Report from December 12, 2024

We awoke to snow flurries this morning and reports of 0″ of snow overnight.

So we waited…

About noon, I couldn’t take it any longer and rolled out and straight to the upper mountain.

My favorite tree at PT. image: snowbrains

It hadn’t snowed much so I knew that lower angle terrain would ski best.

I jump onto the Shirley Lake chair and started spinning laps.

At first I just skied the groomer for 2 laps then decided to venture into the trees.

The snow was stacking up and the first off-piste run was pretty good.

My 2nd was a little better.

Then I ran into the boys (Garret, Jason, Andy, & even Warfield!) and we found little mini stashes of baby pow.

Very fun.

Lap after lap and it just wouldn’t get old.

I finally called it at 3pm to rest up and organize for the coming week of powder.

The forecast is looking very good here in Tahoe with 1-3′ of snow forecast this weekend.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow
  accumulations of 1 to 4 inches at lake level with 6 to 10 inches
  above 7000 ft. Snow accumulations up to 12 inches at the highest
  peaks. Ridge winds gusting up to 65 mph. Southwest winds 10 to 15
  mph with gusts up to 30 mph and wave heights 1 to 3 feet on Lake
  Tahoe. For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow. Snow
  accumulations of 3 to 8 inches below 6500 ft with 8 to 20 inches
  above 6500 feet. Snow accumulations of 6 to 14 inches west of
  Highway 89 with up to 30 inches along the Sierra crest. Ridge
  winds gusting up to 120 mph. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
  gusts up to 45 mph and wave heights of 2 to 4 feet on Lake Tahoe.
- NOAA, 12/12/24

Granite Chief opens for the season tomorrow…

Let it snow!