Fire burns building at Donner Ski Ranch, comes close to chair lift
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/22/2022 - 6:15pm
A Friday night fire at Donner Ski Ranch has burned one building and came close to ski lifts. When firefighters from Truckee Fire District and CalFire Nevada-Yuba-Placer (NEU) arrived at the scene the fire was already well established, according to their post on social media.
The fire was in an area not accessible by vehicles and firefighters responded on a snowcat and snowmachine. Nearby trees were cut down to prevent fire spread to the nearby chair lift.
The building was located at the bottom of Chair 5 at the resort.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Truckee Fire District.
Donner Ski Ranch is located on Donner Pass Road west of Donner Lake.