On storm days, when triple-digit winds soar over ridgetops and snowflakes race to the bottom, Homewood Mountain Resort on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore is the place to be. The small ski area is largely sheltered from the wind,

The Placer County Sheriff's Department confirmed that 26-year-old Ellery 'Ellie' Curtis died from a head injury at the Palisades Tahoe resort in Olympic Valley.

A massive winter storm is dumping feet of snow, but some ski resorts are pressing pause as winds rip through the Sierra.