Vail resorts in Lake Tahoe prepare for November opening dates

With a drop in overnight temperatures, Heavenly and Northstar's snowmaking teams have fired up their snow guns to lay down a good base in time for their opening days before Thanksgiving.

They are working towards the following opening days: Friday, Nov. 16 at Heavenly and Northstar and Wednesday, Nov. 21 at Kirkwood.

"Heavenly’s snowmaking team, along with the rest of our Best of Tahoe team is readying to go full steam ahead with the largest, most sophisticated snowmaking system on the U.S. West Coast in advance of opening day," said Zak Sos of Heavenly. "A slew of new energy efficient snow guns added to our arsenal at Heavenly this season will be sure to help."