first storms of the season

oct 26th & already tahoe has over 60 inches of snow @ lake level. what a way to start the season. alpine, squaw, sugar bowl and kirkwood all to open this coming weekend. earliest opening in both alpine and squaws history.

from the alpine web site:

The October 30 opening day is Alpine’s earliest opening day in history. Due to early snow storms, the mountain is unusually well-covered, and will offer both groomed trails and some off-piste terrain. “This is the most snow the region has received in October since 1945,” said Gary Murphy, Alpine Meadows Avalanche Forecaster. Alpine Meadows has received a total of 48 inches of snow at its base lodge so far this month.

check out the latest info and conditions:

www.skialpine.com/
www.squaw.com/
www.kirkwood.com/