Independent Skier Magazine has recently announced the release of its 2015 Buyer’s Guide. Designed for mobile devices, the Independent Skier Magazine is currently available via the Newsstand for iPad and iPhone. An Android version will be released soon. There is no charge to download the magazine. Both current as well as back issues can be downloaded […]
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Squaw Valley hosts Ironman Training Camp June 13-15
Looking to improve your performance skills in Ironman competitions? Attending the Ironman Training Camp in Squaw Valley might be just the path to improve that overall performance. As the West Coast’s official training destination for Ironman athletes, Squaw Valley is offering high-altitude training this summer with the inaugural Ironman Training Camp, taking place June 13-15. The three day […]
Spring skiing at Diamond Peak includes Dummy Downhill
Spring skiing is a time in Lake Tahoe for fun activities on the slopes. And one of those annual activities is the Dummy Downhill at Diamond Peak ski resort. April 6 is this year’s designated day of dummies at Diamond Peak! The Dummy Downhill has been a favorite community event for past 13 years and […]
Epic Pass now on sale, includes access to Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood
For people who love skiing or snowboarding at Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain Resort, it’s that time of year to start considering next ski season with a purchase of the Epic Pass. The Epic Pass and other derivations of it, provides access to Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain Resort. […]
Lake Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman joins David Wise as Olympic gold medal winner in freestyle halfpipe
Maddie Bowman helped solidify Lake Tahoe’s standing as a region that producers excellent halfpipe freestyle skiers. Bowman, who trains at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, joined David Wise as a gold medalist, winning the women’s freestyle halfpipe Thursday at the Sochi Olympics. Wise, from Reno, does his training at Northstar California ski resort. Two days after Wise […]
Most Tahoe resorts offering affordable prices for January’s Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
This is certainly the month for anyone who wants to take up skiing or snowboarding. Most of the Lake Tahoe ski resorts are offering deals to encourage people of all ages to become a skier or rider in Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, a national push by all ski region. Below are some of the […]
Rahlves’ Banzai Tour will take place at four Lake Tahoe ski resorts, starting Feb. 8 at Kirkwood
Lake Tahoe’s most popular racing series – the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour – is back, with ski and snowboard racing in its purest form. The 2014 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour, presented by Bank of the West, will span four weekends at Lake Tahoe resorts – Feb. 8 through March 16. The ski venues will be Kirkwood Mountain Resort, […]
Chilly Lake Tahoe ski resorts receive fresh snow; Northstar records 8 inches
A much-needed snow arrived in the Lake Tahoe region on Tuesday. Although the snow totals were modest, the cold weather is perfect for snow-making. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are certainly winter-like in the Sierra and will remain that way through the weekend. The high in Truckee and the Tahoe region today is […]
Powder Days on Feb. 22 at Lake Tahoe Ski resorts
Precipitation and low temperatures combined to produce some fluffy snow in Lake Tahoe earlier this week that was ideal for a powder day. Unfortunately, the chance of a powder day this weekend at a Lake Tahoe ski resort is remote. According to the Weather Channel, there is only a 10-percent chance of snow today through […]