The most notable death at a Tahoe ski resort occurred 28 years ago today when Sonny Bono tragically died at Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe. On Jan. 5, 1998, the 62-year-old Bono veered into the trees off a wide-open, well-groomed intermediate run at Heavenly. Reports say he apparently navigated through a narrow grove […]
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Heavenly’s 70th ski season begins Nov. 24
The wait for Heavenly ski resort’s kickoff to its 70th season will take place Monday (Nov. 24). Heavenly will become the second Tahoe ski resort to open this season. On Friday, Mt. Rose, in nearby Nevada, became the first Tahoe-area ski resort to begin running its lifts. The famed South Lake Tahoe ski resort announced […]
Heavenly, Northstar ski resorts push back opening dates
Due to lack of snow and seasonably high temperatures, two Vail resorts in Tahoe have pushed back their opening dates. “Mother Nature arrived fashionably late to the party, so Heavenly and Northstar will not hit our originally targeted openings this Friday,” Vail Resorts spokesperson Cole Zimmerman told Tahoe Ski World on Wednesday. SEE PROJECTED TAHOE SKI RESORT OPENINGS BELOW Currently, there […]
Heavenly, Northstar begin snowmaking
The snowmaking systems at Heavenly and Northstar ski resorts in Lake Tahoe are now operating. Can the 2025-26 ski season be far away? “Our snowmaking systems are fired up and so are we,” a press release Monday stated. “Heavenly and Northstar have officially kicked off snowmaking for the 2025-2026 ski and ride season as we […]
Vail Resorts makes skiing with friends more affordable
Got a friend you want to ski or ride with, yet unlike you, they don’t have the Vail Epic Pass for Lake Tahoe? That issue just got less problematic from a financial standpoint, thanks to a new ticket plan offered for the 2025-26 ski season. Vail Resorts wants to make it easier for season ticket […]
Tahoe Snow Report
With the Christmas holidays approaching fast, Mother Nature is offering an early gift to Lake Tahoe ski resorts – snow! And lots of it. After several weeks with zero snow following a substantial amount in November, the snow returned to the Tahoe region this week and will continue through Monday (Dec. 16). Palisades Tahoe received […]
An unbearable experience at Heavenly ski resort
Skiing or snowboarding comes with inherent risks. However, colliding with a bear on the slopes is rarely one of them! However, that’s not the case in the Lake Tahoe region over the past year. Three bear incidents have taken place during that period, the latest one this week at Heavenly ski resort. Potential danger is […]
Three Tahoe ski resorts announce opening dates
Although ski season is still at least three months away, opening dates have been established at three Tahoe ski resorts. Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain and Kirkwood Mountain – three Vail Resorts in Tahoe – are looking ahead to the upcoming season. Northstar and Heavenly will open Friday, Nov. 22, and Kirkwood follows Friday, Dec. 6, conditions […]
Tom Fortune retiring as Heavenly CEO
Heavenly Mountain Resort has announced the retirement of its current Chief Operating Officer and Vice President – Tom Fortune – effective June 23. After 45 years in the industry, Fortune will pass the baton to his successor, Shaydar Edelmann, who returns to Tahoe with 25 years of industry experience, most recently serving as the Vice […]
Dee Byrne departing as Palisades Tahoe leader
After four decades in the ski industry, venerable Dee Byrne has decided it’s time to leave Palisades Tahoe announced the retirement this week of Byrne, President & COO of Palisades Tahoe. She has worked in the ski industry for more than 40 years, the last 13 at Palisades Tahoe. Byrne was the second Lake Tahoe […]