Northern California Weather.

[Trekhawk]

Just been checking the weather online for the next ten days up in Soda Springs and Truckee and it says next week they are expecting snow showers.

Is this the start of snow time in North Cal then?

Enquiring Australian minds want to know.

[Trek420]

Trekhawk"Is this the start of snow time in North Cal then?

Enquiring Australian minds want to know. "

Sierra Mountain Range maybe. The Bay Area is still nice although looked like rain ahead today. What part of Northern CA are Ausies wanting to know about?

[Trekhawk]

Trekhawk"Is this the start of snow time in North Cal then?

Enquiring Australian minds want to know. "

Sierra Mountain Range maybe. The Bay Area is still nice although looked like rain ahead today. What part of Northern CA are Ausies wanting to know about?

Hey Trek - I guess up around Soda Springs. Its not too far from our place and the kids cant wait to get out in some snow again.

[SadieKate]

This is northern California -- maybe Thanksgiving????? Maybe sooner? Maybe later? Yeah, big help I am.

Ski resorts opened early last year (I think Thanksgiving) but many make their snow. Look up the Royal Gorge XC Ski Resort and see what they have to see about opening. They are in Soda Springs and depend only on Mother Nature.

Are you looking to stay in a resort or just drive to the snow?? Look up the Snow Park pass system for the State of California. I'll see if I can find a link.

[bouncybouncy]

AAAHHHHH!!!! TrekHawk...once again I am green with envy and missing my childhood home! I have skiied almost every slope in that neck of the woods...in fact I took my "now" fiance there last year in Feb (he proposed on the ice rink at the top of Squaw Valley on Valentines Day...can we get a collective AAAWWWW here ) The ENTIRE week we were there it snowed...and I mean snowed to the point of near zero visability I cannot tell you how much the Tahoe area has changed...I was in total shock!!! My absolute fave was Sugar Bowl as a local......We managed to make it over there last year and was not dissapointed at all!!

You will have a blast...and check out the snow park pass...worth it if you plan to visit even a few times!!!!

[Trekhawk]

AAAHHHHH!!!! TrekHawk...once again I am green with envy and missing my childhood home! I have skiied almost every slope in that neck of the woods...in fact I took my "now" fiance there last year in Feb (he proposed on the ice rink at the top of Squaw Valley on Valentines Day...can we get a collective AAAWWWW here ) The ENTIRE week we were there it snowed...and I mean snowed to the point of near zero visability I cannot tell you how much the Tahoe area has changed...I was in total shock!!! My absolute fave was Sugar Bowl as a local......We managed to make it over there last year and was not dissapointed at all!!
You will have a blast...and check out the snow park pass...worth it if you plan to visit even a few times!!!!

hey bouncy and SadieKate - thanks for the tips. We spend a lot of our time in winter snowshoeing and try to find places where there are not too many people (perhaps a cross country skier or two) I hate crowds. We have a book with snowshoe routes of Northern California by Marc J. Soares which we used last winter. Its got lots of routes that are away from the crowds but not too tough for little kids. We normally take lunch and make a day of it. It really is a beautiful part of the world and I will miss it very much when we return home.

[Irulan]

AAAHHHHH!!!! TrekHawk...once again I am green with envy and missing my childhood home! I have skiied almost every slope in that neck of the woods...in fact I took my "now" fiance there last year in Feb (he proposed on the ice rink at the top of Squaw Valley on Valentines Day...can we get a collective AAAWWWW here ) The ENTIRE week we were there it snowed...and I mean snowed to the point of near zero visability I cannot tell you how much the Tahoe area has changed...I was in total shock!!! My absolute fave was Sugar Bowl as a local......We managed to make it over there last year and was not dissapointed at all!!

You will have a blast...and check out the snow park pass...worth it if you plan to visit even a few times!!!!

funny. Dh used to bus tables at Alpine Meadows way back when, and that's where I learned to downhill

Y'all need to come up North. Lift lines are minimal, you can still get a day ticket for $35 at a lot of places...

Irulan

[yellow]

Ski resorts opened early last year (I think Thanksgiving).

I skied on Halloween day last year at Sierra at Tahoe (south shore). It was a very early season and the snow was surprisingly good in Oct and Nov.

I really like(d) (before I moved) the XC area in Tahoe City. I think it's called "Tahoe Cross Country" or something like that. It's not the one at Tahoe Donner. Not many people, reasonable trail pass ($16 I think?), tons of trails.

Check with the USFS and look in to their "huts" that they have for "rent". We've snowshoed in to and stayed at the Peter Grubb hut off of Castle Peak (off of I 80) and a couple of others in/near Desolation. OK, I skied but I was with others that snowshoed! .

Finally, go in to Paco's in Truckee and talk to the guys there. They know everything about where to go where people aren't.

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