Arnold, CA…The storm door reopens and anther system moves into our area tomorrow along the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Mostly sunny. Highs 39 to 49 higher elevations…47 to 55 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. Tonight Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. […]
Bear Valley, CA….Hey Good People!! Hey Good People! A crisp clear morning here at BV at 5am. With more sunshine on the way today it’s going to be an awesome day to get out and ride. The high will be right around 37F or so and winds will stay light out of the ENE from […]
Bear Valley, CA….Hey Good People! 70″ in the last 4 days! With another 5″ in 24hrs we have 70″ for the current storm total and 191″ for the season and 105″ as our base currently. Today’s high will come in around 30F with ENE winds from 13-22mph. Conditions are superb right now for the start […]
Kirkwood, CA…This home in the East Meadows subdivision in Kirkwood suffered damage in a natural occurring avalanche. No one was inside at the time. This is below Red Cliffs.
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Ever since we opened our first store in Downtown Sonora, our goal has been the same. To provide our customers with high quality, innovative outdoor products, priced so you can spend more time using your gear than paying for it. At SNAC, you’ll find affordable clothing and gear to outfit yourself […]
Bear Valley, CA…9am opening today. We plan to operate Kuma and Cub at 9am. Staff will continue to work on polar as the morning progresses and we will do our best to get that open – but it will be delayed. This has been an unbelievable snowstorm and more terrain will be made available as […]
Bear Valley, CA…From Bear Valley Mountain…”Most of the current staff (some nearly 30 years) cannot recall experiencing anything close to this unprecedented weather event, beginning last Sunday with rain, that has now delivered over 60 inches of snow in the past few days, high winds, extremely dangerous avalanche conditions; and it continues to snow at […]
Arnold, CA…The weather along the West Slope of Northern Sierra Nevada will start getting back to normal soon. Tonight Heavy rain and heavy snow. Windy. Lows 20 to 35 higher elevations…34 to 40 lower elevations. Snow accumulation up to a foot lower elevations…2 to 4 feet higher elevations. Snow level 4500 to 5500 feet. Prevailing […]
Bear Valley,CA…Join the Nickolay Dodov Foundation for a night of comradery, avalanche safety awareness and films! The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival will show at Bear Valley Mountain Resort on January 21st. This screening is hosted by Nickolay Dodov Foundation with all proceeds benefiting the Know Before You Go Avalanche Safety Program. Nickolay Dodov […]
Bear Valley, CA…For the continued safety of our employees and guests we WILL NOT OPEN LIFTS AT THE SKI AREA MONDAY & TUESDAY, with the plan to re-open on Wednesday, January 11th. The large amounts of rain received thus far has been met by a small team of operations and maintenance crew on site today […]
Arnold, CA…The latest from West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada Rest Of Today Heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms. Windy. Not as cool. Highs 37 to 49 higher elevations…46 to 54 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to around 60 mph…except south 35 to 50 mph with gusts to around 65 mph […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! Due to Avalanche & Safety Concerns Bear Valley is suspending operations on Sunday, January 8th. Will be back with “Pure Mountain Fun” when storm passes. Please watch the video below as it addresses our Suspension of Mtn Operations for January 8th 2017 Peace Out, Mattly
Bear Valley, CA….Come support a local performer! Dont miss Grover Anderson perform in the Cathedral Lounge at Bear Valley Lodge. This performance will be a homecoming in a sense for this talented singer-songwriter who grew up in Murphys, CA before moving to the Bay area. Grover has a unique musical style blending folk storytelling, pop, […]
Arnold, CA…Rest Of Tonight Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows 19 to 34 higher elevations…30 to 40 lower elevations. Little or no new snow accumulation lower elevations… Except new snow accumulation up to 1 inch higher elevations. Snow level 3500 feet after midnight. Prevailing southeast winds up to 15 mph. Gusts […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! 45″ for the current storm total and more is on the way! A crisp clear morning at 5am and virtually no winds at this time. Today sunny skies will be the thing and the high should kick in at around 32F and cooling down to around 27F by late afternoon […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! 7″ overnight!!! 45″ for the current storm total and more is on the way! Snowfall continues as we have now picked up 45″ of new snow in the last 2 1/2 days. Today the high will be 30F with winds out of the SSW from 14-24mph. Another 2-4″ is expected […]
Camp Connell, CA…On January 03, 2017 at about 0400hrs, Calaveras County Sheriff dispatch received a cellular 911 call from a person stating he had become lost while hiking in the snow. The conversation was brief, and subsequent attempts to call back were unsuccessful. The caller was later identified as Eric Vanwambeke of San Francisco, California. […]
Hey Good People! 11″ overnight!!! 25″ for the current storm total and more is on the way! Winds last night were up into the 20-30mph range so drifting snow will also play a factor on totals through out the resort today. The expected high will be 35F today and falling to around 27F by late […]
Bear Valley, CA…7:00am We received 20 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours for a storm total of 34 inches so far! It is snowing heavily this a.m. There may be a break in the action on Friday before another round of storms heads our way. A great way to start 2017! Bear […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! 6″ of new snow over night and 8″ for the storm total so far. Today the system will ramp up in intensity and snowfall with 6-10″ of snow possible today with S winds from 13-22mph. Tonight we could see 13-19″ of snow fall, Wednesday 10-14″, Wednesday Night 7-11″ and finally […]
Bear Valley, CA…The National Weather Service is projecting a busy weather week along the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada Tonight Snow showers. Lows 13 to 28 higher elevations…26 to 34 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph… Except south 20 […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! It’s currently snowing and we have picked up 2″ of new snow over night! The High today will be around 24F and start to fall by late morning. Winds will be out of the S today from 17-21mph with gusts into the mid 30’s. 3-5″ is slated to fall today […]
Bear Valley, CA…Bear Valley continued it’s tradition of being the best place in our area to ring in the new year. This year it was Chains Required rocking the Cathedral Lounge, the Balloon Drop and then the always spectacular fireworks in Bear Valley Village with snow in the background. We would like to thank Zdzislaw […]
Bear Valley, CA….Hey Good People! Today we’ll see a 20% chance of snow as the system starts to make it’s way into the area. The high will be around 30F and winds will be out of the South from 12-17mph with gusts into the mid 20’s. Model agreements are still in flux as the colder […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! A bit cooler this morning at 5am with 35F on the register and calm winds. The projected high today should come in around 43F as the low pressure kicks in and the closed low and upper level system clashes ahead of the coming snow over the next 4 to 5 […]
Hey Good People! As we slide towards the middle of the week it looks to be another sunny day with a high around 42F and a night time low of 24F. Winds today will be out of the East today from 5-9 mph and stay that way over the next few days. The New Year […]
Bear Valley, CA…It’s lightly snowing ar 5am as the current system begins to head East, a pool of cold air will envelope the Sierra with a high today of 24F and a projected night time low of 4F!!!! 6″ of new snow fell overnight to bring the storm total to 12″ thus far…….Snow showers are […]