Operations Update: Feb 23-24
OVERVIEW OF TODAY’S OPERATIONS: FEBRUARY 23, 2017 Last night we received another 5″ at Squaw Valley and 4″ at Alpine Meadows. That brings us to a total of 90″ at upper elevations in the past 7 days! Crews continued work on de-icing, digging and repairing lifts as well as setting up additional terrain. Check out yesterday’s blog […]
Operations Update: Feb 22-23
Overview of Today’s Operations: February 22, 2017 We were thrilled to wake up to blue skies! With 4 feet of snow in 48 hours on the upper mountain, which we haven’t been able to access due to winds peaking at 199mph, we had a lot of snow to dig out and a few surprises when our […]
Operations Update: February 21-22
543 inches of snow this season and counting…. As of 5am this morning, Squaw Valley upper mountain received 28″ of snow and Alpine Meadows received 30″ in 24 hours. That brings our season snow total at Alpine Meadows to 543″ so far this season! Overview of today’s operations: February 21, 2017 Alpine Meadows Alpine Meadows […]
Operations Update: February 21
Snowy Fun Day on the Lower Mountain As of 5am this morning Squaw Valley picked up 6″ of snow overnight and Alpine Meadows received 5″ at higher elevations. Snow levels remained lower than anticipated throughout the day and we saw heavy snowfall at the bases of both mountains. Alpine Meadows is already reporting a foot […]
Operations Update: February 20
Today’s Overview: February 19, 2017 Today we made some fun turns on the slopes, but snow was variable in spots and visibility was low. High winds closed some of the upper mountain lifts at Squaw Valley including Granite Chief, Headwall, Emigrant, Silverado, and Broken Arrow. Here’s how the KT-22 zone looked this afternoon: Photos: Maggie Eshbaugh Weather Update from […]
Operations Update for Feb 19 & Beyond
Weather Update from National Weather Service Strong “atmospheric river” moving in “A strong atmospheric river storm will move into the region Sunday through Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall, heavy snow to the High Sierra, and strong gusty winds to the region.” “Winds will start to increase on Sunday afternoon as the powerful storm system moves closer […]
Weekend Trip Tips
With 569″ of snow so far this season, conditions are top notch! Here are some tips to make the most of your weekend on and off the slopes.
Operations Update: February 16-17
TODAY’S OVERVIEW: FEBRUARY 16, 2017 The storms moved in early this morning! Precipitation transitioned from rain to snow at the base around 8am this morning. We saw a mix of snowfall and high winds, with some blue skies peeking through throughout the day with up to 8 inches of new snow at our upper elevations. […]
Operations Update: February 15-16
Today’s Overview: February 15, 2017 Today Squaw Valley geared up to spin 25 lifts including the much anticipated Silverado! Winds picked up this morning in front of the incoming storms, so Emigrant, Granite Chief, Bailey’s Beach and Belmont started the day on wind hold. As winds increased, Headwall was put on wind hold at 11:40am and […]
Operations Update: February 12-13
Today’s Operations: February 12, 2017 Today was a beautiful day of skiing and riding with mild temperatures and blue skies. Solitude at Squaw Valley Top of Siberia Bowl this afternoon Squaw Valley At Squaw Valley 27 lifts were scheduled to operate today. The lower mountain lifts from Squaw Creek to KT-22 opened at 8:30am. Siberia started […]