LAKE TAHOE, Nev. / Calif. – After an incredibly dry half of December, the basin finally has precipitation in sight, though the forecasted rain has many hoping for colder temperatures.
The slow start to winter has resulted in ski resorts delaying opening dates to an undetermined time, while resorts that have opened are running on limited terrain.
Here’s the latest on resorts as of Tues. Dec. 16:
Open resorts
Heavenly Ski Resort
- 7 lifts
- 6 trails (California side only)
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
- 3 lifts
- 1 trail
Northstar California Resort
- 4 lifts
- 4 trails
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
- 3 lifts
- 6 trails
Palisades Tahoe
- 2 lifts
- 1 trails
Boreal Mountain
- 2 lifts
- 3 trails
To be determined
Resorts with opening dates to be determined include:
- Diamond Peak Ski Resort
- Homewood Mountain Resort
- Donner Ski Ranch
- Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort
- Sierra-At-Tahoe Resort
After opening limited terrain in early December, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort recently announced it is now temporarily closed and will reopen as soon as conditions allow.
The storm
According to OpenSnow, the forecast for the Tahoe area calls for rain throughout the week with wet snow above 9,000 feet.
A colder storm may arrive by Christmas Eve and into the last week of December, potentially bringing long-awaited snow.
