South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday

Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 7:36am

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday, January 26, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 42 and a low tonight of 21. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Heavenly - Groomed. No New Snow in last 24 hours. 100% of their terrain is open - 4800 acres, 24 lifts and 97 runs are open. Base depth is 75". Lift status. Sunny, with a high near 43. East wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. For updates and more information, 1-800-HEAVENLY www.skiheavenly.com.

Message from Heavenly:We received an inch of new snow overnight, giving the mountain a nice soft layer Prepare for a gorgeous day on the mountain today with mostly sunny skies, and a high near 43°.There will be light east winds today, becoming southwest later this morning. You can access the mountain from three of our four base locations – The Heavenly Village Gondola, the CA Main Lodge, and Stagecoach Lodge. Weather permitting; 24 scheduled lifts will run from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, providing access to all 97 Heavenly trails, of which over 50% were freshly groomed overnight. Our groomer’s trail picks of the day are High Five in CA and Comet in NV. Tubing will open at 11:00 am at the top of The Gondola. Please note – Mott and Groove lifts will not open until 10:00 am.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Packed Powder. No new snow. They will have 9 lifts open with groomed conditions on 31 of their open 44 runs. Six snow parks are open. Base depth is 64" to 108". Lift status. Sunny, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. For updates and more information, 530-659-747.5 or www.sierraattahoe.com.

Message from Sierra:Happy Tuesday Sierra Fam! Today we're looking at some excellent conditions for shredding after this week's storm dropped 15 inches of fresh snow to play in! We're starting off at 9:00 am this morning with 8 lifts and tows, granting access to 44 open trials, 31 groomers and 6 fun parks. Once patrol gives us the thumbs up, we plan to have all 5 backcountry gates open. Be sure to scope out the Mountain Conditions page at sierraattahoe.com for updates on the status of the gates. If you choose to make the trek into backcountry terrain, always ride with a buddy + your safety gear! Highway 50 is currently open with no chain control restrictions. The roads are still icy, so take your time on your way up to the mountain today. The forecast is looking mighty fine for this weekend so let's enjoy the sunshine while we can. Keep that snow dance game strong!

Kirkwood - Packed Powder. 1" new snow. 100% of the mountain terrain is open with 2300 acres, 13 lifts and 86 runs. 95" base. Lift status. Sunny, with a high near 43. East wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. For updates and more information, 877-KIRKWOOD or www.kirkwood.com.

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.