In conjunction with the San Francisco 49ers playing in this year’s Super Bowl, Sugar Bowl ski resort is offering $49 lift tickets on Super Bowl Sunday. Sugar Bowl is offering a major discount on pre-purchase lift tickets, but the deals don’t stop there. Other pre-purchase specials include lessons, equipment rentals and lodging on Super Bowl […]
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Toyota Tundra still going strong
Sold in the U.S. since 1999, the Toyota Tundra has made the Japanese automaker a considerable amount of money. In 16 of the past 21 years, Tundra sales have been 100,000 or more, including a high of 196,555 in 2007. Even though the Tundra has not made a major redesign since 2014 and remains part […]
Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman retires from freeskiing
A beloved figure in Lake Tahoe who was among the best halfpipe skiers in the world, Maddie Bowman has announced her retirement from the sport. Bowman, who grew up in South Lake Tahoe and has called nearby Sierra-at-Tahoe her home mountain for years, was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in halfpipe […]
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows gets 6 inches new snow
A mild snow storm Tuesday was good to several Tahoe ski resorts, while others weren’t as fortunate, receiving absolutely zero snow. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows was among the happy recipients, waking up Wednesday morning (Jan. 22) to 6 inches of new snow for skiing and snowboarding. The half-foot of snow placed Squaw Valley closer to […]
Heavenly ski patrol person found dead identified
The Heavenly Mountain ski patrol employee found dead Saturday was identified as Christopher John Nicholson, 36, a South Lake Tahoe resident. This was the second death at a Tahoe ski resort over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. On Friday morning (Jan. 18), one man was killed and another seriously injured following an avalanche at […]
History abounds at Sugar Bowl ski resort
The classic charm remains at this enduring ski resort, the oldest and longest running one on the West Coast. Anyone who has traveled to Sugar Bowl ski resort, parked in the small lot just off Old Highway 40, then climbed into the ageless Magic Carpet Gondola that transports skiers and snowboarders to the village, has […]
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has unusual styling
The offerings in the automobile world are numerous and constantly changing. So, one may question why Mitsubishi went four years without introducing a new vehicle? And once the Japanese manufacturer did unveil a new product, it did so with a familiar name. The Eclipse was compact sport coupe that Mitsubishi sold from 1990-2012. It had […]
Heavenly employee killed in skiing accident
A Heavenly Mountain ski resort employee was involved in a serious skiing accident Saturday (Jan. 18), resulting in his death. This was the second death at a Lake Tahoe ski resort over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. On Friday morning, one man was killed and another seriously injured following an avalanche at the Alpine […]
2019 Volvo XC40 solid compact SUV
One might say Volvo is a little late to the party with the introduction of the XC40 last year. A luxury compact sport utility vehicle, the XC40 finds itself pitted against some serious competition in the BMW X1, the Jaguar E-Pace and the Lexus NX 300. All three vehicles came out two years or more […]
Cole Comstock died ‘doing the thing he loved’
Caitlin Comstock and her husband Cole were in their element Friday morning, enjoying a wonderful powder day at Alpine Meadows ski resort. Before they could even take a break from hopping through the deep powder runs at the Lake Tahoe ski resort, an avalanche took Cole’s life and left stunned and heartbroken Caitlin longing for […]