As temperatures dropped for the first time this fall, one Lake Tahoe-area ski resort started working on its winter coat Monday.
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, in New Washoe City, Nevada, fired up its snowmaking machines for the 2026-27 ski season Monday as temperatures at the Sierra Nevada resort fell low enough to make snow. It was the first of the area’s ski resorts to begin making snow, according to a news release from the resort.
The ski resort said in its release that its base elevation of 8,260 feet — the highest among Lake Tahoe ski resorts — and mostly north- and east-facing slopes helped its “robust snowmaking system” take full advantage of the below-freezing, low-humidity conditions early Monday…