Conditions Report
Report from March 1, 2024
We awoke today to news that Palisades Tahoe would be closed for the day due to extreme weather.
Nearly all of the North Lake Tahoe ski resorts stayed closed today.
So we gathered up some friends and went backcountry skiing.
The reality is that it didn’t snow that much.
There was about a foot of new snow where we went skiing today and it was very windy up high – up 157mph – but down low where we skied, we didn’t have much wind at all.
It was snowing lightly all day and didn’t accumulate very much.
The snow was on the wetter and denser side, but it skied like a dream…
We did two lower elevation laps and were blown away with how fun the skiing was.
We’re still waiting for the huge snowfall amounts that have been forecasted to arrive.
In the meantime, the storm continues to get extended.
NOAA is now calling for snow from now through Wednesday…
Bring it on!
Note: We stayed on lower angle and lower elevation terrain and didn’t see any signs of snowpack instability
Thanks, California!
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
* WHAT…Blizzard conditions likely, particularly through Saturday
morning. There is a 10-20% chance of thunderstorms along the crest
through this evening with snowfall rates of 4 to 6 inches per hour
at times. Snow accumulations between 3 and 6 feet for Lake Tahoe
communities, with 6 to 10 feet above 7000 feet. Winds gusting to
70 mph in lower elevations and above 115 mph over Sierra ridges
with significant drifting of snow. – NOAA, Reno NV, 3/1/24
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