Following a day when there was no skiing available in the Lake Tahoe region, seven Tahoe ski resorts reopened Saturday morning, Due to the harsh weather conditions and more mounting snow, most ski resorts were on a delayed opening Saturday (March 11). However, these fivc Tahoe ski resorts remained closed Saturday – Kirkwood, Northstar, Heavenly, […]
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Vail ski resorts in Tahoe closed Friday
The three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe announced Thursday afternoon they would be closed Friday due to severe weather conditions. Another wild few days of winter weather has moved into the Lake Tahoe region as of Thursday evening (March 9). Unlike most severe storms in the 2022-23 ski season, this one will be a combination […]
Snow subsides, Tahoe ski resorts reopen
Following a weekend of harrowing weather that challenged the sanity of any skier or snowboarder wanting to brave the conditions, Tahoe ski resorts returned to some semblance of normalcy Monday. Although many weren’t operating at full capacity, all 13 Tahoe ski resorts opened Monday, following a weekend of 3-4 feet of new snow, high winds, […]
Many Tahoe ski resorts closed Sunday
Due to severe conditions in the Lake Tahoe region, many Tahoe ski resorts are closed Sunday. However, that doesn’t mean there is no skiing or snowboarding today. Three Tahoe ski resorts – Palisades Tahoe, Diamond Peak, Mt. Rose, and possibly a fourth (Kirkwood) – have managed to dig out from yet another snow storm and […]
Season’s first reported death at a Tahoe ski resort
Extreme snow conditions can often lead to tragedy. And that’s what happened Wednesday at Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Wesley Whalen of Queens City, New York, died after reportedly falling into a tree well while snowboarding near the Round-a-Bout area, located on the California side of Heavenly. A tree well is the ground space […]
Severe storms close most Tahoe ski resorts
Severe blizzard weather conditions shut down virtually every Tahoe ski resort on Tuesday. However, there are two exceptions – Heavenly and Diamond Peak. Eleven of the 13 Tahoe ski resorts are closed Tuesday due to the unyielding conditions. While Diamond Peak opened at its usual time Tuesday (Feb. 28), Heavenly didn’t begin running lifts until […]
Rinse and Repeat: Another heavy snow day in Tahoe
Another snow day at Tahoe ski resorts. What’s new, right? Rinse and repeat! It’s been snowing practically nonstop all week at Lake Tahoe and don’t look for it to be letting up anytime soon. CHECK OUT TAHOE SNOW REPORT BELOW As of Saturday morning (Feb. 25), more than 4 feet of snow has fallen since […]
Snow blanketing Tahoe ski resorts
The snow has returned this week to the Lake Tahoe region, fortifying Tahoe ski resorts with additional snow after several weeks of mostly sunny weather. The storms began earlier in the week and there will be little let up until perhaps Thursday (March 2). The forecast is calling for the storm to stretch across the […]
Snow piles up at Tahoe ski resorts
The snow was so deep at Palisades Tahoe on Sunday morning that crews were digging out the KT22 lift chairs by hand. The former Squaw Valley ski resort has received 7½ feet of new snow since Dec. 1. In a 24-hour period from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, Palisades Tahoe got dumped on with more […]
Tahoe ski resorts making improvements
While skiing and snowboarding have been on summer hiatus, six Lake Tahoe ski resorts have been busy making offseason improvements. The three Vail Resorts in Tahoe and three other ski resorts have made upgrades this summer. With time dwindling down to the start of the 2022-23 season, Tahoe ski resorts are quickly bringing to a […]