After several weeks of seasonably high temperatures and no trace of new snow, Mother Nature tossed the remaining open Tahoe ski resorts a late-season gift – Snow! Reacting to the change in the weather, many avid skiers and snowboarders will be abandoning their original plans and instead visiting the slopes this weekend in Lake Tahoe […]
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Mt. Rose offering $60 lift tickets
In its 60th season, Mt. Rose ski resort is offering a deal that costs only $60. Only four days remain before Mt. Rose closes for the season Sunday, April 27. The resort is offering season passholders from any Lake Tahoe-area ski resort a discounted $60 lift ticket to ski or ride at Mt. Rose. Passholders […]
Ski season winding down in Lake Tahoe
In case you hadn’t noticed, the ski season is winding down in Lake Tahoe. It’s mid-April, so that shouldn’t come as a surprise to any skiers or snowboarders, since Tahoe ski season typically extends longer than many other U.S. ski areas. This is the last major weekend for heading down the slopes at many Tahoe […]
Homewood announces plans to open next ski season
Amidst speculation that it might close for good, Homewood Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe cleared up any conjecture by announcing this week it would be open for the 2025-26 season. Clouded in controversy regarding expansion plans for more than a decade, last October Homewood made the decision to shut down for the 2024-25 season […]
Kirkwood, Northstar extend ski season
Winter weather recently returned in the Lake Tahoe region, dropping a sizable amount of snow, resulting in two ski resorts extending their season by one week. With more than 2½ feet of fresh snow blanketing the Tahoe region in the past week, two Vail Resorts – Northstar California, Kirkwood – are extending their seasons by […]
Sarah Sherman returns to Sierra-at-Tahoe
A familiar face – Sarah Sherman – is returning to Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. Sierra-at-Tahoe announced this week that Sherman has been named as the resort’s Director of Marketing & Sales. She replaces departing Katie Hunter. Sierra is less than two hours from Sacramento, located off Highway 50, 12 miles west of South Lake Tahoe. The […]
Palisades Tahoe extends season to Memorial Day
Palisades Tahoe will once again likely be the last Tahoe ski resort to close for the 2024-25 season. The resort recently announced it intends to remain open through Memorial Day ( May 26) – conditions permitting. A year ago, the resort also close on Memorial Day. It hasn’t been the deepest of seasons in the […]
Mt. Rose will add 20-lane tubing hill
Known as a cool place to ski and ride, Mt. Rose ski resort will soon be acknowledged for one more thing – tubing. The Nevada ski resort announced recently it will be expanding its recreational offerings, unveiling the new Wildslide Tahoe Tubing Center at the start of the 2025-26 winter season with a scheduled opening […]
Snowy week at Tahoe ski resorts
Thanks to the weather toning down its recent severity this week and more snow arriving piling up this morning, Saturday was an ideal time to hit the slopes at Lake Tahoe. It’s been a stormy week at Tahoe ski resorts. While they’ve been hit with significant amounts of snow the past few days, the nasty […]
Lake Tahoe Snowboarding Heritage
This is the last of three installments of a series that focuses on snowboarding – examining the early years when the snow sport was forbidden worldwide, it’s humble beginnings, and its eventual rise to prominence in Lake Tahoe. Rudimentary snowboarding was in its infancy when a group of rambunctious Lake Tahoe teenagers were looking for […]