Operations Update for January 13 & Weekend

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Operations
Jan 12, 2017

Over 14 feet in January and STILL SNOWING #januBURIED

We keep climbing the snowfall ladder! In fact, we just broke our 45 year record of snowfall in January…and it’s only January 12! We’re slowly but surely getting terrain open. Today we had the following lifts operating:

Squaw Valley

Exhibition
Far East
First Venture
KT-22
Red Dog
Squaw Creek
SnoVentures Carpet
Tucker Carpet

Alpine Meadows

Hot Wheels
Meadow
Roundhouse
Scott
Subway

Projected Operations for January 13

Squaw Valley

9am Projected Opening
- KT-22
- Exhibition
- Red Dog
- Squaw Creek
- Far East
- First Venture
- SnoVentures Carpet
- Tucker Carpet
10:30am Projected Opening
- Aerial Tram
- Funitel
- Bailey’s Beach
- Big Blue
- Mountain Meadow
- Gold Coast
- Shirley Lake
Need further assessment to determine operations
- Squaw One
- Olympic Lady

As always, stay tuned to our website and app for real-time resort information and we encourage you to use the below resources before you travel to the mountain.

Alpine Meadows

Projected lifts with possible delayed openings pending lift and condition accessment

Summit
Hot Wheels
Lakeview
Meadows
Roundhouse
Scott
Sherwood
Subway
Yellow
Big Carpet
Little Carpet

Projected Operations for the Weekend

Squaw Valley

Our teams are working tirelessly to get terrain open, but new snow moving in today has slowed us down a bit. Have no fear, though, because we’ve got full crews ready to shovel, clear lifts of deep snow, build transit roads, perform snow safety, set up resort boundaries and terrain markings and so much more that goes into getting terrain open! The next lifts on the docket to re-open between Friday-Monday are:

Siberia
Solitude
Emigrant
Broken Arrow
Headwall: Teams will be out there tomorrow morning, after getting all the above lifts open, to dig out and put chairs back on the line. There was damage from winds to the top lift shack, which will also need to be fixed. Chairs were taken off the line during this storm to prevent damage – we saw over 150mph winds at the top of Headwall at some times. Patrol will also need to reestablish all terrain markings and boundaries as this storm completely buried them. Keep in mind setup for Headwall takes half a day in good conditions.
Granite Chief. All boundaries are completely buried and need to be reset. Typically, this takes half a day to a full day in good conditions. We will know more as we make progress tomorrow.
Belmont
The Pulley