Like many Tahoe ski resorts, Diamond Peak still has enough snow for a good day on the slopes. It’s been a down season for Diamond Peak ski resort, which has received only 113 inches of snow this season. That total is far from its average and pales in comparison to a year ago when Diamond […]
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Squaw-Alpine adjusts to lack of snow
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is making the necessary adjustments in a season when the snow is not plentiful. Squaw Valley has received the most snow among Tahoe ski resorts with 207 inches and Alpine Meadows has 198 inches for the 2019-20 ski season (SEE SNOW TOTALS BELOW). However, that total is far from its average […]
Snow conditions remain good at Tahoe ski resorts
Despite the lack of snow, Tahoe ski resorts still have good conditions for skiing and snowboarding. That’s the news this week coming out of Tahoe ski resorts. The nine Tahoe ski resorts contacted here unanimously say snow coverage is still substantial, even though there has been no snowfall in February and the forecast isn’t calling […]
Two snowboarders die at Oregon ski resort
Two snowboarders have died recently at an Oregon ski resort. California snowboarder, Tim Bauters of Sunnyvale, was discovered dead Monday in the Heather Canyon area at Mt. Hood Meadows. On Sunday, Ryan Zeitner, a 45-year-old man from Portland, suffered fatal injuries after he fell while snowboarding on the same part of the mountain, considered an extremely […]
Jamie Anderson continues Slopeside dominance
It’s been another spectacular season for Jamie Anderson, a decorated Olympic Slopestyle snowboarder who calls Sierra-at-Tahoe home. The South Lake Tahoe native recently won her 11th Dew Tour championship, besting the field of riders in Slopestyle at Copper Mountain in Colorado. Anderson managed to get another gold medal in somewhat poor conditions. It was snowing […]
Kirkwood ski resort may add new hotel
Kirkwood Mountain ski resort near Lake Tahoe may be adding a new hotel. There is a proposed plan to build a hotel that also includes a spa, event center and year-round cabins in the Kirkwood Mountain area. The Kirkwood-area expansion plans are scheduled to be discussed later this month during a public hearing, held Feb. […]
No holiday snow expected at Tahoe ski resorts
There is little chance of snow forecast for Tahoe ski resorts on President’s Day weekend. The Weather Channel has forecasted a 10-percent chance of snow dropping Sunday (Feb. 16) and Monday at Tahoe ski resorts, which haven’t received any snow this month and virtually none since mid-January. Bryan Allegretto, Lake Tahoe weather forecaster for OpenSnow.com, […]
Squaw Valley hosting Red Bull Raid event
Squaw Valley will host a freeride Red Bull Raid event the weekend of April 3-4. Red Bull Raid is the only freeride event in the United States that blends the endurance aspect of competitive uphill ski mountaineering with the technical, progressive style of big-mountain riding. The tour returns to Squaw Valley, featuring a newly introduced […]
Tips for buying new skis
Attention all you budget-conscious types. Let’s face facts – change is required. It’s time to ditch those archaic skis and get hooked up with a new pair. Yes, it is hard pulling the trigger, especially when your bank account isn’t overflowing with excess cash and the old skis still provide adequate transportation. Yet so did […]
Tree skiing at Hidden Heavenly
It was a relatively quiet Tuesday in late January at Heavenly Mountain Resort, one of those days where the lifts were fairly empty and it wasn’t difficult to find a run with only a few skiers and riders. Heavenly ski resort is an enormous resort that features 28 lifts, 97 trails and is stretched out […]