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First report – Snow piling up
SNOW IS PILING UP IN THE SAWTOOTHS AND WE HAVE BEGUN PACKING OUT SKI TRAILS AT BOTH ALTURAS LAKE AND PARK CREEK. AT THIS TIME NEITHER SITE IS READY FOR SKIERS BUT PARK CREEK, WHERE 2 FEET OF SNOW HAS COVERED TRAILS, COULD COME ON LINE SOON. ALTURAS HAS LESS SNOW THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE VALLEY DUE TO THE WEATHER PHENOMENON KNOWN TO LOCALS AS THE INFAMOUS SAWTOOTH VALLEY DONUT HOLE EFFECT, WHERE SNOW FALLS LIKE HEAVY POWDERED SUGAR ON THE DONUT BUT LEAVES THE HOLE UNTOUCHED UNDER A CIRCLE OF CLEAR BLUE SKY. STILL, WE ARE AHEAD OF LAST YEAR’S SNOW PACK AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A YUMMY SAWTOOTH SKI SEASON. STAY TUNED!
alturas season ends
On Wednesday, the last day of March, 2010, the temperature at 8 a.m. was 14 degrees in the upper Sawtooth Valley and the sun was out, shining through a bright blue break in the storm that left over a foot of snow on the trails at Alturas Lake over the last two days. Sadly, we ... Read More →
Alturas Trails still good
On Sunday, the 28th of March the temperature was estimated to be 28 degrees at 9:20 a.m. at the Alturas Lake ski area. Despite a relentless attack by the sun, 17 kilometers of trails are still all intact and continuous with skating and trail touring rated very good. Classic tracks extend to the lake and ... Read More →
Alturas… nice and sunny
On Wednesday, March 24th, the temperature at 8 a.m. was around 8 degrees at the Alturas Lake Ski Area. After an inch of snow blew through on Monday, the trails were all rolled on Tuesday and looked really great for skating. Classic tracks were reset to the lake but looked a bit ill formed and ... Read More →
Crust cruising Coyote
On Saturday morning, March 20th, the temperature at 9 a.m. was around 9 degrees at the Alturas Lake ski area and the sun shone brightly from a clear blue sky. Skating lanes are reportedly excellent on all trails, however, classic tracks look shallow, slumped, shaggy and a bit sad. Crust cruising appears to be great ... Read More →
