Most of the Tahoe resorts received somewhere between 12-18in of snow Friday and Friday night. I was able to make it up Sunday morning after getting my bindings repaired and the snow conditions were still really good.
However, most of the Pacific Coast and intermountain west will be under the influence of an upper level ridge bringing warmer conditions throughout the week. The only system of note in the next 5-7 days is a weaker trough that will move through the Pacific NW and slide down through Utah and Colorado late Thursday and into the early part of the weekend. Resorts around Tahoe will see temperatures in the low 40's at the summit and low 50's near the base of the mountain. This will get the snowpack melting fast and have less than stellar skiing conditions. The sloppy, wet snow during the day will then freeze overnight and repeat the same process of thawing and becoming 'mush' midway through the morning. Not the best stuff to ski on.
Hopefully, we get another shot or two of snow next week to keep the season going into April with decent conditions.
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