Attention all you budget-conscious types. Let’s face facts – change is required. It’s time to ditch those archaic skis and get hooked up with a new pair. Yes, it is hard pulling the trigger, especially when your bank account isn’t overflowing with excess cash and the old skis still provide adequate transportation. Yet so did […]
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Skiing ability: What level skier are you?
You have been skiing for a while. But do you really know how good you can ski? Can you accurately pinpoint your ability level? The answer for many people is no, they can’t really access their skiing ability. Most skiers either classify themselves as a beginner, intermediate or expert. However, there are more than three categories […]
Diamond Peak ski resort nears full operation
The timing has been ideal for Diamond Peak ski resort, which planned on an early December opening for the 2015-16 season and received cooperation from the weather, which hasn’t been too kind to the Lake Tahoe region the past three winters. The early hype about El Niño bringing an abundance of snow to the Lake […]
Heavenly’s snow total already exceeded last year’s totals
Snow totals keep rising for Lake Tahoe ski resorts. From the recent storm, Tahoe area resorts received between 38 and 45 inches of fresh snow in a four-day period. One of the major benefactors of the sizable amount of new snow is Heavenly Mountain Resort, which reported 14 inches from Sunday’s storm, which had a […]
Lake Tahoe Snow Report: Sugar Bowl gets 2 feet of new snow
Lake Tahoe ski resorts continue to prosper, piling up snow after two storms hit the region in a four-day stretch. All 15 of Tahoe’s downhill ski resorts are currently open. Following a storm last Thursday that dumped up to 2 feet of snow, another storm hit the region Sunday, bringing more than a foot of […]
SkiLynx app ideal for skiing with friends, family
SkiLynx can change the way a family or a group of friends ski. The new app for skiers and snowboarders arrived to the App Store for Apple Watch just in time for the 2015-16 winter season. SkiLynx, the newest app from the wearable software visionaries at Wearlynx, uses real-time location tracking and one-tap chat to […]
Lake Tahoe Snow Report: Resorts received 1-2 feet of new snow
There was plenty of rejoicing today at Lake Tahoe ski resorts after the biggest storm in two years dumped up to 2 feet of snow in the Sierra. See the Lake Tahoe Snow Report below. Overall, the Tahoe region received between 12-24 inches of snow within the last 24 hours. And more good news is […]
Homewood ski resort opens with 15 inches of new snow
It’s not a bad way to open the season for Homewood Resort in Lake Tahoe. Not only does the scenic ski resort have a good base, it also has received 15 inches of snow at the top of the mountain and 13 inches at the base after yesterday’s storm. Homewood is now open today for the […]
Lake Tahoe ski resorts expecting 1-3 feet of new snow
Another series of winter storms are taking place today in Lake Tahoe. Tahoe ski resorts may receive up to 1-3 feet at mountain tops and there could be 5-9 inches at lake level. Prior to the storm, early season snowfall totals at South Lake Tahoe resorts already ranged from 59-79 inches, providing top to bottom […]
Homewood ski resort opening Friday (Dec. 11)
It’s not a bad way to open the season for Homewood Resort in Lake Tahoe. Not only does the scenic resort have a good base, it also has received 15 inches of snow at the top of the mountain, 13 inches at the base after yesterday’s storm. Homewood is now open and is offering top-to-bottom skiing […]