BREAKING: Mt. Rose Ski Area in Lake Tahoe Will OPEN Wednesday | 1-2 Feet of Snow Forecast Next 2 Days

Mt. Rose ski area's famous chutes in the morning light. — Mt. Rose ski area’s famous chutes in the morning light.

Mt. Rose ski area in Lake Tahoe, NV just announced a hour ago that they will be opening this Wednesday, November 4th, 2015.

“Just Announced: Opening Day Wednesday, November 4th! With a strong winter storm about to hit, Mt.Rose Ski Tahoe will open for the season this Wednesday. Terrain, prices, and all other details are still to be determined based on conditions. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to Wednesday!” – Mt. Rose today at 4:oopm

NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Advisory for Mt. Rose ski area that is effect today and tomorrow and is forecast to drop 1-2 feet on the ski area. Mt. Rose’s base is at 8,620-feet. They should get a decent amount of snow out of this system.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 FOOT OR MORE ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH
  LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 2 FEET. 4 TO 7 INCHES AROUND 7000 FEET
  INCLUDING ECHO AND DONNER SUMMITS. 1 TO 3 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. 
- NOAA Reno, NV

Storm snow totals for Lake Tahoe area showing Mt. Rose living in the winning PINK area where over a foot of snow is forecast. image: noaa — Storm snow totals for Lake Tahoe area showing Mt. Rose ski area living in the winning PINK area where over a foot of snow is forecast. image: noaa

Opening day has a 20% chance of snow showers at Mt. Rose, but the rest of the week is forecast to be sunny and nice. This should be a great week of skiing at Mt. Rose, NV.