High winds bring resort and lift closures on Feb. 24
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As more precipitation rolls into the basin, wind gusts of up to 60 mph at mountain peaks are causing resorts to close their lifts. As the weather persists from this afternoon into tomorrow, we’ve gathered a list of closures as of today, February 24:
Homewood Mountain Resort: All lifts closed
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe: All lifts closed
Heavenly Mountain Resort: 17 out of 27 lifts closed; 10 open
Sierra at Tahoe: 10 out of 14 lifts closed, two lifts on-hold; 4 open
Palisades Tahoe: 28 out of 39 lifts closed; 11 open
Kirkwood Mountain Resort: 5 out of 13 lifts closed; 7 open
Northstar California: 7 out of 19 lifts closed; 12 open
Diamond Peak: 2 out of 7 lifts closed; 5 open
Boreal Mountain: 3 out of 8 lifts closed; 5 open
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