Lake Tahoe

Recent storms brought snow to the Sierra’s marking the potential start of ski season. Crews in the area are preparing for what the season has to bring, with many hoping it will be a great year. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Kevin Cooper of Calipass Resorts to understand the hopes and challenges resorts face.

With winter just around the corner and snow starting to pile up in the Sierra Nevada, here’s a look at when Lake Tahoe ski resorts plan to open this season.

Mount Rose Ski Resort opens this Friday, the first of this year’s ski season. Before heading up to the mountains, make sure to be prepared with transportation, gear and reservations.

A ski resort on the western shore of Lake Tahoe will not open this upcoming winter.

A ski resort on the western shore of Lake Tahoe will not open this upcoming winter.

Cleanup is underway in South Lake Tahoe as a local organization is hoping to “keep Tahoe blue.” NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Kevin Cooper of the Restoring the Lake Depths Foundation to understand what locals are doing to ensure Tahoe remains a healthy lake and safe.

An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park.

The West Coast’s summer has been interrupted by an unusually cold system from the Gulf of Alaska that dropped down through the Pacific Northwest into Northern California.

A San Jose father drowned in Lake Tahoe over the weekend, his family confirmed to NBC Bay Area.

Lake Tahoe hosted the American Century celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood resort, where a Palo Alto boy was able to get Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to sign his paper airplane.

A group of 13 young hikers were found safe after the trail they were hiking was cut off by a fire in Tahoe. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Elisa Soviar, of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, for details about the incredible story.

Authorities in Placer County on Monday found a group of hikers who had been unaccounted for within the boundaries of a wildfire in Tahoe National Forest.

Authorities in Placer County on Monday found a group of hikers who had been unaccounted for within the boundaries of a wildfire in Tahoe National Forest.

Authorities in Placer County have launched a search for a group of hikers unaccounted for within the boundaries of a wildfire in Tahoe National Forest.

Major changes are happening to try and keep Lake Tahoe clean ahead of the holiday weekend. Jessica Aguirre speaks with Jesse Patterson with the “League to Save Lake Tahoe” on this.

A bear was captured on camera this week stealing some workers’ lunches from a cooler that was in the back of a pickup truck near Tahoe City.

A bear was captured on camera this week stealing some workers’ lunches from a cooler that was in the back of a pickup truck near Tahoe City.

74-year-old Raphael Jones Jr. of San Jose was piloting a small plane Wednesday before it went down near Luther Pass

According to the Alpine County Sheriff’s Office, 74-year-old Raphael Jones Jr. of San Jose was piloting a small plane Wednesday before it went down near Luther Pass, near South Lake Tahoe.

A popular Lake Tahoe beach will soon require reservations.