Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Shirley Lake Powder Day

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The Andy Hays getting shifty today in Rainbow Bowl. The Andy Hays in powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays getting shifty today in Rainbow Bowl. The Andy Hays in powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains

People were smiling like crazy at Squaw today.  Everyone.  Smiling.

Squaw opened Shirley Lake at about 11:30am and it was all powder.  Shirley Chutes, all the Tree Runs, Rainbow Bowl, all of it.

Snow was recrystallized powder and it skied beautifully.  

People were hucking everything in sight and squeezing through every little straightline.

The Andy Hays ripping powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays ripping powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains

Shirley went off today and it was a blast to watch and experience.

Old friends you hadn’t seen since closing day, quality powder skiing, a bit of air, and plenty of smiles.

Today was a great Squaw powder day.

Tram face today. photo: snowbrains
Tram face today. photo: snowbrains

There certainly still are rocks out there, so take it easy.  It’s only November – we’ve got time.

Things are filling in nicely and we’ve all got our fingers crossed for more snow soon.

As of right now, there is no snow forecast for Tahoe the next 10 days.

Siberia looking pretty filled in today. photo: snowbrains
Siberia looking pretty filled in today. photo: snowbrains

What was open today:

  • Squaw Creek
  • Red Dog
  • Far East
  • Shirley Lake
  • Gold Coast
  • Big Blue

Red Dog skied great this morning with “snow gun pow” and plenty of softish moguls and plenty of vert.  Red Dog will get you in shape for ski season.

Headwall face today. photo: snowbrains
Headwall face today. photo: snowbrains

FORECAST:

Squaw base forecast. image: noaa, today
Squaw base forecast. image: noaa, today

“Cold and dry weather in place. A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives Wednesday to keep the cold around through the end of the week. Sunday we could see a quick warm up ahead of another cold trough moving in Monday bringing even colder air for next week. The forecast models are at odds over whether or not we see accumulating snows Monday into Tuesday. There is more disagreement on whether we could see a snowstorm by the end of the week.” – Bryan Allgretto/OpenSnow.com

PHOTO TOUR:

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KT-22 today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays in powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays in powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
Rock Garden looking good off KT-22 toady. There were 2 tracks coming down West Face this pm that looked dreamy... photo: snowbrains
Rock Garden looking good off KT-22 toady. There were 2 tracks coming down West Face this pm that looked dreamy… photo: snowbrains
Lots of tracks down Shirley Chutes today. I tried two of them and they were both pretty scary... Hit a rock in the run out of Easy Shirley. photo: snowbrains
Lots of tracks down Shirley Chutes today. I tried two of them and they were both pretty scary… Hit a rock in the run out of Easy Shirley. photo: snowbrains
KT-22 today. photo: snowbrains
KT-22 today. photo: snowbrains
Tram face this morning. photo: snowbrains
Tram face this morning. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays ripping powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays ripping powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
Granite Chief Peak today. photo: snowbrains
Granite Chief Peak today. photo: snowbrains
Squaw. Today. photo: snowbrains
Squaw. Today. photo: snowbrains
Go thataway. photo: snowbrains
Go thataway. photo: snowbrains
The Slot today. photo: snowbrains
The Slot today. photo: snowbrains
KT today. photo: snowbrains
KT today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays exiting Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
The Andy Hays exiting Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains
Tram today. photo: snowbrains
Tram today. photo: snowbrains
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Look at that expression on Fik’s face. Pow skiing is serious business! photo: snowbrains

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