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Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 9:49am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
A Beautiful Hump Day with Partly Cloudy to Clearing Skies and Miles of Machine Groomed Corduroy to Carve Up… Don’t forget the Sunscreen… Have Fun & Be Safe!
Today’s Weather: Partly Cloudy Skies in the morning the clearing. Highs: 41F-46F (31F-36F on the Slopes). West winds around 10 mph shifting to the east with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 70 mph in the morning..
Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Lows: 11F-21F. South winds 10-15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/11/2018 - 10:13am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
A Terrific Tuesday ahead with Mostly Clear to Partly Cloudy Skies and Miles of Machine Groomed Corduroy to Carve Up… Have Fun & Be Safe!.
Today’s Weather: Expect Partly Cloudy Skies. Highs: 38F-48F (28F-38F on the Slopes). Light Winds.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows: 17F-27F. Southwest winds 10-15 mph. Ridge Gusts uo to 50 mph after midnight.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/10/2018 - 9:23am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
Partly to Mostly Cloudy Skies with a Chance of Snow & Rain. Winds could be an issue today… But, Miles of Machine Groomed Corduroy and Skier-Rider Packed Powder to make turns… Have Fun & Be Safe!.
Today’s Weather: Expect Mostly Cloudy Skies. Chance of Snow & Rain. Snow accumulation up to 1”. Highs: 36F-41F (26F-31F on the Slopes). Southwest Winds 10-15 mph. Ridge Gusts up to 55 mph.
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy with a chance of Rain & Snow. Lows: 14F-24F. Light winds.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/09/2018 - 9:48am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
Partly to Mostly Cloudy Skies and Resorts continue to open more Lifts & Terrain for your Sunday Funday. Machine Groomed Corduroy and Skier-Rider Packed Powder… Have Fun & Be Safe!.
Today’s Weather: Expect Mostly Cloudy Skies. Highs: 39F-44F (29F-34F @ 8000 feet). Southwest Winds 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy in the evening then becoming Partly Cloudy. Lows: 16F-26F. Southwest Winds 10-15 mph. Ridge gusts up to 55 mph.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/08/2018 - 9:17am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
Mostly Clear to Partly Cloudy Skies and Resorts continue to open more Lifts & Terrain. Heavenly opens California Base access; Kirkwood opens Chairs 2, 3 & 4 to the Back Side, Sierra at Tahoe opens Back Side’ Squaw opens KT22, Scott & Sherwood open at Alpine; Mammoth opens all lifts with 151 trails open. Sunshine & Blue Skies with Machine Groomed Corduroy and Skier-Rider Packed Powder… Have Fun & Be Safe! Don’t miss the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival this evening at Montbleu.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/07/2018 - 9:56am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
Mostly Clear to Partly Cloudy Skies and Fresh Snow will make today a great day get out and make turns on Machine Groomed Corduroy and Skier-Rider Packed Powder… Homewood & Tahoe Donner open today for the season… Have Fun & Be Safe!
Today’s Weather: Expect Partly Cloudy Skies. Highs: 36F-41F (26F-31F @ 8000 feet). Light Winds.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy in the evening becoming clear. Lows: 11F-21F. Light Winds.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/06/2018 - 10:07am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
More Fresh Snow… Resorts continue to offer more lifts & terrain… Heavenly opens Stagecoach today… Homewood & Tahoe Donner now scheduled to open on Friday… Take the Rose or Yellow Tinted Goggles, today. Have Fun & Be Safe!
Today’s Weather: Expect Mostly Cloudy Skies with Isolated Snow Showers. Highs: 31F-36F (21F-26F @ 8000 feet). Light Winds.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Lows: 10F-20F. Light Winds.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/05/2018 - 9:56am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
More Fresh Snow… Resorts continue to offer more lifts & terrain… Road Controls posted on all Highways in and around Lake Tahoe… Buckle up and Drive with Caution… Heavenly to open Stagecoach on Friday… Homewood & Tahoe Donner now scheduled to open on Friday… Take the Rose or Yellow Tinted Goggles, today. Have Fun & Be Safe!
Today’s Weather: Expect Snow Showers in the morning, then scattered snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs: 30F-35F (20F-25F @ 8000 feet). Light Winds.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/04/2018 - 9:22am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
Cloudy Skies and Scattered Snow Showers today… But, more fresh snow. Resorts continue to offer more lifts & terrain… Homewood now scheduled to open on Friday… Take the Rose or Yellow Tinted Goggles, today. Have Fun & Be Safe!
Today’s Weather: Expect Cloudy Skies with Scattered Snow Showers. Highs: 29F-34F (19F-24F @ 8000 feet). East Winds 10-15 mph.
Tonight: Snow Likely. Snow accumulation of 1-3”. Lows: 22F-32F. East Winds 10-15 mph.
Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard, road and weather news - Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/03/2018 - 9:27am
Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…
A Beautiful Monday to start the week… Partly Cloudy to Mostly Clear Skies… Plenty of Freshies and cold temps on the mountain. All resorts have opened more Lift & Trails… More snow coming starting Tuesday… Have Fun & Be Safe!
Today’s Weather: Expect Sunny Skies. Highs: 30F-35F (20F-25F @ 8000 feet). Light Winds.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy in the evening, then Mostly Cloudy with isolated snow showers after midnight. Lows: 14F-24F. Light Winds.
Kudos: Bread & Broth thanks Heavenly
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 6:07pm
The team members from Heavenly Mountain Operations Snow Surfaces work really hard to make skiing at the resort a truly enjoyable experience. On February 12th, the Adopt A Day sponsor crew from the Snow Surfaces Operations brought the same dedication to helping the Bread & Broth volunteers provide a tasty meal and fun evening to the grateful dinner guests.
City crews working nonstop to clear South Lake Tahoe roads
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/24/2017 - 7:58pm
The roads around Lake Tahoe have been hard to navigate this week after several feet of snow fell in the basin after the last series of storms over the weekend. Many streets in South Lake Tahoe remain narrow and thick with snow, making it hard to drive through neighborhoods.
Just as residents struggle with all that snow left on their roofs, driveways and walkways, City snowplows are also struggling with what seemed at times as nonstop snow.
Residential garbage not being picked up in South Lake Tahoe Monday
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/23/2017 - 8:09am
South Tahoe Refuse will not be picking up residential trash in South Lake Tahoe Monday due to heavy snow making many streets impassible at this time.
Residents may go to South Tahoe Refuse and dispose of their garbage for free, or wait until next week's Monday pick up day.
They are attempting to get to their commercial customers.
Any questions can be directed to South Tahoe Refuse at (530) 541-5105.
Snow making a comeback in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/10/2017 - 4:20pm
Snow. You know, that frozen, fluffy white stuff that covers the mountains around Lake Tahoe? With less than stellar snowpacks over the last several winters, many might have forgotten what snowstorms really could look like in South Lake Tahoe. This week, however, memories are being refreshed with a blizzard impacting the Sierra Nevada that could bring up to seven feet of snow to the lake.
Ski resorts at Lake Tahoe prepare for opening day
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/14/2016 - 2:01pm
1:30 pm update 11/15/26 - Many of the Lake Tahoe area ski resorts updated their opening dates today. Heavenly and Northstar will now open on Wednesday, November 23, Kirkwood and Sierra-at-Tahoe dates have yet to be determined.
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The lower elevations around Lake Tahoe have seen some snow over the past month, but nothing that stayed longer than a few hours, but the scene up on the slopes is much different.
STPUD explains benefits of snowmaking during a drought
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/30/2015 - 8:32pm
Winter has arrived in the Tahoe Basin with very welcome early snow events and freezing night time temperatures, allowing snowmaking operations to commence to help open ski resorts early. Given California’s drought and the District’s request for continued water conservation, one may wonder about the wisdom of using water for snowmaking.
Sierra-at-Tahoe latest resort to close due to drought
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/15/2015 - 8:39pm
Sierra-at-Tahoe is the latest Lake Tahoe area ski resort to announce that it will suspend operations, beginning Monday, because of the lack of snow brought on by the ongoing drought in the west.
New Terrain Opens at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 7:23pm
Just in time for the Martin Luther King holiday, Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort is opening Boulder Lodge, Boulder Lift and Boulder Bowl on the Nevada side of the mountain.
Even with only 2-3" of new snow over the last few weeks, snow making operations are going to allow skiers to access the mountain from all four base mountain lodges.
Also opening on Saturday is Groove run for ski-thru, with a single jib line featuring seven small rails and boxes on the left-hand side of the run as well as EpicMix Racing, located on lower Ridge Run.
Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts Prepare for the Holidays
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/12/2013 - 9:41pm
Last week’s winter storm dropped up to three feet of fresh natural snow on Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort, creating a winter wonderland and allowing the resorts to open more terrain for skiers and riders hoping for a white holiday season.
Heavenly Mountain Resort takes questions on conditions and snowmaking
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 2:52pm
Heavenly Mountain Resort answers questions for Tahoe South, the website of the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, about ski conditions, snow making and more. The resort has pumped more than $6 million into snowmaking technology over the years, the most of any resort on the West Coast. There are 22 lifts running and 25 trails open.
Northstar California completes $30 million in upgrades
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Tue, 12/20/2011 - 5:14pm
By Sam Bauman
Northstar California did up things well Tuesday (name change, used to be "at-Tahoe") by officially opening its new multimillion dollar Zephyr lodge at the top of Zephyr lift and a new chairlift, the Promised Land Express. The new quad chair services two new trails. This completes a spending program of $30 million on upgrades, trails and support activities at the Lake Tahoe resort.
Kirkwood Mountain Resort to open Friday
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 7:13pm
Kirkwood Mountain Resort announced it will open Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, and remain open through the weekend, and then again from Friday, Dec. 2 to Dec. 4. Kirkwood says it will use midweek operations for on mountain preparation, snow making and readying more terrain. The resort hopes to open for full seven-day-a-week winter operations beginning Friday, Dec. 9. The date may change, however, with significant snowfall.
