Tuesday, January 27, 2009

It's almost a Blue Sky Day

SQUAW VALLEY USA El 6200 will operate the Cable Car, Funitel plus 6 lifts; El 8200 has 11 lifts. Night Skiing with the Cable Car and 2 lifts, the Mountain run is open. Squaw Valley is hosting a free STEEP AND DEEP AVALANCHE AWARENESS CLINIC ON FRIDAY January 3Oth, also a free Beacon Basin Avalanche Clinic on the 1st and 15th of every month.

ALPINE MEADOWS 7 lifts for today. Alpine received 5 to 7” of new snow; the winds on top were 30 MPH NE.

KIRKWOOD is planning on running 11 lifts; the X/C area has 65K of M/G track, with a trace of new snow.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN received a trace of new snow, 25 lifts are scheduled for today.

JUNE MOUNTAIN Lift operation today should be 6.

SUGAR BOWL will operate the Gondola and 8 lifts. They received 3 to 5” of new snow.

HEAVENLY they will operate The Gondola and Tram on the California side along with 8 lifts. The Nevada side has 11 lifts. They received a trace to 1” of new snow.

BOREAL should operate 4 lifts for day skiing, 2 for night skiing tonight.

SODA SPRINGS is operating 5 lifts plus the mini snowmobiles for today.

MT ROSE 6 lifts in operation for today; the Chuter is open.

NORTHSTAR 15 lifts in operation; cross country has 30 K of Machine Groomed track open.

SIERRA AT TAHOE they are planning on 7 lifts today. They received 11/2” of new snow.

TAHOE DONNER operating 3 lift in today, Cross Country 40 trails with 25 K of machine groomed track.

DIAMOND PEAK 4 lifts scheduled for today. They did receive 1” of new snow.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT received 3 to 5” of new snow, lift operation should be 6.

ROYAL GORGE X/C 37 trails 110K of M/G track, with 3 lifts.

DONNER SKI RANCH 6 lifts scheduled for today. .

ALL LIFT OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO WIND WEATHER AND SNOW SAFETY! Surface conditions some powder, machine groomed packed powder, skier packed powder; areas with snow making will make snow when they can. There are obstacles both marked and unmarked. We ask you to please be aware ride and ski with care.

Today’s weather was taken between 4 AM and 6:00 AM and is subject to change. The temperatures are in the low single digits to mid 20’s; the winds were light, the sky is mostly clear.

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