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Lake Tahoe, CA | 2 unique mountains. 6,000 skiable acres. Lake Tahoe’s longest season #SpringSkiingCapital. Follow @palisadesops for real-time updates.
Olympic Valley, California
Joined March 2009
Yesterday’s tragedy was incredibly difficult for our community. Our heart-felt condolences are extended to all who suffered loss and trauma resulting from this incident. (cont)
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❄️ 26 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. IN MAY ❄️. Our teams are hard at work this morning getting the mountain ready for one of the best May powder days in recent memory, but some patience will be required as we do expect delayed openings. #SpringSkiingCapital. 📷 Blake Kessler
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Today is a difficult but exciting day in the history of Squaw Valley. After extensive historical research, consultation w/ Native American groups & outreach to our community, we have decided it is time to drop the derogatory term “squaw” from our name:
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Update from the top of Yellow Chair. The storm has delivered over 3 feet of snow to our upper mountains!
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Alpine Patrol Dog Ike sliding into his 11th birthday like. Happy Birthday Ike! 🎥: Alpine Avalanche Rescue Foundation #alpinedogs #mysquawalpine
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At approximately 9:30am today at Palisades Tahoe, an avalanche occurred on the Palisades side, specifically above the GS gully area of KT-22. Our Patrol and mountain operations teams are performing a search at this time. Both sides of our mountain will be closed for the day.
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As of 6:00am, we've picked up 36″ of new snow at Alpine's base and 35″ on the upper mountain over the past 24 hours. It’s a little strange to get more snow at the base than the upper mountain, but that can be explained best by yesterday's winds gusting up to 160mph!
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Conditions on the upper mountain at Palisades right now 😳 . Video: Nick McMahon
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After another 18 inches of snow overnight, our storm total over this week is up to 146 inches! That's over 12 FEET of snow‼️ This is the snowiest Oct-Feb period since 1970 as recorded by the Central Sierra Snow Lab near Donner Summit 🤯 . Ops blog:
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Lightning captured over Lake Tahoe last night by our very own Nick McMahon 😮 . Thunderstorms may impact Aerial Tram operations through Tuesday, or possibly longer, as offshoots from Tropical Storm Hilary pass through the Tahoe region.
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“It’s not that bad at the base area, why the weather holds?” . The storm is here‼️ While the weather is deceptively calm on the lower mountain, it’s often a whole other planet at 8,200+ feet with howling winds and blinding snow.
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Another 11” overnight brings our season total up to 591”‼️ Here’s a look at the snow pile in the Far East lot this morning 🤯. #PalisadesTahoe #snow #powder #skiing #snowboarding #Tahoe
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This morning’s sunrise 😍. Photo: Marcus Morgan, Lift Maintenance
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3 FEET of new snow fell overnight. Due to high avalanche danger, Squaw and Alpine will be closed today.
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Winter is back! The storm is dropping some beautiful Sierra Cement—perfect early season snow for building a base. We got 7” at the base and 18” up top so far ❄️❄️
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Thanks to over 3 feet of recent snow & the hard work of our ops teams, we’re opening THIS FRIDAY! We’ll be kicking off the season with the Funitel, Gold Coast, and Shirley Lake, spinning 9am-3pm October 29-31. Get the details:
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And we thought we were done shoveling by May 17. thanks to our crews for digging us out once again! #springskiingcapital #mysquawalpine #squawvalley #maypow
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Winds are gusting over 100mph and visibility is nearly zero on the mountains. Thank you to our teams for battling this gnarly storm! 🎥: Palisades Groomer Bandit from last night. #palisadesops
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The scene at High Camp today. Not quite pool season yet! #springskiingcapital 🎥: Ben Arnst
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Today we broke a record. This is our biggest December storm in 50 years, and it delivered road closures and avalanche hazards. Read our Ops Blog for what to expect tomorrow. There will be delayed openings while we perform snow safety. Photo: Ben Leech
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A snowy scene here this morning with overnight totals of 7” at the base and 9” up top at #alpinemeadows!
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Today is Fletch's 100th day. At 70 years old, he's clocked in 1,311,197 vertical feet & 1,168 lift rides this season through the app. There is no place he'd rather ski and it's a love affair a lot of us can relate to. Welcome you to the Legendary 100 Day Club, Fletch.
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Lots of snow! Wind is affecting our reported totals this morning, making them lower than what they actually are. Here’s more on how we report snow: Photos: Riley Bathurst
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The upper mountains picked up 21" of new snow in 24 hours and several more feet are expected as the storm keeps hammering. Our crews are out there battling the wind and snow to work on setup—stay tuned for updates on terrain expansion soon!
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Meet Echo. This is her first week of training as the newest member of the #alpinedogs team. Photos: Ben Arnst #alpinemeadows
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Just like that, winter is BACK ❄️❄️. 15” of new snow overnight and more on the way this evening and next week. March continues to deliver!. 📷: @slay_the_gnar #palisadestahoe
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To the 100+ ski patrollers, avalanche rescue dog teams, lift operators, mountain sports school instructors, local agencies and members of the public who swiftly jumped into action, and the teams that provided coffee & food to first responders -- thank you x 1,000. (cont).
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We received another 15” of snow over the last 24 hours, but due to VERY high winds, all our upper mountain lifts are off the schedule for today. Driving conditions are hazardous and travel will be difficult or impossible at times.
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Another glimpse of yesterday’s powder! Shot on @GoPro Fusion by @TimJumphreys at #alpinemeadows. #goprofusion #mysquawalpine
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Sunrise views of Lake Tahoe 😍 Photo taken this morning by Jimmy King.
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Another look behind the scenes today: Palisades Mountain Manager Jimmy King working to re-build the Siberia access road during a window of visibility this morning. Photo: Marcus Morgan #deepcember #palisadesops
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We may only be 13 days into January but it’s already one to remember. 9+ feet and the next storm has arrived… #palisadestahoe #januBURIED
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It’s nuking on the upper mountain! Footage captured on @GoPro by Bandit Ferrante, one of our Grooming supervisors on the Palisades side.
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We officially broke the record of monthly snow totals in 45 yrs! Biggest was 202" in March '11. So far 212" in #januBURIED
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Thanks to Tahoe's 2nd snowiest winter on record, we're extending Winter's After Party with skiing and riding at the #SpringSkiingCapital through July 4th! Head over to our spring/summer ops page for more details ⛷️🇺🇸🏂 .
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Check out the view from Roundhouse right now 🤩. It’s been a wet couple of days, but the falling rain has finally turned to snow all the way down to our base. Shot on @gopro #GoProHERO12 Black
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Another 11” overnight brings our season total to 575” on the season! That’s ONE inch short of 48 FEET! How long until we hit 50 feet⁉️
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Another 31" of snow has fallen in the past 24 hours! That brings the 3-day storm total to an even 6 FEET so far, with one more day to go! Our mountain operations crews have been working hard to reopen and we're now looking at a 12pm opening. Read more:.
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October 1st, 2023: Check out the view at High Camp at 6am this morning! . We’ve seen flurries on our webcams several times in the last couple of weeks, but the snow just hasn’t been sticking quite yet. When do you think we’ll get our first measurable snowfall of the season?
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Get ready for Tahoe's longest Spring skiing season, again! Thanks to nearly 600" of snowfall so far this season, we're staying open until July 7, 2019! (weather & conditions permitting) #springskiingcapital #mysquawalpine #squawfreedomfest
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It’s official! #februBURIED 2019 is now the snowiest month on record here. As of 2pm today, patrol reported another 6” on the upper mountain. That brings our monthly total to 286” and counting. Snow and winds are expected to continue through tomorrow and Thursday. #mysquawalpine
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We gave it our best shot, but after a monumental effort by our team we've made the difficult decision to remain closed for today, March 3rd. All lifts have been removed from today's operating schedule at both Palisades and Alpine.
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It’s deep out there! Please make sure to ski or ride with a buddy and brush up on our deep snow safety tips: #mysquawalpine #februburied
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BIG NEWS‼️ With over 400" so far on the season, Palisades Tahoe will be open for skiing and riding through Memorial Day, Monday, May 29th (or longer), weather and conditions permitting 🎆 .
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We’ve received over 7.5 feet of snow since December 1st‼️. Check out the Ops Blog for more insane photos and videos from this storm, insider info on terrain openings, and more! . Photos by Steve Grotta, Lower Lift Maintenance
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IT’S HAPPENING! Silverado opens at 9am tomorrow. With this addition to the schedule, we will have 100% of our terrain open at both mountains. Video: Blake Kessler
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❄️ Another 6 inches overnight ❄️ This brings our March snow total to almost THIRTEEN FEET!. Photos: Blake Kessler
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Scenes from a very thankful Summit opening at Alpine ❄️🥰🦃
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Your efforts were remarkable. It is times like this that show just how deeply we care for one another. Not just at Palisades Tahoe, but in the ski community as a whole. There is comfort in knowing that we can support one another through the worst days.
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It's all about perspective, right? Well, this photo should give you an idea of how much snow we have. 13+ FEET in 11 days and counting.
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This one's a wild ride! Watch pro snowboarder Tim Humphreys drop in on Alpine Meadow's Estelle Bowl yesterday. Shot on @GoPro.
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The Mothership was worth the wait 🙌. Crews are working hard to dig out and set up the slopes to expand terrain ASAP. There are more lifts and more pow turns on the way! #deepcemper #kt22
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The Mothership is cleared for takeoff. KT-22 will open this Wednesday, Dec 11, weather & conditions permitting 🚀 #kt22 #squawvalley
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Connery Lundin and crew were quick to put tracks in Kangaroo Kicker when Mainline Pocket and Siberia Bowl opened on Friday! 🤩 . 🎥 Scott Gaffney
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The transition toward entirely renewable energy is possible in the present tense. Together with Liberty Utilities we will be 100% powered by clean renewable energy as early as Dec 2018 - that's 27 years ahead of the CA mandate #RenewableNow
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It feels like the snow is never going to stop! We have now received 462" of snow this season, which is a foot more than our annual average. But thanks to the hard work of our ops teams, we'll be having bluebird pow days like this again in no time!
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A look at the new Red Dog 👀 . This new high-speed, detachable six-person lift will cut your ride time in HALF. Red Dog hot laps are coming your way early to mid-December ⛷️ 🏂
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17 Inches of New Snow! The storm couldn’t have performed any better for us at Palisades Tahoe, and it's the start of a beautiful bluebird Sunday. Read today's Weather Blog:.
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Miles Clark of @SnowBrains launching it off the Palisades today! 🚀 #springskiingcapital #laketahoe 🎥: Aaron Fox
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🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨.Thanks to over 8 FEET of snow in February, and much more over the upcoming week - we’re planning to ski and ride through Memorial Day, weather and conditions permitting. Things are just getting started at the Spring Skiing Capital 🙌
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The internet: So, how were conditions today?. Us: Little something like this…. #januBURIED #palisadesmade
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The storm delivered another 24” of snow last night & more today—bringing our total to over 5 feet in the past 7 days. Our teams have been working around the clock to dig us out and set up the mountains, and we are stoked to open more terrain over the next few days! (1/3)
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The Palisades Avalanche Dogs team team just got a whole lot cuter! Maverick and his handler, Jeff, has just begun his journey to becoming a mission-ready team. Please give Maverick plenty of space when you see him on the mountain during this crucial period of his training 🐾
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🚨OPERATIONS BLOG🚨 We broke our record for snowfall in a 12 hour period. Check out today’s blog for a gallery from the past 24 hours + updates on what to expect tomorrow: Photos: Blake Kessler
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After 719" of cumulative snowfall (nearly 60 FEET), the snowiest month on record (#februBURIED), 212 days of winter operations, & skiing until July 7, this incredible 2018/19 season has finally come to a close. Thank you for joining us this season!
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This morning's views 😍 . Photos from Mountain Ops team members Hunter Lamer & Marcus Morgan
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It's absolutely dumping! Our 4-Day storm total is now over 2 feet, and today should be the heaviest snowfall we've seen yet. We're expecting snow to accumulate as fast as 6" per hour at some points today, for a total of 1-2 feet 🤯.
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The calm before the storm! This gorgeous sunrise was captured by Kurt Wilhelmy this morning. In just a few hours, we will have a totally different scene here. #mysquawalpine
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As of 6am this morning, we’ve received just under 7 FEET of snow in January (83”). Heavy snowfall continues throughout the day, and much of the week. Shout out to our team getting it done out here! That’s a whole lot of shoveling. #PalisadesTahoe #JanuBURIED
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Hello winter 👋 Back so soon⁉️. Are you ready for winter? Buy your Tickets & Passes now:.
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Whoa. Over 3 FEET in 24 hours brings our 7-Day total to nearly 8 FEET! Please be patient as we work to get the mountain open while there is high avalanche hazard in the area. Stay tuned to real time channels for updates. #mysquawalpine
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🚨OPERATIONS UPDATE🚨 We are anticipating 5-8 FEET of snowfall by Sunday that will impact travel and operations. Be prepared:
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Meet Squaw Valley’s newest Patrol pup in training, Jackson. He’s just 12 weeks old! @squawdogs #squawdogs
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