Snoop Dogg will help Bear Mountain ski resort celebrate its 75th birthday Saturday, Jan. 20. Bear Mountain is celebrating its birthday this weekend and Snoop Dogg is set to blow out the candles. The appearance by the legendary rapper will make for quite the unique day for skiers and snowboarders who decide to visit Bear Mountain this […]
Sierra-at-Tahoe will honor snowboarder Natasha Sagucka
The memory of snowboarder Natasha “Tash” Sagucka will live in infamy at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. Sierra-at-Tahoe has dedicated an event in loving memory of the local snowboarder at its USASA “Jammin’ 4 Tash” event Saturday, Jan. 20 on the Broadway Trail. Additionally, Natasha will be commemorated each year on the last USASA Rail Jam event […]
Redesign works for 2018 Honda Odyssey
Historically, there have been very few complaints regarding the Honda Odyssey, arguably the preeminent minivan for more than two decades. This family-friendly people mover debuted in 1995 and quickly gained the trust and admiration of car shoppers who were looking for a vehicle equivalent to the station wagon, the vehicle of choice for many large […]
Lake Tahoe’s Wise, Bowman qualify for Olympics
Lake Tahoe products David Wise and Maddie Bowman will be returning to the Winter Olympics. The pair won their first Olympic ski halfpipe gold medals in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics. On Friday, they became the first U.S. halfpipe skiers to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. A colorful snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe who […]
Will snow storms arrive next week at Lake Tahoe ski resorts?
While the weather is ideal this holiday weekend, a change in the weather next week could finally deliver the type of snow storms that Lake Tahoe ski resorts have been hoping for since ski season began. “Snow Forecaster” Bryan Allegretto is predicting a pattern change toward wetter and eventually cold weather. The first storm may […]
Ideal weather for holiday weekend at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
There will probably be no new snow during the holiday weekend at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. But expect some very nice weather. Dry conditions and above average temperatures are forecasted through the Martin Luther King holiday weekend for skiing and snowboarding as high pressure builds into northeast California and western Nevada. The three Vail Resorts […]
Lexus GS 350: New styling a hit
Although not a fan of the Lexus “spindle grille” when it first came out several years ago on its midsize SUV, we’ve grown fond of its aggressive, edgy styling that was once described here as Darth Vader-like. When the Lexus design team wanted something attention-grabbing, they came up with the eye-catching grille. They suddenly had […]
Lake Tahoe ski resorts hoping for snow tonight
There was an excessive amount of rainfall Monday throughout Northern California. However, that didn’t translate into snow at Lake Tahoe ski resorts With the exception of Kirkwood Mountain and its 7 inches of new snow Monday, most Lake Tahoe ski resorts received minimal or zero snow by Tuesday morning. But there could be better news […]
Lake Tahoe awaits Tuesday snow storm
There was a surprising amount of snow Saturday morning at several Lake Tahoe ski resorts. And there’s more good news for skiers and snowboarders – Lake Tahoe awaits a Tuesday snow storm. According to Snow Forecaster Bryan Allegretto, before the storm moves out of the Lake Tahoe region Tuesday evening it could result in 3-18 […]
Kirkwood ski resort receives 8 inches new snow
There was some rejoicing by skiers and snowboarders this morning at Kirkwood Mountain ski resort, thanks to 8 inches of new snow. Kirkwood Mountain wasn’t the only Lake Tahoe resort to receive a surprising amount of snow overnight. Two other Vail Resort properties – Northstar California and Heavenly Mountain – both received 6 inches of […]