BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts in Lake Tahoe will host the sixth annual Kid-O-Rama celebration Feb. 14-21. This family-friendly event features street parties, live music, cookie happy-hour, free face painting, kid-approved game and craft room, and a fan-favorite Big Truck Day. New to Kid-O-Rama this year is the Big Truck Day. […]
History of Mt. Rose ski resort
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Although now just an amusing footnote in the annals of Mt. Rose ski resort history, old-timers can recall a time when this mountainous area in the Carson range was quite the winter battleground. Starting in the mid-1960s and continuing for more than two decades, one side of Slide Mountain was Slide Mountain ski […]
Lake Tahoe’s Vail Resorts hit by snow storm
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL After more than six weeks without snow, the three Lake Tahoe Vail Resorts got their wish granted – more snow! The recent series of winter storms treated all three Lake Tahoe Vail Resorts – Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain, Kirkwood Mountain – quite well, setting up a great week of skiing and snowboarding for […]
Three-day storm dumps on Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Three days of snow was happily received by Lake Tahoe ski resorts, who naturally benefited from the first snow storm in the region since late December. Most Lake Tahoe ski resorts received over a foot of new snow for skiing and snowboarding. Currently there are over 50 lifts spinning in the North Lake Tahoe region, providing […]
Mazda5 a unique minivan
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Taking a gamble, Mazda introduced a unique vehicle that’s certainly a rarity in the soccer-mom world of vehicles. The Mazda5 is a compact minivan that at first glance may be confused for a compact SUV. That may be a good thing for some men, who hate the thought of driving around in […]
Squaw Valley ski resort expecting 18 inches of new snow
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Both Squaw Valley ski resort and neighboring Alpine Meadows benefited greatly from Friday’s snow storm. And more is on the way today. The winter storm sweeping through the Sierra on Friday brought 15 inches of fresh snow to Squaw Valley’s upper mountain and 10 inches of fresh snow to Alpine Meadows’ upper […]
Snow report: Dumping at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL There was plenty of rejoicing Friday at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. The reason was mentioned several times on Twitter where the message was short and to the point: “Dumping.” Indeed, it was dumping throughout the Sierra in the first major snow storm since Dec. 20. Heading the list of reported snow was […]
Plenty of backcountry skiing in North Lake Tahoe
North Lake Tahoe is known world-wide for its ski resorts. A lesser known fact about the region outside of the ski resort boundaries is some of the most incredible backcountry skiing terrain in the nation beckons with jaw-dropping views, wilderness solitude and perfect powder. Backcountry skiing and snowboarding is booming in North Lake Tahoe as […]
Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe wins prestigious hotel awards
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, which has hotels all over the world, has been named major award winners in the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hotel Rankings. An impressive 47 hotels within The Ritz-Carlton chain have been named award winners in the 2015 edition of U.S. News & World […]
Toyota Camry Hybrid a winner
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Although Toyota historically goes a long time before making dramatic changes in the highly-popular Camry, here’s some bad news for the competition, which always seems to be running uphill trying to catch this classic family-favorite sedan. Instead of waiting a few more years for a redesign – which is typically every five […]