Monday, December 7, 2009

Powder turns at Squaw today

Today-
The NASTC Jumpstart crew had a treat skiing deep powder at Squaw Valley USA

Forecast
A cold storm is currently impacting the forecast area. Snow level is down around 900' this morning. This is producing uncommonly low density snow for this region. Storm snow accumulations are running 10 to 15 inches along the Sierra Crest south of Hwy 50 and in the Carson Range while 18 to 25 inches have accumulated along the Sierra Crest north of Hwy 50. An additional 8 to 16 inches is expected to fall across the forecast area today and an another 1 to 4 inches tonight. Remote sensors above 8,000' are reporting air temperatures in the low teens and single digits this morning. Ridgetop winds have gradually shifted from southwest to west over the past 24 hours. Wind are expected to shift back to southwest and decrease to moderate in speed today after peaking with ridge gusts over 100 mph mid day Sunday.http://www.tahoeloco.com/resort-cams- check out the resort web cams!

1 comment:

  1. This last system that moved through the area really helped fill things in. You can already ski terrain that you would normally have to wait until mid-January to ski. We've got another small system in the forecast for early next week and then blue skies all through Christmas! It's going to be a great holiday out on the slopes!

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