Snow continues to dump at Lake Tahoe ski resorts and that trend is expected to continue through the weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm warning for the Lake Tahoe region through Monday for heavy storms that began Friday. Following a break in the weather later on Saturday, another storm system […]
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Snow totals continue to rise at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Snow continued Thursday at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, who continue to revel in the large snow totals, thanks to all the sizable January storms. And the snow will continue as well. The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory that goes from Friday at 4 a.m. through Saturday at 10 a.m. That translates […]
Power outage continues at Homewood Mountain ski resort
While many Lake Tahoe ski resorts have faced challenges over the past week with the excessive amount of snow and related troubles from the storms, no one has suffered more than Homewood Mountain ski resort, which remained without power Sunday. According to a Homewood Mountain employee Sunday, the resort off Highway 89 had no power. […]
Huge snow totals, huge crowds at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Lake Tahoe ski resorts had a huge amount of snow Saturday. What they also had in huge amounts today were – skiers and snowboarders. Following a week where all ski resorts were closed at least for a few days due to rain storms, snow storms, blizzard conditions, power outages, closed roads, and high winds, Lake […]
Some Lake Tahoe ski resorts resume operations Thursday
With snow reduced to a manageable level and area roads open again Thursday, several Lake Tahoe ski resorts were able to offer skiing and snowboarding again. The massive amount of snow that fell over the previous five days had blocked roads and made conditions unsafe for travelers, forcing every Lake Tahoe ski resort to close […]
More than 12 feet of snow at many Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Over the past five days, more than 12 feet of snow has piled up in the Sierra range. Yet to the frustration of Lake Tahoe ski resorts and the many skiers and snowboarders they serve, extreme weather has shut down almost every resort over that time span. On Sunday and Monday, all of Lake Tahoe’s […]
Blizzard conditions playing havoc with Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Although storm is dropping huge amounts of snow today at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, it wasn’t being utilized much for skiing and snowboarding thanks to blizzard conditions. After every Tahoe-area ski resort was shut down the past two days due to large amounts of rain, high winds and poor road conditions, the same situation developed […]
Should skiers hang on to aging equipment?
Editor Note: This is the first of a two-part article by www.SeniorsSkiing.com where ski industry veteran Val E. discusses whether using old equipment is safe and/or worth it. We’ve all seen people in the lift line with really old equipment; ours is not to reason why. However, if you are a skier who is […]
Epic storm will hit Lake Tahoe ski resorts
If you’re headed to a Lake Tahoe ski resort this weekend for skiing or snowboarding you might want to reconsider. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory that will run through 10 p.m. tonight. Skiers and riders might expect the high snow levels to look like a winter wonderland, but rain is expected […]
Powder day for Lake Tahoe ski resorts
It was an epic powder day Friday for skiing and snowboarding at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, where snow was piled high from recent storms and the sun broke through for one of the few times this week. Lake Tahoe ski resorts have experienced an incredible start to January after a week-long snow storm that coated […]