Palisades Tahoe ski resort records new snow, more coming this weekend as storms roll though region

While the North Bay got drenched from Wednesday’s atmospheric river, the Sierras are seeing new snowfall and expecting more to come.

Palisades Tahoe, the largest ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region, announced Thursday morning that it had received four inches of snow in its upper mountains, and one inch of wet snow at the resort’s base.

According to the Olympic Valley resort, steady snow showers are expected Thursday morning and again on Friday, with more scattered showers later Thursday and Friday night.

“We could see an additional 5-10 inches of snow at the base, 8-13 inches near mid-mountain, and 10-15 inches on the upper mountain by Saturday morning,” meteorologist Bryan Allegretto wrote on the resort’s blog Thursday.

The new snowfall comes after warm, spring-like temperatures earlier in the week.

According to the National Weather Service Reno office, snowfall is expected to peak mid-Thursday morning with up to 12 inches of new snow at 5,000-foot elevation, and one or two inches of snow at lake level around the Lake Tahoe basin.

On Palisades Tahoe’s website, Allegretto said another storm will move in early Sunday morning and is expected to bring more snow to the region through Monday.

According to Allegretto, skiers and snowboarders looking for fresh powder should get up on the mountains over the next week as conditions are expected to dry up around Feb. 10.

For more information, go to palisadestahoe.com.