Poster: A snowHead
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December 5, 2019 - reporting from Lake Tahoe, California USA
Squaw Valley USA reported 7 feet of fresh powder = 2.1 meter of new snow within 7 days of storms + another incoming snow storm inbound December 6 to 8, 2019. The forecast calls for 3 more feet (.91 meter). High wind/gusts and whiteout conditions expected during this upcoming storm with temps in the high temperature of 6 C and low of -7 C.
After the storm blue bird powder skiing/boarding on Monday December 8, 2019 should be most EPIC
View snow photos from Tahoe resorts below.
Planning a trip to Tahoe resorts?
Connect for ride-sharing / carpooling from San Francisco Bay Area to Lake Tahoe ski resorts (it's about 4+ hours of drive-time to most Tahoe resorts from SF Bay Area):
http://www.snowpals.org/info/tahoe-rideshare/
Aside from bus transportation options available in San Francisco Bay Area to and from Lake Tahoe, ride-sharing / carpooling is great option since Bay Area folks drive to Tahoe resorts seven days a week from college students/retirees to working professionals who are mostly weekend warriors: Use SnowPals.org for Snow sports destination trips to Tahoe; with over 8k members, your chance of catching a ride-share is high. Founded in 1999 by a few buddies, we help bring SF Bay Area residents and visitors to Lake Tahoe together to enjoy snow-sports for the last 21 years.
Share carpooling expenses and meet ski and snowboarding buddies to ski and ride with, in addition, get the inside scoop on tips from local skiers and boarders especially if you are into the backcountry solitude and natural mountain scenic beauty.
Join SnowPals.org to share the joy of snow-sports. 2019/20 season is our 21st year of bringing folks together for ski trips to Tahoe resorts and to other POWDER DESTINATION RESORTS WORLDWIDE: lots of POW chasers among us.
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Browse Tahoe vacation rentals:
http://www.snowpals.org/rentals/
Browse Tahoe ski leases:
http://www.snowpals.org/leases/
* Check out resorts' LIVE CAMS + Road Traffic Reports / Chain Controls + Resort Specific Snow Report + California Roadway Realtime Cameras + Public Transport Options to get around Lake Tahoe at
http://www.snowpals.org/2019/tahoe-ski-resorts-opening-dates/
We spent lots of precious time instead of shredding POW to create useful content with lots of info at http://www.SnowPals.org - if after browsing the site and you still have a question for us? Drop us a line on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SnowPals.org/
December 4, 2019 Lake Tahoe resorts photos:
Lake Tahoe Area Ski Resorts..
North Tahoe - Squaw Valley USA, Alpine Meadows, Northstar at Tahoe, Sugar Bowl, Mt Rose, Diamond Peak, Tahoe Donner Ski Ranch, Boreal Mountain Resort, Homewood MTN Resort
South Tahoe - Heavenly, Sierra at Tahoe, Kirkwood .
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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a. looks like a commercial, and b. not all fresh snow is powder, especially in the Sierras.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Wow, these pics are so good you should publish them in a brochure
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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West is best.
East got a beating, too.
Pico at Killington made its earliest opening in 20 years this week.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I remember snorkel skiing Kirkwood 20 years ago ..
Looks like the drought is over and good times back
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Sierra cement building material ... this should make the good base but ... most snowfall at this time is very wet, good for setting the base but then January high pressure sets in and nobody knows how would the rest of the winter develop. IME, winter starts later and ends later in the Sierra's. It is not unusual to have the best snow conditions in March/early April with the season extending to late May.
Pineapple Express, when this system hits there could be a lot of snowfall in a very short period of time. We are talking meters of snow in matter of days. Not the best ski quality snow, at times very heavy with high water content (1: but still snow ... And the tree skiing in California is some of the best in the world !!!
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Don't know the original poster, but I can tell you the first 4-5feet at Mammoth were super light, unfortunately. Think face shots and core shots. The next 2 to 3 feet came in a bit wetter. Better for base. This weekend we are going to get another 2 to 3 feet.
Mammoth will be 100% open this weekend, pending weather!
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