Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: The Spines & The Fingers Report from January 19, 2023 Brought to you by Palisades Tahoe Yesterday was a fantastical day at Palisades Tahoe, CA. First things first: breakfast at Wildflour… We opened up the day skiing 4 laps KT-22 including The Fingers. I was 3rd chair but The Fingers didn’t look good to me. They looked like dust on crust. I was very wrong. People […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 21, 2023 0 Comments
VIDEO: Buried – Documentary About Alpine Meadows, CA, Avalanche Disaster That Killed 7 is in Theatres Now [arve url="https://youtu.be/8z1Mo3Iiq4Q"] AvyBrains | October 3, 2022 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
Alpine Meadows, CA, Settles 2 Lawsuits Following Inbounds Avalanche Death in 2020 Two lawsuits against Alpine Meadows ski area following the death of a skier in an inbounds avalanche in 2020 have been settled, the SF Chronicle reports. The slide occurred at 10:16 am on January 17th, 2020 in the area between Scott Chute and Promised Land near Scott Chair at Alpine Meadows within an open area of the resort. Alpine Meadows had reported […] AvyBrains | April 13, 2022 1 Comment
Remembering the 1982 Alpine Meadows, CA Avalanche That Killed Seven, 40 Years Later Forty years ago, on March 31st, 1982, a deadly avalanche ripped through Alpine Meadows Ski Area in California. The catastrophic slide was unlike any the area had seen. It buried dozens, taking seven lives and causing millions of dollars worth of damages to the resort. March 27th, 1982, the storm rolled in. Snow dumped for days as patrollers fought to control the […] Avalanche Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 2 Comments
Palisades Tahoe at Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Fast and Fun in the Sun It was a long, dry January in Tahoe… But following a record-breaking December, we’ve still got a deep base and fantastic groomers to enjoy. Tahoe has been in a month-long freeze/thaw cycle with fast and firm conditions in the mornings, often followed by soft corn in the afternoons. It’s the perfect time to hot-lap your favorite groomers early in the day, […] Conditions Report Ryan Foster | January 31, 2022 0 Comments
47-Acres of Land for 38 Custom Homes at Base of Alpine Meadows, CA on Market for $15-Million [arve url="https://vimeo.com/618132879"] SnowBrains | October 21, 2021 Likes Tweets 8 Comments
Sierra Watch Reports on Impact of White Wolf, the Proposed Resort Between Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows, CA Nestled between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows is a small, privately owned 460-acre piece of land called White Wolf. The future of the land, owned by Troy Caldwell (who also owns the top of KT-22 and about 70-acres of SVAM), has been the subject of speculation for many years. In 2015 Caldwell spoke about his plan to develop the land as […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2021 8 Comments
Equipment for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Base-to-Base Gondola Has Begun Arriving Alterra Mountain Company confirmed on April 12, 2021, that the long-anticipated Squaw Valley to Alpine Meadows gondola would go ahead this summer, and it looks like no time is being wasted. On the same day that Alpine Meadows closed, and with Squaw Valley remaining open for just one more week, parts and equipment for the new gondola beganm arriving at the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 10, 2021 1 Comment