The final Vail Resort in Lake Tahoe – Kirkwood Mountain – will open Friday (Dec. 4) for the 2020-21 ski season. Opening Day and week-of reservations for Kirkwood began Wednesday. Reservations will be required every day of the season, with pass holders receiving priority access. Because early-season access is reserved for season pass holders, lift tickets for the […]
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Sugar Bowl, Soda Springs open for skiing
Two more Tahoe ski resorts – Sugar Bowl, Soda Springs – opened Friday (Nov. 27) for the 2020-21 season. Sugar Bowl has received 32 inches of natural snow this month and its snowmaking efforts combined to offer some solid early-season terrain for skiers and snowboarders anxious to get in their first day on the slopes. […]
Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort opens Nov. 25
The wait is over at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The popular ski resort near South Lake Tahoe opened Wednesday (Nov. 25) for the 2020-21 season. Starting Wednesday and lasting through Sunday, Sierra-at-Tahoe is open exclusively for Season Pass and seasonal product holders. Day lift tickets will become available for use starting Monday (Nov. 30). Tickets are currently available […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort opening Nov. 27
Thanks to recent snowfall and its snowmaking capability, Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe will open Friday, Nov. 27. Sugar Bowl has received 32 inches of of natural snow this month. And thanks to cold evening temperatures, it has frequently had its snowmaking equipment operating. The resort, located off Interstate 80 on Donner Summit, […]
Covid-19 alters Northstar, Heavenly openers
A sun-drenched day with cool temperatures was the setting Friday (Nov. 20) for the opening of ski season at both Heavenly Mountain and Northstar California. The two Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe were the first Tahoe ski resorts to begin running their lifts for the 2020-21 ski season. The third Vail Resort in Tahoe – […]
Opening dates Tahoe ski resorts
Two Tahoe ski resorts open Friday, signaling the start of the 2020-21 ski season in Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe ski season officially starts Friday (Nov. 20) when both Heavenly Mountain and Northstar California open for skiing and snowboarding. But four other Tahoe ski resorts are likely to fire up the lifts by late next week, […]
Tahoe ski season begins Nov. 20
The Tahoe ski season officially starts Friday (Nov. 20) when both Heavenly Mountain and Northstar California open for skiing and snowboarding. However, anyone planning to visit either of these Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe better have a reservation. A reservation? That’s right. This will be a different ski season due to the coronavirus epidemic with […]
Tahoe ski resorts receive major snowfall
A snow storm left a significant amount of snow Wednesday morning on Tahoe ski resorts. Nine Tahoe ski resorts received 10 or more inches of snow from the storm, which arrived Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 17) and kept coming down throughout the evening. More snow will fall today, starting in the afternoon and continuing into the […]
Squaw Valley offers to-go Thanksgiving dinner
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is adding a new wrinkle for the upcoming holiday – a day of skiing or snowboarding and afterward picking up a Thanksgiving dinner to go! The Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Thanksgiving Dinner has undergone a coronavirus adaptation this year. A to-go dinner is a great option for people who want to […]
Squaw-Alpine gets 9 more inches snow
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows received 9 inches of new snow in the most recent storm to hit Tahoe ski resorts. Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows reported that 9 inches of snow fell in a 24-hour period that ended Saturday morning (Nov. 14) on the upper mountains of both Squaw and Alpine. Weather and conditions permitting for […]