A Drier Pattern This Week

Sunday – Thursday: For Sunday, we will have mostly sunny skies and lighter winds, with highs warming into the 40s for the lower mountain and 30s up top. The dry weather pattern continues through Thursday with mostly sunny skies expected. Highs in the 40s Monday to near 50 degrees at the base. Highs in the […]

February 20-21 Weekend Operations

Moody skies over Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley, from the High Camp webcam

As the Ski Skate holiday week in Tahoe wraps up, we are expecting a potentially busy weekend ahead. If you plan to visit over the next few days, please be sure to check the weather & road conditions and be prepared to comply with all current Covid-19 policies while at Squaw Alpine. While some things look different this season, skiing and riding are just as fun as ever. Please bring your patience and enjoy the sport we all love!

Sunny & Breezy Wednesday, Wet & Windy Friday

Wednesday – Thursday Forecast: Mostly sunny skies for Wednesday. Highs in the 30s. Ridgetop winds gusting from the north-northeast 40-50+ mph. Thursday we should see sunny skies in the morning with some clouds in the afternoon as the next system approaches. Highs warming into the 40s at the base. Ridgetop winds turning southwest with gusts […]

Partly-Mostly Sunny Through Wednesday

Snowfall Report: We saw rain at the base Monday turning to a few flakes Monday evening. We saw 1-2 inches of wet snow on the upper mountain during the day with 1-2 final inches of colder snow Monday evening. That brought the 24-hour reports this morning to 3-4 inches up top, and 1 inch at […]

2+ Feet Since Thursday, More Snow Sunday into Monday

Snowfall Report: The snow showers Saturday dropped an additional 4-5 inches on the mountain. That brings the 2-day storm total to 10 inches on the upper mountain and the 3-day total to 24-26 inches! The season total is now at 221-223 inches. Sunday – Monday Storm: Clouds & sun Sunday morning with increasing clouds into […]

6-16 Inches of Fresh Snow, More Snow Friday Night into Saturday

Snow accumulation on the Alpine Meadows deck on January 27, 2021

Snowfall Report: 14-16 inches of new snow fell on the upper mountain Thursday afternoon through Thursday night and 6-11 inches at the base. That brings the mountain to 211-213 inches for the season which is 84% of the average for the date. Friday: We will see mostly sunny skies for most of the day on […]

Snow Every Other Day Thru Monday

Thursday – Thursday Night Storm: Increasing clouds Thursday morning with the next storm pushing in around midday with light rain & snow showers into Thursday afternoon. Then heavier snow Thursday night with snow levels falling. The storm moves out quickly by Friday morning. We start out with higher snow levels around 6500-7000 ft. (just above […]

Nice Weather Wednesday, Snow Thursday & Saturday

Wednesday: Wednesday will feature partly to mostly sunny skies with highs in the 30s on the upper mountain and 40s at the base. Ridgetop winds gusting 30-40+ mph from the west by afternoon. Thursday – Thursday Night Storm: The next storm will push into northern CA by midday Thursday into Thursday night and then clearing […]

Clearing into Wednesday, Snow Thu – Fri

Snowfall Report: Light snow showers that moved through overnight into early Tuesday morning dropping a coating up to an inch of new snow on the mountain. Tuesday – Wednesday: Most of the scattered showers we saw this morning are shifting south of the Tahoe region. We have cloudy skies this morning but we should see […]

Increasing Clouds Monday, Light Showers Possible Tuesday

Monday – Tuesday: We will see some clouds Monday from a system off the coast. We will also see ridgetop wind gusts increase to 50+ mph during the afternoon. That weather continues into Tuesday with slightly cooler temps in the 30s for highs on the upper mountain. Ridgetop gusts could peak around 60+ mph in […]