Wednesday, March 28, 2012

WINTER IS HERE, AND WILL CONTINUE FOR TODAY

SQUAW VALLEY scheduled The Tram, Funitel 4 chair lifts, 4 surface lifts at EL 6200, EL 8200

Has 11 lifts in operation today. Squaw Valley did receive 6 to 11” of new snow.

ALPINE MEADOWS has 10 lifts planned for today along with 2 parks. They did receive 7 to 10” of new snow.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN with 22 lifts scheduled for today. 9 parks, 2 1/2 pipes in operation. They have received 5” of new powder. .

SUGAR BOWL should have 8 lifts in operation, and 5 parks operating today. Sugar Bowl did receive 11 to 14” of new snow

HEAVENLY will operate 25 out of 30 lifts on both the California Side and the Nevada Side, along with 5 parks available, They did receive 1” of new snow.

KIRKWOOD should operate 10 lifts along with 3 parks. The cross country center is open with 65K. They have received 12” of fresh snow.

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT is planning to have 4 lifts for day and 2 for night skiing. Boreal did receive 10 to 12” of fresh snow.

SODA SPRINGS is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.

MT ROSE has 3 lifts scheduled plus the Chuter in on delayed opening. They did receive a trace to 12 to 14” of new snow.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE is operating 5 parks, their super pipe is closed, 14 lifts in operation, the Ice Rink is open from 3 to 8 PM, and the Cross Country and Telemark Center are open with 87 trails. They did receive 6 to 9” of new snow.

SIERRA AT TAHOE has 6 lifts running today, along with 5 parks; they did receive 5” of new snow.

TAHOE DONNER 5 lifts scheduled, one park is available; the XC area is open with 37 trails with 75K of track. They did receive 5 to 8” of new snow.

DIAMOND PEAK is planning on 5 lifts in operation, and 3 parks. Diamond Peak did receive 2 to 3” of new snow.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT is open with 5 lifts; they have 2 parks in operation. They did receive 5 to 8” of new snow.

THE WEATHER WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 4:30 AM AND 6 AM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. LIFT OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO WIND WEATHER AND SNOW SAFETY. THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY SNOWING AT MOST AREAS. TODAYS TEMPRATURES WERE IN THE MID 20’S TO MID 30’S. THE WINDS 15 MPH TO 25 MPH WINDS, THE PEAKS AND RIDGES HAVE HIGHER GUSTS. THE SURFACE CONDITIONS, FRESH POWDER OVER SKIER FIRM PACKED POWDER; MACHINE GROOMED. THERE IS AN EXTREAM AVALANCH DANGER, STAY WITH IN THE SKI AREA BOUNDRIES, HOWEVER IF YOU GO OUT OF BOUNDS HAVE THE PROPPER EQUIPMENT. WE ASK YOU TO BE AWARE RIDE AND SKI WITH CARE.

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