As skiers and snowboarders flock to Lake Tahoe and the Eastern Sierra foothills this holiday weekend, National Weather Service meteorologists say the latest storm is expected to dump only a limited amount of snow in the South Of California.
The only area that could see 1 to 2 inches of snow over the weekend are the high peaks of the eastern San Gabriel Mountains, said John Dumas, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
in a publish in XPreviously Twitter, operators of the Mt. Baldy Resort in the San Gabriel Mountains, said they hope to open their snow play area on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a chairlift “throughout the holidays.”
“We're expecting more snow after Christmas and New Year's,” according to the post.
Big Bear Mountain Resort in the San Bernardino Mountains is expected to receive rain and flurries of snow Friday night, but should see little to no snow accumulation through the weekend.
Skiers and snowboarders ascend Big Bear Mountain Resort on a sunny March day in 2023 in Big Bear, CA.
(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)
Looking out his office window and seeing blue skies, Justin Kanton, Big Bear's public relations director, said the limited ski slopes should remain open through the weekend, and the amount of snow in the area It has been excellent so far for visitors. especially students in winter holidays.
As the Big Bear resort awaits what the storm could bring, Katon warned visitors to prepare before traveling to the area by checking the weather report, looking for road closures and identifying if snow chains are needed for travel.
“That [you] What I don't want is to get halfway up the hill and CHP turns. [you] around because [you] “I don't have the right kind of traction,” he said.
Other parts of the state have already received enough snow to start the ski season.
Over the next three days, Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra is forecasting about three inches of snowfall. The National Weather Service forecast for the Lake Tahoe area is partly cloudy with a slight chance of snow on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Lake Tahoe resorts report between six and 48 inches of base, and higher elevation resorts operate between one-third and one-half of all trails.
