Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: A Record 77″ of Snow in 48-Hours Made The Powder Skiing Special Report from March 1, 2023 March came thundering in with style yesterday. After being pinned in our house for a full day on Tuesday due to too much snow (Palisades Tahoe reported a record 77″ of snow in 48-hours), a 2-foot-deep unplowed road, all ski resorts closed, and a desire to stay safe we decided to finally roll out of […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 2, 2023 0 Comments
A Photo Tour of the Buried Houses of Lake Tahoe, CA A Tour of the Buried Houses of Lake Tahoe, CA on Tuesday! Since we took these photos up to 77″ of snow has fallen in Lake Tahoe… These houses are all even more buried now. Lake Tahoe ski resorts have already seen 539″ of snowfall this season and it’s only March 2! A Photo Tour of the Buried Stop Signs […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | March 2, 2023 2 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Skiing in a NOAA Blizzard Warning | Entire Mountain Shut Down Early Report from February 27, 2023 Brought to you byย Palisades Tahoe We rolled up to Palisades Tahoe at the spritely hour of 1pm today (we’d gone backcountry skiing in the morning – see below) and the wind was ripping. Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Blower California Powder, Pillows, & Fun As we walked up, KT-22 closed right in our faces… Not […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Report: Skiing Above Lake Tahoe | 2,500-Vertical-Feet of “Holy Sh*t This Is Cool!” Report from February 25, 2023 Today was one of those bizarre happenchance days where you roll the dice and hope it comes up a 7. We woke up early, got on the road and hit dead-stopped traffic. The World Cup at Palisades Tahoe jammed up the roads everywhere. We called an audible, threw an aggressive U-turn and somehow hit more […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 25, 2023 1 Comment
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Some of the Deepest, Driest Snow We’ve Ever Skied in California Report from February 24, 2023 Brought to you by Palisades Tahoe Yesterday we skied some of the deepest, driest snow we’ve ever skied in California. It was blower. California blower. It was 2 to 3 feet deep in spots and we were still occasionally hitting the bottom. “We have had 16.5″ (42 cm) of #snow in the last 24 hours. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 25, 2023 5 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Simply Stunning Lakeside Powder in the Sunshine View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Report from January 21, 2023 After 11 days in a row of powder in Lake Tahoe, I awoke on Saturday feeling spent. I slept in, got some work done, and hoped to get out of the house by noon. I did finally get out of the house at 1 […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 25, 2023 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Sunset Skiing Above a Shimmering Lake Tahoe in Orange & Pink Light Report from January 20, 2023 Yesterday morning I got out early with the boys and skied in the shade. The snow was good. I landed an air I shouldn’t have and we were all stoked. I then went for a lakeside sunset session. I invited many, but all were busy or too tired after the ferocious snow cycle we’ve had […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 22, 2023 2 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: The Spines & The Fingers Report from January 19, 2023 Brought to you byย Palisades Tahoe Yesterday was a fantastical day at Palisades Tahoe, CA. First things first:ย 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