New Snow Falling
The rain stopped early this morning
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,
The rain stopped early this morning. I figure we received over 5 inches of rain between 7:00 pm the 26th and midnight last night. Since midnight the temperatures have dropped into the mid twenties turning the precipitation from rain to snow. Last night the winds were blowing at hurricane force averaging over 100 miles per hour around midnight and gusting to 169 miles per hour during the same period of time. It has been snowing all morning. We received two to four inches of nicely wind packed snow overnight and the sky has been adding to that total all morning. Alpine opened with Roundhouse and not much else. I have not checked to see if they opened anything else this afternoon. I did go out this morning and found the riding to be pretty good. Visibility was poor with flat light and blowing snow. It did not feel cold and the winds were not overly strong most of the morning, but gusts blew by on a random basis. Overnight winds blew snow off of pointed icy mogul tops and some exposed areas such as the south facing slope of God’s Knob. However, most runs were nicely covered with a few inches of new snow. The lack of up hill capacity for the handful of skiers that showed up today prompted me to take out my snowboard, something I rarely do on a theoretical powder day.
I figured the board would work well in today’s conditions. I was correct and had a good time riding in the new snow. These were the perfect conditions for someone not considered an expert on a board. A little new snow providing a soft surface (in general) was a good way to practice riding in powder. Tomorrow may be an excellent day, as the snow level appears to be dropping this afternoon.
Enjoy your day. Andy
