Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Firm and Fast in the Morning, Spring Conditions in the Afternoon This report is from January 16, 2021, at Alpine Meadows, California. Brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows It was a bright, blue morning at Alpine Meadows and I was able to watch the sunrise over Scott Peak on my first chairlift ride. The snow was hard and fast in the morning and the park crew was putting the finishing touches on […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | January 17, 2021 1 Comment
Stay at Home Order Lifted for Greater Sacramento Region | What That Means for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the stay at home order restricting the Greater Sacramento Region of California would be lifted, ending a month-long shutdown. NEW: We’re seeing stabilization in ICUs & positivity rates. Greater Sacramento is coming out of the Regional Stay-at-Home & going back to purple tier effective today. We must continue to wear a mask & […] SnowBrains | January 14, 2021 2 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Firm, Fast and Funky Fun in the California Sun This report is from January 9, 2021, at Alpine Meadows, California. Brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadow The California sun was shining bright and the skiing was firm, fast, and fun at Alpine Meadows, CA today. Although it was easily the busiest day I have witnessed at Alpine so far this season, almost the entire front side of the mountain […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | January 9, 2021 0 Comments
Stormy Start to 2021: Squaw Valley, CA Surpasses 100″ of Total Snow for the Season This snow report is for January 5, 2021, and is brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows (SVAM). After receiving a reported 21″ (inches) in 7 days, Squaw Valley, CA has just gone over the 100-inch mark for a great start to 2021. The resort reports that it has received a total of 102″ of snow so far this season. […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | January 5, 2021 0 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Deep Turns, Cliff Drops, and Refills All Day After 15″ of New Snow This report is from December 24th and December 26th, 2020, at Alpine Meadows, California. Brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows. The bombs were blasting all morning at Alpine Meadows after nearly a foot of fresh snow was left waiting for the lucky few the day after Christmas. Earlier in the week on Christmas Eve, my wife and I enjoyed blue […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | December 27, 2020 1 Comment
SnowBrains Forecast: 8-24″ of Christmas Snow For Northern California Through Tomorrow Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  5:00 PM MST, 12/25/2020 Forecast Summary: An extremely moist storm will hit California tonight and tomorrow, bringing 6-24″ of snow along the Sierra’s and Northern California. Resorts like to get the most snow are Boreal, Kirkwood, Sugar Bowl, Squaw, Alpine, and Mt. Shasta Ski Bowl. A wet pattern looks to continue into the […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 25, 2020 0 Comments
Squaw Alpine, CA Christmas Storm Impacts on Operations CHRISTMAS STORM IMPACTS ON OPERATIONS by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Dec 24, 2020 – 11:29 am A Winter Weather Advisory is forecast for the Sierra on Christmas afternoon through Saturday morning. Storm impacts are expected to include strong winds up to 85mph and up to a foot or more of snow to the upper mountains Friday night and into Saturday morning. While […] Industry News Guest Author | December 24, 2020 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Upper Mountain NOW OPEN After 19″ of Snow in Past Week Brought to you by Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows. This report is from December 18th, 2020, at Squaw Valley, California. After nearly 20 inches of fresh snow fell at Squaw Valley, California, this past week, the upper mountain that had been left mostly untouched this season was finally up for up grabs. The snow had caked the upper mountain, and it was […] Conditions Report Galen Carrico | December 21, 2020 0 Comments