Badger Pass, one of three ski areas in a National Park, said the decision was caused by low early season snowfall.
A winter storm warning was issued by the NWS Reno NV on Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. valid from 10 p.m. until Friday 10 p.m. for Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra counties.
This year's snowfall totals aren't enough to warrant opening the 96-year-old ski hill in Yosemite National Park.
A winter storm warning for the Tahoe area and Donner Pass goes into effect at 10 p.m. Wednesday and expires late Friday.