A modest amount of snow has already dropped at a few California ski resorts, signaling that the 2023-24 ski season is nearing. Jessica Weaver of Ski California, a familiar name at most of the state’s 35-member ski resorts, has put together a handy preseason guide that touches on last year’s incredible snow totals and what’s […]
Palisades Tahoe
What’s new at Palisades Tahoe for upcoming season
The ski season is fast-approaching in Lake Tahoe, which means the area ski resorts are trotting out their new game plans for the upcoming 2023-24 season. At Palisades Tahoe, the ski season is less than 10 weeks away from the scheduled opening (weather and conditions permitting) of Nov. 22. Mt. Rose has the earliest scheduled […]
Next season opening dates Tahoe ski resorts
The California ski season officially came to a close when skiers and riders took their final runs at Mammoth Mountain on Aug. 6. Although it’s only been roughly three weeks since last ski season concluded in the Golden State, it’s not too early start contemplating the upcoming 2023-24 ski season. Many Tahoe ski resorts are […]
Tahoe’s Vail Resorts announce opening dates
Ski season recently concluded in California. However, it won’t be that long until the 2023-24 ski season arrives. The three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe announced Wednesday (Aug. 16) their target opening dates for the upcoming ski season. PROJECTED OPENING DAY Heavenly: Nov. 17, 2023 Northstar: Nov. 17, 2023 Kirkwood: Dec. 1, 2023 All winter […]
Timberline last North America ski resort to close
The 2022-23 ski season in North America has officially come to an end. Timberline ski resort made it official early Sunday afternoon (Aug. 13), ending a season that reportedly started Nov. 11, 2022. The resort says the closing day marked 276th day of the ski season, one day more than Mammoth Mountain in California, which […]
World Cup skiers will return to Palisades Tahoe
World Cup skiers will once again descend on Palisades Tahoe ski resort next season. The Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup returns to Lake Tahoe Feb. 23-25, 2024. The competition is part of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Tour. Large crowds of spectators at Palisades Tahoe watched World Cup skiers in February 2023. “We are thrilled to […]
Mammoth ski resort closes Sunday
Nearly four months after most U.S. ski resorts shut down for the 2022-23 season, the curtain will finally come down Sunday on Mammoth Mountain ski resort. Located on California’s Eastern Sierra range, approximately 100 miles south of the Nevada state line and 50 minutes from the eastern gate of Yosemite, Mammoth Mountain often stays open […]
Mammoth ski resort open thru Aug. 6
It seems preposterous in California, given the recent heat wave in many parts of the state, that skiing is still taking place. Yet, that is the case. Wanna make a couple of turns before the curtain truly comes down on the 2022-23 ski season? Then head to Mammoth Mountain ski resort, where skiing and riding […]
Exploring Lake Tahoe’s Winter Activities
Lake Tahoe is known worldwide as an incredible destination for winter sports. Straddling the border between California and Nevada, historically Lake Tahoe’s altitude meant it received reliable snow most years. Although climate issues are one primary reason that trend is not as constant, Tahoe ski resorts were breaking seasonal records in the 2022-23 season. The […]
Alpine offering Fourth of July skiing
Following an extremely long season, the curtain will finally be coming down on Palisades Tahoe ski resort on Fourth of July. That’s right, there will be Fourth of July skiing and snowboarding this summer, thanks to a staggering 723 inches of snowfall the Tahoe ski resort received in the 2022-23 season, the most in resort […]