Sierra ski slopes should be blanketed with snow by Thanksgiving

Of the holidays for a lot of people, it also coincides with ski season and it's kicking off around Lake Tahoe with some early openings. Already underway. We showed you that live picture of Mount Rose. There it is again, which is opening up. Crews are blending natural snowfall with active snowmaking as clear skies and cold conditions hold. A brief weekend warming trend will force some area resorts to pause snowmaking operations. However, the National Weather Service says there's more rain on the way in the next 7 to 10 days. It could blanket the region with several feet of fresh snow by Thanksgiving. The good news is we've got another big system coming in, but we're looking at an AR event. Now, that's a little bit far out right now, but it's looking good. We need that really hot Sierra Cement hashtag Gorilla Snot to come in and really lay it down in the base. The AR event, he mentioned atmospheric river. Meteorologists note that the colder northern low pressure systems are essential to build a solid, dense base of snow. That's the Sierra cement he was referencing there. Tahoe skiers are optimistic favorable weather shifts could yield an exceptional. Winter ahead. And along with Mount Rose, Mammoth Mountain in the southeastern Sierra is also open. Let's check in with Sal Castaneda. Sal, are you a skier, a rider? Are you planning any Tahoe trips in the weeks ahead? Oh, yeah. We love the snow. I'm kind of retired from skiing. I'll do... Like the groomed runs now, Allie, at my advanced age. I only do the groomed runs. Right. I'm a very mediocre skier. Exactly. Just kind of like, you know, the groomed blue runs. But there was a time when I was out on the black, but not, I don't know, not in the last 20 years or so. Anyway, I digress. This is a look at the Bay Bridge westbound. It's westbound. You can see traffic is moving along okay. It's recovering from an earlier crash. I will say right now at the Bay Bridge, we have backed up all the way out to the foot of the MacArthur Maze. Things are getting better. Highway 4. A little slow there, 680. There's been some slowing in Pleasant Hill. Not much on 24 at all heading over to the tunnel. So we like that. 751. Let's bring Brian back in with today's weather. Thank you, sir. Let's do it. Good Friday morning, everyone. TGIF. It's been a nice week. Look at this shot right here. Ah, yeah. Trying to catch some fog, folks. We're seeing a little, yeah, that's exactly what this is. I mean, we're looking for some low-lying cloud cover as well. This is really just beautiful. And I'll show you exactly what I'm talking about in a moment because it is bone dry out there. There's an absence of that marine layer. Here's where we're picking up just a little bit of this kicked off from the coast. All right, where is the rain? Well, I'm going to show you right now. We're looking at about eight separate systems barreling towards the Pacific Northwest. This speaks for itself. Our next shot of rain. Thursday, Thursday into Friday, Friday into Saturday, and it's it's a small shot, as you can see here. So once we hit really Thursday afternoon, we're going to see these chances move in. But they're looking at two separate satellite radar models and they're kind of fighting each other. This one is showing that we will be looking at rain chances. Not a lot of rain, but another model is showing that this will be heading right towards us. So stick with us while we get a better hold. As far as the system is concerned, the trajectory path and how it's going to really play out. But you can see, watch this. I mean, this is just going to, your screen's going to fill with moisture. This is El Nino, folks. There's no doubt about it. That's all dropping in. We're talking Gulf of Alaska. So cooler air associated with those areas of low pressure, which will help with our snowpack. Alright, closer to home we go. We saw 15 feet as far as waves are concerned yesterday. Add a foot to that. Beach hazard statement with us until Monday. Just avoid the waters entirely. Coastal flood advisory in effect through the 13th. Pretty remarkable. And here we have it, 9.08, we're going to see tides peak a little over 7 feet. So we are witnessing some record-breaking stuff here, folks. Just stay safe. Give yourself extra time as far as commutes. No real wind to worry about. Breezy conditions. We're getting that northwesterly influence. So again, dry, calm, clear, and breezy. Look at these numbers speak for themselves. Almost 80 for areas such as Gilroy. And numbers just ticking on up from here, folks. We're going to see numbers peak come Sunday, 83. It's going to be a beautiful weekend. Get outdoors, make some plans, and keep your fingers crossed. I mean, I think most of us would enjoy some wet weather. So Thursday into Friday, that's our next best bet. All right, stick with us. We've got more news, weather, and traffic for you. We'll see you in just a minute.