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 […]
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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 […]
Rahlves’ Banzai Tour starts Feb. 27 at Kirkwood
The 2016 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour makes two stops this year, starting at Kirkwood Mountain (Feb. 27-28) and concluding one week later at Sugar Bowl ski resort on March 5-6. Daron Rahlves, a USA Olympic ski racer and Winter X-Games Skier-X champion, is the event organizer and also a participant in the Super Finals at Sugar […]
Lake Tahoe ski resorts receive more than 2 feet of new snow
After more than a week of unseasonably warm weather, winter returned with a vengeance to the Lake Tahoe region, dumping up to 2½ feet of fresh snow Wednesday night and continuing into today. The weather had turned rather balmy for February, climbing into the upper 50s with regularity and making skiers and snowboarders wonder what […]