Extreme snow conditions can often lead to tragedy. And that’s what happened Wednesday at Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Wesley Whalen of Queens City, New York, died after reportedly falling into a tree well while snowboarding near the Round-a-Bout area, located on the California side of Heavenly. A tree well is the ground space […]
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Tahoe ski resorts digging out from massive snow totals
Following a week of massive snow totals, Tahoe ski resorts were scrambling Wednesday morning to resume operations after most of them were closed Tuesday due to more blizzard conditions. It’s been quite a week for snow and quite a season as well for snow totals. The snow piling up throughout the Lake Tahoe region elicited […]
Severe storms close most Tahoe ski resorts
Severe blizzard weather conditions shut down virtually every Tahoe ski resort on Tuesday. However, there are two exceptions – Heavenly and Diamond Peak. Eleven of the 13 Tahoe ski resorts are closed Tuesday due to the unyielding conditions. While Diamond Peak opened at its usual time Tuesday (Feb. 28), Heavenly didn’t begin running lifts until […]
Rinse and Repeat: Another heavy snow day in Tahoe
Another snow day at Tahoe ski resorts. What’s new, right? Rinse and repeat! It’s been snowing practically nonstop all week at Lake Tahoe and don’t look for it to be letting up anytime soon. CHECK OUT TAHOE SNOW REPORT BELOW As of Saturday morning (Feb. 25), more than 4 feet of snow has fallen since […]
Snow blanketing Tahoe ski resorts
The snow has returned this week to the Lake Tahoe region, fortifying Tahoe ski resorts with additional snow after several weeks of mostly sunny weather. The storms began earlier in the week and there will be little let up until perhaps Thursday (March 2). The forecast is calling for the storm to stretch across the […]
Vail Resorts aiding Tahoe’s environment
The three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe are helping to raise money in their support of environmental improvement project. Skiers and snowboarders who frequent Northstar, Heavenly and Kirkwood are making sure that their time on the slopes is positively impacting the environment through Vail Resorts’ EpicPromise Guest Donation Program. By donating a dollar when purchasing […]
Snow returns to Tahoe ski resorts
Snow returned to Tahoe ski resorts Saturday evening, dropping a foot or more of fresh powder at three resorts by Sunday morning. The Tahoe region had been mostly devoid of snow following a series of major storms for more than three weeks. The last major snowfall prior to the one this weekend took place on […]
Bluebird days return at Tahoe ski resorts
Finally, the weather at Tahoe ski resorts is somewhat back to normal. Following yet another evening of snowfall, the sun broke through Thursday (Jan. 19) to the delight of skiers and snowboarders who have been waiting nearly a month for an extended period of good weather in the Tahoe region. CHECK OUT LATEST TAHOE SNOW […]
Monumental January snow totals at Palisades Tahoe
January snow totals are monumental at Tahoe ski resorts even though the month has just crept past the midway point. Palisades Tahoe is keeping close track of its January totals that have now hiked its 2022-23 season snow totals to a whopping 350 inches following another reported 9 inches Monday. Palisades Tahoe is among eight […]
Tahoe ski resort snow totals keep climbing
Following another day of heavy snow, the season totals keep climbing at Tahoe ski resorts. After several resorts received more than 2 feet of snow over a 24-hour period ending Sunday morning (Jan. 15), there were now seven Tahoe ski resorts with 300 inches or more of snow for the 2022-23 season. The totals are […]