Once a Lake Tahoe ski resort with a modest amount of terrain and a few shops and restaurants at its mostly barren base, Northstar became a ghost town when nightfall arrived. There was no reason to stay longer; Northstar was the ultimate day tripper. In the early evening hours there was no available dining, entertainment […]
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Storms have subsided – time for Powder Days in Tahoe
After three days of pent-up frustration with blizzard-like weather conditions and major travel issues, Mother Nature has lost its fury and now the roads are less treacherous on the way to Lake Tahoe. On Friday (Feb. 20) skiers and riders were rushing to reach their favorite Tahoe ski resort and experience what is no doubt […]
Severe storms impacting Tahoe ski resorts
One Tahoe ski resort summed up this week’s blizzard-like weather and heavy snowfall very succinctly Thursday morning. “This storm means (serious) business,” a message on the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski website said. SEE TAHOE SNOW REPORT BELOW Certainly the South Lake Tahoe-area resort has felt the full punch from Mother Nature this week. Sierra received another 18 inches […]
Another snow deluge at Tahoe ski resorts
Following a huge snow storm one day earlier, the Lake Tahoe region received an even bigger one Tuesday. Tahoe ski resorts were reporting between 2½ feet to nearly 4 feet of snow from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning. Two-day snow totals have reached as much as 6 feet. One of Tahoe’s smaller resorts – Diamond […]
Snow piling up at Tahoe ski resorts
For more than a month in the Lake Tahoe region, the hope was Mother Nature would deliver some much-needed snow. Well, that long overdue request was fulfilled starting Sunday night (Feb. 15). And looking at Tuesday morning’s Snow Report (SEE BELOW), the snow is piling up big time at Tahoe ski resorts. It’s dumping in […]
Diamond Peak’s Lapanja set for Olympic debut
It’s taken Lila Lapanja a long time to achieve her goal, but it’s about to take place two days from now for the Diamond Peak ski resort product. Skiing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy lies on the horizon as the 31-year-old Lapanja anxiously awaits her debut on the big stage. She will […]
Major snowstorm headed for Tahoe region
Another major storm is headed for the Lake Tahoe region, a much-needed one that will rejuvenate the 2025-26 ski season that has seen a general lack of snowfall. Depending on what forecast one believes, the storm could dump as much as 4 to 8 feet of snow to Tahoe ski resorts by the time it […]
Finally, snow at Tahoe ski resorts
After roughly five weeks frustratingly without it, the snow finally arrived early Tuesday evening at Tahoe ski resorts. By Lake Tahoe standards, it was hardly a sizable dump. Yet it was an extremely pleasant sight for skiers and riders who got a powder day on Wednesday. And it also means Tahoe ski resorts can stop […]
Five Olympic skiers with Palisades Tahoe roots
Palisades Tahoe will leave an imprint on the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games with connections to five skiers on the U.S. team. Palisades Tahoe ski resort recognizes a group of local athletes from Team Palisades Tahoe and Olympic Valley Freestyle who have been named to U.S. teams scheduled to compete at the Winter Games. […]
13 athletes with Tahoe ties on U.S. Olympic team
Lake Tahoe will be well represented at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Olympic team was released Wednesday with 13 Lake Tahoe-area athletes making the 97-athlete roster headed to Italy. Of the athletes with ties to Tahoe, five are first-time Olympians, a list that includes 15-year-old Truckee native […]