Winter is still more than 10 weeks away, but a hint of it arrived Sunday evening and lasted into Monday morning at various Tahoe ski resorts. With a goal of becoming the first Tahoe ski resort and perhaps one of the first in the country to open for the 2026-27 season, Mt. Rose ski resort […]
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What’s new this season at California ski resorts?
As the winter season nears, Ski California member resorts in California and Nevada have made significant investments in lifts and other on-mountain infrastructure, facilities, refreshed and affordable lesson programs, and new and returning events. Ski California has been accurately predicting snowfall for ski areas in California and Nevada for two decades and are a great […]
What’s new this season at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort
Venerable Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort in South Lake Tahoe has been working hard this summer in preparation of making its 80th winter season a special one. This season marks eight decades since brothers Ray and Floyd Barrett first spun lifts in 1946 at Sierra Ski Ranch, and the start of an exciting new chapter for the […]
What’s new this season at Mt. Rose ski resort?
An offseason goal for Mt. Rose ski resort near Lake Tahoe was making the mountain experience easier and more convenient for skiers and riders. Mt. Rose has invested nearly $2 million in advance of the upcoming 2026-27 winter season in infrastructure and facilities improvements with a goal of enhancing the guest experience. “Our team’s excitement […]
Heavenly ski resort names Trent Poole new general manager
There is new leadership at Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe, one of three Vail Resorts in the Tahoe region. Heavenly announced Thursday (May 28) that Trent Poole has been appointed Vice President and General Manager of the South Lake Tahoe ski resort. He brings more than 21 years of experience to one of Tahoe’s most scenic […]
Check out what U.S. ski resorts still open
A dismal 2025-26 ski season regarding snow totals is coming to a close throughout the U.S. Palisades Tahoe is the only Tahoe ski resort still open. It will be shutting down its lifts Sunday, May 24. Four other U.S. ski resorts are heading toward the finish line as well. One of those four remaining open […]
Tahoe Palisades plan finally approved
This expansion plan, which encompasses 93 acres of development in Lake Tahoe’s Olympic Valley, was endlessly scrutinized and argued back and forth for nearly 15 years. After considerable debate on both sides of the issue, a resolution has finally arrived for adding to the base village at Palisades Tahoe, the largest ski resort in the […]
15 U.S. ski resorts still open
In terms of weather, it’s been an extremely weird ski season. The entire western United States has seen lower-than-average snowfall this winter, limiting ski resort openings in Colorado, Utah and Washington. In an historic reversal, many Eastern U.S. ski resorts – particularly in the Northeast – received higher total snowfall than numerous major western resorts […]
Heavenly ski resort reopens for final weekend
Just when skiers and riders who frequent Heavenly ski resort were resigned to the fact the season ended prematurely, the South Lake Tahoe resort pulled a shocker – reopening for one more weekend. Heavenly announced Friday it would reopen Saturday and Sunday (April 18-19) in a someone unprecedented move that rarely happens. Give Mother Nature […]
More snow a bonus for Tahoe ski resorts
Thanks to a strong three days of snowfall in the past week, the Tahoe ski season will be going out with a bang instead of a whimper. It’s been a highly disappointing ski season in Lake Tahoe and also in all western resorts, where snow totals were unanimously below average. Six Tahoe ski resorts shockingly […]