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Ski with Olympian Jonny Moseley this weekend at Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows

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Former Olympic gold medal skier Jonny Moseley will be skiing throughout the Christmas holidays at both Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts. And the cool thing is the public is welcome to make a few turns with the California-born skier – for free. Ski & Ride with Jonny Moseley is free. However, a lift […]

Shaun White settles for third place at slopestyle event at Copper Mountain

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Shaun White took one more step closer to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team in slopestyle, taking third place on Sunday at CopperMountain. White, who trains out of Northstar California ski resort in Lake Tahoe, placed third behind Norwegian winner Staale Sandbech. Sandbech scored 97.00 points in his second of two runs. White is slated […]

Northstar, Homewood add new terrain for skiing, snowboarding

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Some additional snow made all the difference for two of Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts this week – Homewood Mountain and Northstar California. Both North Lake Tahoe ski resorts added terrain for skiing and snowboarding following a snow that added as much as 6 inches to the base totals of some Tahoe resorts. Northstar will have […]

Both Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows add additional terrain for holiday skiing

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More snow in the Lake Tahoe region earlier this week means one primary thing to skiers and snowboarders – more available terrain! Both Squaw Valley ski resort and Alpine Meadows ski resort opened expanded terrain this weekend with the addition of Shirley Lake Express at Squaw Valley, and Hot Wheels Chairlift at Alpine Meadows. Shirley […]

Historical origin of 354 U.S. ski resorts

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Ever wonder how long your favorite ski resort in the United States has been in existence? Skiing had its U.S. start in 1915 at a Colorado resort that is fairly obscure these days. Howelsen Hill Ski Area is located across the YampaRiver from downtown Steamboat Springs. Howelsen Hill still exists, but most people headed for a […]

All Lake Tahoe’s 14 ski resorts now open; skiers, riders enjoying Squaw’s Mountain Run

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Another snow storm is definitely on the Christmas wish list, but the good news in Lake Tahoe is all 14 of its ski resorts are now open. The available terrain for skiing and snowboarding at Lake Tahoe ski resorts is still not close to being optimal at any one resort, but a sizable snow storm […]

Northern California’s Bear Valley ski resort opens today (Dec. 14) with discounted $39 lift tickets

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Bear Valley ski resort is yet one more Northern California resort that has enough snow to kick off its season for skiers and snowboarders. Bear Valley ski resort opened today (Dec. 14) and did so with a nice deal for its inaugural weekend – $39 for adult and teen lift tickets the first two days. […]

Shaun White headliner at Olympic snowboarding, freeskiing qualifying event this week at Breckenridge

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Olympic snowboarding and freeskiing qualifying begins in earnest this week with the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships, held at Breckenridge ski resort in Colorado. The headliner will be Shaun White, who will be among top competitors from the U.S. in the Olympic qualification for snowboarding and freeskiing. Kelly Clark is one of the top competitors […]

Fresh snow in Lake Tahoe prompts Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort to open Friday (Dec. 6)

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Thanks to snow earlier in the week and the promise of more on the way this weekend, Sierra-at-Tahoe is the latest Lake Tahoe ski resort to open. Sierra-at-Tahoe is scheduled to open Friday (Dec. 6). It will offer early-season conditions and very limited terrain. Sierra-at-Tahoe will run the Easy Rider Express chairlift, accessing the skiers […]