South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, January 22, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 4 p.m. today until 4 p.m. Saturday, and Lake Wind Advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. Saturday.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 46 and a low tonight of 31. Today: Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 10am. High near 46. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight: Rain before 10pm, then rain and snow. Low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Heavenly - Powder/Packed Powder. 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 73". Lift status. Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 55 to 60 mph, with gusts as high as 90 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible. For updates and more information, 1-800-HEAVENLY www.skiheavenly.com.

Message from Heavenly: Today's forecast is calling for mostly cloudy skies, and a high near 47°. There will be moderate-strong S winds, which will likely increase and bring strong gusts later this morning. So please stay tuned for updates, as lift operations may be impacted. Weather permitting; 24 lifts will spin from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, granting access to 97 trails, of which over 50% were freshly groomed overnight. Our Groomer's trail picks of the day are Mombo Meadows in CA and Jacks in NV. Please note that Mott and Groove lifts will not open until 10:00 am.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Packed Powder. No new snow. They will have 10 lifts open with groomed conditions on 31 of their open 44 runs. Five snow parks are open. Base depth is 60" to 104". Lift status. Snow likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. For updates and more information, 530-659-7475 or www.sierraattahoe.com.

Kirkwood - Groomed. No new snow. 54% of the mountain terrain is open with 1250 acres, 8 lifts and 56 runs. 88" base. Lift status. Snow. High near 37. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. For updates and more information, 877-KIRKWOOD or www.kirkwood.com.

Facebook message from Kirkwood: Temperatures 34@the base, 27@the summit – Wind speeds SW28/36mph with a few gusts in the 45+ range… Surface conditions today, Off-Piste - variable, combination of firm, wind affect… Pretty darn good to be honest… On-Piste, firm cord, with a few hard patches… Serious fun on the “HAG” this AM… Sentinel & Off the Grid (aka) Zachary should be fun. NWS forecast has us looking at a blustery day ahead with winds increasing throughout the day… Expect wind-holds on 2,3,4 & Vista to start with updates on 6 & 10 as we near the 9am opening hour.

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.