LAKE TAHOE TO GET AN UNEXPECTED SNOW STORM FOR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!

MODELS HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS REGARDING

THE SHORTWAVE THAT AFFECTS THE WEST COAST LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS STILL PROGGED TO SLOWLY INCREASE TODAY

WITH ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MIXING FOR MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS TO MIX OUT

AND GET CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE

VERY LIGHT HOWEVER RIDGES AND FOOTHILLS WILL SEE INCREASING

SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE IN THE DAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING UPPER

TROUGH.

THIS SOLUTION IS MUCH MORE

FAVORABLE FOR PRECIP WITH BETTER UPPER DYNAMICS INCLUDING GOOD

DEFORMATION AHEAD OF THE LOW AND ALSO THE SLOWER MOVEMENT MAKING

FOR A LONGER PRECIP EVENT. THIS IS ALSO AN EVENT WITH VERY LITTLE

RAIN SHADOW WHERE WRN NEVADA COULD GET NEARLY AS MUCH PRECIP AS

THE SIERRA. THE LOW SLOWLY MOVES SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA FRIDAY

NIGHT UNTIL SHOWERS FINALLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE CWA ON SATURDAY.

TOTAL MODEL QPF HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING WITH ROUGHLY 0.75"

NOW ALONG THE SIERRA CREST NORTH OF LAKE TAHOE...AND NEARLY 0.5"

EXTENDING JUST EAST OF RENO ALONG INTERSTATE 80. SNOW LEVELS DROP

THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY WITH SNOW EXPECTED ON MOST VALLEY FLOORS

BY FRIDAY EVENING. CONTINUED TO RAISE POPS AND QPF

Bring It, Happy Turkey Day!

EL NINO CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN

I've never been one to believe in extended weather outlooks, but the stories I've heard of previous el nino winter in Tahoe sound pretty darn amazing. Let's all keep our fingers crossed and hope for a cold wet el nino winter here in Tahoe

Wanderlust Music Festival

This past weekend Squaw Valley hosted the Wanderlust Music Festival.  The Festival brought in a bunch of Music acts and also promoted and held Yoga classes.  Squaw Valley was a happening place and the Village was going off.  I don't think I've ever seen so much action around town in the summer time.  It was a nice change of pace.  Ski corp was using the Funitel to shuttle people up to the top of Gold Coast where they had a stage and concessions set up for live music.

Kate and I were able to catch the last act who happened to be Spoon.  We hiked up Shirley Canyon with our dogs and really enjoyed ourselves.  The music sounded amazing with help from the Palisades, Siberia Bowl, &  Hogs Back, which made up the natural amphitheater for the sound from the music.  The music ended right before the sun set and we hiked down mountain run with our dogs.  Hopefully Squaw will host more events like this in the future.

Spoon playing a set at the top of Gold Coast

Is it possible to create a more perfect Music Venue?

A view of the Palisades in the Summer Time.

The end of a perfect weekend in Squaw Valley USA!

Mt. Rose Bronco Chute Goodness!

Yesterday, George Hjelte and myself made the 4:15am wake up call in hopes to find some late season pow in a zone called the Bronco Chutes.  We arrived at the Mt. Rose snowmobile staging area at 5:45am, hopped on my sled and proceeded to Canadian double in the dark up to the Mt. Rose relay towers. We left the snowmobile behind and headed out on foot to a zone that would not disappoint.  The air was crisp, the views pristine, & the snow was blower.  In other words we were psyched!  Lets just say the rest of the day was super fun! We worked hard and only scraped the surface of the possibilities of the vast options the Bronco Chutes has to offer.

George Hjelte getting pitted!

Blower Pow in April, What?

Mushroom Rock Tracks