Snow Conditions

Report from January 15th, 2019 The large storm that NOAA is forecasting to drop 34-78″ of snow hit Squaw Valley, CA today. I showed up at 2pm. It was snowing about an inch per hour. Every run was deeper than the last up on Granite Chief. We took our last run down Broken Arrow and it was pretty deep in […]

The Lake Tahoe backcountry has been phenomenal all week. It hasn’t snowed since last Wednesday but the snow is holding up great. The snow is spongy as all get out. The spongiest snow I’ve ever skied – maybe… It’s kinda like that famous “Alaskan Velvet.” Recrystallized powder that is uber consistent to the point where every turn is exactly the […]