Sick Tahoe Summer Skiing

[Inline.]

is there any spots remotely near the tahoe area that you can ski in the summer? glaciers? snow harvest? anything.

 

[Tanner-D]

the patch out near red lake

 

[Inline.]

does that have lifts?

 

[JSiegel]

I heard that you can hike mt. rose and shred all the way into july.

 

[steeze-free_lee]

this,and thats with an average snowfall.
the sierras got hammered this season, so if youre willing to hike theres gonna be skiable lines all over the place. last season i rode one of the north facing aspects off of granite chief at squaw in mid-july, and considering that squaw is planning to open for the 4th of july i will probably be poaching it on the regular throughout the summer.
as for park skiing youre SOL

 

[Funnel]

Pretty sure Boreal is going into June.

 

[HalfandHalf]

yup, did a little bit there last year.
boreal is generally open pretty late, and I think squaw is going to be open for memorial day weekend.

 

[steeze-free_lee]

damn i wasnt even aware of this. are they only running weekends? night riding is done right?

 

[steeze-free_lee]

scratch boreal, just checked and their website says theyre done on 5/15

 

[crunkiest]

yeah i might head up and poach the chutes

but i was up there on saturday an it was really deep slush

 

[Tanner-D]

no lifts just a spot locals set up jibs the snow will be there for a while probs into july

 

[UncleGerry]

Whos down for doing some hiking tomorrow or Wed? I'm thinking maybe Emerald Bay Chutes or hiking up Alpine

 

[squawshredder]

Squaw got tons of snow this year that you could probly hike, or even try to sneak into the tram with skis

 

[californiagrown]

alpines open...

 

[UncleGerry]

Yeah but isn't Alpine just open on weekends now

 

[jimmer]

the patch near kirkwood usually has snow pretty late into the summer. or you could just drive down to mammoth, its not that far from tahoe.

 

[californiagrown]

skialpine.com check it

 

[.ZT.]

i heard boral has summer camp with park and pipe and lifts

 

[.ZT.]

boreal sorry

 

[Funnel]

I guess it's just their camp that's occurring in June. My bad for false information.

 

[~~JEFF~~]

If you want to leave tahoe mammoth goes to july 4th....not too far ...and then from there you can come here, to hood and ski through august !

 

[basedjase]

But its almost 4 miles past the trailhead. And you have to cross over two waterfalls. Which is gnarly when there is snow on the ground. So I would suggest hitting up north lake, around Donnor Lake area. Mt. Rose is also good.

 

[Tanner-D]

but for later in the summer it is good

 

[latenytle]

Kirk is open memorial day weekend

 

[Inline.]

ok so how long is boreal from LA or SanFran?

 

[Elmo.]

so unfair that u guys get "spring skiing" from like march til july. not cool. FML east coast

 

[steeze-free_lee]

Really depends on how fast you drive and what time of the day you leave cause traffic near sacramento can get gnarly but you can do it in a little under 3 hours if you time it right.

 

[PeterWojnar]

Alpine will open up for 4th of July weekend, Squaw's going until Memorial Day and probably will open for the 4th as well. Mammoth will have a long-ass season as always, though that's not Tahoe. You can hike for turns in any number of places; if you're feeling adventurous, do that. Be smart and safe about it though, you don't need fresh powder for avalanches— wet slides are incredibly dangerous, too.