Lake Tahoe ski resorts opened just in time for the winter storm. Watch the snow fun

Three Lake Tahoe area ski resorts opened with perfect timing over the weekend.

Video from Northstar, Heavenly and Kirkwood ski resorts shows the snow conditions as the 2021-22 winter season opened for skiers and riders on December 11, 2021.

The next day, Sunday, a storm rolled in that marked the first “really significant” snowfall of the season, NWS Meteorologist Craig Shoemaker told The Sacramento Bee.

Mountain passes had accumulated nearly a foot of snow by Monday morning, but reports on snow levels will be updated later this morning.

Elevations above 4,000 feet could see 2 to 3 feet of snow, and areas above 6,000 feet could get up to 6 feet of snow with as much as 2 to 3 inches of snow falling an hour. Elevations as low as 3,000 feet could see snow, too.

This story was originally published December 13, 2021 at 11:23 AM with the headline "Lake Tahoe ski resorts opened just in time for the winter storm. Watch the snow fun."

David Caraccio

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David Caraccio is a video producer for The Sacramento Bee who was born and raised in Sacramento. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and a longtime journalist who has worked for newspapers as a reporter, editor, page designer and digital content producer.