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Saturday marked the second significant powder day we’ve had this week. The recent snows have been a bit warmer than what we’ve gotten used to this season resulting in some really slidey snow. Ski Patrol has done a great job with their avalanche control work, and have probably enjoyed making some of the [...]

After carrying the Jamaican flag into the Opening Ceremony in Vancouver last Friday night, Olympian Errol Kerr returned to Tahoe for extra days of practice at Alpine Meadows.
He said that the recent sunny days here in Tahoe produced a soft snow surface, similar to the snow that Olympians in early competition have been [...]

An unbelievable storm day in Alpine Meadows’ Munchkins side country.  It really doesn’t get any better than this.  I apologize for the annoying long ski runs, but it is what it is, and that’s loooonnnnggggggg!!!!!!!!!  This video is from Feb. 6th, 2010.

Miles Munchkins Feb. 6, 2010 from miles clark on Vimeo.

I am one of a lucky few who live on the route of the Sherwood Shuttle. I took advantage of the shuttle today and walked out of my house in ski boots and hopped on the 9 am shuttle as it went past my house. The shuttle runs on Saturdays and Sundays and [...]

It’s hard to believe January 2010 has come and gone. It was a blink of an eye, and one to remember: 10 feet of snow fell at the base lodge and 14 fell at the mid mountain stake. Storms like that aren’t just weather; they’re a journey.
With all the unbridled wind, prodigious accumulation, [...]

Hello again schralpers! Hope you all have been enjoying the oh so fine snow conditions. Mama spackled in round about 9 feet of good ol’ maritime/party time snow-pack, that really opened up a lot of schralp zones. One in particular would be the great slopes of Keyhole where you will find Lizet Christiansen, organizer and [...]