conditions report

Today was one of the best days of the season. Light, untracked powder and silky-soft groomer perfection.

The conditions today were excellent, with great coverage. As the storm came in, the temperatures were dropping, and the lack of crowds meant I could lap the lifts all day.

 Perfect powder and great groomers made for an awesome couple of days at Palisades Tahoe this week.

The groomers were where it was at as we took advantage of the soft, spring-like conditions, which had people skiing in t-shirts. The forecast is good, though, with the potential for up to 20″ of fresh snow over the weekend.

After potentially the best two days of the season so far, big snow in the forecast should set up a memorable holiday weekend.

Full-on winter is back at Palisades!

Conditions were fantastic thanks to the great work done by crews across the mountain – and I even got to ride with Johnny Mosely!

The skiing was misty and fun today on the Winter Solstice!

It was overcast today, with the sun peeking through the clouds from time to time. We came to Palisades Tahoe in the afternoon, met our friends, and hopped on Funitel to get a few laps on the Gold Coast. The snow was pretty good, with very few firm patches due to the traffic. There are several intermediate runs open there. The Gold Coast Face trail was skied nicely, maybe a bit crowded. The park seemed closed today – we noticed several freestyle snowboarders shredding pretty fast along the run. 

Home, Sweet Home! It’s been a while since our last report, as we have been waiting for more snow to fall at Tahoe resorts.