The Heavenly Mountain ski patrol employee found dead Saturday was identified as Christopher John Nicholson, 36, a South Lake Tahoe resident. This was the second death at a Tahoe ski resort over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. On Friday morning (Jan. 18), one man was killed and another seriously injured following an avalanche at […]
Tahoe Ski Resorts
History abounds at Sugar Bowl ski resort
The classic charm remains at this enduring ski resort, the oldest and longest running one on the West Coast. Anyone who has traveled to Sugar Bowl ski resort, parked in the small lot just off Old Highway 40, then climbed into the ageless Magic Carpet Gondola that transports skiers and snowboarders to the village, has […]
Heavenly employee killed in skiing accident
A Heavenly Mountain ski resort employee was involved in a serious skiing accident Saturday (Jan. 18), resulting in his death. This was the second death at a Lake Tahoe ski resort over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. On Friday morning, one man was killed and another seriously injured following an avalanche at the Alpine […]
Cole Comstock died ‘doing the thing he loved’
Caitlin Comstock and her husband Cole were in their element Friday morning, enjoying a wonderful powder day at Alpine Meadows ski resort. Before they could even take a break from hopping through the deep powder runs at the Lake Tahoe ski resort, an avalanche took Cole’s life and left stunned and heartbroken Caitlin longing for […]
Look back: Alpine Meadows 1982 avalanche
The death today of skier Cole Comstock brought back memories from 38 years ago when a deadly avalanche at Alpine Meadows on March 31, 1982 killed seven people. It was snowing hard for four straight days and the resort was closed in the spring of 1984, but there were still some people who had to […]
Blairsden skier dies in Alpine avalanche
This is an update from an earlier story today that was posted to Tahoe Ski Resort. One skier was killed and another was seriously injured Friday following an avalanche at the Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Within hours on Friday (Jan. 17), Placer County Sheriff’s deputies identified the victim as Cole Comstock, 34, […]
Alpine Meadows avalanche kills skier
One person was killed and at least two others were seriously injured Friday following an avalanche at the Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe. According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, the avalanche happened near the Subway Cirque ski run. The sheriff’s office and search and rescue crews responded to the Alpine Meadows incident […]
Storm delivers 2 feet of snow at Tahoe ski resorts
A huge snow storm arrived as predicted, delivering more than 2 feet of snow to Tahoe ski resorts by Friday morning. Storms for the 2019-20 ski season in Lake Tahoe haven’t been prolific, but this week’s one-day storm left behind 20 inches of snow to six Tahoe ski resorts, resulting in a huge powder day […]
Climate, fire forum Jan. 27 in Tahoe
Concerned about the changing climate and the implications of fires in the Lake Tahoe region? If so, this scheduled forum in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 27 might be one to consider attending. The free event is open to the public and will be held at Harveys Lake Tahoe Cabaret Theater in South Lake Tahoe. […]
How to become expert skier
How can you become an advanced skier? Practice! Golfers who regularly hit their driver long and straight don’t do it by accident. Basketball players who methodically make free throw after free throw aren’t lucky. And tennis players with perfect ground strokes that can be repeated over and over again didn’t come by the skill naturally. […]