Up and down snow levels
This afternoon the weather service.............
The Unofficial Alpine Meadows Ski Report
Produced by Andy Wertheim
Tahoe/Truckee Realtor
email: andyw@sierra.net
Our real estate website: www.tahoeriverfrontrealty.com
Hello skiers,
This afternoon the weather service claims it is going to get colder and begin to snow down to lake level.
It is now 11:00 a.m. and rain is pouring out of the sky at my office that is located at 6180 feet. Rain fell all night last night at my house that is located at 6900 feet. At approximately 5:00 a.m. this morning the rain turned to snow (wet, but at least it was white). Wet snow dumped on the ground covering the rain ruts that had appeared over night until sometime after the ski area opened. I would guess that Alpine received 4 to possible 6 inches of wet snow at the upper elevations. I decided to take a few runs after sitting at my locker wondering if it was worth going out into the windy wet weather. Only a few skiers waited for Roundhouse to open at 9:00 a.m. (after a fifteen minute mechanical delay the lift open). The winds were not as strong as I anticipated, but the snow was wet. I did manage to make a few fresh turns on Blue, Red, and Yellow Trails before riding up Alpine Bowl Chair (Summit, Scott etc. were closed). Visibility was moderate to poor in Alpine Bowl, but the snow was better at the upper elevations. I found plenty of untracked snow, as only a handful of people were out on the hill. As you can imagine the snow was stiff, or wet, but not sticky in Alpine Bowl. I made a few additional turns in the lower Our Father area that is beginning to fill in and cover some of the tree tops. The weather seemed to change to rain, and the surface snow got slower and more sticky as the early morning moved along.
My gloves were soaking wet and I began to feel like a prune after a few runs, so I quit and headed for a drier warmer environment.
Perhaps tomorrow will bring us a nice powder day.
Enjoy your day. Andy
