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Pacific Satellite Image - Dec 13, 2009.

Weather Outlook: More Snow

Snow will continue Sunday around the Tahoe region, heavy at times early, then taper off to snow showers Sunday afternoon and evening. We'll have a bit of a break on Monday, then more snow possible mid-week.
Pacific Satellite Image - Dec 12, 2009.

Weather Outlook: 1-2 Feet at Lake Level

Snow showers Saturday morning will intensify as a strong and moist Pacific system heads into the Sierra Saturday. Heavy snow, up to 2" per hour is possible late Saturday, creating whiteout conditions and dangerous travel.
Pacific Satellite Image - Dec 9, 2009.

Weather Outlook: Snow Through the Weekend

The next wave of storms will effect the Tahoe region from Thursday through Sunday, with the potential for significant snow.
Sattelite Weather Image - Friday, Dec 4

Weather Outlook: The Perfect Recipe for Snow

NWS forecasters are calling it "the perfect recipe for snow" in their discussion Friday. A Special Weather Statement released late Friday calls for an "active weather pattern" for the next week.
Skier at Alpine Meadows Dec 2. Photo: Tahoetopia.com
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Alpine Meadows to Open for the Season Dec. 5

Alpine Meadows will open for the season on Saturday, Dec. 5th with two chairlifts in operation accessing beginner through advanced terrain. The newly launched 'Unfiltered' video report provides a look at opening day terrain and conditions.
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Locals in Antarctica: Report #2

[Drake Passage. 62 deg. South, 59.4 deg. East] When daybreak opened over the horizon at 4:15 a.m., the gulls and terns from where we sailed, Tierra Del Fuego, had been replaced by storm petrels gliding and dipping over a rolling sea and plunging swells as wide as the face of time.
Pacific Satellite Image - Nov 9.

Weekly Weather Outlook: Rain, Wind & Snow Ahead

Changing weather this week with a cold storm dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska by Wednesday, bringing high winds, rain, and snow.
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Follow Locals' Antarctic Expedition on Tahoetopia

Several Tahoe skiers and adventurers embarked on a dynamic expedition of Antarctica this week. Tahoetopia.com will publish exclusive updates and coverage throughout the expedition.
Southern South America. Photo: Keoki Flagg

Locals in Antarctica: Report #1

[Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina] The sun breaks out of the dreamy foliage of dawn, its canopy exploding into an enormous sunlit corona of mist, which trails across the azure water like a cape.
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Tahoe Resorts Offer Halloween Skiing

Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe and Boreal will both be open for skiing over Halloween weekend.