Diamond Peak ski resort stepped into its 60th season of operations Friday (Dec. 19) with an entrance into the 2025-26 ski season. Like the other six Tahoe-are ski resorts that are currently open, Diamond Peak is offering beginner terrain as the region awaits the start of more seasonable weather. “We’re thrilled to kick off our […]
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Only 21 trails currently open for skiing in Tahoe region
It’s a monumental understatement to say Tahoe ski resorts are off to a slow start for the 2025-26 season. As of Thursday (Dec. 18), there were only a combined 21 total trails in the Tahoe region open for skiing and snowboarding. There are only six Tahoe ski resorts currently running lifts. And just like the […]
Only two Tahoe ski resorts open for Thanksgiving holidays
In a typical year, multiple ski resorts are open for the Thanksgiving holidays in the Lake Tahoe region. However, this year that is not the case. Only two Tahoe-area resorts – Heavenly, Mt. Rose – are open for skiing and snowboarding during Thanksgiving week. SEE PROJECTED TAHOE SKI RESORT OPENINGS BELOW A lack of snow […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort delays opening day
Due to weather implications, another Tahoe ski resort has pushed back its opening day plans. Sugar Bowl ski resort announced this week that it would not be able to meet its opening-day plans for Friday (Nov. 28). Sugar Bowl, located off Interstate 80 at the Norden exit on Donner Summit, has no scheduled date for […]
Palisades Tahoe ski resort reluctantly delays planned Nov. 26 opener
Like many ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe region, Palisades Tahoe announced Sunday it would be pushing back the date of its planned opening for the 2025-26 season. Originally, Palisades Tahoe had targeted Wednesday (Nov. 26) as its season opener. However, a lack of snow and unseasonably warm temperatures in the Tahoe region have put […]
Heavenly’s 70th ski season begins Nov. 24
The wait for Heavenly ski resort’s kickoff to its 70th season will take place Monday (Nov. 24). Heavenly will become the second Tahoe ski resort to open this season. On Friday, Mt. Rose, in nearby Nevada, became the first Tahoe-area ski resort to begin running its lifts. The famed South Lake Tahoe ski resort announced […]
Mt. Rose first Tahoe ski resort to open
Despite its planned opening day being delayed by nearly two weeks, Mt. Rose ski resort began running its lifts Friday (Nov. 21), becoming the first Tahoe-area ski resort to open for the 2025-26 season The anticipation was palpable as skiers and riders lined up early Friday morning for the first rides up the Nevada ski […]
Heavenly, Northstar ski resorts push back opening dates
Due to lack of snow and seasonably high temperatures, two Vail resorts in Tahoe have pushed back their opening dates. “Mother Nature arrived fashionably late to the party, so Heavenly and Northstar will not hit our originally targeted openings this Friday,” Vail Resorts spokesperson Cole Zimmerman told Tahoe Ski World on Wednesday. SEE PROJECTED TAHOE SKI RESORT OPENINGS BELOW Currently, there […]
Palisades Tahoe offering unique ski, snowboard lesson program
If the desire to improve as a skier or snowboarder is one of the goals for this ski season, Palisades Tahoe might have the answer. Located off Highway 89, six miles from Tahoe City, Palisades Tahoe is offering a lesson program for newcomers with its Perfect Progression Program, a package designed exclusively for first-time skiers and […]
Fickle Mother Nature delays Tahoe ski season opening
Mother Nature always has the final say regarding the opening of ski season in Lake Tahoe. And that will be the case again this season with a lack of snow and more importantly – high temperatures – putting the Tahoe ski season in a wait-and-see mode. Check out PROJECTED TAHOE SKI RESORT OPENINGS below. Located near […]