As snowfall begins to pick up in the Sierra, several Tahoe-area ski resorts announced their openings for the season. Vail Resorts Vail Resorts announced that two of its properties, Heavenly Ski Resort and Northstar Resort,

Palisades Tahoe, a ski resort overlooking Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada, will open on Friday, Nov. 22, five days ahead of schedule. The opening day was scheduled for Nov. 27, but thanks to the snowfall last week,

Last month, Homewood Mountain Resort, a 1,200-acre ski area on Lake Tahoe’s west shore, announced it would not open this winter.

A major storm system due to slam Northern California this week will hit the Sierra just in time for the start of ski season – but skiers might have to wait for the weekend for a real burst of snow. An atmospheric river event expected to douse California's far north starting Wednesday morning should bring a wave of precipitation to the Tahoe area later this week,