🚀 go-pugleaf

Phew!  Alot of snow in the Sierra.  Power is finally back at all of the
ski resorts, and so are the people.  As of yesterday, all resorts were
open, with lifts back in full operation.  Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley,
Sugar Bowl (and all the other Donner Pass resorts), and Incline were 
blackouted.

Some of the resorts are still running generators to reduced power demand,
and many are running reduced meal service to save energy.  There is at
least 5-6' of snow at all resorts at the base, and Sugar Bowl has 15'
on top, Squaw 12', Alpine 12', etc.  There is still some open powder,
but the snow falls were pretty warm (wet), so it is fairly heavy.  Some
new snow (not much) is expected this week, and it will be dry.

Temperatures running high 20's to low 30's in the day, and between 0 and 10
at night (below zero last night in Truckee!).

The skiers are out in full force, so be prepared for some lift lines.  The
week after New Years should be great skiing with no crowds.  We skied the
2 weeks preceeding Christmas Day, and never waited in a line.  Also not
that west shore of the Lake (around Emerald Bay) is still without power.
Not many people live here, but if you were planning on skiing Homewood for
some reason, they're still down.

Right now, all highways in and out of the Tahoe Basin (I80, I50, 395, Mt.
Rose Hwy, 89) and all highways around the lake are open without restriction
(of course the west shore highway is closed at Emerald, as it is every year,
because of snow slides).

Enjoy!  Next report, early in January.
					---Bart Miller
					   bart@berkeley