conditions report

Today was the last day of the season at Alpine. Sadly, a few more Tahoe resorts are closing today. Winter is gradually coming to an …

The stoke was high this morning with Alpine reporting 13” of new snowfall in the last 24 hours. The Summit and Roundhouse lift corrals were full by 9am as people were excited to ski all of that fresh new snow. On our first chair ride up, we saw lots of back seat bandits flying down the hill, really having difficulty making turns. The best turns were definitely higher up the mountain in the morning. North Peril specifically had my favorite turns. I hit a lot of icy bumps under the surface when trying to ski Pete’s Peril today. The Palisades zone also had some decent snow in it, but the visibility was not as good.

There were 7 lifts open today and the FiS spring series racing event was taking place on Werner’s Schuss. Last night was quite cold, in …

It was another warm day out there today at Palisades Tahoe. When I returned to my car around 2pm, the car temp was reading 61 …

Today was more or less a repeat of yesterday. The day started off a bit firm from a solid overnight freeze, but conditions just kept …

The vibes were strong today with beautiful blue skies and lots of people skiing around in costumes and having a grand old time. WinterWonderGrass is …

We skipped Roundhouse and went to the top of Summit. The snow coverage is still great here—we did a few laps in Alpine and Wolverine bowls. The upper parts of both bowls still hold snow very well, and we found excellent corn skiing there, especially on the groomed parts.

We showed up early and hopped on a Subway chair today. These might be the last days for that lift as the snow was melting …

I arrived at Palisades late this morning under sunny skies with temperatures climbing up to about 60º F. A slight breeze could be felt down in the parking lot, but it wasn’t until our first chair up KT-22 near the summit that we realized there were actually some pretty blustery winds, keeping the snow (and us) cool despite the sunshine and warm temps.

Spring skiing is in full swing in Lake Tahoe. Come early if you can! But if you, like me, are busy in the mornings, we …