Superstitious snow dances are no longer needed. Tahoe ski resorts have been getting pounded with snow, so much that locals probably wouldn’t mind it stopping for the remainder of the Christmas holidays. However, snow subsiding through the end of 2021 has about as much chance of happening as people resorting back to snow dancing, a […]
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Ski with Santa at Tahoe ski resorts
Are you looking to make a few turns with Santa Claus during the Christmas holidays at Tahoe ski resorts? Getting that Christmas wish granted is possible, at least at three Tahoe ski resorts. Heavenly, Sugar Bowl and Tahoe Donner will feature Santa on the mountain and available to skiers and snowboarders. This time of year, […]
Tahoe safety tips for driving in snow
The Christmas holidays have arrived at Tahoe ski resorts and so has the snow – lots of it. Tahoe ski resorts received 4 to 8½ feet of snow from last week’s storms and are expected to get pounded again this week with some forecasters predicting up to 9 feet of new snow by the time […]
White Christmas at Tahoe ski resorts
It’s going to be a white Christmas this year at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. How white, you ask? Extremely white. Weather forecasters are predicting between 4 to 8 feet of snow falling, starting Tuesday evening and running through Saturday – Christmas Day. After having virtually no snow throughout the month of November and a third […]
All Tahoe ski resorts now open
Although the start of ski season looked bleak a week ago, it only took a subsequent six days for every Tahoe ski resort to open with considerable terrain for skiers and snowboarders. On Saturday (Dec. 18), Tahoe Donner became the last of 12 Tahoe ski resorts to begin running lifts. That’s fantastic news heading into […]
Heavenly opens additional terrain
An abundance of snow this week has allowed Heavenly Mountain ski resort to open considerable terrain Saturday (Dec. 18) for skiers and snowboarders. Heavenly reports it has 51-percent of its mountain open after expanding its terrain Saturday. It received 10 inches of new snow overnight Thursday and 56 inches from the storms that began Sunday […]
Mt. Rose pummeled with 8 1/2 feet snow
The snow keeps piling up at Mt. Rose ski resort, which has received a staggering 8½ feet from this week’s storms. Snow resumed Wednesday afternoon in the Lake Tahoe region and by Thursday morning Mt. Rose had accumulated another 2 feet of snow. The 102 total inches this week is by far the most snow […]
Tahoe ski resorts expanding terrain
The snow keeps coming down throughout the region, so it’s no surprise that Tahoe ski resorts keep expanding their terrain. The storm that began early Sunday morning and lasted through Tuesday evening in some areas, dropped between 3 to 6½ feet of snow on Tahoe ski resorts. SEE TAHOE SNOW REPORT STORM TOTALS BELOW The […]
Three more Tahoe ski resorts open this week
Winter arrived with a vengeance the past three days and the extreme snowstorm has led to three more Tahoe ski resorts opening this week. Sugar Bowl and Homewood Mountain will begin running their lifts Wednesday (Dec. 15) and one day later Diamond Peak will open for skiing and snowboarding. Thanks to 3-6 feet of snow […]
Mt. Rose gets 4 feet new snow
Mt. Rose ski resort received 4 feet of new snow in the past day and was bombarded by 76 inches from the three-day storm. Despite receiving the most snow of any Tahoe ski resort, problems also ensued for the popular Nevada ski resort near Incline Village, typifying what can happen when the Lake Tahoe region […]