This Week Saw the Powder Day of the Year at NorCal Ski Resorts

After 11 feet of snow fell on the Sierra Nevada in just 24 hours, the skies opened up for a beautiful bluebird powder day for skiers and snowboarders on Wednesday. In a typical winter, there are about 5 of these days in a season and they are exactly what ski bums live for.

Anybody who has a passion for the mountains called in sick on Wednesday and enjoyed the powder day of the year at NorCal ski resorts. Let’s see what it looked like:

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When it snows 4’ in 24 hours… 🤯

A post shared by Josh Daiek (@joshdaiek) on Feb 6, 2019 at 5:43am PST

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All-time Tahoe right now. It’s DEEP out there, so please be safe, ski with a buddy and enjoy the pow! 🎥 shot yesterday by @chrisfarro & @emiliomag of @chuckpatterson #mysquawalpine #februburied @tetongravity

A post shared by Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows (@squawalpine) on Feb 6, 2019 at 8:23am PST

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Two @gopro clips from yesterday’s experience @squawalpine. . . @momentskis @tahoenative @redneckrippers @volcomsnow @senditofficiall @yeww @get.sendy @risks @thesnowclub @arcticmonkeys #squawvalley #truetothis #skiing #cliffjumping #flipping #powder #powderskiing #flying

A post shared by Brandon Beck (@brandonnbeck) on Feb 6, 2019 at 6:32am PST

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Stupid Deep Bluebird Powder Day at @squawalpine CA yesterday! 77” Storm Total…

A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) on Feb 6, 2019 at 12:14pm PST

So much stoke!