Following a delay due to unusually warm November weather, Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe will open Wednesday (Nov. 27) for the 2019-20 season. The opening of Heavenly Resort, which was originally set for Nov. 22, coincides with cold temperatures and snow that arrived Tuesday (Nov.26). Snow is in the forecast for the next […]
Tahoe Ski Resorts
$99 lift tickets at Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region will offer $99 lift tickets in December. In a press release, Sugar Bowl noted “in an effort to make skiing and snowboarding more accessible to skiing families and winter sports enthusiasts this season, Sugar Bowl is introducing new lift ticket and equipment rental specials in advance […]
Vail Resorts in Tahoe begin snowmakiing
The Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood – are expected to all be making snow this week and preparing for their late November opening. Thanks to the recent cold temperatures and dry air in Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Mountain began making snow Sunday (Oct. 27) in preparation for a planned opening Nov. 22 […]
Ski season begins in Lake Tahoe
Skiing in Lake Tahoe was officially launched today (Oct. 25) with the opening of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. This was the fourth straight season that Mt. Rose was the first Tahoe-area ski resort to open for the season. Mt. Rose says it’s the earliest the resort has ever opened for skiing and snowboarding. The earliest […]
Mt. Rose ski resort opening Oct. 25
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe has announced it will open Friday (Oct. 25), once again becoming the first Tahoe-area ski resort to open this season. Located off Mt. Rose Highway, 25 minutes from Reno, Mt. Rose is expected to be the first Tahoe-area resort to open for skiing and snowboarding for the fourth year in a […]
Squaw Valley begins snowmaking
Cold evenings have returned to the Lake Tahoe region. And Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is taking advantage of it, announcing late last week it had begun snowmaking operations. “Temperatures have dropped low enough for us to officially kick off snowmaking at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows,” spokesperson Liesl Hepburn wrote in an email. “We made […]
Sugar Bowl, Mt. Rose hiring for ski season
Sugar Bowl and Mt. Rose ski resorts are currently hiring for the 2019-20 ski season. Located on Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl offers the closest skiing and snowboarding to Sacramento and the Bay Area, and is easily accessible from Interstate-80 at the Norden exit. Just 25 minutes from Reno, Mt. Rose is located in Nevada near […]
Mt. Rose airing Winterland ski movie
In anticipation of the upcoming 2019-20 ski season, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe will host the premiere of Winterland, the new feature-length ski and snowboard film from Teton Gravity Research. Mt. Rose will air Winterland on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Upstairs at Greater Nevada Field in Reno. A celebration of ski and snowboard culture, Winterland highlights […]
Squaw Valley gets 4 inches of snow
Ski season in Lake Tahoe still lies on the horizon. However, snow has already arrived for many Lake Tahoe ski resorts. One of those resorts is Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. The snowstorm that came through the Sierra this past weekend (Sept. 28-29) dropped a total of 4 inches of snow on Squaw Valley and neighboring […]
Vail Resorts announces new Kirkwood GM
There’s a new person at the top at Kirkwood Mountain ski resort. Vail Resorts, Inc. announced this week that Matt Jones will be the new Vice President and General Manager for Kirkwood Mountain. Jones replaces Tom Fortune, who now oversees Heavenly Mountain Resort and will be relocating from Colorado to the Tahoe region. Vail Resorts […]