Starting Friday, February 23rd, Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is bringing back a Lake Tahoe classic, “Open Late Fridays”. As the winter days fade and spring season is upon us, Mount Rose Ski Tahoe will be open two hours longer every Friday until the end of the ski season. That means you can skip out of the office early on Friday and get a few extra laps as the chairlifts spin, taunting all those stuck behind the screen of a Zoom meeting.

A field of wildflowers and a tower in Monument Valley during the spring sunrise. Photo by Dalton Johnson

If two extra hours of exploring the winter wonderland isn’t enticing enough for you to take some PTO, maybe the 223 inches of snowfall this season can. With enough snow to cover the mountain, every lift is open at Mount Rose Ski Tahoe, including the legendary Chutes terrain. With the Chutes terrain open, some of the longest continuous vertical in North America are ready for you to make fresh tracks.

Now, if all of this doesn’t excite you, feel free to stay at home and watch Netflix, that just leaves more of the resort’s 1,200 acres of skiing for me. I won’t complain about having a mountain to myself.

In reality, I would be a bit overwhelmed if nobody else was on the mountain, so take advantage of Mount Rose Ski Tahoe's daily specials like the $69 “Ski G.I.F.”, a half-day lift ticket valid after noon on Fridays, to “Two’fer Tuesdays,” Ladies’ Day Thursdays, Local Sundays, and military discounts.

Hopefully, I will see some of you out on the slopes.