Tahoe ski resort extends season after April snow. Here’s how long the fun might last

After more than 7 feet of snow was dumped over the Sierra in April, Palisades Tahoe will extend its ski season to Memorial Day, meaning the ski resort will operate Lake Tahoe’s longest winter season.

Moving forward, the resort will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The resort also will be open for the holiday weekend, including Monday, May 30.

Lifts will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., though hours could shift to 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. if the resort starts “to see significant snowmelt again.”

“There’s no significant precipitation or weather in the forecast (though there may be a few windy days), so we are doing our best to preserve the snow we have,” the resort said in a blog post Friday.

“We’ll have our grooming teams out midweek next week even when the resort is not open, and they’ll be harvesting snow from closed areas to prolong the life of other lifts.”

Resort officials will also soon stop unnecessary uphill travel like riding snowmobiles during the day to preserve the snow, except for in the case of an emergency.

For more details on which runs, trails and lifts are open or closed in May, visit Palisades Tahoe’s website at palisadestahoe.com.

This story was originally published April 30, 2022 at 3:37 PM.