Although the ski season has ended for most Lake Tahoe ski resorts, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort remains open for much of May. The closing of Mt. Rose last week left just one ski resort open. Squaw Valley says it will remain open until Memorial Day (May 28), weather permitting. For the remainder of […]
Closing dates Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Mt. Rose ski resort closing April 29
A ski season that started in November ends this weekend for Mt. Rose ski resort. Located in Nevada but still considered a Lake Tahoe ski resort, Mt. Rose ski resort will be offering skiing and snowboarding until Sunday (April 29), its season-finale. The closing of Mt. Rose leaves just one ski resort open – Squaw […]
Heavenly Mountain closing April 22
A ski season that started in November ends Sunday (April 22) for Heavenly Mountain ski resort. The famed ski resort in South Lake Tahoe will be offering skiing and snowboarding Sunday in its season-finale. Heavenly Mountain is the last of the three Vail Resort properties in Lake Tahoe to shut down for the season. Kirkwood […]
Northstar California ski resort closing today
Northstar California opened in November and today (April 15) will be offering skiing and snowboarding for the final time this season. Northstar California and seven other Lake Tahoe ski resorts will be closing Sunday in what was an up-and-down 2017-18 ski season. There was a promising start to this ski season with numerous openings in […]
Heavenly, Homewood extend ski season
Thanks to the snowiest month of the season, both Heavenly Mountain and Homewood Mountain announced Tuesday that they would be extending their season by one week. With more than 12 feet of new snow received in March, Heavenly Mountain announced it would extend the season for skiers and snowboarders through Sunday, April 22. The original […]
8 Lake Tahoe ski resorts surpass 300-inch snow totals
Frequent snow storms throughout March has pushed eight Lake Tahoe ski resorts above the 300-inch mark for season snow totals. With “Miracle March” coming to a close this Saturday, season snow totals continue to climb, resulting in multiple powder days for skiers and snowboarders. Squaw Valley is reporting 388 inches of snow this season, topping the […]
Closing dates for Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Although considerable snow has fallen throughout March, many Lake Tahoe ski resorts will still be shutting down by mid-April, pulling down the curtain on their 2017-18 season. Kirkwood Mountain will be the first Lake Tahoe ski resort to close, its final day scheduled for Sunday, April 8. An additional six Lake Tahoe ski resorts, including […]
Tahoe’s Donner Ski Ranch remains open this weekend
A sizable crowd last weekend of skiers and snowboarders, combined with good snow conditions, has convinced Donner Ski Ranch to remain open. Donner Ski Ranch, located off Interstate 80 at the Norden exit, along historic Highway 40 near Lake Tahoe, had originally announced plans to close last Sunday. However, this week they decided to keep […]
Final weekend of skiing at Donner Ski Ranch
This will be the final weekend of skiing and snowboarding at Donner Ski Ranch near Lake Tahoe, which closes Sunday, May 14. While Tahoe’s other smaller, family-friendly ski resorts have all shut down for the 2016-17 season, iconic Donner Ski Ranch remains open, one of four Lake Tahoe ski resorts that’s still running its lifts. […]
Lake Tahoe snow survey yields high numbers
Frank Gehrke of the state Department of Water Resources was once again supplying some very positive news Monday regarding this year’s Lake Tahoe snow survey and what it means to previously draught-stricken California. Gehrke’s final snow survey of the season took place Monday morning at Phillips Station, a large field located near Echo Summitt off […]