The possibility of snagging a free burrito and some cool swag is part of the fun at Kirkwood Mountain’s opener Friday (Nov. 29). There are six Tahoe ski resorts that are open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, Boreal Mountain, Alpine Meadows, and Soda Springs. Opening Day celebrations at Kirkwood Mountain will […]
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Sugar Bowl ski resort opens Nov. 29
A locals’ favorite ski resort that’s frequented by many Sacramento-area skiers and snowboarders as well, Sugar Bowl will open for the 2019-20 winter season Friday (Nov. 29). There are six Tahoe ski resorts that are open Thanksgiving Day – Squaw Valley, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, Boreal Mountain, Alpine Meadows, and Soda Springs. With the first […]
Six Tahoe ski resorts open Thanksgiving
Thanks to three straight days of snow, six Tahoe ski resorts will be open for Thanksgiving Day. Following a mostly dry November with zero snowfall, Mother Nature has hit the Lake Tahoe region hard over the past three days. Many Tahoe ski resorts received more than a foot of snow by Wednesday (Nov. 27) morning […]
Will Heavenly open with powder day?
Following a delay due to unusually warm November weather, Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe will open Wednesday (Nov. 27) for the 2019-20 season. The opening of Heavenly Resort, which was originally set for Nov. 22, coincides with cold temperatures and snow that arrived Tuesday (Nov.26). Snow is in the forecast for the next […]
$99 lift tickets at Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl ski resort in the Lake Tahoe region will offer $99 lift tickets in December. In a press release, Sugar Bowl noted “in an effort to make skiing and snowboarding more accessible to skiing families and winter sports enthusiasts this season, Sugar Bowl is introducing new lift ticket and equipment rental specials in advance […]
Vail Resorts in Tahoe begin snowmakiing
The Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood – are expected to all be making snow this week and preparing for their late November opening. Thanks to the recent cold temperatures and dry air in Lake Tahoe, Heavenly Mountain began making snow Sunday (Oct. 27) in preparation for a planned opening Nov. 22 […]
Ski season begins in Lake Tahoe
Skiing in Lake Tahoe was officially launched today (Oct. 25) with the opening of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. This was the fourth straight season that Mt. Rose was the first Tahoe-area ski resort to open for the season. Mt. Rose says it’s the earliest the resort has ever opened for skiing and snowboarding. The earliest […]
Mt. Rose ski resort opening Oct. 25
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe has announced it will open Friday (Oct. 25), once again becoming the first Tahoe-area ski resort to open this season. Located off Mt. Rose Highway, 25 minutes from Reno, Mt. Rose is expected to be the first Tahoe-area resort to open for skiing and snowboarding for the fourth year in a […]
Squaw Valley begins snowmaking
Cold evenings have returned to the Lake Tahoe region. And Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is taking advantage of it, announcing late last week it had begun snowmaking operations. “Temperatures have dropped low enough for us to officially kick off snowmaking at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows,” spokesperson Liesl Hepburn wrote in an email. “We made […]
Sugar Bowl, Mt. Rose hiring for ski season
Sugar Bowl and Mt. Rose ski resorts are currently hiring for the 2019-20 ski season. Located on Donner Summit, Sugar Bowl offers the closest skiing and snowboarding to Sacramento and the Bay Area, and is easily accessible from Interstate-80 at the Norden exit. Just 25 minutes from Reno, Mt. Rose is located in Nevada near […]