Bay Area hikers hoping to head to Tahoe soon may need to take up snowshoeing instead, as experts say visitors may encounter snow patches on trails well into fall.
ski resorts extending their ski seasons as late as July 4 may be good news for skiers and snowboarders, it probably has Bay Area hikers, mountain bikers and paddlers issuing a collective groan.— means that it’ll still be many weeks before area trails are ready to welcome anyone without snowshoes. During winters with average snowfall totals, low-elevation trails can usually be hiked by mid-May, depending on geography .
“The temperatures are finally starting to warm this week, and melting started Wednesday and Thursday, so the melt season has now started but will take a while,” said Bryan Allegretto, the forecaster behind Lake Tahoe’sAllegretto estimates that lake-level and very sunny areas could begin to melt by early May, but areas with shade may not start melting out until late May.
The high amount of snow in Lake Tahoe means not just a later season for on-trail recreation but also risks of
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