Mt. Rose ski resort received 4 feet of new snow in the past day and was bombarded by 76 inches from the three-day storm. Despite receiving the most snow of any Tahoe ski resort, problems also ensued for the popular Nevada ski resort near Incline Village, typifying what can happen when the Lake Tahoe region […]
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Latest Tahoe Snow Report
As advertised prior to this much anticipated storm, the snow arrived in bunches by Monday morning (Dec. 13) at Tahoe ski resorts. Four Tahoe ski resorts received between 21 to 24 inches from the snow that began to fall early Sunday morning and was still coming down more than 24 hours later. It was a […]
Northstar ski resort opening Dec. 12
A third Vail Resort in Lake Tahoe will be opening this weekend. Northstar California ski resort announced Friday it would be open for skiing and snowboarding Sunday (Dec. 12). Two other Vail resorts in Tahoe – Kirkwood and Heavenly – are both opening Saturday (December 11). Located off Highway 267 in Truckee, Northstar entered this […]
Heavenly, Kirkwood open Dec. 11
Due to colder weather in the forecast and snow from a much-needed storm, Heavenly and Kirkwood ski resorts announced they would be opening Saturday (December 11). Snowfall began Wednesday evening and by Thursday morning (Dec. 9) Kirkwood had received 6 inches and Heavenly recorded 5 inches. The third Vail Resort in Tahoe – Northstar California […]
Mt. Rose ski resort opening Dec. 10
Thanks to its snowmaking and snowfall that began Wednesday evening, Mt. Rose ski resort will be running its lifts for the first time Friday (Dec. 10). On its website Thursday morning, Mt. Rose was reporting 4 inches of overnight snow at its base and 6 inches at the summit. The snow was continuing Thursday morning […]
Snow storms hitting Tahoe ski resorts
A much-needed change in the weather will most likely bring a huge boon to Tahoe ski resorts, which have been mostly dormant for the start of the 2021-22 season. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory that goes into effect at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 8) and lasts […]
Boreal offering Tahoe’s only legit skiing
For Tahoe ski resorts, the news regarding snow remains depressing with Mother Nature continuing to disappoint anxious skiers and snowboarders. As of Friday (Dec. 3), the Tahoe region’s 14 ski resorts have a combined one legitimate lift open for skiing and snowboarding. Despite running the lone Castle Peak lift, Boreal Mountain has been drawing pretty […]
Boreal opens Thanksgiving weekend
Thanks to Boreal Mountain, there will be Thanksgiving holiday skiing and snowboarding in Lake Tahoe after all. With the high possibility of no holiday skiing for the first time in perhaps 25-plus years due to high temperatures and no snow, Boreal announced Thursday it would be opening Friday (Nov. 26) for what it hopes is […]
Will there be Thanksgiving skiing in Tahoe?
No skiing in Lake Tahoe on Thanksgiving weekend? Yep, that appears to be a likelihood this season. Barring an opening by Boreal Mountain, this week there could be no families in Tahoe slipping into their skis or snowboards and taking a few morning runs, then promptly heading home for a huge Thanksgiving meal. For the […]
What’s new at Tahoe ski resorts
Home to the largest concentration of ski resorts in North America with 14 downhill ski resorts and 10 cross country ski areas, Lake Tahoe offers a variety of budget and ability-friendly options for every level of skier and snowboarder. Coming off a season that was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, many Tahoe ski resorts scaled […]