South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Wednesday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Wednesday, January 13, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

There are winds today so lift statuses may change throughout the day.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 38 and a low tonight of 24. Today: Snow before 10am, then snow showers after 10am. High near 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Tonight: Snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Low around 24. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Heavenly - Powder/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 snow showers after 10am. High near 31. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 50 to 60 mph, with gusts as high as 90 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. For updates and more information, 1-800-HEAVENLY www.skiheavenly.com.

Message from Heavenly: It started snowing this morning at 4:00am with no accumulation at this time. Plan for strong W winds that could possibly impact lift operations. Weather permitting; 24 lifts are scheduled to spin from 9:00 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 Mombo Meadows in CA and Olympic Downhill in NV! Please note: North Bowl and Boulder lifts are closed for the day. Mott and Groove lifts will not open until 10:00 am.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Powder/Packed Powder. Trace new snow. 100% of the terrain is now open. 9 lifts are open. The Alley, Burton Progressive, Bashful, Upper Main and Upper Snowshoe parks are open. Groomed conditions on 34 of their open 46 runs. Base depth is 46" to 81". Lift status. Snow before 10am, then snow showers after 10am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 4pm. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. For updates and more information, 530-659-7475 or www.sierraattahoe.com.

Kirkwood - Powder/Packed Powder. No new snow. 54% of the mountain terrain is open with 1250 acres, 8 lifts and 50 runs. 78" base. Lift status. Snow before 10am, then snow showers after 10am. Temperature falling to around 24 by 4pm. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible. For updates and more information, 877-KIRKWOOD or www.kirkwood.com.

Facebook message from Kirkwood: **WINDY***out here today. EXPECT possible wind-holds backside lifts, Vista 6 & 10 today… Mtn. Team will man all lifts and monitor throughout the day… We finally have Vista primed and ready to open today but I don’t see it happening with the SW winds we are experiencing at this moment in time… We will have to wait and watch as ‪#‎MotherNature‬ was slow to the party and is just now arriving here @KirkwoodMtn … NWS Forecast models still have decent totals associated with these systems, but the boots on the ground are giving me a different read... The winds associated with the system bring my thought process into the - 2”/ 3” in 24hrs range… #‎StokeLevelIsHigh‬ and hopefully we will see the winds subside and the snow begin to fall vertically not horizontally today…

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.