South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, January 15, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin lasts until today at 10:00 a.m. Resorts may be affected today by winds, so check status prior to hitting the slopes.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 40 and a low tonight of 32. Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight: Snow likely between 10pm and 4am, then rain and snow. Low around 32. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Heavenly - Powder. 12" New Snow in last 24 hours. 100% of their terrain is now open which means 4800 acres, 23 lifts and 97 runs are open. Base depth is 70". Terrain Parks open - Terrain Parks open - Groove (13 features) High Roller (16 features) including the Family Cross course. Lift status. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 35 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. For updates and more information, 1-800-HEAVENLY www.skiheavenly.com.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Powder. 13" new snow. 100% of the terrain is now open. 10 lifts are open. Six snow parks are open. Groomed conditions on 32 of their open 46 runs. Base depth is 47" to 87". Lift status. Snow showers likely before 11am, then a slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible. For updates and more information, 530-659-7475 or www.sierraattahoe.com.

Kirkwood - Powder/Packed Powder. 15" new snow. 54% of the mountain terrain is open with 1250 acres, 8 lifts and 65 runs. 78" base. Lift status. Snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 16 to 21 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible. For updates and more information, 877-KIRKWOOD or www.kirkwood.com.

Kirkwood Facebook Message: 13” to 15” of new snow and the start to an amazing day….Mountain operations teams out and working both snow-safety routes and digging out lifts. Expect opening delays on all front-side lifts as Patrol works the front-side zones focused on opening Chairs, 5,6,7,9 first, then the team will be working to open 1, 11 & 10… Back-side mid-day…Snow quality is a bit heavier than the past few storm systems.

All conditions are reported by the individual resorts prior to their daily opening times. For current lift status, follow the links provided for the resort.