Overview
- Homewood posted an abrupt website notice declaring March 17 as the closing day after an earlier March 22 end date was announced then removed.
- The mountain operated for less than three months this season following a Dec. 27 start enabled by late-December storms.
- Resort messages cited a volatile winter marked by major snowstorms followed by unseasonably warm conditions as the driver of the early shutdown.
- Sierra snowpack has dropped to less than half of normal for mid-March, and other California ski areas such as Dodge Ridge and Mount Shasta have also closed early.
- Despite the closure, Homewood is selling passes for next winter and plans to continue redevelopment work, including a gondola expected to be finished later this year, after recent financial pressures.