Diamond Peak ski resort in Lake Tahoe is bringing back its family-friendly Luggi Foeger Uphill/Downhill Festival, scheduled for March 25-27. Located in Incline Village in Nevada, Diamond Peak has a weekend of fun planned, including the unique SkiMo race, where competitors race up the mountain using whatever human-powered method they prefer – skins, snowshoes, running […]
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New Gondola will connect Palisades-Alpine next ski season
The long-awaited gondola connection between what used to be two different Tahoe ski resorts will be operating next ski season. Alterra Mountain Co., a Denver ski conglomerate that owns Palisades Tahoe, confirmed Monday (Feb. 28) that the new gondola will connect the Palisades and Alpine Meadows sides of the resort for the 2022-2023 ski season. Alterra […]
More snow at Tahoe ski resorts
After no meaningful days of snowfall for nearly seven weeks in 2022, Tahoe ski resorts received two days of snow this week. There were 12 Tahoe ski resorts that received between 11-22 inches of snow from this week’s storm that hit the region Monday night and continued into Tuesday evening. SEE TAHOE SNOW REPORT BELOW […]
Replay – Did Genesis SUV save Tiger Woods?
One year ago, golfer Tiger’s Woods had a near-fatal crash in the Genesis GV80, a courtesy SUV he was driving. Auto Writer Jeffrey Weidel was test driving the Genesis GV80 that day when he learned of the crash that nearly claimed the life of the famed golfer. Did the safety features of the 2021 Genesis […]
Winter returns to Tahoe ski resorts
Winter is back – at least for a one day at Tahoe ski resorts, where joyful skiers and riders were treated to a fair amount of new snow for the first time in 2022. Eight Tahoe ski resorts began Tuesday morning (Feb. 22) with 10 or more inches of fresh snow. And due to the […]
Ugly American – Skier Eileen Gu defies Olympic spirit
Tahoe Ski World Commentary on Eileen Gu There used to be something often referred to as the Olympic spirit. I had it as a kid, maintained it through much of adulthood. yet found myself becoming much more cynical in the past few decades. The Olympic spirit was demonstrated when spectators applauded all the competitors, not […]
Holiday crowds this weekend at Tahoe ski resorts
The last big holiday weekend for Tahoe ski resorts began today with three days of skiing and snowboarding during the President’s Day holiday. Tahoe ski resorts will be busy Saturday (Feb. 19) and will likely stay that way through Monday, a holiday for many people. Note that next week is “Ski Week” for many Tahoe-area […]
Reno’s David Wise settles for silver this time
This time David Wise had to settle for second best. The flamboyant Reno skier earned a silver medal Friday in the Olympic halfpipe competition in Beijing. The 31-year-old Wise won Olympic gold in Sochi in 2014 and PyeongChang in 2018. He sought a three-peat in Beijing, which would have made him the first freestyle skier […]
Hyundai Santa Fe continues offering value
Hyundai certainly can offer lots of variety if one zeroes in their sport utility vehicle search to the popular Santa Fe. Some shoppers might opt for the traditional gas-powered Santa Fe, a smart choice among midsize SUVs. Yet so are two other versions of the Santa Fe – the hybrid and the new plug-in hybrid […]
10 recent skiing deaths in North America
Skiing deaths, like the one that took the life of Tahoe teenager Scotty Lapp on Sunday (Feb. 13), have been taking place nationwide in recent weeks. According to a story by Snowbrains.com, there have been 10 skiing deaths in the past three-plus weeks at North American ski resorts. Skiing deaths are nothing new at Tahoe […]