Over the past five days, more than 12 feet of snow has piled up in the Sierra range. Yet to the frustration of Lake Tahoe ski resorts and the many skiers and snowboarders they serve, extreme weather has shut down almost every resort over that time span. On Sunday and Monday, all of Lake Tahoe’s […]
Blizzard conditions playing havoc with Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Although storm is dropping huge amounts of snow today at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, it wasn’t being utilized much for skiing and snowboarding thanks to blizzard conditions. After every Tahoe-area ski resort was shut down the past two days due to large amounts of rain, high winds and poor road conditions, the same situation developed […]
2017 Acura MDX more appealing than ever before
Now in its eighth year of production by Honda’s luxury division, the Acura MDX is a midsize luxury crossover sport utility vehicle that is appealing for a variety of reasons. The MDX is quite versatile. It can serve as the family-friendly sport utility vehicle that has three rows of seating and can haul up to […]
Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed due to extreme conditions
Due to the extreme weather conditions in the mountains that were impacting roads and travel, all of Lake Tahoe ski resorts made the decision to close Sunday. With Sunday’s warm storm expected to drop up to a foot of rain on Lake Tahoe, area ski resorts made the wise decision to shut down for the […]
Should skiers hang on to aging equipment?
Editor Note: This is the first of a two-part article by www.SeniorsSkiing.com where ski industry veteran Val E. discusses whether using old equipment is safe and/or worth it. We’ve all seen people in the lift line with really old equipment; ours is not to reason why. However, if you are a skier who is […]
Epic storm will hit Lake Tahoe ski resorts
If you’re headed to a Lake Tahoe ski resort this weekend for skiing or snowboarding you might want to reconsider. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that will run through 10 p.m. tonight. Skiers and riders might expect the high snow levels to look like a winter wonderland, but rain is expected […]
Powder day for Lake Tahoe ski resorts
It was an epic powder day Friday for skiing and snowboarding at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, where snow was piled high from recent storms and the sun broke through for one of the few times this week. Lake Tahoe ski resorts have experienced an incredible start to January after a week-long snow storm that coated […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort reporting 7 feet of new snow
Lake Tahoe ski resorts are giddy regarding the snow totals that have been piling up this week. No one is any happier than Sugar Bowl, which was reporting 7 feet of new snow Thursday morning (Jan. 5). Perched at the top of Donner Summit where winter storms have been known to slam into the Lake […]
Mt. Rose ski resort reporting 5 feet of snow
A monster of a winter storm has descended on Lake Tahoe ski resorts and is producing some amazing snow totals. Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe near Lake Tahoe is reporting 5 feet of new snow by late Wednesday afternoon and is expecting the torrid snow storm to continue tonight before slowing down Thursday. South Lake Tahoe […]
Sierra snowpack measurement at only 53 percent
Despite a snow storm that has dumped 2-3 feet in the Lake Tahoe region over the past two days, the overall snow total is underwhelming. The current snowpack was measured Tuesday at Phillips Station near Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe. The state’s first official manual snowpack reading for 2017 was 53 percent of average. […]