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Ski resorts are citing too much snow, high winds and unsafe conditions. Some are hoping to open Sunday as conditions could improve from Saturday's blizzard.

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A blizzard is closing many of the Lake Tahoe and California ski areas Saturday.

Resorts are citing too much snow, high winds and generally unsafe conditions. Some are hoping to open Sunday as conditions are forecast to improve.

Blizzard conditions will exist at times in the Sierra with heavy snow and strong winds severely impacting visibility and ability to travel. Officials are warning people not to travel to the area. Interstate 80 was closed Friday overnight into Saturday.

Snow will pile up in the Sierra with 5-10 feet above the 5000 foot elevation. 1-4 feet of snow will fall for elevations between 3000-5000 feet. Snow level will lower by Sunday morning to near 1500 ft. Peak gusts have been recorded at Palisades Tahoe over 180 mph.

Here's the latest as of Saturday morning:

Bear Valley: Closed, details HERE

Boreal Mountain and Woodward Tahoe: Closed, details HERE.

Donner Ski Ranch: Runs are closed but the Old 40 Bar & Grill is open. Details HERE.

DSR is CLOSED today due to severe weather. The Old 40 Bar & Grill is open normal hours, 8am to 9pm Stay safe!
Posted by Donner Ski Ranch on Saturday, March 2, 2024

Heavenly: 6 lifts are listed as open as of 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Detail HERE.

12:11 | LIFT UPDATE: All Nevada Lifts including Stagecoach, Boulder, North Bowl, Comet, Dipper, Mott, Galaxy, and Olympic are CLOSED for the day due to wind. Updates: https://t.co/GYjojeCbSK
— HeavenlyConditions (@HVconditions) March 2, 2024

Homewood: All lifts are listed as closed as of 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Details HERE.

Kirkwood: All lifts are listed as closed as of 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Details HERE.

Current Conditions - March 2, 2024
🚨 SATURDAY (3/2) OPERATIONS UPDATE 🚨 from Director of Mountain Operations, Adam Ikemire: “Good morning everyone. We’re seeing similar conditions as yesterday but with more wind + snow overnight. Our team is focused on moving around the base area first — digging out snowmobiles & snow removal on mountain travel routes — then will look at getting up to Chair 6 + 10 to start avalanche hazard mitigation work. I don’t anticipate being able to spin any chairs this morning with the current wind speeds, but the team will give it a few hours to see what happens. We’ve got a lot of pre-work ahead of us just to get to the regular work we do on days like this, so we appreciate everyone’s patience.” Reminder that you can get real-time ops alerts using the My Epic app or via SMS (text “KWupdates” to 530-302-2751) 🎥: Chair 6 Kirkwood Lift Maintenance & Ski Patrol 🦅
Posted by Kirkwood Mountain Resort on Saturday, March 2, 2024

Mt. Rose: Closed, details HERE.

Northstar: 4 lifts are listed as open as of 1:16 p.m. Saturday. Details HERE.

Palisades Tahoe: Closed, details HERE.

**6:35AM UPDATE** Due to wind, visibility, new snowfall, and 16-21 inches of snow in the forecast, all chairlifts at...
Posted by Palisades Tahoe on Friday, March 1, 2024

Sierra at Tahoe: Details HERE.

AT MAR 2nd, 7:15AM: The storm continued strong and fast overnight with the crews battling 100mph winds, zero visibility...
Posted by Sierra-at-Tahoe on Saturday, March 2, 2024

Sugar Bowl: Closed, preparing to reopen Sunday. Details HERE.

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Photos: Blizzard hits Northern California | Friday, March 1

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AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier

Workers clear sidewalks with snow blowers during a snowstorm, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Truckee, California.

MORE STORM COVERAGE: The Valley and Foothill regions saw showers throughout the day while the Sierra battled high winds and near whiteout conditions Friday.

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