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Tahoe skiing?

Pit

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When is it too late for good skiing in the Tahoe area? By too late, I mean too warm. I don't want to ski on slush.

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The spring weather is all over the place, but in March they usually start getting some warmer days here and there.
 

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We frequently are "spring" skiers. In '08 we were in Tahoe end of Mar. beginning of April. Gorgeous sunny skies and slopes did get slushy after lunch especially heading down to base. We are off to Sun Valley early spring this year and are keeping our fingers X'd. One year we didn't even ski Vail being put off by the bare slopes visible from the base, but enjoyed Loveland & Copper instead.
 

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To be guaranteed good skiing, early April is the latest, choose a north facing mountain and get to the slopes early. Having said that, I have had great skiing as late as mid May and had one wonderful week late April where we had 12 incehs of snow every night, but it was so slushy by 2 pm they closed the lifts...
 

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You are pretty safe in march. That is a great time to ski Tahoe since the slopes have a great base and the crowds are less except for spring breakers. April is hit and miss. If you gamble in April and it is too warm, you can always gamble in the casinos. :D
 

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Tahoe can be pretty random. We have a lot of sunny days, and when the temperature is in the 30's and 40's and the sun comes out, it becomes "spring", even in mid-winter.

I skied Sugar Bowl and Squaw last week (Feb 6 and 7). I quit at about 2:00 both days because the snow became soft, slushy, and sticky in places.

That said, I agree with the above posts that conditions should generally be good until late March and then become spring-like (which is also good, just different good). But the emphasis is on the word "generally"; we can also have a cold storm in April.
 
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