Wednesday, February 26, 2014

It's Snowing @KirkwoodMtn! Snow likely tonight and tomorrow morning.

February 26, 2014 at 3:46 PM

Snow

Current Temp

28

Wind

15
S

Today's Forecast

Updated @1600: Tonight, Snow showers. Low around 28. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Short-Term Weather Outlook

Updated @0500: Weather Discussion: A large low pressure system spinning off of the coast will spread bands of moisture across the Lake Tahoe Basin this afternoon and overnight. Currently, snow levels are near 7000ft while most of the precipitation is along the crest. Look for more widespread rain and snow this afternoon while southerly winds increase. Eventually by tonight, snow levels will drop to below lake level allowing the entire region to get periods of snow with several more inches likely. Occasional snow should last into the first half of tomorrow before the system slides further east. This is only storm #1 however as the next storm is right on the current ones heels. A larger, storm #2, is then forecast to take a more southern track into Central California on Friday although the basin still looks to get a heavy dose of rain & snow throughout the day (over a foot in the higher terrain). Precipitation will finally wind down Friday night with a chance of some lingering snow showers on Saturday. The storm track is then forecast to lift northward on Sunday and into early next week although it appears it will still stay somewhat close to Northern California, hinting at a slight chance for some light precipitation. Amounts will greatly depend on if this storm track drops a little further south over the region or if it stays around the CA/OR border but either way it never looks to become too cold.

Snow Stats

Base Summit
Last 24 Hours 0" 0" Last 7 Days 0"
Last 48 Hours 0 " 0 " Seasonal Total Range 165-231"
Storm Total 0" 0" Base Depth 60"
The data for this real-time snow and weather report is obtained directly from the snow weather plots at Kirkwood Mountain Resort and the surrounding areas. Snow totals and snow accumulation are consistently 15 to 20% more than reported as a result of wind, micro squalls and snow loading. Weather patterns at Kirkwood Mountain Resort are exceedingly difficult to predict – when venturing into the mountain, be prepared for rapid, dramatic weather changes.

Surface Conditions

Skier & Rider Packed / Machine groomed

Road Conditions: Alert

Hwy. 88 via Tahoe: Updated as of 0500 as reported by Cal Trans: Open / Clear no controls
Hwy. 88 via Jackson: Updated as of 0500 as reported by Cal Trans: Open / Clear no controls

Lift Operations

Lift   Status Groomed Runs
#1 SnowKirk Scheduled
#2 Caples Crest
Scheduled
Flying Carpet, Whiskey Slide
#3 Iron Horse
Scheduled
Easy Rider, Herringbone, Upper Bud's Alley, Lower Bud's Alley
#4 Sunrise
Scheduled
Elevator Shaft
#5 Solitude
Scheduled
Home Run, Mokelumne, Lower Zachary, Lower Monte Wolfe, Outlaw Park, Lower Olympic, Lower Lookout Janek
#6 Cornice Express
Scheduled
Sentinel, Zachary, Stump Run
#7 TC Express
Scheduled
Home Run, Bandit Park, Hole N Wall, Up N Over, Jane's Jaunt, Squirrel Ridge, Jambi's Jaunt
#9 Bunny
Scheduled
Graduation, Funny Bunny, School Run
#10 Wagon Wheel
"The Wall"
Scheduled
#11 The Reut
Scheduled
Wagon Trail, Conestoga, Shotgun, Caples Crest Traverse, Buckboard
#14 Vista
Closed
#15 Covered Wagon
Closed
Lifts open from 9am-4pm.
* Lifts 12 & 13 are our Magic Carpets at Timber Creek. These are for exclusive use by the Tahoe Learning Center during lessons and not open to the public.
* Lift operation is dependent on weather conditions and snow safety and therefore subject to change at any time.

High Angle Grooming

Shotgun, Conestoga, Sentinel, Zachary

Open Bowls

Button, Happiness Is, Sunrise, Conestoga, Headwater, Thunder Saddle, Devil's Draw, Palisades, Wagon Wheel, Eagle Bowl, Sentinel

Expedition: Kirkwood

Expedition:Kirkwood AIARE Level 1 - A three day introduction course to the avalanche phenomena. Students will develop a good grounding in how to prepare for and carry out a trip, understand basic decision making while in the field, and learn rescue techniques required to find and dig up a buried person. View Dates: Feb 25 - Feb 27 Cost: $315 Time: 9am to 3pm Info/Res: 209.258.7360

Parks & Pipes

Outlaw (Chair 5)
Open
Bandit (Chair 7)
Open

Timber Creek Learning Center Open

Timber Creek is open, This includes Timber Creek Retail, Rentals, Ski and Ride School, as well as, Timber Creek Cafe.

Mountain Village Open

Kirkwood Mountain Sports Retail - 8:30am - 4:30pm Kirkwood Mountain Sports Village Rentals - 8:30am - 4:30pm Kirkwood Mountain Sports Demo Center - 8:30am - 4:30pm M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm Sat/Sun Expedition Kirkwood/Ski and Ride School - 8am - 4:30pm The Edge Tuning Center 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday Village Ticket Office - 8:00am. - 4:30pm K-Bar - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monte Wolfes - 8:00am - 4:30pm Off the Wall Bar - Friday, Saturday - 11:00am - 9:00pm Off the Wall Bar - Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm

Kirkwood Cross Country & Snowshoe Center Open

Our Cross Country center is open with 70 kilometers of groomed. Trails to Schneider Camp are now open up to Coyote pass. We also have 5 miles of Snowshoe specific trails available. We offer both group & private lessons daily, lessons start at 10:30 and 1:30 daily. Don't miss our Sunset guided snowshoe hike on Saturday March 1st. Please give us a call for info and reservations @ 209.258.7248. 

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