It sounds like golf’s version of mood swings, with the lowest of lows and highest of highs over the course of a single day. But where mood swings aren’t your friend, the Hell 2 Heaven Golf Challenge, scheduled for June-12-14, is a first-of-its-kind event destined to be a marriage made in, ahem, Heaven. The adventure commences […]
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Robert Trent Jones II Attending Greenhorn Creek Resort’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
ANGELS CAMP, CA – Greenhorn Creek Resort, one of the finest golf and dining experience in California’s Gold Country, will commemorate its 20th anniversary Monday, May 9. To help celebrate this milestone, an illustrious cast of dignitaries who have been instrumental in the success of this jewel in the Sierra Nevada foothills will be present, including […]
Northstar ski resort’s snow total at 411 inches
Recent storms have dropped nearly a foot of snow at Northstar California ski resort, putting its snow total over 400-inch mark for the 2015-16 season. Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain – added up to 10 inches of fresh powder on Saturday night. The forecast calls for additional […]
2016 Lexus IS now offers turbocharged model
Car buyers get their choice when looking to purchase a Lexus IS, an entry-level luxury sedan. However, one of those choices is not the IS 250, which was been discontinued for 2016. The Lexus IS lineup now includes the 200t, an appealing turbocharged model that delivers both performance and good gas mileage. Also in the […]
Diamond Peak ski resort starting season-pass sale March 19
Heading into its 50th anniversary, Diamond Peak ski resort will be trying something a little different: selling season passes in the spring. For the first time in recent years, Diamond Peak will sell season passes for the 2016-17 ski season in March, allowing new passholders to ski or snowboard for the remainder of the 2015-16 […]
Latest snow storm dumps 5-plus feet at Sugar Bowl ski resort
A sizable winter snow storm hammered the Lake Tahoe region over the weekend and into Monday, coming at a time when many of Tahoe’s ski resorts needed some fresh snow after a mostly dry, warm February. The most snow at a Lake Tahoe ski resort was reported by Sugar Bowl ski resort. Located off Interstate […]
Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area ranked third in USA Today poll
Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area was ranked third among the best cross country ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada. The Lake Tahoe resort was awarded the distinction by voting and a panel of experts in the USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice contest. Tahoe Donner Cross Country finished third behind the Trapp Family Lodge in […]
New 2016 Chevy Volt delivers thanks to outstanding quality
When the “fully redesigned” phrase is trotted out by auto manufacturers, the end result is not always significant. It some cases, it’s simply a desperate attempt to improve an underperforming vehicle. Chevrolet decided it was time to totally rebadge its plug-in hybrid and the result is rather spectacular. Take a good look at the 2016 […]
Ultimate Guide To Skiing Squaw Valley
Story Courtesy of Snowpak.com Squaw Valley is the iconic king of Lake Tahoe ski resorts, and thankfully for us, hasn’t lost its soulful charm since the resort’s beginnings over 60 years ago. Below is the ultimate guide to a Squaw Valley visit. Lounge in luxury, ski the most challenging terrain of the far west, and kick […]
Is stretching good for skiers?
By Harriet Wallis Some experts say stretching before exercise helps performance and lessens injuries. Others say stretching can cause damage. So what should you do? “Skiers who stretch at the top of a lift are crazy!” says Jo Garuccio, a PSIA Examiner, Snowbird ski instructor and Triathlon World Champion. “They’ve been on a cold lift […]