BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts in Lake Tahoe will host the sixth annual Kid-O-Rama celebration Feb. 14-21. This family-friendly event features street parties, live music, cookie happy-hour, free face painting, kid-approved game and craft room, and a fan-favorite Big Truck Day. New to Kid-O-Rama this year is the Big Truck Day. […]
Tahoe Ski Resorts
History of Mt. Rose ski resort
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Although now just an amusing footnote in the annals of Mt. Rose ski resort history, old-timers can recall a time when this mountainous area in the Carson range was quite the winter battleground. Starting in the mid-1960s and continuing for more than two decades, one side of Slide Mountain was Slide Mountain ski […]
Northstar hosting Burton Mountain Festival
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL For snowboarders who like to test drive the latest equipment, this is a three-day stretch at Northstar California that shouldn’t be missed. Northstar California is hosting the Burton Mountain Festival, which starts Friday (Jan. 23) and concludes Sunday at the Lake Tahoe ski resort off Highway 267 in Truckee. Northstar says the Burton […]
Diamond Peak ‘Learn to Ski & Snowboard Month’
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Diamond Peak Ski Resort is offering beginner packages January 12-16 as part of national “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month.” Learn to Ski & Ride packages for just $39 include a beginner lift ticket, group lesson and rental equipment for skiers and riders. Diamond Peak ski resort, located in Nevada’s Incline Village, […]
Northstar halfpipe opens this Friday
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL For snowboarders and skiers who love navigating into a halfpipe, Northstar California has a treat arriving this Friday, Jan. 9. Northstar will open its first halfpipe of the season. Located on Pipeline trail and accessible via Vista Express, the Northstar halfpipe is a popular and highly-anticipated feature among Northstar’s terrain park users. Its […]
Kirkwood ski resort has 100 percent of terrain open
The holiday season has been a good one thus far at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, which has 100 percent of its terrain – 11 lifts and 86 trails – available for skiing and snowboarding over the Christmas holidays. Kirkwood ski resort features 2,300 acres for skiers and riders. It has all four bowls open, along with […]
Three more Lake Tahoe ski resorts open for season
There are three more Lake Tahoe ski resorts to consider for some holiday skiing and snowboarding – Homewood Mountain Resort, Diamond Peak Ski Resort and Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area. Winter storms and continual snowfall prompted the season opening of the three North Lake Tahoe ski resorts. All 17 Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are now […]
Homewood ski resort opens today
This is a day to savor for local skiers and snowboarders who love making some turns at their neighborhood ski resort – Homewood Mountain Resort. Homewood ski resort will kick off open 2014-15 ski season Saturday (Dec. 20) for skiing and snowboarding with limited, intermediate and advanced-level terrain on the upper mountain, as well as […]
Diamond Peak ski resort opens today
After patiently waiting for the snow to accumulate in Lake Tahoe, Diamond Peak ski resort is set to open. Opening day is scheduled for today, Dec. 20. Diamond Peak ski resort’s scheduled lifts and trails for skiing and snowboarding will be updated on DiamondPeak.com prior to opening day. Visit the website to purchase season passes, […]
Mt. Rose ski resort reports 80% of terrain open
Mt. Rose ski resort in Nevada has received so much snow of late that it already has almost 80 percent of its terrain open. Skiers and snowboarders can ski and ride top-to-bottom on 1,440 vertical feet as the Lake Tahoe-area ski resort makes itself available for people ready to make the first turns of the season […]