Ski resorts are opening today in some parts of California after an early storm dumped several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Today's open at Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe is the earliest open in 51 years.

Former ski bum Troy Caldwell has been following his dream of opening his own ski resort for years… at any cost.

Squaw Valley hosted the Olympic games back in 1960. The company hopes history repeats itself.

Tahoe ski resorts Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows merged this season. But connecting them physically depends on the unconventional owner of the property between the two resorts.

Companies from Colorado bring jobs and capital to Lake Tahoe's ski industry, but also higher prices and local dissent.