Due to lack of snow and seasonably high temperatures, two Vail resorts in Tahoe have pushed back their opening dates. “Mother Nature arrived fashionably late to the party, so Heavenly and Northstar will not hit our originally targeted openings this Friday,” Vail Resorts spokesperson Cole Zimmerman told Tahoe Ski World on Wednesday. SEE PROJECTED TAHOE SKI RESORT OPENINGS BELOW Currently, there […]
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Heavenly, Northstar begin snowmaking
The snowmaking systems at Heavenly and Northstar ski resorts in Lake Tahoe are now operating. Can the 2025-26 ski season be far away? “Our snowmaking systems are fired up and so are we,” a press release Monday stated. “Heavenly and Northstar have officially kicked off snowmaking for the 2025-2026 ski and ride season as we […]
Kirkwood, Northstar extend ski season
Winter weather recently returned in the Lake Tahoe region, dropping a sizable amount of snow, resulting in two ski resorts extending their season by one week. With more than 2½ feet of fresh snow blanketing the Tahoe region in the past week, two Vail Resorts – Northstar California, Kirkwood – are extending their seasons by […]
Northstar providing Christmas holiday fun
The Christmas spirit will be evident throughout the upcoming days at Northstar California ski resort in North Lake Tahoe. Located off Highway 267 in Truckee, Northstar California is a family-oriented resort with an ice rink in its Village. The ski resort has 20 lifts, including two gondolas, that access 100 trails, with 60% for intermediate […]
Three Tahoe ski resorts announce opening dates
Although ski season is still at least three months away, opening dates have been established at three Tahoe ski resorts. Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain and Kirkwood Mountain – three Vail Resorts in Tahoe – are looking ahead to the upcoming season. Northstar and Heavenly will open Friday, Nov. 22, and Kirkwood follows Friday, Dec. 6, conditions […]
Heavenly, Northstar ski resorts open this week
Following a delay in opening for the season, a pair of Tahoe’s largest ski resorts announced they will be opening this week. Heavenly ski resort in South Lake Tahoe will open Tuesday (Nov. 21) and Northstar California in Truckee will be running its lifts for the first time Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23). Last week, both […]
Heavenly, Northstar ski resorts delay opening
The weather this time of year in Lake Tahoe is typically fickle. And due to its unpredictable nature, two prominent Tahoe ski resorts have had to push back their planned season-opening date. Both Heavenly and Northstar – two Vail Resorts – had a tentative opening date of Friday, Nov. 17. However, due to some recent […]
Tahoe Star Tours return to Northstar
Tahoe Star Tours will expand its summer schedule in bringing its popular stargazing events back to scenic Northstar California ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Northstar California will showcase the Dark Skies Cosmoarium for docent-led stargazing events that will take place on select dates between June and September. Led by amateur astronomer and poet Tony Berendsen, […]
Vail Resorts in Tahoe announce opening dates
The ski season remains approximately three months away, but the three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe have already set their tentative dates for starting the 2022-23 season. Heavenly Mountain and Northstar California will target their opening for Friday, Nov. 18. Kirkwood Mountain has planned its tentative opening date for Friday, Dec. 2. The three Tahoe […]
Northstar auctioning Comstock lift chairs
A chance at purchasing a part of Northstar California ski resort history will be available next week. Northstar California ski resort in Lake Tahoe will be holding a Comstock Chair Auction, scheduled to take place Monday, June 20 and running from 12 pm (PST) through June 21 at 12 pm. The 80 quad chairs from […]