South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, January 29, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Lake Wind Advisory 1/29/16 from 4:00 a.m. to 1/30/16 at 4:00 a.m.
Winter Storm Watch 1/29/16 from 4:00 a.m. to 1/30/16 at 10:00 a.m.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 47 and a low tonight of 32. Today: Rain. High near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Tonight: Rain before 10pm, then rain and snow. Low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Winds will affect lift operations at all resorts today, call ahead or follow the links below. Rain this morning at all ski resorts, mixed with snow during the day as temperatures drop.

Heavenly - Groomed. No New Snow in last 24 hours. 100% of their terrain is open - 4800 acres, 24 lifts and 97 runs are open (when not on wind hold). Base depth is 75". Lift status. Rain and snow. High near 41. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 50 to 55 mph increasing to 55 to 60 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 90 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. For updates and more information, 1-800-HEAVENLY www.skiheavenly.com.

Message from Heavenly:Stagecoach just went on wind hold. This means the entire Nevada side is shut down… The Gondola is also on hold, so the only mountain access point for our guests is the California Main Lodge.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Packed Powder. No new snow. They will have 10 lifts open with groomed conditions on 30 of their open 44 runs as weather permits. Six snow parks are open. Base depth is 58" to 108". Lift status.Rain before 4pm, then rain and snow showers. High near 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. For updates and more information, 530-659-7475 or www.sierraattahoe.com.

Kirkwood - Powder/Packed Powder. No new snow. 100% of the mountain terrain is open with 2300 acres, 13 lifts and 86 runs. 88" base. Lift status. Rain before 4pm, then rain and snow showers. High near 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. For updates and more information, 877-KIRKWOOD or www.kirkwood.com.

Facebook message from Kirkwood: Rain at the base clearly raining up to the summit at this point... Chairs, 2,3,4 are closed for the day with Chair 10 on wind-hold... ‪Mother Natures Back‬ and we are in for quite the roller coaster over the next 48/72hrs here @KirkwoodMtn... Roads SR88 over the Carson Pass and Spur are open/clear but expect the ***Clear*** to change as the temperatures drop mid-morning with the rain changing to snow rapidly....

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.