South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, January 9, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 35 and a low tonight of 17. Today: Snow before 10am, then snow showers after 10am. High near 35. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Tonight: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Heavenly - Packed Powder. No New Snow in last 24 hours. 100% of their terrain is now open which means 4800 acres, 24 lifts and 97 runs are open. Base depth is 64". Terrain Parks open - Terrain Parks open - Groove (13 features) High Roller (16 features) including the Family Cross course. Lift status. Snow before 10am, then scattered snow showers after 10am. High near 28. Windy, with a west wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Message from Heavenly: No new snow to report overnight, however, it began snowing early this morning and we already have a nice layer of dusting covering the mountain. Past 4 day snowfall total is 7". Today's forecast calls for overcast skies and snow showers, with a high near 28°. It will be windy today with moderate W winds and strong gusts. Please stay tuned as lift operations may be impacted. Please note: World Cup, North Bowl and Boulder Lifts are closed for the day. Weather permitting; 24 lifts are scheduled to spin from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm giving access to all 97 trails, of which 50% were freshly groomed overnight. Our groomers trail picks of the day are Jack's in NV and High Five in CA!

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Powder/Packed Powder. 2" new snow. 100% of the terrain is now open. 11 lifts are open. The Alley, Burton Progressive, Bashful and Upper Snowshoe parks are open. Groomed conditions on 32 of their open 46 runs. Base depth is 48" to 83". Lift status. Snow. High near 30. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Kirkwood - Powder/Packed Powder. 1" new snow. 100% of the mountain terrain is open with 2300 acres, 12 lifts and 86 runs. 78" base. Lift status. Snow. High near 29. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Facebook message from Kirkwood: We have a great day on-tap for you here today, the snow is riding absolutely amazing… Cold, Crisp & Chalky just the way it should be. Roads SR88 over the Carson Pass and Spur have Chain controls in effect so slow’yr roll on the way out here today my friends…