Three Lake Tahoe ski resorts are already planning for opening day of the 2014-15 ski season. Weather and conditions permitting, both Heavenly and Northstar ski resorts will begin running lifts Friday, Nov. 21 at and one day later Kirkwood opens. The three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe can all be accessed regularly with a purchase of […]
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Lindsey Vonn set to test her injured knee
Lindsey Vonn vows to be back on skis real soon. How soon? Vonn expects to make a few turns this week in training runs in Austria. Despite coming off two serious knee injuries, the decorated U.S. skier expects to get into training mode soon and be ready for the 2014-15 World Cup season. She plans […]
Dodge Ridge ski resort awards Bobby Rapp Memorial Scholarship to Owen Bartholow
Dodge Ridge ski resort has awarded the 2014 Bobby Rapp Memorial Ski Scholarship to 8-year-old Owen Bartholow, who has been a member of the Dodge Ridge Race Team (DRRT) since age 5. During the 2013-14 competitive season, Owen helped the DRRT secure their fourth consecutive Silver Cup as champions of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort offers close proximity
The closest Lake Tahoe ski resort on Interstate 80 for anyone traveling east, Sugar Bowl ski resort is good mountain for day trippers from both Sacramento and the Bay Area. Sugar Bowl says, skiers and snowboarders can get there earlier, ski more, and experience less travel hassle. And it’s tough to argue against those selling […]
Mammoth Mountain acquires Big Bear Mountain Resorts
Four iconic Southern California ski resorts all are under the same umbrella after Mammoth Mountain Ski Area announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Big Bear Mountain Resorts in Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Mountain Resorts includes both Bear Mountain and Snow Summit, the largest and most popular of Southern California’s ski and […]
Squaw Valley will host World Cup skicross, snowboardcross in March
Squaw Valley will play host to a World Cup event next March when it welcomes in the fast-paced excitement of skicross and snowboardcross. Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe welcome athletes March 4-8 from Audi FIS Skicross World Cup and FIS Snowboard World Cup. This will be the first time the International Ski Federation has […]
Dodge Ridge ski resort holding race team weekend at October 4-5
The athletes of the Dodge Ridge Race Team (DRRT) have their goals set for another championship season in the USSA Far West Central Series. For the past four seasons the DRRT, the largest ski team in the Central Series, has dominated the USSA Far West Central Series and won the prestigious Silver Cup along with […]
Vail Resorts acquires Park City ski resort; adds it to Epic Pass
An EpicPass with Vail Resorts comes with one more perk this year – access to Park City Mountain Resort in Utah. Vail Resorts announced recently that it had acquired Park City ski resort, known as an iconic mountain that joins the Epic Pass. The pass expands the collection of mountains offered to 22 resorts and more […]
Diamond Peak season pass holders get bonus days at 4 other ski resorts
Diamond Peak Ski Resort season pass holders will get a little extra this year. The “extra” means more time at some other ski resorts. Diamond Peak pass holders will now receive bonus days at Boreal Mountain Resort and June Mountain Ski Area, in addition to Homewood Mountain Resort and Red Lodge Mountain. That’s a total […]
Tahoe Super Pass – Squaw, Alpine – reduced to $379
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are rolling back prices for the 2014-15 Tahoe Super Pass to only $379, a $50 savings for skiers and snowboarders. The discounted Bronze Pass (otherwise priced at $429) is now available while supplies last on www.tahoesuperpass.com. The limited-time offer is expected to sell out quickly. The price slash comes just 11 […]