(KRON) -- An unprecedented, marathon March heat wave looks to be bringing the curtain down early on the ski season with several Northern California snow resorts already closed or closing. The unusual early-season hot snap settled in on the Bay Area Monday and has already smashed nearly two dozen rec ords for daily high temperatures. While the heat has seen Bay Area residents flocking to local beaches and enjoying rare summer-like temperatures on St. Patrick's Day, it hasn't boded well for ski resorts in Tahoe and other mountainous areas. Already, several have declared an early end to the season. A ski lift stands at Mountain High Resort, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang) Dodge Ridge in Tuolumne County closed last Sunday due to "unseasonably warm conditions." The resort said at the time, it was "hopeful" it was not the end of the season and would resume operations should it receive "significant snowfall at a later time." Mt. Shasta Ski Park closed even earlier, ending its season on Tuesday, March 10 in the face of "terribly warm" weather forecasts. The Siskiyou County resort was clear it would not be reopening this season and even issued a rollover credit for next season. Homewood Ski Resort in Tahoe closed up shop for the season on Tuesday. Out-of-control dancing robot at Cupertino restaurant goes viral "With unseasonably high temperatures and the forecast showing highs in the 70s throughout the weekend, our snowpack is rapidly dwindling," the resort posted on its website. "The safety of our guests and employees is always our top priority, and the safest option is to close today." While not closing outright, Heavenly canceled its annual Gunbarrel mogul competition due to weather and low snow. Elsewhere, Bear Valley Ski Resort announced this week it would transition to late-season operations. The resort said it would close next week for three days "in an effort to preserve snow during the continued stretch of warm weather." Beyond an early end to the ski season, the hot weather doesn't bode well for California's snowpack. A large, slow-melting snowpack helps fill reservoirs, mitigate fire danger and keep California out of a drought. "At this point, it's really going to be hard to get to April 1 and be anywhere close to average given that our expectations are to be much warmer than normal," said state climatologist Dr. Michael Anderson, speaking to KRON4. The fourth and final statewide snowpack survey is set to take place on April 1. ...read more read less