Wednesday, April 4, 2012

MORE FRESH SNOW OVERNIGHT

SQUAW VALLEY scheduled The Tram, Funitel 3 chair lifts, 4 surface lifts at EL 6200, EL 8200

Has 11 lifts in operation today. Squaw Valley did receive 1 to 3” of new snow.

ALPINE MEADOWS no information available this morning.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN with 24 lifts scheduled today, along with 7 parks and 2 pipes.

SUGAR BOWL should have 9 lifts in operation, and 5 parks operating today. Sugar Bowl did receive 2 to 3” of new snow overnight.

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 2” of fresh snow overnight.

KIRKWOOD should operate 10 lifts along with 4 parks. The cross country center is open with 65K of track. Kirkwood did receive 2 to 3” of fresh snow overnight.

BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT is planning to have 5 lifts for day and 2 for night skiing. Boreal did receive 3 to 5” of new snow overnight.

SODA SPRINGS 5 lifts in operation today. They did receive 3 to 5” of new snow overnight.

MT ROSE has 3 lifts scheduled for today, plus the Chuter which is on delayed start. They did receive 2 to 3” of new snow, and it was still snowing at the time of their report. Winds could be a factor this morning as the winds on top were 30 to 45 MPH on top.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE is operating 6 parks, their super pipe is closed, 16 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. Northstar did receive 3 to 4” of new snow.

SIERRA AT TAHOE has 7 lifts running today, along with 5 parks. They did receive 2” of fresh snow.

TAHOE DONNER 4 lifts scheduled, one park is available; the XC area is open with 41 trails with 45K of track. Tahoe Donner did receive 3 to 4” of new snow overnight.

DIAMOND PEAK is planning on 5 lifts in operation, and 3 parks. They did receive ½ to 1” of new snow overnight.

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT has 5 lifts scheduled along with 2 parks for today. No other information available this morning.

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 PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE. TODAYS TEMPRATURES WERE IN THE MID TEENS, TO THE LOW 20’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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