The snow was so deep six days ago at Tahoe ski resorts that many of their crews were busy digging out lift chairs by hand. Led by Sierra-at-Tahoe with 67 inches, eight Tahoe ski resorts received 50 inches or more from the sizable snowstorm that hit Lake Tahoe for multiple days. Tahoe’s snowpack is already […]
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Missing Alpine Meadows skier found
Thanks to Search and Rescue teams, a missing skier was found last week at Alpine Meadows in Tahoe. Crews rescued a missing skier in Alpine Meadows on Friday. Officials say that if it wasn’t for searchers’ quick response, the skier would not have survived. Alpine is part of mountain at Palisades Tahoe. The missing man […]
Snow piles up at Tahoe ski resorts
The snow was so deep at Palisades Tahoe on Sunday morning that crews were digging out the KT22 lift chairs by hand. The former Squaw Valley ski resort has received 7½ feet of new snow since Dec. 1. In a 24-hour period from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, Palisades Tahoe got dumped on with more […]
Tahoe ski resorts bombarded with snow
The weekend weather forecast delivered as advertised. Tahoe ski resorts got bombarded with snow Saturday and the snowfall continues one day later. Lake Tahoe has seen an immense amount of snowfall in the past 24 hours. The winter storm warning has been effect since Friday evening and will remain until early Monday morning. According to […]
Invision Capital buys China Peak ski resort
Central California ski resort China Peak has been purchased by Invision Capital, which now owns three California resorts. China Peak had been owned and operated by Tim Cohee for the past 12½ years. It is located roughly 69 miles southeast of Fresno. The resort features 1,679 feet of vertical with a base elevation of 7,030 […]
Tahoe storm could deliver 4 feet of snow
By the time Monday morning arrives, some Tahoe ski resorts could be looking at 4 feet of fresh snow. A winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds made its way into the Tahoe region by early Saturday morning. Weather officials say the nasty storm could drop as much as 2 to 4 feet of […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort adds tubing
One of the oldest ski resorts in California, Sugar Bowl opened in 1939 and quickly became known as a place where Hollywood stars congregated for wintertime fun. That fun has lasted for more than eight decades, and this season will add one more feature to its famed hill off Old Highway 40 on the way […]
Palisades celebrates new gondola Dec. 17
The linking of these two ski areas has been in the works for years. And this ski season, it’s finally coming to fruition. Called the Base-to-Base Gondola, it will connect the two valleys of Palisades Resort, which were once known as Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts. According to resort officials, the new Gondola […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Sunday brought another solid day of snow totals for Tahoe ski resorts, who will use the fresh snow to open much more terrain. For the second consecutive day, both Boreal Mountain and Soda Springs ski resorts had the most snow in the Tahoe region, reporting 22 inches Sunday. The 42 inches over two days brings […]
Tahoe Snow Report
Snow has been consistent this weekend at Tahoe ski resorts as the totals continue to mount and more lifts and terrain become available. That doesn’t mean it’s a wonderful day to be on the Tahoe slopes. Sunday is not a day for the meek with winds, consistent snow and chilly temperatures making it a challenging […]