With snow on its hill and cold weather remaining a constant, Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area opened today (Dec. 14) for the 2013-14 season. Early-season conditions are always a good time to learn. And Tahoe Donner ski resort has a good learning area for newcomers to skiing and snowboarding. The resort will have lessons available […]
Northern California’s Bear Valley ski resort opens today (Dec. 14) with discounted $39 lift tickets
Bear Valley ski resort is yet one more Northern California resort that has enough snow to kick off its season for skiers and snowboarders. Bear Valley ski resort opened today (Dec. 14) and did so with a nice deal for its inaugural weekend – $39 for adult and teen lift tickets the first two days. […]
Alpine Meadows ski resort opens with special $59 lift tickets; all Tahoe’s 14 ski resorts open by this weekend
Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe will open for the season today. And it opens with a deal – $59 lift tickets! Alpine Meadows ski resort will have five lifts and seven groomed trails open today (Dec. 13) with skiing and snowboarding top to bottom at the resort off Highway 89 in Truckee. When […]
Board your beloved pet in Lake Tahoe at Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge; grooming available as well
While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, there are also plenty of places that force one to leave your beloved dog or cat at home. For people looking for a location to board their pet for a day, several days, or an entire week when visiting North Lake Tahoe, the Truckee-Tahoe Pet […]
Rahlves’ Banzai Tour will take place at four Lake Tahoe ski resorts, starting Feb. 8 at Kirkwood
Lake Tahoe’s most popular racing series – the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour – is back, with ski and snowboard racing in its purest form. The 2014 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour, presented by Bank of the West, will span four weekends at Lake Tahoe resorts – Feb. 8 through March 16. The ski venues will be Kirkwood Mountain Resort, […]
Lake Tahoe’s Diamond Peak ski resort will open Dec. 12; resort now features interactive website
Diamond Peak ski resort is celebrating in a big way this week – staging opening day this and unveiling its new cool, modernized website. The Diamond Peak ski resort opening for skiing and snowboarding is Thursday (Dec. 12). The website –www.DiamondPeak.com – is already up and running. Diamond Peak ski resort has one of the […]
Shaun White headliner at Olympic snowboarding, freeskiing qualifying event this week at Breckenridge
Olympic snowboarding and freeskiing qualifying begins in earnest this week with the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships, held at Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. The headliner will be Shaun White, who will be among top competitors from the U.S. in the Olympic qualification for snowboarding and freeskiing. Kelly Clark is one of the top competitors […]
Homewood ski resort in Lake Tahoe opens Wednesday — free lift tickets!
Like many Lake Tahoe ski resorts, Homewood Mountain Resort is happy to finally be opening this season for skiing and snowboarding. However, Homewood ski resort has added a little twist to its opening day this Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Opening day lift tickets are free! Recent storms in the Lake Tahoe region dropped a total […]
Snow Report: Lake Tahoe ski resorts continue powder skiing today
Snow continued to drop Saturday on Lake Tahoe ski resorts. And the temperatures keep dropping as well. Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts are reporting daytime temperatures in the single digits and on Saturday night they went into sub-zero in most places. But there probably aren’t too many skiers or snowboarders complaining about the unseasonably low […]
Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe receives 24-30 inches of snow in latest storm
Winter arrived in a huge way this week in the Lake Tahoe region. That was evident by a sizable storm Friday evening that dumped 24-30 inches at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Heavenly ski resort is opening additional terrain today for skiing and snowboarding, operating Big Easy chair, accessing additional beginner terrain, and Comet Express. More terrain […]