Thursday, December 27, 2012

COLD TODAY WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES



SQUAW VALLEY EL 6200 will be operating the Tram Funitel and 12, at EL 8200; they will operate 11 lifts and 2 parks.  They did receive 9” of fresh powder.

ALPINE MEADOWS is open with 9 lifts, and 3 parks.   Alpine did receive 9” of fresh snow.

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN should have 27 lifts in operation today.  Fresh snow fall of 10”,

SUGAR BOWL gondola plus 9 lifts running along with 3 open parks.   Sugar Bowl did receive 2 to 4” of new snow.

ROYAL GORGE CROSS COUNTRY has 111K of m/g track for your enjoyment.  Fresh snow fall of 2 to 4”.

HEAVENLY access via the Gondola, Tram, with 26 lifts scheduled today, along with 4 parks...  Heavenly did receive 5” of fresh powder.

KIRKWOOD 10 lifts scheduled; their cross country area is open with 50K of M/G track.  Kirkwood did receive 20 to 26” of new powder.   
          
BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT received 2 to 4” of new snow.  They will operate 7 lifts for day skiing and 2 lift for night till 9 PM.  The tubing park is open from 10AM until 8PM.  

SODA SPRINGS 2 lifts for skiing and 3 lifts for tubing, for full operation today.  

MT ROSE   lift operation today should be 7 lifts today; Mt Rose did receive 1 to 2” of new snow in the last 12 hours.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE 18 lifts three parks in operation today, X/C 35K of M/G track.   

SIERRA AT TAHOE 11 lifts in operation today, along with 3 parks.  They did receive 9 to 13” of new snow.

TAHOE DONNER operating 5 lifts; X/C has over 25K of track with on going grooming. 

DIAMOND PEAK is open today with top to bottom skiing; they will operate 7 lifts, one park.  

HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT will operate 6 lifts along with one park. New snow fall of 12 to 20”.

DONNER SKI RANCH should operate 8 lifts for today.

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 SOME SNOW SHOWERS. TEMPRATURES WERE IN THE MID SINGLE DIGETS TO THE MID TEENS. THE WIND WERE 5 TO 15 MPH, WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE PEAKS AND RIDES.  AREAS WITH SNOW MAKING ARE MAKING SNOW WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. THE SURFACE CONDITION FRESH POWDER, M/G, AND SKIER PACKED POWDER.  THERE ARE OBSTICLES BOTH MARKED AND UNMARKED, WE ASK YOU TO BE AWARE RIDE AND SKI WITH CARE.

THERE IS AN EXTREAM AVALANCH DANGER, IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE BACK COUNTRY PLEASE TAKE THE PROPPER SURVIVAL GEAR AND GO WITH A GROUP.  

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