Hoping to better avoid traffic on the slopes next year for skiers and snowboarders, Heavenly Mountain ski resort wants to create wider runs for the 2018-19 ski season. By creating terrain that would be more skiable in times with less snow, Heavenly Mountain ski resort would reduce the amount of snowmaking necessary to open runs. […]
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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows welcomes military veterans
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is putting out the welcome sign for military veterans. As part of the third annual Military to the Mountains program, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will welcome 22 injured military veterans to stay and ski for a week – March 11-17. The Military to the Mountains program was created by the High Fives […]
March already best month for snow at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Normalcy returned to Lake Tahoe ski resorts the past two days, following a monumental week of snowfall. According the Lake Tahoe snow forecaster Bryan Allegretto, the snowfall over a four-day period that started last Thursday, has already made March the snowiest month of the 2017-18 ski season. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows were reporting the most […]
Olympic skier Mark Engel honored March 10 at Tahoe Donner
Olympic skier Mark Engel will receive a hero’s welcome Saturday, March 10 at Tahoe Donner ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Engel, who learned to ski as a child at Tahoe Donner, competed in men’s slalom at the recently completed Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. He finished 31st in the slalom, his lone event at […]
Safety tip: Ski or snowboard with a friend
In dangerous conditions during or following a big snow storm, it’s always advisable to ski or snowboard with a friend. Rocklin snowboarder Wenyu Zhang was found dead Friday morning in the Squaw Creek area of the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Zhang, who was described as an advanced snowboarder, was last […]
Hakuba Valley in Japan added to Vail Resorts passholder alliance
Hakuba Valley snow resort in Japan is the latest resort that will be added to Vail Resorts passholder alliance. Hakuba Valley is Japan’s largest resort with nine separate ski resorts. It’s located in the northern part of the Nagano Prefecture at the base of Japan’s Northern Alps and played host to the 1998 Olympic Winter […]
Snow report: Lake Tahoe ski resorts reporting 3 feet of snow
Although still in the midst of the largest snow storm this season, the snow totals at Lake Tahoe ski resorts are already quite amazing. The storm hit Lake Tahoe ski resorts Wednesday evening and by Friday morning the totals were as high as 36 inches. The raging storm system is expected to continue into Saturday […]
Snow report Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Lake Tahoe ski resorts were reporting some big snow totals Tuesday morning. And what’s even more exciting is the next storm will likely be much larger. Lake Tahoe ski resorts were reporting up to 20 inches of new snow Tuesday. There were five ski resorts with 17 or more inches and 10 resorts were reporting […]
Dodge Ridge ski resort reopening March 2
Not many Northern California ski resorts were happier to see snow piling up Monday than Dodge Ridge ski resort. Dodge Ridge received 8 inches of snow Monday, and with the likelihood of more than 2 feet of additional snow dumping Thursday evening, the resort has announced in will reopen Friday, March 2. Like many ski […]
Snow report: Storm totals high at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Surprises like this are quite welcome. Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts were happily reporting Friday morning they received more snow than expected from the latest storm. One of the largest beneficiaries was Homewood Mountain Resort. The snow started dropping mid-morning Thursday (Feb. 22) and continued throughout the day and into night. Homewood is reporting 14 […]