Squaw Conditions Report for Yesterday: Cold Smoke Pow, Rocks, & The Upper Mountain After 2″ of rain and around 10″ of new snow, the crowds were out en mass at Squaw this Saturday to get into some of the newly opened goods. For the first time since Christmas Week, Shirley Lake and Siberia started spinning, servicing some of the Upper Mountain goods. Shirley Lake held better coverage than the last time it spun, with most of the lurking rocks relatively avoidable. Siberia was also harboring better coverage, with the pepper field […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 2, 2014 2 Comments
Storm Skiing @ Squaw Valley: Snow Report + Photo Tour After surviving the monsoon we encountered Wednesday at Squaw, Thursday brought some of the white stuff we’ve all been waiting for. With overnight storm totals around 6″ […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 1 Comment
Squaw Conditions Update + Photo & Video Tour: That Nasty R-Word Just as was predicted, today started out nice and wet at Squaw Valley. With rain all the way to the top, things were looking (and feeling) a bit brutal. The rain started overnight and the meltdown has been fast and furious, with the little natural snow we have quickly receding. However, things are looking up moving into tonight and tomorrow […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 29, 2014 2 Comments
Squaw: Upper Mountain Closed Due to Snow Making Pipe Burst The tough times continue at Squaw, with the Upper Mountain shut down yet again this year. This time the closure was due to a snow making pipe burst, causing the upper mountain to be shut down the past two days and likely leaving it closed again tomorrow. And the forecast continues to look dry for Tahoe, with no change in sight. Simply sunny skies and 50 degree temps. […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 23, 2014 9 Comments
Triple Over Edge Powder Day @ Squaw: Conditions Update + Photo Tour We were all starting to worry, but it turns out the sky over California can still precipitate. Squaw received a few inches of new snow on Saturday night bringing a very welcome white blanket to the valley and making Sunday the deepest day of 2014. However, it was nowhere near the dump we so desperately need at this point. Highlights […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | January 13, 2014 0 Comments
Sunshine and Slick Snow @ Squaw Valley: Conditions Update + Photo Tour After recovering from a stinky situation, Squaw has continued to ski well despite the startling lack of snow. With cold overnight temps they have been able to continue making snow, which has been our saving grace with daytime highs spiking into the mid 50’s. Coverage on piste remains quite good (save a few spots in the Mountain Run) while skiing off piste has been all but shut down (with the closing[…] Conditions Report Eric Bryant | January 2, 2014 1 Comment
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