 Poster: A snowHead
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Got the chance of a free weeks accommodation in Squaw Valley, Dec 2nd - 9th. I can see that the resort opens from Nov 17th. Anyone have any experience of early season over there? Is there likely to be decent snow cover by then?
I know it's way too far out for a forecast, just wondered if anyone had been there that early before?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Free lodgin? Why not? What have you got to loss? In the worst case, you can drive around and do some touring...
Baring unusually bad luck, you'll have some snow. Just how much and how well the coverage is the question. I remember snow as early as October (not enough for skiing, but ruined my mtn biking plan!  )
Strangely enough, the snow tend to start about mid to late Nuv. Very handy for the resort to open for the first big big holiday (American Thanksgive)! Sometime the snow stays (I should say most time), sometimes not.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I went there last year, and the snow was fantastic in December.
+/- 2 years, +/- 2 months
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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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laundryman, Perfect! 
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Squaw is relatively low for that part of the ski world, but its early-season conditions are normally reasonably good.
They blast the upper half of the mountain with manmade if the natural stuff doesn't arrive.
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pollittcl, Thanks, don't mind the manmade stuff too much. Skied on it last year in December and January at Tignes and Pila and it was OK.
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Yes the tahoe hills get lots of snow. They should open nov. 17. tahoe also has has heavenly, kirckwood and some others. I have skied squaw and heavenly. I liked squaw better but heavenly is great to. The locals like kirckwood and it gets the most snow.Squaw is kind of a drive from south lake tahoe but that is where all the casinos are and there is'nt much to do at night in squaw. I would go. A good snow is likely and they have good snow making. Lake tahoe is one of the most stunning places on earth.From the top of heavenly you can see the lake on one side and the desert on the other. Good luck. Hope you have fun
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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AxsMan, Sorry to hear that you won't make it - on the brighter side (for you, that is) we've yet to get any snow!  Although I did ski at Mammouth earlier last week!
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But you're right of course, I just need a bit of 'ammo' to persuade the finance director that it's money well spent, and we WILL get some decent skiing 
Lots of replies here saying 'I went there last year, and the snow was fantastic in December', is what I'm really looking for 
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