Tuesday morning started with a foot of light, fluffy snow on our upper mountains. The excitement was palpable as skiers and riders strapped on their powder skis and boards for the first time in weeks. Another 5″ fell throughout the day, bringing the storm total to 17″. Here’s a look at yesterday’s conditions at Alpine.

Cornology 101
Here at Palisades Tahoe we like to cultivate perfect corn snow on the Sierra crest. What is corn snow? Corn…