. >>> is opening day at palisades tahoe. winter sports enthusiasts are pumped to be here, getting in line for this gondola nice and early to make first tracks. they're going all the way up to the top of the mountain, skiing all the way down, something they have been waiting for all year, and they have a 4 week head start. fresh powder fell on the rebranded palisades tahoe, so they opened the lift 4 weeks early. >> it's amazing, just being able to do it in october. >> it's a really special treat. >> reporter: on halloween weekend, it is trick-or-treat. skiers celebrating the fresh powder and their favorite fall holiday. >> i am a strawberry. >> i am a velociraptor. >> reporter: skiers are eager to make first tracks in october, for only the third time in 72 years point >> it special because it was such a rough summer, and this is just kind of our cherry. this is like, it's okay, our strawberry on top. >> reporter: costumes are encouraged on the slopes, open every weekend, until the end of november. palisades tahoe is following

skiers at palisades tahoe were on the first chair, the gold coast run this morning, only the third time in more than 70 years the resort has opened this early and joining the left is alex from palisades tahoe thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. i wanted you to look at the great snow we have. >> it looks great. tell us about the early opening, the snow last weekend, can you make snow to add to this? >> we are skiing on all-natural snow right now, something that does not happen very often for opening day. normally, we rely on our snow makers to get us to the finish line and open for our opening day. but we have 3.5 feet of snow on the upper elevations with the monster storm earlier this week and it allowed us to open a month earlier than scheduled as we were not supposed open until the wednesday before thanksgiving. >> being that it is natural snow, how many lifts do you have going now? >> we have seven open today. all of our skiing is on the upper mountain. we have beginner and intimate, limited grooming, but i went up there this morning and the snow is fantastic. it is

this is palisades. tahoe used to be called squaw valley that change your name this year. >> and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is giving us an update on sierra snow. yeah, that is great to see several feet of snowfall across some of those higher peaks at those ski resorts. specially get above 8,000 feet or so. that's where they had a lot of heavy snow and they continue to get a little bit of a break now in a much needed break, but there are more storms lining up as we head toward next week and likely going to see a lot more storms, bringing more snow up there. those colder storms likely to roll instead of the atmospheric river. so if you're traveling up there, here's donner summit on 80. the roads are open. be careful. lot of snow there on the sides. very impressive looking. still a lot of moisture on the ground freezing possibly into early in the morning hours. so you want to avoid some of that a week to about 9 o'clock or so and then head on up. that will be a lot safer. if you're going up there th

is officially underway at palisades tahoe.oday's opening is a in october certainly a rare occurrence. and as zach fuentes from abc 10 in sacramento reports, eagers skiers and snowboarders were lined up very early today opening weekend in october. it does not happen very often at all. in fact, this is only the third time in the resort 72-year history that this has happened and people were so eager to get out and take advantage of it. they opened up at 9 am but people started lining up at six getting outside getting active. it just makes you more happy. and when you doing something you love like skiing makes you even more happy. i'm feeling super psyched and i'm just ready to go ski. yeah, those folks say they plan to be out here all weekend taking part in this right now. i have alex here with palisades tahoe. how excited are you guys for this? i am so excited. i mean these people got out here so early everybody is just so fired up to be able to ski in october. that's not something you can usually do especially halloween weekend

. >> it is opening day at palisades tahoe. people are pump to be here getting in line for this gondola nice and early to make the first tracks. they are going all the way to the top of the mountain and it is something they have been waiting for all year. >> reporter: fresh powder fell at palisades tahoe. they have opened their lives four weeks early. >> it's amazing just to be able to do it in october. >> it is trick-or-treat. skiers are celebrating the fresh powder. >> skiers easy to make the first tracks and not tober for only the third time in 72 years. >> it was such a rough summer. this is kind of our jury. it is okay, it is our strawberry on top. >> costumes are encouraged on the slopes. they will be open every weekend until the end of november. you are going to have to wear masks indoors if you are unvaccinated. at palisades tahoe, kpix5 . >>> doors opened yesterday three weeks ahead of schedule. it was a similar seen at mammoth mountain. >>> president biden has started his international trip. who he has met with alread

now palisades tahoe will be open friday through sundays until later in november.will open full time weather permitting, of course. but if you want to come here skis and a little open around 09:00am. so it's going to be good time for all you can people already getting very excited. we're live here at palisades. james and darya. back to if i recall, you do not ski or snowboard, is that right. well, you know, i've done it a few it's a good you know, i'm from southern california the i only done it a few times. but i'm not an expert about you are, you know, list. you come all this have to go up that left behind you, the cut the gondola and go skiing. give it a try >> you're paid to do loot lee. absolutely. i will. i will definitely give it a try it. it's a lot of fun. isn't it you know, really don't lend on. i barely i just go there for the that's what i thank kay. tom, before we let go, i just want to say a quick hello on behalf of reyna harvey our traffic anchor. i understand you guys are old friend. she wanted this to wish you a. >> happy holidays. fantastic. reyna

palisades tahoe will open for skiers. morning with a look at what conditions are awaiting a state on as we head up there this weekend. good morning. >> good morning, james and darya and everybody in the bay area. yes, very exciting here. very exciting day here at pat palisades tahoe exciting because look, 3 and a half feet of snow that just fell on monday and that record snowstorm. and that's why they're able to open so early this year as we show you some video of palisades tahoe you see here that the 3 and a feet of snow much of the earliest openings in the resort's history. this will be only the 3rd time in 72 years of operation that the resort has opened in october. and you know, it's just such a great day here for us. skiers snowboarders from across the region. they will come up and the operations will get underway around 9 in the morning. but if skiing and snowboarding is not necessarily or thing. what no worries because they also this thing called the village here and you see right here is a bunch of outdoor seating

it includes the newly renamed palisades tahoe reporter. brian hickey was there as people lined up before the sun was up and has a look at conditions people expected. they're planning to head for the slopes. here we are opening day up in tahoe palisades tahoe. as a matter of fact, look at this. i mean leaves are still on the aspen trees up here and the mountain covered in snow, courtesy of that little thing called an atmospheric river that blasted. the sierra last weekend and made possible today opening day here at palisades tahoe and alex podolski here with us, alex. how significant is this in the history of this mountain? it's very significant. so this is only the third time in our resort 72 year history that we've been able to open in october. the last time was 2000 and four. and here you were. you thought you had four weeks to prepare. you had four days. what did it take to get open? four days. yeah that is not the amount of time we usually take to get this mountain open this is a big mountains. big operation. it took our lift teams com

it's opening day for those going up to palisades tahoe formally known as squaw valley. his past weekend record breaking storm the last time the resort opened in october was back in 2000. 4 several other tahoe ski resorts are opening early thanks to this now and skiers and snowboarders are happy to be back on the slopes. halloween has even happened yet. so like it's kind of like mind blowing like skiing already. it looks pretty actually like the stuff that people are skiing like everything that's been groomed. elects killer like some off the stuff looks keyable, too. >> some. so i was like going fast, having fun. what he liked about skin. >> it's fun. ready to hit the slopes hope. i'm ready. i'm so ready. palisades tahoe be open from 09:00am to 03:00pm through sunday until daily operations start on november 24th. >> now you don't have to wear a mask in line for lifts or on the slopes. but you do have to wear a mask indoors. if you are not vaccinated, we have a full list of other resorts opening early on. our website. kron 4 dot com. proper meteorologista reese rodriguez j

jobina: palisades tahoe was recently changed because its old name was deemed it to be racist. julian: a california family evacuated from afghanistan. the emotional update from roots of peace. mike: i want to circle back to tahoe and show you the seven day forecast. 61 degrees, high clouds and sunshine. everything will re-freeze at night if it thaws during the daylight. cooler and dry sunday. but monday, look at snow levels, a thousand feet, and the same thing thursday. it is going to be raining. clear and the inland east bay area spared 48 in cimarron -- area. 48 in san ramon. the montague, 51. --heoun view, 51.fog possibly ce to the golden gate. yesterday it did not. there is a look at the east bay valleys, average high is 74. starting off at 54. warming into the upper 60's by lunch or low to mid 70's during the afternoon hours. if you're headed out, find a seat under one of the heaters. air quality will be cleaned with future radar showing we are in and out of clouds except for the post. the closer you are to the north bay, starting off with drizzle and random showers as we

in last week's atmospheric river event for some of the ski resorts in the sierra to open early palisades tahoee skiers, very happy skiers and snowboarders to its slope yesterday, and it will be open through the weekend at palisades tahoe used to be of course known as squaw valley and alpine meadows before changing its name last month and in the south mammoth mountain has also opened really exciting to see all of that snow. just coming down drew. i know we've got a little will rain in our forecast, but what are the conditions for skiers and snowboarders looking like they were so happy last week that atmospheric river dumped three feet in some of our highest peaks with the rain. we're tracking later on in the forecast. it looks like the snow will be confined to the highest peak snow levels of upcoming week about 7,500 to 8,000 feet. so we're tracking some warm storms on our way tonight though. it's a little bit of drizzle. mostly cloudy skies over the city, but all in all it's a pretty quiet night live looking the explorator. camera right now showing you the sf skyline. mostly cloudy skies from

thanks to that bomb cyclamen earlier this week palisades tahoe of ariel had enough snow for eager skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes. a town wallace tells us this is one of only 4 times palisades has opened this early. >> jacob fields hit the slopes today, something he never thought he'd be able to do so early in the year halloween even happened yet. so like it's kind of like mind blowing like skiing already. he was among thousands of grateful writers who came here to palisades tahoe for the resorts grand opening marking just the 3rd time in its 72 year history that it opened in october. that was made possible thanks to mother nature. the storm this week left upper elevations with 3 and a half feet of snow it looks pretty actually like the stuff that people are skiing like everything that's been grim killer like some off the stuff looks keyable, too. some stuff. the resort originally planned to open 3 runs today. but thanks to hard work from crews. they've actually open 7 runs, as you can imagine, that's led to happy writers writers of all ages, including 6 year-old jack blockers

palisades tahoe was renamed because the only was considered racist.st chairlift is expected to take skiers up at 9:00 a.m. julian: a high-profile hollywood home invasion of one of the housewives of beverly hills robbed at gunpoint. experts explaining the possible motive. jobina: you are looking live at the big board of the new york stock exchange.another update on how the markets are doing, next. julian: class, is your dog super smart or typical? one adorable thing some of them do that could be assigned that they are intelligent. mike: there you go. [laughter] let's take a look at the weather. you will understand when you see the story. it is pretty warm, 61. if you are with us yesterday during the day lives, i showed you halftone, where the snow has melted. higher up, more snow on the way for monday, wednesday, thursday, with snow levels around 8000 feet. down at lake level it will be raining. let's look at san francisco, where it is clear on the bayside with cloudiness along the coast. temperatures running from 57 to 59 degrees. 59 at san leandro. 4

. >> palisades, tahoe, which used to be squaw valley. yeah. st time the resort opened this early was back in 2004 when it was still called swat valley until daily operations start. >> on november 24th palisades will be open fridays through sundays. the shows us what you can expect when you do decide to hit the slopes. >> jacob fields hit the slopes today, something he never thought he'd be able to do so early in the year halloween even happened yet. so like it's kind of like mind blowing that unlike skiing already. he was among thousands of grateful writers who came here to palisades tahoe for the resorts grand opening marking just the 3rd time in its 72 year history that it opened in october. that was made possible thanks to mother nature. the storm this week left upper elevations with 3 and a half feet of snow it looks pretty actually like the stuff that people are skiing like everything that's been groomed elects killer like some off the stuff looks keyable, too. some stuff. the resort originally planned to open 3 runs today. but thanks to h

morning, alpine meadows received two ft at its base palisades tahoe scheduled to open november 24th.south. take a look at these photos from heavenly resort saw more than two ft of fresh snow that resort actually scheduled to open on november 19th, which is just about 3.5 weeks away, bill. yeah you're saying how much snow fell up there as well as the rainfall around here and before the snow. they got 2 to 5 inches of rain, so the creeks are full. it's just been written like tar. we talked about that on the four o'clock news. it's all the way up to the where it belongs right now because it was below the natural overflow at the lake into the truckee river. so yeah, it's significant, significant event, and it's making us all kind of take a right because we did away with fire. danger right? that's it's always a concern, but not as much as it would have been. and then we're. made a big chunk out of this out of this drought potential so good stuff, so the live picture outside shows a pretty turbulent sky. this looks like february not late october. we are going to warm up a little bit as we

this is video from today at palisades. tahoe officials say this is the only time only the third time and it's 72 year history. it is opened in october, palisades received 3.5 ft of fresh snow from that recent storms and heavy rain right now is drenching the northeast, flooding streets and causing power outages. flash flood watches and warnings are in place as the season's first nor'easter crawls right up the atlantic coast in new jersey. heavy rains flooded streets, while strong, gusty winds knocked out power for thousands of people. several states could see between two and possibly six inches of rain by tomorrow. the severe weather comes more than a month after hurricane ida caused widespread damage. coming up new protections for renters in san francisco plus pg and e still working to repair damage left behind from this weekend storm look at the progress after the break up first, though a potential win in the effort to keep the a's in the city of oakland tonight's vote from alameda county leaders. that could give a big financia

only the third time in 72 years, skier also hit the slopes in october at the resort now known as palisades tahoe. >> that's really exciting. >> when three feet of snow hits the mountain what other choice to do you have? >> have a ton of snow. we always get snow up here in october but this was substantial. >> alec said that it was a quick decision to open this coming friday. >> yesterday morning i started my workday thinking thinking i had a month to get ready and that's not the case. we just got a couple days. >> it's all hands on deck prepping the mountain for visitors. >> we kicked it into over drive. our crews have to be out. ski patrols had to be out. >> skiers and riders expected to dress accordingly. >> i think that will be fun this weekend to see what people come out wearing. >> that may not include masks for covid. palisad es is following guidelines which means no more masks in lift lines. visitors will only have to mask uindoor itself they are unvaccinated. >> it'll be nice to return to normalcy. >> it's a welcome return for thavid ier. ol. kewato recreate in the mountains. >> local wil

the newly renamed palisades tahoe opened today. brought down four feet of snow. >>> a pelican recovering after being plucked from a lake. you can see it is being treated. this started yesterday. people started calling to report a pelican had a fish hook in its throat. a fishing line around its neck and bill. they were able to rescue it by taking out little boats out there. they grabbed it. doctors treated the bird. it's feeling better. staff say it is getting better and eating. >>> get ready for spooky science. after 19 months, cal's lawrence hall of science is reopening this weekend. a lot of hands on halloween science exhibits, pumpkin catapulting and more. the museum is encouraging everyone to come in costume. tickets are $20 for everyone 3 and older. masks are required. >>> he is a legend. he is so cool. carlos santana back here as a spectator instead of a performer. >>> our best story of the night. it's cool. an exciting homecoming and tribute for carlos santana. he came back home today to san francisco's mission district. >>

palisades tahoe welcoming skiers on friday. just the third time in 72 year that the area will open in october. employees are busy getting the mountain ready for visitors. >> we kicked in to over drive. we have our crews have to be out there, checking the lifts, ski patrols. ski patrols have to get back out there. >> that is really exciting. >> the resort is following current guidelines for placer county. masks aren't required and visitors will only have to mask up indoor itself they arno ated. >>> coup next trick or treat. watch this year's most popular candy and forget squid game or baby yoda. which costumes the top picks. >>> and streaming today on cbsn bay area lincoln university is in its first year with the sports program. coming up at 1:15 we talk to head coach basketball hall of famer oakland native gary peytn. >>> and a way to celebrate the day of the dead in oakland. you can watch the kpix.com or on the app. >>> what you don't know is behind the scenes, he is a pleasure to work with. he is just what you see is what you

. >> palisades tahoe to open up early palisades which was formally named squaw valley will open thisday october 29th. it's only the 3rd time in the resort's 72 year history that its opening in october, it typically opens at the end of november. and while they're pretty excited open early resort. officials say the surprise snowfall really kick them into high gear. >> you know, we're in our shoulder season. this is really the time that our resort is getting ready for our opening, which is supposed to be end of november. so, you know, crews are coming on board were getting our let's ready. we're getting things set up for the season. but we've really had to kick into overdrive this bring a lot of people kind of fun. some stuff up on the schedule that we normally wouldn't be doing this time of year. everybody, you know, came in and got to work. we're making it happen. >> yeah. it's good problem to resort is following placer county's covid rules. so face masks will only be required indoors for those who are not vaccinated and because halloween is this weekend costumes are encouraged. >> it

palisades tahoe and mammoth mountain are capitalizing on the recent snowstorm. customers to show off the halloween costume this weekend. the ski resort will be open on weekends only for now, but full- time operations begin next month. mammoth mountain opening four lives tomorrow. >> i want to see somebody dressed as an atmospheric river skiing down the slope. >> that would be a good costume. >> talk about the meta-verse. >>> we are in a dry spell right now, but that will change eventually. the rain is staying to the north right now. really aimed toward the pacific northwest. as we head into the weekend, the next storm system to the west will be heading in our general direction, but exactly where it goes is going to determine our shower chances on saturday. if it stays to the north, the bay area stays dry. it heads towards us, we have a chance for a couple showers north of the garden gate. that is what futurecast is anticipating. we will see some passing clouds up in the atmosphere tomorrow, but there is that swirl of close indicating the next storm system is clo

boreal is the latest to announce an early opening, tomorrow, joining palisades tahoe and mammoth mountain. >>> chief meteorologist paul heggen joins us, and it should be a beautiful weekend to hit the slopes, or outside lands, or trick-or-treating. >> we have a slight chance of showers over the north bay, but in the mountains, i don't think anything will dissuade the avid skiers from getting out there this early in the season. we are tracking a storm system way off the coast. it is pretty weak and will track close to us into the weekend. today, warm around the bay area. another atmospheric river is soaking the pacific northwest. let's track the next storm system. while we will see passing clouds overhead with locally dense fog near ground level tonight, nothing falling out of those clouds, and the fog will dissipate quickly tomorrow. here is the swirl of clouds that indicate the storm system approaching on saturday. the forecast models are still all over the place with this one. some send it all the way to the north, and this one shows north bay chances, with a chance of passing showers o

oriole and the newly rebranded palisades tahoe both open for business today, courtesy of last weekend'storm. >> it's amazing, is at hand, just being able to do it in october? >> yeah. it's a very special treat. >> it special because it was such a rough summer, and this is just kind of our cherry, this is our it's okay, our strawberry on top. >> costumes are encouraged on the slopes this halloween weekend. >>> those resorts could be getting a top up next week point >>> the high sierras will pick up a bit nor snow while the bay area picks up more rain. the weekend doesn't mostly dry. there's a chance of a few showers on the coast north of the golden gate tomorrow, but this storm system, the energy with it is mostly traveling to the north, and it is pretty weak. it does not have a whole lot of moisture to work with. the impact are going to be additional cloud cover. as we head into the second half of the weekend, things are looking troy across the bay area, during the day and into the evening, and then late sunday night, the moisture will be tracking towards us. let's take a closer look. t

palisades tahoe will open this friday. it will only be open on the weekends. they used to be known as squab valley before changing the name last month. ama: in the end, the city got the outcome they wanted from alameda county today. casey pratt is breaking down all the new developments. casey: in their second marathon session since june, the alameda county board of supervisors decided to join the city of oakland and the a's project. >> aye. >> aye. >> no. >> with that, we have concluded the 12:00 set matters. casey: with that 4-1 nonbinding vote, hthe lone nay coming from keith carson, the agenda item came to a close nine hours after it began. the city of oakland renewed its hope of keeping the haze away from las vegas. >> it is time to make a move. whether that is a move to carry the ball further down the field, so to speak, to make progress, to outline next steps. >> we have all been out to the site. it is an empty site right now. the land will become useful and it will create jobs. >> we have 134 unions who have endorsed this project, the most in the histor

palisades tahoe and mammoth mountain are both open ahead of schedule on friday. >>> a live look outside at salesforce tower, silhouetted by the dark skies outside. >> chief meteorologist paul heggen is with us, and it was nice to have a break. the air still smells so fresh and clean. >>> the atmospheric river scrubbed the atmosphere. we saw a few showers north of the golden gate, but now dry out for the next few days. high pressure is building in from the southwest. it means a calmer weather pattern, and a warmer weather pattern for the next few days. temperatures will peak on thursday, and back off slightly on friday, but we are still talking about near normal levels through the rest of the work week. futurecast shows a few showers trying to run back into the north bay tonight, but it should remain to the north. rain chances are in the forecast for northern california, oregon, and especially washington, but we will stay dry. close to begin the day tomorrow, then we clear out for midday and into the afternoon. plenty of sunshine to help the temperatures warm up to normal for this time o

skiers will hit the slopes in october at the resort now known as palisades tahoe. >> that is really exciting. >> when three feet of snow hits the mountain what other choice do you have? >> we have a ton of snow. we always get snow up here in the sierra in october. this was substantial. >> the spokesperson says it was a quick decision to open this coming friday. >> i started my workday thinking i had a month to get ready for opening day and that is not the case any more. just got a couple days. >> it is all hands on deck prepping the mountain for visitors. >> we kick today in overdrive. we have our lift crews out there. checking our lifts, ski patrol got to get suited up and get back out there. >> halloween weekend, skiers, riders, expected to address accordingly. >> i think it will be fun this weekend to see what people come out wearing. >> that may not include masks for covid-19. they are following placer county guidelines that means no more masks in lift line. they will only have to mask up indoors if they are unvaccinated. >> it will be nice to return to normalcy. >> reporter: a welcomed

this is the way it looks at palisades tahoe.ki resort got three feet of snow coating everything in sight. we have to remind ourselves that it is still october and it looks like the middle of winter. >>> check out the snowfall at kirkwood. whiteout conditions earlier today. it looks like that patio furniture is out of commission for the season. >>> this dog also had a blast forging through the snow drifts at north star ski resorts. some are hoping ski resorts will open earlier this year. >>> the storm is also doing wonders for lake tahoe itself. this is how the lake looked just last week when water levels hit a critically low threshold. dropping below the natural rim of the basin. when that happens, the lake loses its only outlet to truckee river, but this is how the lake looks today. unbelievable. the storm surge raised the water level back up above the natural rim. the lake is still a little bit low. it is considered full when lake levels rise about six feet above the rim and we need obviously a very healthy winter snowfall to

. >> palisades tahoe set us this video of the snow coming down this morning.received as much as 39 inches at its upper elevations. as enticing as this may look, palisades is not planning to open until november 24. if you cannot wait, kirkwood has plans to open in 11 days. >> i'm cold just looking at that. a pair of bear cubs took advantage of the pet -- the fresh powder in south lake tahoe as they wrestled around in the snow. how like says this is -- alec says this is a common site for the area. >> that is adorable. our downpour brought an iconic spot in yosemite roaring back to life. the falls was listed as dry on the yosemite national park's website. here is a picture before and after the rain. wonderful to see that difference. will news tonight with david muir is next. >> thanks for joining us. ever wonder how san francisco became the greenest big city in america? just ask the employee owners of recology. we built the recycling system from the ground up, helping san francisco become the first city in the country to have a universal recycling and composting

palisades tahoe picked up between two and three feet, more than 300% of normal for this time of year.for skiing, kirkwood is hoping to open on december 3 or so. heavenly mountain resort posted this picture of deep snow covering one of their snow cats. and here is a great shot we want to share, a pair of playful bear cubs took example -- advantage of the fresh powder as they wrestled in the snow. frolicking out there. [laughter] dan: glad we are getting a break from this rain and absolutely wonderful to see that snowy wonderland in tahoe now. while. sandhya: especially for october, it is nice to see that much snow that has fallen on the ground. those bears are enjoying the snow, like many of us humans do. i want to show us our water. percent of normal. check out san francisco. 1100% of where you should be. santa rosa, 922%. san jose, 568%. a friendly reminder, we still have a long way to go, so always a good way to conserve. if you take a look at our reservoir capacity, we are still way below -- 48% at don pedro. lake orville, 25% of where you should be as far as capacity. i want to sh

last week's storm got enough snow so they rebranded palisades tahoe opened 4 weeks early. many skiers dressed up in their favorite halloween costumes. the boreal ski resort opened today. the atmospheric river dumped 36 inches of fresh snow last sunday. >>> do you think the highways will be busy? before anybody finds a secret? >>> i'm sure there's a camera on the highway to see how bumper and bumper it is. hard to blame them, because it is early in the season. we want to take advantage of it. more moisture is on the way. some snow in the sierra, some rain in the bay area. not nearly as much, but we take what we can get. some changes as the storm system will be sliding into northern california. the bulk of the energy will miss us to the north, but close enough to give us a chance for a few showers tomorrow. these are going to be very few and far between. a few blips, radar freckles on the simulation. a passing shower, then it will dry out again. be flexible with any outdoor plans. don't cancel anything or rearrange anything. it will be very light, a trace of rainfall with th

palisades tahoe will open this friday. it will only be open on the weekends. to be known as squab valley before changing the name last month. ama: in the end, the a's and the city got the outcome they wanted from alameda county today. casey pratt is breaking down all the new developments. casey: in their second marathon session since june, the alameda county board of supervisors decided to join the city of oakland and the a's project. >> aye. >> aye. >> no. >> with that, we have concluded the 12:00 set matters. casey: with that 4-1 nonbinding vote, hthe lone nay coming from keith carson, the agenda item came to a close nine hours after it began. the city of oakland renewed its hope of keeping the haze away from las vegas. >> it is time to make a move. whether that is a move to carry the ball further down the field, so to speak, to make progress, to outline next steps. >> we have all been out to the site. it is an empty site right now. the land will become useful and it will create jobs. >> we have 134 unions who have endorsed this project, the most in the hist

. >> reporter: palisades tahoe announcing they will be opening up early this friday because of all ofn. in less than one mac month, heavily and north star will open for ski season, but businesses are facing staffing shortages, and rushing to be winter ready. fresh coats of powder covered the sierra and the tahoe resort from the historic storm that rolled through last weekend. right now, the resort is in the process of digging out, but this year's ski season will be different. sierra announcing part of the resort will be off-limits this winter. the news is a grim reminder of the wildfire season that tore through, and the mere nearby businesses that depend on rollover businesses from the resort opening. >> when it looks like there is no hope, there is. what mac martha is hopeful for tourist traffic to drive a busy season. she geared up the store point >> we have our sleds and so we are fully stocked. >> reporter: and hoping for winter guestto

. >> want area ski resort to open early palisades tahoe formally known as squaw valley. 's going to open this friday. last time reserve open in october was in 2004. well, palisades will be open fridays through sundays until daily operations. start on november 24th of in the air and with winter just weeks away. other ski resorts are also repair and open their doors as well. heavily is going to be reopening on november 19th sierra at tahoe will also open next month on the 25th and kirkwood opens december 3rd and homewood opens december 10th. so mark, your calendar for all of those openings. halloween is, you know, john just mentioned, is this sunday and bay area. doctors say even though the young children can't get their covid vaccines yet. it's still safe for them to go trick or treating now that's thanks to the vaccination rates among eligible groups. doctors do give the typical safety advice. they say wash your hands, avoid indoor parties and stay in is staying small groups of you are going to go out. they also say you should wear a mask even if your costume covers your

palisades tahoe picked up between two and three feet, more than 300% of normal for this time of year.s for skiing, kirkwood is hoping to open on december 3 or so. heavenly mountain resort posted this picture of deep snow covering one of their snow cats. and here is a great shot we want to share, a pair of playful bear cubs took example -- advantage of the fresh powder as they wrestled in the snow. frolicking out there. [laughter] dan: glad we are getting a break from this rain and absolutely wonderful to see that snowy wonderland in tahoe now. while. sandhya: especially for october, it is nice to see that much snow that has fallen on the ground. those bears are enjoying the snow, like many of us humans do. i want to show us our water. percent of normal. check out san francisco. 1100% of where you should be. santa rosa, 922%. san jose, 568%. a friendly reminder, we still have a long way to go, so always a good way to conserve. if you take a look at our reservoir capacity, we are still way below -- 48% at don pedro. lake orville, 25% of where you should be as far as capacity. i want to

he was among thousands of grateful writers who came here to palisades tahoe for the resorts grand openingking just the 3rd time in its 72 year history that it opened in october. that was made possible thanks to mother nature. the storm this week left upper elevations with 3 and a half feet of snow it looks pretty actually like the stuff that people are skiing like everything that's been groomed. killer like some off the stuff looks keyable, too. some stuff. the resort originally planned to open 3 runs today. but thanks to hard work from crews. they've actually open 7 runs, as you can imagine, that's led to happy writers writers of all ages, including 6 year-old jack and his brother alder. i was like going fast, having fun what he liked about >> it's fun. ready to hit the slopes. hope. i'm ready. i'm so ready. and so was david murray. he got here before sunrise and was the first in line. i just got up before dawn came over from hanging out in life. you know, it's going to be 60 degrees and sunny up there. it's going to be like the last day of the season. >> it's going to be great. great as

this is the newly renamed palisades tahoe ski resort, and here's a look at yosemite's half dome. see a light dusting of snow there as well. >> so much fun. >> check this out. it's friday night. you're in a good mood. check this out. down in sugar bowl ski resort, we got this. it's coming. we're here. >> yeah, one to three inches. it's an awesome indication of kind of how the pattern is setting up. it took us until mid-november to see anything like this last year. >> so we're, in theory, a month ahead of schedule? >> and when you put it into perspective, we're right on track with how things should be transitioning for us. >> what about rain here? >> we do have some showers. we're going to get the radar going here. it's nothing big. i think we're going to stay dry for the giants game tonight but eventually we're going to get some of this shower activity moving into the bay area. i think we're going to be in that good window here. let's get you into that microclimate forecast. we'll start it right off with that shower chance. you can see at 4:00 in the morning, we get some of those

palisades tahoe said more than three ft of snow fell on the upper mountain by monday morning as they prepare to open november 24th alpine meadows got two ft of snow at its space area ski resorts from sugar role to mount rose to #### valley. the mammoth on our reporting up to 48 inches in the last 24 hours. so it's the perfect setup to the south. heavenly got more than two ft of snow as they prepare for a november 19th opening. the early snow had various ski shops busy over the weekend at california ski company in berkeley. people were gearing up, hoping to go up to home, you know, four or five times at least. and, yeah, yeah, maybe do a couple of days trips couple of weekend trips. many say they're glad to get out and you have a cabin in tahoe, actually, with 56 of our friends, and all they've been doing is just texting each other. that you know, when are we going to get out there? every ski shop owner really worries at the beginning of the year. it's like you can't sleep until its nose at least once you just change this from soft owner greg white house says he's relieved he and his

he was among thousands of grateful writers who came here to palisades tahoe for the resorts grand opening marking just the 3rd time in its 72 year history that it opened in october. that was made possible thanks to mother nature. the storm this week left upper elevations with 3 and a half feet of snow it looks pretty actually like the stuff that people are skiing like everything that's been groomed elects killer like some off the stuff looks keyable, too. some stuff. the resort originally planned to open 3 runs today. but thanks to hard work from crews. they've actually open 7 runs, as you can imagine, that's led to happy writers writers of all ages, including 6 year-old jack blockers to his brother alder. i was like going fast, having fun. what he liked about game >> it's fun. ready to hit the slopes. hope. i'm ready. i'm so ready. and so was david murray. he got here before sunrise and was the first in line. i just got up before dawn came over from hanging out in life. you know, it's going to be 60 degrees and sunny up there. it's going to be like the last day of the season. >> it's goi

certainly palisades tahoe ski resort open today all thanks to that big storm that dropped three feetle started lining up for hours before opening eager, of course to hit the slopes. the ski resort is commemorating opening weekend and halloween by guests to wear costumes. these people got out here so early everybody is just so fired up to be able to ski in october. that's not something you can usually do. especially halloween weekend a great way to spend a fall weekend. how fun is that now? keep in mind if you're heading up you have to purchase tickets in advance. the resort is open wednesdays through sundays after november 19th a couple of weeks from now. it will be open seven days a week. san francisco's castro neighborhood is ready for halloween the preparations by businesses and police the world. climate summit kicks off next week the fight for change also happening in washington. international soccer officials touring the bay area this weekend. will they be convinced we can repeat as a host of the world cup? next week in scotland the goal of the conference is to recommit to the 2

this is video from palisades tahoe opening in the month of october for just the 3rd time in its 72 yearlly plant open just 3 of their runs but hard work from crews left him open up 7 instead and boreal mountain also opened up the runs their active 3 weeks earlier than what was originally planned for this year, making this the earliest opening date there in a decade. i was in tahoe just last couple of days. the snow still on the ground. absolutely gorgeous garage paulson showing us how opening day went. >> and the self. many had been waiting for. >> i've been waiting severed season. ever since last number twos and ended at boreal. the wait is over shot at the boreal for opening your >> how about 3 weeks early all thanks to the recent snow storms out of that storm courtesy of the bomb cycle week we didn't know this is going to happen and this is the earliest they have open to the top of the ever. and overall the early if they have opened. >> in the past 10 years. so much snow came down. >> turned in about 36 inches of snow. now it's on top of the snow. we've already made. >> oreo calling

certainly palisades tahoe ski resort open today all thanks to that big storm that dropped three feetpeople started lining up for hours before opening eager, of course to hit the slopes. the ski resort is commemorating opening weekend and halloween by guests to wear costumes. these people got out here so early everybody is just so fired up to be able to ski in october. that's not something you can usually do. especially halloween weekend a great way to spend a fall weekend. how fun is that now? keep in mind if you're heading up you have to purchase tickets in advance. the resort is open wednesdays through sundays after november 19th a couple of weeks from now. it will be open seven days a week. san francisco's castro neighborhood is ready for halloween tcle smitff next week thehington. international soccer officials touring the bay area this weekend. will they be convinced we can repeat as a host of the world cup? in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your network safe by scanning for threats every 10 minutes. and

he was among thousands of grateful writers who came here to palisades tahoe for the resorts grand openinghistory that it opened in october. that was made possible thanks to mother nature. the storm this week left upper elevations with 3 and a half feet of snow it looks pretty actually like the stuff that people are skiing like everything that's been groomed elects killer like some off the stuff looks keyable, too. some stuff. the resort originally planned to open 3 runs today. but thanks to hard work from crews. they've actually open 7 runs, as you can

may have you rethinking your weekend plans thanks to the weekend storm there, the newly renamed palisades tahoeorts opening this friday. kari, it's not even november, so how unusual is this? >> i don't know. that was a nice one to spring on me. i don't know when they usually open, but you know, we'll see. it's nice to get the early snowstorm. for us we are cleaning up and drying out in santa rosa with temperatures in the mid-50s this morning. we will see clouds and then clearing out for sunshine as we go into later today. our temperatures today headed for the low 70s. this is going to be a little warmer compared to yesterday. about five to eight degrees warmer compared to yesterday. san josÉ will reach 72 degrees and 71 in napa and 68 today in oakland. >>> vianey, you're watching the roads. any problems popping up for the morning commute? >> we have one that looks to be a fender bender in san francisco, so i will get right to, right along southbound 101 near the alameda exit -- that's in spanish, that's how i read it. we start to slow on southbound 580 from grant line road, about 23 minutes. we

. >> it's the newly renamed palisades tahoe ski resort in the north show. it's opening early.bring in kari. kari, it's not november now but how unusual is it to open now? >> looks like it's about a couple weeks ahead of schedule. all the snow that fell a lot of our ski resorts, and mt. rose had 42 inches of snow, and palisades at 36 inches. that's pretty impressive. kirkwood had about 20 inches of snow. as that settled here in the bay area, we're drying out and it looks nice this morning as you are heading out in pleasant hill. temperatures in the low 50s. it's going to be warmer this afternoon and we will see a mix of sun and clouds at least until 1:00, and then seeing afternoon sunshine. our temperatures in santa rosa headed towards 72. 72 in san josÉ. we will see more of this quiet weather, but we will talk about when rain returns in a few minutes. >>> vianey, have you seen any slowdowns on the road this morning? >> we do have one along westbound 80. i want to get right to that, because westbound 80, you can see it's causing delays along wilson boulevard. one of the lanes i

aides tahoe to open early palisades, which was formally named squaw valley opens this friday.w. it's only the 3rd time in the resort. 72 year history. it's opening in october. it typically opens at the end of november. it sort officials say this surprise snowfall is kicking them into high gear. >> you know, we're in our shoulder season. this is really the time that our resort is getting ready for our opening, which is supposed to be end of november. so, you know, crews are coming on board were getting our let's ready. we're getting things set up for the season. but we've really had to kick into overdrive this bring a lot of people kind of fun. some stuff up on the schedule that we normally wouldn't be doing this time of year. everybody, you know, came in and got to work. we're making it happen. >> palisades tahoe says it's following placer county covid rule so face masks will only be required indoors for those who are not vaccinated and because halloween is this weekend. costumes are encouraged so dress up. and with winter just a few weeks away. other tahoe ski resorts are als

palisades tahoe changed its because it that's -- the old name was derogatory and offensive.an buy ticket in advance online for about 120 bucks. i sure hope that's a precursor -- i hope that's a precursor to a very active season. pretty quiet here tomorrow and friday. lake level rain, higher up in the snow. we have a better chance monday. temperature around 40 eight. the snow level will be pretty high. we can add to it, that would be fantastic. increasing clouds on the peninsula. 52 in foster city. the videos in the mid to upper 50's. that's what we are looking at. san ramon the cool spot. 61 at 10:00. you can see the mid to upper 60's from the one shower through 8:00. topping out near 70 for several of us. here's a way the clouds look as we look at future radar which is mainly cloud event outside. some showers around mendocino county. this is evaporating into the lunch hour. as we head into the evening hours enjoy a pretty calm and clear and very dry commute. what we are seeing from south beach. a little bit of fog as far as your commute issues. let's see if there's anything

palisades tahoe sent us this video of the snow coming down.ceived as much as 39 inches in upper elevations. they are opening on november 24. two bear cubs advantage of the fresh powder in south lake tahoe. they are wrestling around in the snow. throwing bows, having a good time. alex ferguson said this is a pretty common site s --ight for people in tahoe. kumasi: the alameda county fair is back in full swing. a storm caused damage but not enough to stop the fund for the rest of the week. you can see the rides and the games and the food. >> we are looking for food. >> we are hungry. >> ate a lot of food, got on a lot of rides. just been enjoying the experience. >> it is time for the fair. kumasi: i just think kayden is so cute. i have fun on these rides and i'm sleepy. the fair runs through sunday which is halloween. julian: speaking of halloween and spooky season, investigators are looking for two people connected to a spooky and suspicious fire at a haunted house in colorado. that's not part of the attraction. the fire consumed an entire sect

northstar palisades, tahoe and heavenly also saw a nice coating of snow early this morning from warren our weather here at home. we're joined now by meteorologists mark tamayo mark, tell us about it. that's certainly good news for the tall area as well. absolutely yeah. nice welcome change with the first snowfall of the season, and it looks like we could be talking about some more snow in the mountains at least a little bit. that could be a by monday. so we're starting to see these storms develop and at least to make her pattern a little bit more interested in dynamic. unfortunately that is also linked to fire danger for us early next week. a lot happening around the bay area this weekend, as you know, for fleet week, and here's the plan for tomorrow. it's san francisco. you can see the breakdown could have a few clouds tomorrow morning and then lots of sunshine into the afternoon hours. temperatures will be. in the sixties and nlds game to san francisco for the giants and the dodgers were expecting mostly clear skies tomorrow evening. there's a bit of a chill in the air at the ballpar

. >> palisades tahoe formally known as squaw valley will now open this friday. the last time the resort opened in october was in 2004 palisades will be open fridays through sundays until daily operations start on november. the 24th and with winter just weeks away. other tahoe ski resorts are also preparing to open their doors heavenly open a november 19th sierra at tahoe will also open next month on the 25th kirkwood opens december 3rd and homewood opens on december. the 10th. other news tonight. bart is planning to reopen restrooms. >> that have been closed for some 20 years at some of the busiest stations on the system. officials say restrooms will reopen next february at the powell street station in downtown san francisco and at the 19th street station in downtown oakland. they will be staffed with attendance for at least the first 3 months to ensure they're being used safely and properly restrooms at 10 of bart's underground stations have been closed since 9.11 because of safety concerns. now officials say their reopening them as part of the plan to try to en