206-MPH Winds Hit Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Approaching California Record Kirkwood Mountain Resort, near Lake Tahoe, experienced an extraordinary weather event on Tuesday night when winds at the summit reached a staggering 206 miles per hour. The gusts were measured at the resort’s summit weather station, situated at an elevation of approximately 9,186 feet. This extreme wind speed is among the highest ever recorded in California. In February 2020, a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | January 9, 2025 0 Comments
Unbelievable 181 MPH Wind Gust Recorded on Chair 6 at Kirkwood Resort, CA Luckily no one was on the chair. In the early hours of Thursday, March 14, Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe experienced an unprecedented 181mph wind gust on Chair 6, with sustained winds reaching 141mph. The resort clocked in the extreme wind speeds last night at 12:45 on an anemometer that provides weather data for the National Weather Service. The […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 14, 2024 0 Comments