Got a Santa outfit and like to ski? If so, Sierra-at-Tahoe will offer a discounted lift ticket for anyone who dresses up as Santa or a festive outfit on Christmas Eve. Sierra-at-Tahoe, which is located off Highway 50 heading into South Lake Tahoe, is offering the one-day Christmas Eve promotion. Anyone who skis in a […]
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Christmas skiing in Tahoe – what to expect
If you’re planning a ski trip to Lake Tahoe during the Christmas holidays, the good news is there’s plenty of snow. Two major Tahoe ski resorts – Kirkwood, Mt. Rose – already have 100-percent of their terrain open, thanks to some sizable snow storms over the past month that’s allowed them to offer top-to-bottom skiing […]
Vail Resorts in Tahoe open more terrain
Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe continues to open more terrain for skiers and snowboarders, thanks to additional snow this week. Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain each have more than 70-percent of terrain open, with additional terrain opening for Northstar and Heavenly soon. Kirkwood has been 100-percent open, with Northstar set to open The […]
Tahoe Donner Downhill opens Dec. 13
Known as one of Lake Tahoe’s best family-friendly ski resorts, Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort will open for the season Friday (Dec. 13). For nearly 50 years, Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Resort has provided families a unique and very affordable ski experience. The resort offers ski instruction for children as young as 3 years old, interchangeable lift […]
Three Vail Resorts in Tahoe opening more terrain
An abundance of early-season snow has allowed the three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe to open up more terrain this week. Heavenly Mountain, Kirkwood Mountain and Northstar California will continue to open additional terrain prior to the weekend. Each resort has received more than 4-plus feet of snow in December alone. Kirkwood has 125 inches […]
Squaw to open famed KT-22 chair
Thanks to a sizable amount of early-season snow, Squaw Valley’s KT-22 chair will be open Wednesday for the first time this season. Following more than 2 feet of snowfall this weekend, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows keeps opening more terrain. Squaw opened its upper mountain Sunday and weather permitting, will have skiers and snowboarders heading down […]
Powder Sunday at Tahoe ski resorts
Mother Nature delivered a powder day Sunday for Tahoe skiers and snowboarders. Snow continued dumping in the Lake Tahoe region Saturday (Dec. 7) with many Tahoe ski resorts reporting more than a foot of snow overnight. Light snow continued Sunday morning and into the afternoon. The constant accumulation of snow over the past week or […]
Heavy snowfall Saturday at Tahoe ski resorts
A heavy dose of snow is expected throughout Saturday for Tahoe ski resorts. The National Weather Service issued a storm warning Saturday (Dec. 7) for the Lake Tahoe region. Total accumulation was expected between 1-3 feet of snow. The storm warning was in effect through Sunday at noon. Snow was dumping and it was a […]
Squaw opens upper mountain
Due to the recent storms that have dumped considerable snow on the famed Tahoe ski resort, Squaw Valley opened its upper mountain Friday (Dec. 6). Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows has as more early-season terrain available than most Tahoe ski resorts. On Friday, Squaw was reporting 12 lifts, accessing 60 trails. At neighboring Alpine there were […]
Lots of snow for Homewood ski resort’s Dec. 5 opening
There will be plenty of fresh snow for skiing and snowboarding when Homewood Mountain opens Thursday (Dec. 5) for the 2019-20 season. Following a significant snowstorm that greatly benefitted all Tahoe ski resorts over the Thanksgiving holiday, Homewood is no different, reporting more than 4 feet of fresh snow at the top of the mountain. […]