Which resort has the best powder?
2006-10-27 12:37:19 · 4 answers · asked by ptaewk 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
This is Tahoe you are talking about. Home of the Sierra Cement. True powder in Tahoe is rare because the snow is quite wet -- unlike the Rockies where the dry climate produces a very light, dry powder. Watch Kirkwood -- they tend to have big snowfalls. Squaw is a nice, big area with a lot of acreage. I also like Northstar and Sugar Bowl, Alpine and... well, conditions vary and you just have to watch the weather and snow reports really.
2006-10-27 12:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Shibi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The highest elevations will give you the best chances for powder. I skied Tahoe for many years...learned on corn snow, skied on corn snow, and came to enjoy corn snow once I learned how to control my downhill with little bite into the snow.
I distinctly remember the first...and only...time on powder. When my tips disappeared under the snow, I had no clue what to do next. I rode it out, but wished for more corn snow. I did not like losing sight of my skis.
As most answers have put it "It's Tahoe." I personally like Incline because it's less crowded than Heavenly...and I don't like having to wait for the gondola to get back down to its parking area at the end of the day. But Heavenly offers the higher elevations where there just might be powder. Squaw is fine, too, it's kind of in between what Heavenly and Incline offer in terms of size, variety, and elevation.
2006-10-30 10:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by oldprof 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all do. It's Tahoe.
But Heavenly and Squaw are great resorts, huge, great variety of slopes...
Seriously though, it's Tahoe, it's paradise for skiiers and snowboarders.
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2006-10-27 19:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by MJ2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋