Lightning Just CLOSED Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, CA For The Day

Lightning storms just rolled through Lake Tahoe, CA and completely closed Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows for the day today at 2:28 pm PST.

Due to incoming lightning and increasing winds, the following lifts are closed for the day at Squaw:

– Funitel
– Gold Coast
– Shirley Lake
– Big Blue#squawlifts

— Squaw Alpine Mtn Ops (@squawalpineops) March 6, 2019

The following lifts are also now on Lightning Hold:

– KT-22
– Exhibition
– Red Dog
– First Venture
– Far East
– Squaw Creek#squawlifts

— Squaw Alpine Mtn Ops (@squawalpineops) March 6, 2019

All lifts at Alpine Meadows are now on Lightning Hold. #alpinelifts

— Squaw Alpine Mtn Ops (@squawalpineops) March 6, 2019

Squaw and Alpine reported 1-3″ of new snow overnight and it has been snowing wet snow on the mountain today.

It appears to be raining at the base of Squaw right now and the current temperature at the base is 37ºF.

We’ve got our fingers crossed for it to get colder tonight and snow a bunch more.

NOAA is currently forecasting a low temperature tonight of 27ºF with 3-7″ of snow forecast.

Squaw Valley just announced today that they will stay open until the 7th of July this season.