Alpine Meadows

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Precip Chance
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Wind Gust mph 25 25 25 25 25 20
Cloud Cover % 100 100 100 100 100 100
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 24 at 12:03PM PST until January 25 at 9:00AM PST
Winter Storm Watch issued January 24 at 12:03PM PST until January 29 at 4:00AM PST

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Sun
1/24
0-1" Snow
25°F
↓ Base
SW 15mph
30mph
80%
3-5" Snow
12°F
↓ Base
SSW 10mph
25mph
100%
Mon
1/25
1-2" Snow
19°F
↓ Base
SW 10mph
20mph
100%
0-1" Snow
3°F
↓ Base
SSE 5mph
15mph
60%
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1/26
0-1" Snow Showers
19°F
↓ Base
SSW 10mph
25mph
50%
9-15" Snow
11°F
↓ Base
SSW 20mph
45mph
100%
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1/27
12-18" Snow
24°F
↓ Base
SSW 25mph
55mph
100%
14-20" Snow
24°F
↓ Base
SSW 15mph
45mph
100%
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1/28
11-17" Snow
26°F
↓ Base
SSW 15mph
40mph
100%
7-11" Snow
22°F
↓ Base
SSW 10mph
25mph
100%
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29

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Forecast Elev: 7,740ft Base Elev: 6,840ft Summit Elev: 8,640ft Updated: 10 hours ago

New Snow

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Resort reported at Sunday Jan 24 @ 6:06am PST

Snowfall History
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Current Weather

23°F
Temperature
10mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Sunday Jan 24 @ 1:28pm PST

Snowpack

52%
of average for the season
Estimated on Sunday Jan 24 @ 4:00am PST
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 5 miles of Alpine Meadows at an average elevation of 6998ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Alpine Meadows and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.

Terrain

42%
Area Open
43 of 103
Trails Open
10 of 12
Lifts Open
59"
Base Depth
Machine Groomed
Resort reported at Sunday Jan 24 6:06am PST
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Daily Snow Forecasts

I-80
Snow Showers Sunday Afternoon into Monday...
Updated 4 hours ago Bryan Allegretto
Another storm will bring snow showers Sunday afternoon through Monday. Another break Monday night into Tuesday. Then Tuesday night through next weekend we could see bigger storms bring more snow and travel headaches.
Squaw/Alpine
Another Cold System Sunday Night into Monday...
Updated 5 hours ago Bryan Allegretto
Increasing clouds Sunday with another cold system for Sunday night into Monday. After a break into Tuesday, a stronger storm moves in Tuesday night and could last through Thursday night. More storms are possible into the weekend of the 30th and early the following week, with not much of a break between storms.
Chase Powder
The Big One! 5 Feet Plus by Friday
Updated 5 hours ago Powderchaser Steve
Several areas in the west will score powder this week. The 4 corners including southern Colorado, central Arizona, southern Utah, reap rewards through Tuesday. The Sierra grabs a moderate storm Sunday night and a "Monster Storm" from Wednesday to Friday.
Tahoe
A 10 Day Snow Blitz?...
Updated 5 hours ago Bryan Allegretto
Increasing clouds Sunday with another cold system for Sunday night into Monday. After a break into Tuesday, a stronger storm moves in Tuesday night and could last through Thursday night. More storms are possible into the weekend of the 30th and early the following week, with not much of a break between storms.
US and Canada
Upcoming pattern favors the Southwest
Updated 2 days ago Alan Smith
The storm track will shift south over the next 5-7 days with heavy snow expected across Utah, Arizona, and the San Juans in Colorado, while Tahoe will start to pick up some good snow starting on Monday and continuing through much of next week. In the East, snow showers will continue across New England on Friday-Saturday, followed by a storm that will impact the Mid-Atlantic on Monday-Tuesday.
Mountain Collective
West Coast Love
Updated 4 days ago Sam Collentine
Following a quiet first half of January, the focus will shift back to the Western US for the final 10 days of January. Target Utah for the weekend of January 23/24, followed by California during the week of January 25th.

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Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.

Central Sierra Nevada

Sierra Avalanche Center

Avalanche Danger
Moderate (2)
Valid Sunday, Jan 24th 6:53am PST 7 hours ago
Until Monday, Jan 25th 6:53am PST

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern.

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The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Central Sierra Nevada forecast provided by the Sierra Avalanche Center.

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