Its status in doubt for much of the season, fire-damaged Sierra-at-Tahoe announced Friday it will open in April for two days. Severe damage from the Calder Fire, that struck in late August, has prevented the venerable ski resort from opening for the 2021-22 season. Located off Highway 50 near South Lake Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe will open […]
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Heavenly, Kirkwood extend ski season
Two Tahoe ski resorts – Heavenly and Kirkwood – announced Monday (March 7) they would be extending their ski seasons. Located in South Lake Tahoe, Heavenly has added an extra week to its planned ski season, pushing the date back to Sunday, April 24. Kirkwood is located off Highway 88, 36 miles from Heavenly. Kirkwood […]
Powder day at many Tahoe ski resorts
Skiers and snowboarders at Tahoe ski resorts were treated to some powder skiing Saturday morning following an evening of snowfall. The snow ranged from 2-12 inches at Tahoe ski resorts by Saturday morning (March 5). It was the first snow since last week and was also accompanied by cold temperatures in the Lake Tahoe region. […]
Diamond Peak holding Uphill/Downhill Festival
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
GoFundMe page set up for deceased Tahoe skier Scotty Lapp
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Tahoe teenage skier Scotty Lapp, who tragically died Sunday (Feb. 13) in a skiing accident at Palisades Tahoe. The 15-year-old Lapp was a sophomore at North Tahoe High School, according to Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. He was a frequent skier at Palisades Tahoe. The newly-started GoFundMe […]