 9:30am.

MAMMOTH:

Mammoth's view from McCoy Station (mid-mountain) at 9:30am.
Mammoth’s view from McCoy Station (mid-mountain) at 9:30am.

MT ROSE:

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