California ski season opens this week, but SoCal slopes will have to wait

Topline:

Background: Resort officials initially planned to welcome the 72nd winter season Friday but announced Tuesday that the season season is postponed .

How much snow is expected? The peaks in the Eastern Sierra and Mono are likely to see at least a foot of snow above the 9,000-foot level. “There's a pretty decent shot at Mammoth seeing upwards of maybe a foot of snowfall between probably early Thursday morning into Thursday night,” Tyler Salas, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told LAist.

Where can you get tickets? Mount Baldy , Big Bear Mountain and Mountain High are expected to announce their winter season dates in the coming weeks. The resorts already are offering ski lift tickets.

Will SoCal see snow? No, we’ll mostly see heavy rain