LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – March is coming to a close, and although the door may be cracked for bouts of cold weather, many resorts are deciding to shut down for the season a little earlier than usual due to lack of consistent snowfall and rapidly melting snowpack.
Last year’s closures during the 2024-25 season for 11 of the resorts in Tahoe took place in mid to late April with the exception of Palisades Tahoe which had a May closure on Memorial Day.
Here’s a list of current closure statuses for resorts as of Monday, March 30:
Closed for the season:
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort and Cross Country Ski Center
Alpine Base Area at Palisades Tahoe
Closing for the season soon:
Sugar Bowl: Temporarily closed from March 30-April 1 and will reopen Thursday, April 2; Closing for the season on April 5
Northstar California Resort: 6 out of 19 lifts open; Closing on April 5
Boreal Mountain: 3 out of 8 lifts open; Target closing date on April 5
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe: 5 out of 7 lifts open; Target closing date on April 12
Heavenly Ski Resort: 10 out of 27 lifts open; Boulder and Olympic lifts closed. Target closing date on April 19
Kirkwood Mountain Resort: 10 out of 13 lifts open; Target closing date on April 19
Open with no target date announced:
Palisades Tahoe: 11 out of 39 lifts open
