Skiers and snowboarders who frequent Mount Rose ski resort will remember this season for years. That’s because it’s a record-breaking one for Mount Rose, which has 761 inches of snow for the 2016-17 season. Although five more Lake Tahoe ski resorts will be closing this weekend, Mount Rose ski resort will remain open for another […]
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Sugar Bowl has second most snow among U.S. ski resorts
Snow totals continue to mount at Sugar Bowl ski resort. After more snow accumulation earlier this week, the Lake Tahoe ski resort has the second most snow of any ski resort in the United States with 782 inches. Thanks to its enormous snow totals, Sugar Bowl announced Thursday that it would be extending its season […]
Ski season may not end for Squaw Valley
The ski season may not end for Squaw Valley. The famed Lake Tahoe resort is considering staying open, thanks to its monumental snowpack. Following more snow over the past few days, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows now has 705 inches of snow for the 2016-17 season. This has led Squaw Valley CEO Andy Wirth to contemplate […]
Lake Tahoe ski resort closings
Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts will be closing Sunday (April 23), pulling the plug on a monumental ski season in regards to snow. It’s been quite the ski season for Lake Tahoe ski resorts. By mid-March, there were eight Lake Tahoe ski resorts that had received 600 or more inches this season. Historically, the average […]
Three Lake Tahoe ski resorts close for season
Although there is still plenty of snow and interest in skiing and snowboarding remains, three Lake Tahoe ski resorts – Homewood Mountain, Kirkwood Mountain, Tahoe Donner – closed Sunday. Perhaps it was fitting that the three ski resorts closed on a day when the snow returned to the Lake Tahoe region. It began snowing Sunday […]
Heavenly, three other Tahoe ski resorts set new snow total records
Heavenly Mountain and three other Lake Tahoe ski resorts have broken season snow total records in the 2016-17 season. Also establishing new season-total snow records are Northstar California, Mount Rose and Diamond Peak ski resorts. Records are falling as fast as the snowfall this season. Four Lake Tahoe ski resorts have eclipsed the 700-inch mark […]
Snow total reaches 775 inches at Sugar Bowl ski resort
Sugar Bowl ski resort continues to accumulate the most snow in the Lake Tahoe region. The resort received 15 inches on Thursday, 61 inches thus far in April, and now has the most snow among Lake Tahoe ski resorts – 775 inches for the 2016-17 season. It’s been quite the season for Lake Tahoe ski […]
New snow total record for Northstar California
One more snow storm was enough to put Northstar California ski resort over the limit, establishing a new seasonal total for snowfall – a whopping 699 inches. Located off Highway 267 in North Lake Tahoe, Northstar California received 9 inches of snow Thursday, 17 inches the past two days, and 42 over the past week, […]
Fun spring skiing events at Squaw Alpine
Spring skiing will be celebrated on a number of upcoming days at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows – assuming the crazy April weather doesn’t interrupt the schedule. A storm hit Lake Tahoe ski resorts again Thursday, but should subside by this evening. However, more snow is on the way, starting sometime Sunday. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows […]
Snow returns to Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Skiing and snowboarders who love spring skiing might not be happy about this news: It’s snowing again at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. After getting close to 3 feet of snow last week, the Tahoe region got a respite from the snow, but it came back Wednesday. According to Snow Forecaster Bryan Allegretto, snow levels will […]