Saturday, December 29, 2012

THE BEST HOLLIDAY SKI SEASON IN YEARS



SQUAW VALLEY EL 6200 will be operating the Tram Funitel and 12, at EL 8200; they will operate 11 lifts and 4 parks.   

ALPINE MEADOWS is open with 13 lifts, and 4 parks.    

MAMMOUTH MOUNTAIN should have 27 lifts in operation today.   They have 7 lifts plus 2 pipes open.

SUGAR BOWL Gondola plus 11 lifts running along with 3 open parks.     

ROYAL GORGE CROSS COUNTRY has 52 trails and 111K of m/g track for your enjoyment

HEAVENLY access via the Gondola, Tram, with 26 lifts scheduled today, along with 4 parks and 1 half pipe.   

KIRKWOOD 11 lifts scheduled along with 1 park; their cross country area is open with 50K of M/G track.    
          
BOREAL MOUNTAIN RESORT 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.

NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE 19 lifts 4 parks in operation today, X/C 35K of M/G track.   

SIERRA AT TAHOE 14 lifts in operation today, along with 3 parks.   

TAHOE DONNER operating 5 lifts; X/C has over 120K 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 7 lifts along with 2 parks.  

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 TO CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS.  TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE LOW TEENS TO THE MID 20’S. 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 SOME FRESH POWDER, M/G, AND SKIER PACKED POWDER.  THERE ARE OBSTACLE'S BOTH MARKED AND UNMARKED, WE ASK YOU TO BE AWARE RIDE AND SKI WITH CARE.

THERE IS AN EXTREME AVALANCHE DANGER, IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE BACK COUNTRY PLEASE TAKE THE PROPER SURVIVAL GEAR AND GO WITH A GROUP.  

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