Oct 7, 2009 Tahoe Reports Snow, Sees More Coming The Ski Lake Tahoe
resorts welcomed the first significant early season snowfall over the
weekend, helping kick start winter preparations and also set the stage for what
is predicted to be an epic snow season in the Sierra Nevada. Top weather
experts are predicting an El Niņo scenario for the Sierra Nevada, which
historically results in larger than normal snowfall totals. According to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service and Western
Weather Group, this El Niņo weather pattern is predicted to last throughout the 2009-10 winter
season with a strong likelihood of these conditions strengthening as the winter progresses. Cyclical El Niņo weather
patterns driven from the Pacific Ocean are a welcomed scenario by avid skiers and snowboarders
and Lake Tahoe's close proximity to the coast results in massive snowfall totals for the
region. With Lake Tahoe's propensity for winter storms that bring high concentrations of snow
of 10 feet or more in a single storm system, the El Niņo scenario is a great reason to book a
ski vacation in Lake Tahoe this winter. The most recent El Niņo
pattern in Lake Tahoe created near record snowfall with annual totals surpassing 700 inches
and an exceptionally long ski season ranging from mid-October to July. The El Niņo season of
1997-98 brought heavy early season snowfall and created ski resort base depths nearing 200 inches.
THINK SNOW!