""A dry forecast is in store for the next week through Thanksgiving and Black Friday," Open Snow wrote in its Tahoe area forecast Friday. "We could see a change in the pattern the weekend of the 29th with colder air moving in and maybe some snow. Overall, through the long-range, there are no big storms showing up, but hopefully that changes as we go deeper into December.""
"It may have felt like the recent rain would never end in Los Angeles, but the record-breaking precipitation in Southern California has failed to translate into a much-desired dumping of snow at ski resorts across the state. While Friday was originally set as the opening date of the Heavenly and Northstar ski resorts in the Lake Tahoe area, officials said mild weather and stubbornly insufficient flurries have delayed those plans."
"The Sierra Nevada resort had initially announced a Nov. 14 opening date, but pushed it off as an atmospheric river storm swept across the state. While forecasters hoped the low-pressure system would blanket the slopes in Mammoth, mountainside temperatures remained too warm for serious snow. Disappointed skiers and snowboarders took to social media to share videos of the muddy slopes."
Several California ski resorts postponed season openings because warm mountain temperatures prevented sufficient snowfall despite heavy rain in lower elevations. Heavenly and Northstar in the Lake Tahoe area delayed their planned openings as flurries remained inadequate, and Vail Resorts has not announced new dates. Open Snow forecast a dry stretch through Thanksgiving and Black Friday with only a possible pattern change near Nov. 29. Mammoth Mountain also pushed back a Nov. 14 start after an atmospheric river brought warm conditions and muddy slopes; a later moderate storm plus snowmaking allowed a limited opening with about one-third of lifts running.
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