South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Wednesday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 53 and a low of 39. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Tonight, A chance of rain between 10pm and 4am, then showers after 4am. Low around 39. Windy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Heavenly - Groomed conditions. California side is now open. 29% of their terrain is now open which means 1400 acres, 17 lifts and 50 runs are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 24". Lift status. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 55 to 60 mph, with gusts as high as 95 mph.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Groomed conditions on 16 of their 22 open trails. 5 lifts are open. Broadway Terrain Park and Burton Progression Park are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 6" and the summit is 20". Lift status. A 10 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Kirkwood - Packed powder. 24% of terrain is now open. 550 of their 2300 acres are open with 5 lifts and 30 runs open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. Lift status. The base depth is 26". Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.