Don’t expect any snow for the next four or five days. But the skiing and snowboarding should be great, assuming one doesn’t mind the cold temperatures.
The Weather Channel forecasts a 10-percent chance of snow today and New Year’s Day, followed by zero percent over the next three days.
The temperatures will continue being cold in the Tahoe region. Temperatures aren’t expected to get higher than the low-30s today and New Year’s Day and will likely be dropping into single digits in the evenings.
Although the majority of the Lake Tahoe ski resorts received no snow on Sunday, area ski resorts have the most snow of any ski region in this U.S. thus far.
Ski totals are high for this time of year, starting with Sugar Bowl’s 170 inches at its peak. Sugar Bowl is one of eight Lake Tahoe ski resorts that have 100 or more inches of snow.
Joining Sugar Bowl in the 100-plus club are Boreal (132), Soda Springs (132), Mt. Rose (128), Squaw Valley (121), Sierra-at-Tahoe (108), and Alpine Meadows (104) and Northstar California (101).
Below is the National Weather Service forecast for today through Thursday for the Lake Tahoe region.
Today: Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Temperature highs 23 to 28. Light winds.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Patchy freezing fog after midnight. Temperature lows 6 below to 4 above zero. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph after midnight.
New Years Day: Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Temperature highs 26 to 31. East winds around 10 mph. Ridge gusts up to 55 mph.
Tuesday Night: Clear. Patchy freezing fog after midnight. Temperature lows 5 below to 5 above zero. East winds up to 10 mph. Ridge gusts up to 50 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. Patchy freezing fog in the morning. Temperature highs 31 to 36. Southeast winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Temperature lows 4 to 9.
Thursday: Partly cloudy. Temperature highs 30 to 35.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers. Temperature lows 7 to 17.
SKI REPORT FOR DECEMBER 31
ALPINE MEADOWS
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 75-100"
Location: Highway 89, six miles west of Tahoe City
Web Site: www.skialpine.com
BOREAL
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 89-132"
Location: Interstate 80 at Donner Summit
Website: www.borealski.com
DIAMOND PEAK
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 36-60"
Location: Incline Village
Website: www.diamondpeak.com
HEAVENLY
New Snow: 2"
Base snow depth: 42"
Location: Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe
Website: www.skiheavenly.com
HOMEWOOD
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 64-81"
Location: Highway 89, six miles south of Tahoe City
Website: www.skihomewood.com
KIRKWOOD
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 77-96"
Location: Highway 88 in Kirkwood
Website: www.kirkwood.com
MT. ROSE
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 74-128"
Location: Mt. Rose Highway in Reno
Website: www.skirose.com
NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 50-101"
Location: Highway 267 near Truckee
Website: www.NorthstarCalifornia.com
SIERRA-AT-TAHOE
New Snow: 2"
Snow depth: 62-108"
Location: Highway 50, 12 miles west of South Lake Tahoe
Website: www.sierraattahoe.com
SODA SPRINGS
New Snow: 0
Snow depth: 89-132"
Location: Interstate 80, Soda Springs exit
Website: www.skisodasprings.com
SQUAW VALLEY
New Snow: 1"
Snow depth: 63-121"
Location: Highway 89, six miles from Tahoe City
Website: www.squaw.com
SUGAR BOWL
New Snow: 1"
Snow depth: 81-170"
Location: Interstate 80, Norden exit
Website: www.sugarbowl.com
Lake Tahoe ski resorts
• Boreal: Open
• Heavenly: Open
• Northstar: Open
• Kirkwood: Open
• Squaw Valley: Open
• Mt. Rose: Open
• Sierra-at-Tahoe: Open
• Sugar Bowl: Open
• Alpine: Open
• Homewood: Open
• Soda Springs: Open
• Donner Ski Ranch: Open
• Diamond Peak: Open
• Tahoe Donner: Open
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