But for locals who can currently ski at Homewood anytime they ... shore irreversibly,' Don Fotus, who owns a cabin in nearby Tahoma, said after the resort's 2006 sale. 'I don't like the idea ...

Subscribe today. When I drive into the parking lot at Homewood Mountain Resort—a small, beloved ski area on the California side of Lake Tahoe—on a recent sunny morning, the place is deserted.