Tahoe ski resorts relish in wintry blast slamming the Sierra with several feet of snow [View all]
OLYMPIC VALLEY — Six weeks ago, Cheryl Varner’s mornings were too warm, too sunny and too boring.
She preferred the cold, snow-bitten pleasure of nabbing the first chair up Palisades Tahoe’s slopes — much as she’s done at the same lift here for nearly three decades.
Luckily, Christmas came early this month.
A series of recent storms pounding the Sierra Nevada mountains have offered a welcome respite from fears of a repeat, bone-dry winter that threatened to leave the area parched and prone to fire. And for a region internationally known for its alluring slopes and epic snowfall, the prospect of a white Christmas brought a sense of palpable relief this week.
“This is as big a present as you can get,” said Varner, 70, who has been on the first chair up Palisades Tahoe’s ski lifts nearly every day for the last 25-plus years.
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OLYMPIC VALLEY, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 24: The Red Dog ski lift at Palisades Tahoe carries Christmas Eve snowboarders and skiers in Olympic Valley, Calif., Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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