The Vail Resorts in Tahoe keep getting closer to being 100-percent open, and will bring in the New Year with some fun celebrating. CHECK OUT SEASON SNOW TOTALS (below) FOR ALL 14 TAHOE RESORTS Kirkwood Mountain was one of the first Tahoe ski resorts to have its entire mountain open for skiing and snowboarding. Thanks […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Great Christmas holiday ski conditions in Tahoe
There’s plenty of snow at Tahoe ski resorts and the weather should be fairly agreeable, producing a great Christmas holiday season for skiers and snowboarders. The Christmas holidays are annually the busiest time for all of Lake Tahoe’s 14 ski resorts, which ranges from a big mountain like Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows that offers some […]
Abundance of snow for Christmas at Tahoe ski resorts
Christmas came early in Lake Tahoe, where there is an abundance of snow at Tahoe ski resorts for the Christmas holidays. It had begun to look grim in mid-November when the Tahoe region had no snow and it put a doubt in the minds of skiers and snowboarders concerning the amount of snow this season. […]
Snow keeps piling up for Christmas holidays in Tahoe
The snow keeps accumulating at Tahoe ski resorts for the Christmas holidays. There were seven Tahoe ski resorts that received double digits in new snow totals over a 24-hour period ending Monday (Dec. 23). SEE THE SNOW REPORT BELOW for details on all 14 Tahoe ski resorts. The added snow totals will be terrific news […]
Sierra offering discount lift tickets for skiers in festive costumes
Got a Santa outfit and like to ski? If so, Sierra-at-Tahoe will offer a discounted lift ticket for anyone who dresses up as Santa or a festive outfit on Christmas Eve. Sierra-at-Tahoe, which is located off Highway 50 heading into South Lake Tahoe, is offering the one-day Christmas Eve promotion. Anyone who skis in a […]
Christmas skiing in Tahoe – what to expect
If you’re planning a ski trip to Lake Tahoe during the Christmas holidays, the good news is there’s plenty of snow. Two major Tahoe ski resorts – Kirkwood, Mt. Rose – already have 100-percent of their terrain open, thanks to some sizable snow storms over the past month that’s allowed them to offer top-to-bottom skiing […]
Squaw to open famed KT-22 chair
Thanks to a sizable amount of early-season snow, Squaw Valley’s KT-22 chair will be open Wednesday for the first time this season. Following more than 2 feet of snowfall this weekend, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows keeps opening more terrain. Squaw opened its upper mountain Sunday and weather permitting, will have skiers and snowboarders heading down […]
Heavy snowfall Saturday at Tahoe ski resorts
A heavy dose of snow is expected throughout Saturday for Tahoe ski resorts. The National Weather Service issued a storm warning Saturday (Dec. 7) for the Lake Tahoe region. Total accumulation was expected between 1-3 feet of snow. The storm warning was in effect through Sunday at noon. Snow was dumping and it was a […]
Squaw Valley begins snowmaking
Cold evenings have returned to the Lake Tahoe region. And Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is taking advantage of it, announcing late last week it had begun snowmaking operations. “Temperatures have dropped low enough for us to officially kick off snowmaking at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows,” spokesperson Liesl Hepburn wrote in an email. “We made […]
Squaw Valley gets 4 inches of snow
Ski season in Lake Tahoe still lies on the horizon. However, snow has already arrived for many Lake Tahoe ski resorts. One of those resorts is Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. The snowstorm that came through the Sierra this past weekend (Sept. 28-29) dropped a total of 4 inches of snow on Squaw Valley and neighboring […]