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California
“Great conditions before noon. afternoon snow is slushy and choppy. upper runs are better in afternoon”
“Great winter conditions! But Cal side closed for the season as us Comet lift. ”
“Very good coverage with lots of soft forgiving snow. Warming quickly, spring skiing conditions developing, but upper half of mountain still in peak form ”
“the mountain runs are fully covered in recent snow, hard to find ice patches even in the afternoon.”
“Hard packed powder on groomed runs and thick heavy sludge on the the non groomed stuff. Mostly a nice sunny day but early afternoon for more windy and things started to get icy in certain spots. ”
“little more icy today, but good groomers and a lot less people than the weekend ”
“There today incredible blue sky the groomed runs were perfect , but, off runs were pretty chopped up”
“View of avalanche from top of Climax to bottom of chair 5 on Saturday during storm. Photo on Sunday. Chair 5 opened Monday”
“once the top opened up conditions were very very good! chair 9 was the place to be. Friday before the avalanche was face shots all the way down yeww!”
“on Saturday, the snow was 7 feet deep. It had been rolled but mostly skier tracked and much powder”
“2/26 fresh snow. still a little thin in some places. more backside open but westbowl is closed”
“Pretty good skiing at Alpine. Packed powder. A little icy at the end of the day but we did see a dinosaur!”
“Snowed a TON yesterday. Awesome conditions, still snowing Monday morning. Couldn’t go up the gondola because of high winds in the snowstorm, but I still love Heavenly!”
“Awesome day at Alpine. lift lines were sooo short it felt like a weekday (it was a Holiday Weekend). Groomers for days and soft moguls. Only way it could have been better was if Sherwood and Lakeview chairs were open. ”
“Varying conditions at Squaw yesterday. Plenty of groomers open, most non-groomed is hard crust, but there is some powder left in the low points and on a few faces. ”
“Don’t let the lack of snow fool you. Even though some of my favorite runs are closed Great skiing still exists here. Come during the week , no lift lines. YThIcOncomplaint it’s expensive ”
“Awesome conditio s in Mamoth, with about 5" of ne snow, immaculate grooming & prep, sunny and clear and cold! Entire mountain's open.”
“it was hot!!! unless you were on the summit with the 50mph winds. but overall it was a great day”
“I almost never post reviews but it's very misleading to say they have 41 runs open. I was there on 1/31/18 and everyone was going down the same few runs. Everything else was essentially non-skiable. Their base is very thin. Wait for more snow.”
“great snow, 6" powder just off the beaten path, still fresh packed prefer elsewhere. feels pretty warm. long lines, even on the backside, singles lines are longer than the standard lines.”
“lots of powder everywhere today, but certain sections are icy. visibility is extremely poor due to snowmaking this morning. expect conditions to get better as the temperature warms up.”
“Coverage was ok, lots of chewed up runs down to very hard base. Ski'able but not always pleasant ”
“hey guys! I drove up there today. It was raining. It rained last night. I could see the golf course it's so dry. I'm a spoiled rider. We need at least 3 more storms for it to be worth anything. it's not worth the drive..or money. I have a pass still waiting to use. ”
“38 degrees at 7:30 A.M. this morning. the snow is wet and heavy and the skiing was good for the first hour at the top. as temps have warmed rain off and on at the base and heavy wet broken snow persists. Grooming was late and not very pressive. Even groomed runs are wet and sticky. We need colder weather”
“Went on Saturday 01/06, rained at the base and snowed up top during the morning. Clouds cleared out around 11. Fun up top and sloppy down low. There is enough snow and runs open to have fun. Old man winter is going to help us out this week, I'll be back up again this weekend”
“Great but of powder on the top of the mountain. Lots of bowls and fun off piste snowboarding. The low snow level added a level of difficulty and fun to the runs. ”
“We were expecting a nightmare on the slopes but I’ve got a handed to the crew who’s done a great job making man-made snow and grooming some decent runs. Oexpectations weren’t very high”
“Snow is pretty terrible, but it's virtually all man made and the temps at the top are in the 40's so you can't expect much. Lift lines aren't bad and still good fun. ”
“As good as they can make it. With the limited runs open, the coverage and grooming is excellent. Of course gets icy / skied out at end of day. icy and skiied out towards end of ddayday. Ivey and skiied ”
“Conditions are relatively good, considering the lack of snow the past two weeks. The Wall, the Cornice, and the Ruet are all open providing more advanced runs. Sharpen your edges!”
“Extremely high winds took all the good snow off the top. Groomers are still fun though!”
“Groomed, only top of mountain seems worth it. Tram required to get back down. ”
“Thursday November 30th war. temps continue with a daytime high of 45 degrees. A bit icy in the morning but Kirkwood did an OUTSTANDING job grooming the runs and laying down some man-made snow. The high pressure syste. continues pray for ❄...looks like dry conditions for the next 2 weeks. ”
“About 17 runs open. 5 lifts. all at the top but it's nice and quite. Able to do 12 runs before noon. Still choppy and rocky in some areas. totally worth coming up for. ”
“Half way decent this Thanksgiving day. They did a great job of grooming what they had to work with. It was great for early season skiing even if it felt like spring with the the many soft spots.”
“Decent opening weekend seeing as all the snow was man made. there were 4 lifts and 5 runs open. Snow would get icy in the afternoons and was shallow most of Sunday. ”
“Considering it's almost August 1st, the skiing is quite good. Best between 8AM and 10ish. Groomed on chair 3”
“great day! Rode July 1! great there early....snow was fast and soft.Shirley Lake chair was the best.”
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