137-MPH Gust and Hurricane Force Winds Recorded at the Summit of Alpine Meadows, CA Alpine Meadows, CA reported a wind gust of 137 mph at 3:45 am Tuesday morning, according to meteorologist Cassie Wilson. But that’s not all… between 2:45-7:45 am the top of their mountain maintained category 1 hurricane-force winds! Here’s a list of maximum wind gusts reported from late Monday into Tuesday morning. The Sierra crest ridge tops received the strongest gusts […] WeatherBrains | January 17, 2020 1 Comment
BREAKING: 1 Dead and 1 Seriously Injured After Inbounds Avalanche at Alpine Meadows, CA An inbounds avalanche at Alpine Meadows, CA has killed one person and seriously injured another according to a press release from the resort. The Placer County Sheriff’s office has identified the deceased as 34-year-old Cole Comstock from Blairsden, CA. At approximately 10:16 am today an avalanche was reported in the area between Scott Chute and Promised Land near Scott Chair at […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 17, 2020 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: 12″ of Snowfall in 6-Hours… Report from January 16th, 2019 Brought to you by Visit Reno Tahoe The big forecast storm was delayed today. It didn’t start snowing until 10am. So we waited. At 1pm, we rolled up to KT-22 and it was snowing heavily. Our first run was a bit scratchy. Every run was better than the run before. By the end of the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 17, 2020 0 Comments
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Wind-Buff Pow, Sunshine, & Zero Lift Lines Report from January 15th, 2019 Brought to you by Squaw Alpine Yesterday was fire hot fun at Squaw Valley, CA. Squaw reported 11″ of new snow on the upper mountain and the upper mountain hadn’t opened since that snow fell. That snow came with an enormous amount of wind creating wind-buff conditions all over the mountain as well as some […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 16, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Watch for Greater Tahoe Area | Squaw Valley, CA Could See 24-30″ Fresh Snow Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows A winter weather advisory for the Greater Lake Tahoe region begins at 7 pm today, lasting through Tuesday morning, followed by a winter storm watch from Wednesday evening through Thursday evening. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA will see in excess of 2-FEET of fresh snow, with the mountain passes seeing up to 3-feet. […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 13, 2020 0 Comments
Chair to Chopper Challenge at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA: Win a Heli Ski Trip by Tracking Your Vertical Feet Brought to you by Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Have you ever dreamed of skiing some of British Columbia’s premier heli-skiing terrain? The Chair to Chopper Challenge at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is your chance, and it has been re-launched for another season! Here’s how it works: Download the Squaw Alpine app for iPhone or Android. Start tracking your vertical feet […] Industry News Jenah MacGrain | January 10, 2020 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Featured, Fun, 12″ Powder Day Report from December 23rd, 2019 Brought to you by Visit Reno Tahoe This morning, Squaw reported 5″ of new snow overnight and 12″ of snow in the past 24-hours. We lined up for KT-22. The first run was fun, powdery, with some scratchy spots. Headwall opened (for the first time this year?) and it was powdery and fun. Granite Chief […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 23, 2019 1 Comment
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Backflips & Wind-Buff Report from December 20th, 2019 Brought to you by Visit Reno Tahoe Today was a stellar day at Squaw Valley, CA. The wind was ripping up high which was blowing snow onto the north and east faces making them buttery in spots. Most runs weren’t top to bottom goodness, but many of the runs we found were mostly buffed out […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
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