BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Mammoth Mountain can boast proudly that it will be the last California ski resort to shut down for the 2014-15 season. Mammoth Mountain announced recently that its final day of skiing and snowboarding will be Sunday (May 10). And the resort will go out with a healthy batch of new snow. Mammoth […]
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Squaw Valley ski resort gets foot of snow for closing weekend
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Although it’s been a disappointing ski season in Lake Tahoe, the season is ending in a very nice way for Squaw Valley ski resort. Squaw Valley ski resort is the last Lake Tahoe resort to pull the curtain down on the 2014-15 ski season, concluding with skiing and snowboarding both today and […]
Gondola will connect Squaw Valley, Alpine ski resorts
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Rumored for several years, the link that has been speculated between jointly owned Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows is now official. Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, LLC announced it has reached an agreement with the owner of private land located between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows to create a base-to-base gondola connection between […]
Diamond Peak latest Tahoe ski resort to close
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Diamond Peak ski resort joined many other resorts in the Lake Tahoe region by announcing an early closing. The family-friendly resort in Incline Village will offer its final day of skiing and snowboarding Sunday, March 29. A mild storm did bring a few inches of snow this week to Diamond Peak. But […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort closing today
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL The curtain comes down today (March 22) on Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe. A lack of snow and warm temperatures led to a somewhat shocking closure for a resort that usually keeps its lifts running well into April. Deteriorating snow conditions at the base of Sugar Bowl and no snow […]
Daron Rahlves captures Banzai Tour Super Finals
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Since he created this unique skiing and snowboarding event in Lake Tahoe, perhaps it was only fitting that Daron Rahlves once again captured the Super Finals to highlight the final day of the 2015 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour. The Banzai Tour, which had previous stops at Alpine Meadows and Kirkwood ski resorts, had […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort will be closing Sunday
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL A lack of snow has ended the season prematurely for one more Lake Tahoe ski resort. Sugar Bowl Resort announced today that its final day of the 2014-15 season would be this Sunday, March 22. On Monday (March 16), Sierra-at-Tahoe announced it is likely closed for the season after suspending operations that […]
Pain McShlonkey returns to Squaw Valley today
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL This is not the typical ski competition. Even though its bias is showing a bit, Squaw Valley ski resort says come and “witness the greatest ski competition known to man or woman” – The Pain McShlonkey Classic (PMS), which returns to Squaw today (March 14). Now in its fifth year, this action packed on-and-off […]
Coxon, Robertson among Banzai Tour winners
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL The Rahlves’ Banzai Tour (RBT) wrapped up its second stop last week (March 7-8) at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Some very good mid-winter snow conditions and a bluebird sky set the scene for a weekend of high speed conditions that were ideal for this adrenaline-fueled skiing and snowboarding competition for both men and […]
Coxon a Rahlves Banzai champ at Alpine
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Skier Kyle Coxon knows one thing is for certain regarding the 2015 Rahlves Banzai Tour. He will get a chance to race down a narrow run at Sugar Bowl ski resort in mid-March and try to beat Olympic skier Daron Rahlves to the bottom, where a $5,000 check awaits. By winning the […]