Sunday, March 18, 2012

WINTER IS STILL HERE

SQUAW VALLEY scheduled The Tram, Funitel 8 chair lifts, 3 surface lifts at EL 6200, at EL 8200 12 lifts. They have received 2 to 8” of new snow.

ALPINE MEADOWS has 12 lifts planned for today along with 2 parks. They have received 5 to 8” of fresh snow.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN with 19 lifts scheduled for today. 9 parks, 2 1/2 pipes in operation. Mammouth did receive 15” of fresh powder.

SUGAR BOWL should have 8 lifts in operation. Sugar Bowl did receive 3 to 6” of new powder.

HEAVENLY will operate 26 out of 30 lifts on both the California Side and the Nevada Side, along with 5 parks available. They did receive 5” of fresh snow.

KIRKWOOD should operate 12 lifts. The cross country center is open with 50 K. they did receive 16” of fresh snow.

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT is planning to have 3 lifts for day and 2 for night skiing. Boreal did receive 4 to 6” of new snow.

SODA SPRINGS 5 lifts scheduled along with the Mini Snowmobiles. Boreal did receive 4 to 6’” of fresh powder.

MT ROSE 5 lifts scheduled plus the Chuter on a delayed start. They did receive 5” of new snow in the last 12 Hours. The Winds were 10 to 25 MPH.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE is operating 4 parks, their super pipe is open, 17 lifts in operation, the Ice Rink is open from 12 noon to 8 PM, and the Cross Country and Telemark Center are open with 91 trails. They have received 4 to 6” of new snow.

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SIERRA AT TAHOE has 8 lifts running today, along with 4 parks. They have received 15” of fresh snow.

TAHOE DONNER 5 lifts scheduled, one park is available; the XC area is open with 18 trails with 61k of track. They did receive 4 to 6” of new snow.

DIAMOND PEAK is planning on 5 lifts in operation, and 3 parks. Diamond Peak has received 3” of fresh powder.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT is open with 7 lifts; they have 2 parks in operation. They did receive 5 to 8” of fresh snow on top.

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 SNOW SHOWERS. TODAYS TEMPRATURES WERE IN THE LOW 10’s TO THE MID 20S. THE WINDS 5 MPH TO 15 MPH WINDS, THE PEAKS AND RIDGES HAVE HIGHER GUSTS. THE SURFACE CONDITIONS FRESH DEEP POWDER, SKIER PACKED POWDER, AND MACHINE GROOMED. THERE IS AN EXTREAM AVALANCH DANGER, STAY WITH IN THE SKI AREA BOUNDRIES. WE ASK YOU TO BE AWARE RIDE AND SKI WITH CARE.

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