The Andy Hays getting shifty today in Rainbow Bowl. The Andy Hays in powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains

People were smiling like crazy at Squaw today. Everyone. Smiling.

Squaw opened Shirley Lake at about 11:30am and it was all powder. Shirley Chutes, all the Tree Runs, Rainbow Bowl, all of it.

Snow was recrystallized powder and it skied beautifully.

People were hucking everything in sight and squeezing through every little straightline.

The Andy Hays ripping powder in Rainbow Bowl today. photo: snowbrains

Shirley went off today and it was a blast to watch and experience.

Old friends you hadn’t seen since closing day, quality powder skiing, a bit of air, and plenty of smiles.

Today was a great Squaw powder day.

There certainly still are rocks out there, so take it easy. It’s only November – we’ve got time.

Things are filling in nicely and we’ve all got our fingers crossed for more snow soon.

As of right now, there is no snow forecast for Tahoe the next 10 days.

Siberia looking pretty filled in today. photo: snowbrains

What was open today:

Squaw Creek
Red Dog
Far East
Shirley Lake
Gold Coast
Big Blue

Red Dog skied great this morning with “snow gun pow” and plenty of softish moguls and plenty of vert. Red Dog will get you in shape for ski season.

FORECAST:

“Cold and dry weather in place. A reinforcing shot of cold air arrives Wednesday to keep the cold around through the end of the week. Sunday we could see a quick warm up ahead of another cold trough moving in Monday bringing even colder air for next week. The forecast models are at odds over whether or not we see accumulating snows Monday into Tuesday. There is more disagreement on whether we could see a snowstorm by the end of the week.” – Bryan Allgretto/OpenSnow.com