South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, January 30, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Winter Storm Warning until 10:00 a.m.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 36 and a low tonight of 18. Today: Snow. High near 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Tonight: RSnow. Low around 18. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Weather will have an affect on ski operations at all resorts today. Click on the "lift status" links at each resort for current information.

Heavenly - Powder. 4" New Snow in last 24 hours. 50% of their terrain is open - 2400 acres, 15 lifts and 50 runs are open. Base depth is 75". Lift status. Snow. High near 27. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. For updates and more information, 1-800-HEAVENLY www.skiheavenly.com.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Powder. 7" new snow. They will have 11 lifts open with groomed conditions on 27 of their open 44 runs as weather permits. Four snow parks are open. Base depth is 58" to 108". Lift status.RSnow showers. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. West wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible. For updates and more information, 530-659-7475 or www.sierraattahoe.com.

Message from Sierra: It looks like our snow dances worked fam! Although the storm rolled in wet, it turned into snow overnight and dropped an estimated 7" at the top of the mountain. That brings our season snowfall total over the 300 inch mark, which is more than double what we got last season! I'm happy to report that it's still dumping snow here at the base, so stay tuned in to sierraattahoe.com for the most recent snow totals as we update it throughout the day. We're starting the powder party this morning at 8:30 am with 44 open trails, 27 cords to carve, and 6 parks to send it in. Scope out http://www.sierraattahoe.com/mountain/conditions for the status of our 5 back country gates, and if you plan on riding in the back country remember to bring along a buddy and your brain bucket! For a real-time view of the fresh snow that's falling, peep our webcams at http://www.sierraattahoe.com/mountain/conditions/web-cams. Highways 50, 88, and 89 are all currently on chain control. They will likely remain this way throughout the day, so please come prepared with chains and take your time heading up to the mountain. There is another 4-6 inches estimated to fall today, which mean there will be plenty of pow for everyone!

Kirkwood - Powder Powder. 4" new snow at base, 10" at summit. 54% of the mountain terrain is open with 2300 acres, 8 lifts and 86 runs. 87" base. Lift status. RSnow showers. Temperature falling to around 22 by 4pm. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. For updates and more information, 877-KIRKWOOD or www.kirkwood.com.

Facebook message from Kirkwood: We are looking at snow-safety holds on all front-side lifts to start out the day… Expect some delays on 1,5,6,7,9, 10 & 11… Patrol is out working the front-side routes now, backside lifts 2,3, & 4 are on both snow-safety and wind-holds at this time…Good News the rain has turned to SNOW here @KirkwoodMtn with 4” @the base 10" @the summit over the past 24hrs with 2” falling in the past 2hrs. Roads SR88 over the Carson Spur is now closed for Avalanche control with Cal Trans reporting No ETO… The Carson Pass is open with R2 chain controls in effect…

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.