This story has been updated with new information at 5 pm on Friday. There was a shooting incident Friday morning at Palisades Tahoe ski resort that led to an officer firing and killing a suspect who was involved in an area carjacking. Late Friday afternoon (Jan. 27), the California State Parks confirmed a fatal shooting […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Tahoe ski resorts still awaiting big snow storm
Tahoe ski resorts are still awaiting that one huge dump, the kind that has the local skiers and snowboarders measuring the white stuff in feet, not inches. Although several Tahoe ski resorts did get some solid totals over the past two days, overall the weekend snowfall was disappointing. Warmer than usual daytime and evening temperatures […]
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. […]
Snow totals piling up at Tahoe ski resorts
While snowfall was infrequent early in the ski season at Tahoe ski resorts, Mother Nature has been making regular visits to start the New Year. Tahoe ski resorts received their fourth major January snowfall Saturday with five resorts getting 10 or more inches of snow. Unlike the first three storms, the latest one included rain […]
Mt. Rose gets 20 inches new snow
It’s been a good January in terms of snow totals thus far for Tahoe ski resorts. The Tahoe region experienced its third storm in the New Year on Wednesday, with totals exceeding a foot or more at six Tahoe ski resorts. The downside to the snow was the news early Wednesday (Jan. 10) at Palisades […]
Eight Tahoe ski resorts receive foot or more of snow
Welcome to perhaps the best ski day of the season in Lake Tahoe, courtesy of a sizable storm that left behind a foot of snow or more Sunday morning at eight Tahoe ski resorts. After very little snow to start the season, the snow is finally beginning to accumulate in the Tahoe region. Many Tahoe […]
Sizeable snowstorm finally hits Tahoe ski resorts
A decent amount of snow finally fell overnight Tuesday at Tahoe ski resorts. And to sum up the slow start to the ski season – it’s about time! The powerful storm brought heavy snow to the higher elevations of the Sierra mountain range. It wasn’t a typical Lake Tahoe snow dump, but it’s one that […]
Modest snowfall at Tahoe ski resorts
Following disappointing snow totals the day before, Wednesday morning brought some modest rejoicing to Tahoe ski resorts, who are hoping for a white Christmas. The slopes will be white, but not plentiful this weekend when Santa arrives in the Lake Tahoe region. Tahoe ski resorts received between 2 and 16 inches of snow in the […]
Diamond Peak ski resort opens with fresh snow
Smiles and fresh snow were everywhere Thursday at Diamond Peak ski resort, which staged its opener for the 2023-24 season. Diamond Peak had 4 inches of fresh snow on its slopes when season passholders got in line for the morning’s first chair. “It is always exciting to kick off the ski season with fresh snow […]
Tahoe Snow Report for Dec. 7
Venerable Frosted Flakes have been around for 71 years and would be the appropriate cereal at the breakfast table Thursday morning following the early season’s largest snowfall to date. Palisades Tahoe had the most snow among Tahoe ski resorts, reporting 15 inches at its summit Thursday morning (Dec. 7). Sugar Bowl got 14 inches, Mt. […]