Overview
- Heavenly opened Monday with limited terrain, including Patsi's and Powderbowl, after a brief delay.
- Mt. Rose is offering early-season skiing for Thanksgiving week, with experts steering visitors there and to Heavenly.
- Palisades Tahoe postponed its planned pre-Thanksgiving debut due to thin coverage and short snowmaking windows, with no new date set.
- Northstar and Sugar Bowl remain on hold, and Kirkwood is planning to open on December 5.
- Vail Resorts' Tahoe leadership says recent warming hindered snowmaking despite earlier atmospheric river activity, and travelers are urged to check resort websites for updates and expect lean conditions.