After a slow start to the ski season, there are 10 Tahoe ski resorts open for the 2019-20 season as of Friday, Nov. 29. Four more resorts opened Friday – Sugar Bowl, Sierra-at-Tahoe and two Vail Resorts, Kirkwood Mountain and Northstar California. There were six Tahoe ski resorts open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly […]
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Nov. 29 opening day for Sierra-at-Tahoe
Thanks to a big assist this week from Mother Nature, Sierra-at-Tahoe will begin running its lifts Friday (Nov. 29) to kick off the 2019-20 ski season. There are six Tahoe ski resorts that are open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, Boreal Mountain, Alpine Meadows, and Soda Springs. After a slow start […]
Opening day at Northstar Nov. 29
Following a week’s delay, opening day will be Friday (Nov. 29), which means plenty of skiing and riding at Northstar California for the Thanksgiving holiday. There are six Tahoe ski resorts that are open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, Boreal Mountain, Alpine Meadows, and Soda Springs. Northstar California will begin Friday […]
Freebies at Kirkwood opening Nov. 29
The possibility of snagging a free burrito and some cool swag is part of the fun at Kirkwood Mountain’s opener Friday (Nov. 29). There are six Tahoe ski resorts that are open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, Boreal Mountain, Alpine Meadows, and Soda Springs. Opening Day celebrations at Kirkwood Mountain will […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort opens Nov. 29
A locals’ favorite ski resort that’s frequented by many Sacramento-area skiers and snowboarders as well, Sugar Bowl will open for the 2019-20 winter season Friday (Nov. 29). There are six Tahoe ski resorts that are open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, Boreal Mountain, Alpine Meadows, and Soda Springs. With the first […]
Six Tahoe ski resorts open Thanksgiving
Thanks to three straight days of snow, six Tahoe ski resorts will be open for Thanksgiving Day. Following a mostly dry November with zero snowfall, Mother Nature has hit the Lake Tahoe region hard over the past three days. Many Tahoe ski resorts received more than a foot of snow by Wednesday (Nov. 27) morning […]
Will Heavenly open with powder day?
Following a delay due to unusually warm November weather, Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe will open Wednesday (Nov. 27) for the 2019-20 season. The opening of Heavenly Resort, which was originally set for Nov. 22, coincides with cold temperatures and snow that arrived Tuesday (Nov.26). Snow is in the forecast for the next […]
$99 lift tickets at Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region will offer $99 lift tickets in December. In a press release, Sugar Bowl noted “in an effort to make skiing and snowboarding more accessible to skiing families and winter sports enthusiasts this season, Sugar Bowl is introducing new lift ticket and equipment rental specials in advance […]
Vail Resorts in Tahoe begin snowmakiing
The Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood – are expected to all be making snow this week and preparing for their late November opening. Thanks to the recent cold temperatures and dry air in Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Mountain began making snow Sunday (Oct. 27) in preparation for a planned opening Nov. 22 […]
Ski season begins in Lake Tahoe
Skiing in Lake Tahoe was officially launched today (Oct. 25) with the opening of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. This was the fourth straight season that Mt. Rose was the first Tahoe-area ski resort to open for the season. Mt. Rose says it’s the earliest the resort has ever opened for skiing and snowboarding. The earliest […]