"Mammoth Mountain opened its ski resort today, and Mount Rose opens Friday, but a slew of Tahoe ski resorts have pushed back their openings indefinitely because there's just not enough snow at the moment. As of today, it is officially ski season in California. We have our first reported ski resort opening of the 2025-26 skiing and snowboarding season, and while that is cause for celebration for fresh powder fans statewide,"
"Of course, Mammoth Mountain is at a uniquely high altitude, and they've been able to open early and operate well into the summer in many years. The flip side, of course, is that Mammoth Mountain is much further away from SF than the Tahoe-area ski resorts, and is a 350-mile drive from here that take you nearly eight hours to get there."
Mammoth Mountain opened its ski resort today and is operating due to high altitude and historical early openings. Mount Rose will open Friday at 9 am, becoming the Lake Tahoe area's first resort to open this season. Several Tahoe-area resorts including Heavenly, Northstar, and Boreal postponed their planned opening dates because warm autumn temperatures and limited natural snowfall left insufficient base. Snowmaking teams are working to create conditions but no firm timelines are provided for many resorts. Mammoth remains a longer drive from San Francisco, about 350 miles and nearly eight hours, making it less convenient for Bay Area skiers.
Read at sfist.com
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