Sat, Nov 14 and Sun, Nov 15
Where to Ski Tahoe This Weekend
Too early for a call
We make the weekend call on Thursday. We rank mountains on the next 3 days of forecast, and from Thursday on, those include Saturday. For now, here's what's lined up.
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Drive times are from San Francisco.
Who's opened or set to open by Sat, Nov 14
Dates from each mountain's own site, checked Nov 7, 2026. Snow can move any target, and a date that's passed doesn't prove a mountain opened, so check its report before you drive. Marked rows land on or before Saturday.
- Mt. Rose Ski TahoeOpened Fri, Nov 6 · 4 hr 5 min from San Francisco
- Northstar CaliforniaAnnounced target Fri, Nov 20 · 3 hr 34 min from San Francisco
- Heavenly Mountain ResortAnnounced target Fri, Nov 20 · 3 hr 58 min from San Francisco
- Palisades TahoeAnnounced target Wed, Nov 25 · 3 hr 39 min from San Francisco
- Sugar BowlTargeting Fri, Nov 27 · 3 hr 18 min from San Francisco
- Diamond PeakTargeting Thu, Dec 3 · 3 hr 56 min from San Francisco
- KirkwoodAnnounced target Fri, Dec 4 · 4 hr 2 min from San Francisco
- Homewood Mountain ResortAnnounced target Fri, Dec 11 · 3 hr 54 min from San Francisco
- Boreal Mountain ResortNo date posted yet · 3 hr 13 min from San Francisco
- Sierra-at-TahoeNo date posted yet · 3 hr 32 min from San Francisco
Drive times are from San Francisco with no traffic or chain controls. See every resort by drive time or the opening dates guide.
A place to stay this weekend
No call for this weekend yet. If you're planning to go anyway, here are places near Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe for Fri, Nov 13 to Sun, Nov 15. They're in and around Incline Village, about 18 min from the mountain with no traffic or chain controls.
Add your group in the bar at the top of the list.
Places to stay in Incline Village
Places Booking.com, Expedia and Vrbo list around here. Put your dates and group in the bar at the top of the list to see what's open and what it costs.
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The two main roads
Caltrans status as of Nov 9, 7:04 PM PST, when this page was checked. Chains can change by the time you leave, so look at live chain control before you go.
I-80
Sacramento to Truckee / North Tahoe
No traffic restrictions reported.
US-50
Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe
- • 1-way controlled traffic at various locations from 2.1 mi east of Riverton to 2.5 mi west of Kyburz /at 30 Milestone Tract/ (El Dorado Co) from 1900 hrs each night to 0600 hrs each morning Sunday thru Saturday thru 11/14/26 - Due to construction
Parking at these mountains
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe
Parking is free and first come, first served, with no reservations. You can't hold spaces for other cars, RVs aren't allowed (Sprinter vans are), and there's no overnight parking. As Tahoe's highest base, the upper lots can be windy and cold.
Official parking page ↗(opens in a new tab)Policy notes, not live availability. See every resort's parking rules.
Stuck between two mountains? Compare them side by side, or check the snow report.
Going up over a holiday? Our holiday weekend guide has the pass blackout dates, parking rules and places to stay for those dates.