Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Winter has returned

SQUAW VALLEY USA EL 6200 CC Funitel and 9 lifts, 10 to 15 MPH 6 TO 8” of fresh snow. EL 8200 20 to 30 MPH winds, 12” of fresh powder, 8 lifts scheduled.

ALPINE MEADOWS snowing with 9 to 13” of fresh snow. They should operate 8 lifts today.

MAMOUTH MOUNTAIN no lift decision at the time of this report.

SUGAR BOWL has scheduled the Gondola and 8 lifts, with fresh snow of 12 to 18”.

HEAVENLY on the California side the Gondola, Cable Car and 11 lifts; on the Nevada side 14 lifts. They received 5” of fresh snow.

KIRKWOOD 13 lifts are scheduled today; cross country has 80 K of track with on going grooming. They did receive 4 to 7” of new snow,

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT 6 lifts for day skiing and 2 for night skiing tonight. They did receive 9 to 13” of new snow, snowing with calm wind.

SODA SPRINGS closed on Wednesdays.

MT ROSE 8 to 10 of fresh snow; scheduled number of lifts is 4.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE there should be 16 lifts operating today; Cross Country has 18 Trails with 38 K of Track, with on going grooming. They did received 9 to 13’ of new snow.

SIERRA AT TAHOE has 8 lifts planned for today; Sierra did receive 8” of new snow.

TAHOE DONNER has 5 lifts scheduled for today, XC 50 trails with 102 K of track with on going grooming. Tahoe Donner did 9 to 11” of new snow
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DIAMOND PEAK has 4 lifts in operation; they received 7” of fresh snow.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN should operate 5 lifts today; with 12 to 15” of new snow.
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THE WEATHER WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 4:30 AM AND 6 AM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. LIFT OPREATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO WIND WEATHER AND SNOW SAFTEY, THE TEMPRATURE RANGED FROM THE IN MID TEENS TO THE MID 20’S; WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WERE 15 TO 30, AT THE PEAKS AND RIDGES 35 T0 60; SNOWING EVERYWHERE. THE SURFACE CONDITIONS WERE AT AREAS WERE POWDER AND MG PACKED POWDER.

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