It’s starting to feel like ground hog day at Tahoe ski resorts. The Tahoe region will be smacked in the face once again by fierce weather conditions, starting early Saturday morning and likely concluding some time early next week. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued two winter advisories and is forecasting up […]
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Severe weather conditions continue at Tahoe ski resorts
Christmas holiday skiing and snowboarding plans at Tahoe ski resorts have been greatly impacted due to quite a bit of rain. Caused by above freezing-level temperatures, the rain continued at most Tahoe ski resorts Friday and into early Saturday morning (Jan. 31). But there was some good news. The rain had turned to snow at […]
Ideal Christmas Day conditions at Tahoe ski resorts
Tahoe ski resorts have already received their primary gift – considerable snow and terrific Christmas Day weather. However, following the balmy high temperatures Sunday that may hit the low 50s, there will be dramatic weather changes at Tahoe ski resorts starting Monday (Dec. 26). The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting Ridgetop winds will begin […]
Tahoe ski resorts open more terrain
The snow was so deep six days ago at Tahoe ski resorts that many of their crews were busy digging out lift chairs by hand. Led by Sierra-at-Tahoe with 67 inches, eight Tahoe ski resorts received 50 inches or more from the sizable snowstorm that hit Lake Tahoe for multiple days. Tahoe’s snowpack is already […]
Snow piles up at Tahoe ski resorts
The snow was so deep at Palisades Tahoe on Sunday morning that crews were digging out the KT22 lift chairs by hand. The former Squaw Valley ski resort has received 7½ feet of new snow since Dec. 1. In a 24-hour period from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, Palisades Tahoe got dumped on with more […]
Thanksgiving skiing in Tahoe
Unlike the previous year, there will be lots of opportunities to ski and snowboard over the Thanksgiving holiday in Lake Tahoe. Six Tahoe ski resorts will be open Thanksgiving Day and two more will be running lifts for the first time on Friday (Nov. 25). See TAHOE SKI RESORT OPENING DATES below. Thanks to a […]
Northstar ski resort begins snowmaking
Snowmaking has begun at Northstar California ski resort. And judging by this week’s projected low evening temperatures, it makes sense that more Tahoe ski resorts will soon be running their snow guns as well. Located off Highway 267 in Truckee, Northstar California began making snow over the weekend. According to a Vail Resorts press release, […]
Tahoe ski resorts making improvements
While skiing and snowboarding have been on summer hiatus, six Lake Tahoe ski resorts have been busy making offseason improvements. The three Vail Resorts in Tahoe and three other ski resorts have made upgrades this summer. With time dwindling down to the start of the 2022-23 season, Tahoe ski resorts are quickly bringing to a […]
Vail Resorts in Tahoe announce opening dates
The ski season remains approximately three months away, but the three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe have already set their tentative dates for starting the 2022-23 season. Heavenly Mountain and Northstar California will target their opening for Friday, Nov. 18. Kirkwood Mountain has planned its tentative opening date for Friday, Dec. 2. The three Tahoe […]
Heavenly extends summer season activities
Although the ski season remains months away, Heavenly ski resort in South Lake Tahoe is still offering plenty of activities. And many of the popular activities have been extended to after Labor Day. Heavenly recently announced it would be extending its summer weekend operations through Oct. 2. The resort originally planned to close summer operations […]