If you’ve never seen a sculptured snow carving, then you’re in for a treat because a lot of them will be on display next week at Northstar California ski resort. Carve Tahoe returns to Northstar California January 28 through February 2. San Francisco-based advertising, design and production company Hub Strategy brings this international snow sculpture contest to […]
Tahoe Ski Resorts
Heavenly ski resort opens more terrain for holiday weekend
If Heavenly Mountain Resort is your ski or snowboard destination this weekend, there’s good news concerning terrain. Heavenly ski resort in South Lake Tahoe will open Boulder Lodge, Boulder Lift and Boulder Bowl run on Saturday, January 18, allowing Martin Luther King holiday skiers and riders to access the mountain from all four base mountain locations. […]
Heavenly ski resort’s Sho Kashima chasing Olympic dream
Like many aspiring Olympic athletes, Sho Kashima has experienced his share of setbacks. The worst one: Clearly a knee injury just prior to the key qualifying time period for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. That ranks right at the top for Kashima, who has skied at Heavenly Mountain resort in Lake Tahoe since his skis […]
U.S. Olympian Joe Pete Wilson highlights Olympic Heritage Week at Granlibakken
As the Sochi Olympics nears, many Lake Tahoe winter athletes are hoping to make the team and represent the United States in the upcoming Games. But this is also a time of year to look back and reflect on past Olympians and their deeds. To honor Lake Tahoe’s Olympic athletes and reflect on Squaw Valley […]
When it snows in Lake Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe will offer discount lift tickets
When it snows, especially one of Lake Tahoe’s signature dumps, Sierra-at-Tahoe is a good place to ski or snowboard. Why? To save money. With snow in the forecast and snow showers possible throughout the week, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is celebrating the snow and offering guests multiple ways to save. Guests can enjoy great deals from lift tickets […]
Mt. Rose ski resort offering $44 Learn to Ski & Ride Program this week
Following a busy holiday season, Mt.Rose ski resort in Lake Tahoe is gearing up for more activities this month. Mt. Rose ski resort is Tahoe’s closest skiing toReno, located 25 minutes away from Reno and 15 minutes from Lake Tahoe. Among the January activities at Mt.Rose ski resort are the popular Learn to Ski & […]
Historic Granlibakken provides unique Lake Tahoe winter experience
Although its hill is extremely modest and barely garners a mention among Lake Tahoe’s many famed ski resorts, for several decades Granlibakken was known as the only winter playground in the entire Lake Tahoe basin. Never heard of Granlibakken? That’s not surprising. Drive too swiftly along scenic Highway 89 on Tahoe’s west shore and it’s […]
Tahoe Donner ski resort caters to families and beginners
Tahoe Donner ski resort is certainly not one of the first places people think of when they consider skiing or snowboarding in Lake Tahoe. Located off Interstate 80 and five miles from DonnerLake, Tahoe Donner ski resort has a modest downhill terrain of 120 skiable acres, accessed by two lifts and 14 trails. Its base elevation […]
Diamond Peak ski resort offers Lake Tahoe’s lowest adult lift tickets at $59
It was a good first month of skiing and snowboarding at Diamond Peak ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Diamond Peak Ski Resort, North Lake Tahoe’s most affordable resort, finished 2013 on a strong note, beating December 2012 skier visits and revenue, despite the lack of snowfall. “Our Child Ski Center and Ski & Snowboard Schools […]
Snow making a huge factor for Lake Tahoe’s holiday season
Snow making is saving the Lake Tahoe ski industry right now. Due to a lack of natural snow thus far, snow making has been relied on more than usual by Lake Tahoe’s 14 ski resorts, which were all open by the middle of December. The snow making, combined with mostly cold temperatures in December, salvaged […]