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. […]
Snow totals piling up at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
It has definitely been winter the past few days at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, where snow was piling up in feet – not inches! Heavier snow moved in today and will continue into Wednesday night before tapering off Thursday, according to Bryan Allegretto of Snow Forecaster. Totals could reach 2-3 feet at lake level, and […]
Skiers, riders evacuated Sunday on Heavenly lift
No skier or snowboarder enjoys when a lift suddenly stops. One of the lingering fears is it won’t restart in a timely fashion, which is what happened Sunday at Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe. According to SouthTahoeNow.com, multiple people were evacuated from the Comet Express chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday. Reportedly, […]
Snow storm could bring 3 feet in Lake Tahoe
Snow started early this morning and could drop as low as 1,000 feet, local weather forecasters are predicting. It was snowing heavy today in the Lake Tahoe region, which isn’t big news this time of year. However, huge snowflakes were also coming down along I-80 in Colfax and on Highway 50 in Placerville. And the […]
Tips for buying snow skis
Attention all you budget-conscious types. Let’s face facts – change is required. It’s time to ditch those archaic skis and get hooked up with a new pair. Yes, it is hard pulling the trigger, especially when your bank account isn’t overflowing with excess cash and the old skis still provide adequate transportation. Yet so did […]
Luxury at last: Genesis G90 review
Hyundai has been producing luxury automobiles for years, yet never owned a luxury brand. That all changed within the past year when Hyundai announced the creation of a luxury division: Genesis. Although it strikes me as a little odd that the name (Genesis) is also the name of the first two vehicles in the luxury […]
Learning how to snowboard
A beginning snowboard lesson often includes a variety of ages, because snowboarding is not just for kids. A group lesson might include the 40-something guy looking to switch from skis to the board; a youngster under-10 who is anxious to snowboard because it looks cool; or a teenager who wants to hop on the board […]
How to rank your skiing ability
You have been skiing for a while. But do you really know how well you ski? Can you accurately pinpoint your ability level? The answer for many people is no, they can’t really access their skiing ability. Most skiers either classify themselves as a beginner, intermediate or expert. However, there are more than three categories that […]