Tahoe Donner is known for its accessible terrain that caters to beginners and intermediate skiers. It also offers an excellent cross country center, snowshoeing and snow play. The downhill resort in Lake Tahoe features four lifts, a magic carpet, more than 17 trails, and 120 acres of terrain. Tahoe Donner has a base area at […]
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Season snow totals rising at Tahoe ski resorts
After dismal snow totals heading into the new year, 2024 has been kind to Tahoe ski resorts in terms of snowfall. Mother Nature was especially generous in late January to Feb. 5, dropping 3-5 feet of snow at most Tahoe ski resorts and creating multiple powder days for previously frustrated skiers and snowboarders. “We received […]
Sizable snowstorm buries Tahoe ski resorts
The storm that all Tahoe ski resorts have been waiting for this season arrived over the weekend and is still around a day later, already providing the region with snow totals between 18-30 inches. Some Tahoe ski resorts received their biggest dump Saturday (Feb. 3) and others who didn’t were besieged with high snow totals […]
More snow hits Tahoe ski resorts
Seven Tahoe ski resorts were reporting 10 or more inches of snow Saturday morning. While that’s great news for Tahoe skiers and snowboarders, and meant a terrific powder day on Saturday, those totals could be considered low when resorts check their latest snow totals Monday morning. CHECK OUT TAHOE SNOW REPORT BELOW Multiple weather outlets […]
Will big snowstorm hit Tahoe this week?
Will that much-needed big storm hit Tahoe ski resorts this week? Hopefully so. After several potential big storms this season elicited lackluster snow totals, this week’s weather report looks extremely promising in adding to under-average snow totals for the 2023-34 ski season thus far. The Tahoe Basin has been experiencing freakishly dry and warm weather. […]
Disappointing snow totals at Tahoe ski resorts
Although the rain was heavy at times Saturday in the Sacramento region and its surrounding foothills, the snow totals were modest by Sunday morning for Tahoe ski resorts. While Boreal Mountain was reporting 10 inches at its summit, Heavenly ski resort in South Lake Tahoe was reporting no new snow in the previous 24-hour period. […]
Christmas skiing at Tahoe ski resorts
Don’t expect Santa to be dropping off any white fluffy gifts this Christmas Eve in Lake Tahoe. The Christmas weather forecast and current conditions are not what skiers and snowboarders were hoping for this December when they envisioned a white Christmas. While it will be white at Tahoe ski resorts, the snow remains sparse. Unlike […]
A Bear on the slopes at Heavenly ski resort? Yes, it really happened
Apparently, a youthful bear lost its way Monday at Heavenly ski resort. And probably out of fear, raced across a busy ski run in front of several astonished skiers. Most people have heard or used this punch line that elicits a rhetorical yes response: Does a bear shit in the woods? But is a bear […]
Tahoe Backcountry Safety Week starts Dec. 11
Backcountry safety is paramount for anyone who likes to make treks into Lake Tahoe’s somewhat dangerous terrain. With that in mind, Take Care Tahoe has scheduled the third annual Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, which is full of events and online content. Starting Dec.11 and running through Dec. 16, Backcountry Week is suitable for both novice […]
Mammoth ski resort stages opening day
Following one of its shortest offseasons in resort history, Mammoth Mountain ski resort was back running lifts Friday (Nov. 10) in its season opener. Less than 100 days after the close of the last ski season, Mammoth Mountain is back at it, allowing anxious skiers and snowboarders to make some turns as the 2023-24 gets […]