So you want to be a snowboarder! Something to consider, for all snow sports, is skiing and snowboarding come with some inherent danger, It’s always a good idea to keep safety in mind. No one wants to get hurt, regardless if it is a minor or major injury. Robert Cabry, a team physician for the […]
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Will much-needed snowfall arrive today at Lake Tahoe ski resorts?
The note on the Donner Ski Ranch website says it all regarding this year’s snow totals in Lake Tahoe. Donner Ski Ranch is regrettably closed right now, anxiously awaiting more snow from Mother Nature. Please check our website regularly as we will be keeping it updated with our current conditions. Thank you and keep your […]
When it snows in Lake Tahoe, Sierra-at-Tahoe will offer discount lift tickets
When it snows, especially one of Lake Tahoe’s signature dumps, Sierra-at-Tahoe is a good place to ski or snowboard. Why? To save money. With snow in the forecast and snow showers possible throughout the week, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is celebrating the snow and offering guests multiple ways to save. Guests can enjoy great deals from lift tickets […]
Most Tahoe resorts offering affordable prices for January’s Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
This is certainly the month for anyone who wants to take up skiing or snowboarding. Most of the Lake Tahoe ski resorts are offering deals to encourage people of all ages to become a skier or rider in Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, a national push by all ski region. Below are some of the […]
Diamond Peak ski resort offers Lake Tahoe’s lowest adult lift tickets at $59
It was a good first month of skiing and snowboarding at Diamond Peak ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Diamond Peak Ski Resort, North Lake Tahoe’s most affordable resort, finished 2013 on a strong note, beating December 2012 skier visits and revenue, despite the lack of snowfall. “Our Child Ski Center and Ski & Snowboard Schools […]
First Sierra Nevada snow survey this season only 20 percent of normal
Thus far, the weather has been much more fall than winter-like in California, where the snow totals right now are pretty minimal. The state is experiencing one of the driest starts to winter ever. How dry is it? The depth of the problem was exposed by the California Department of Water Resources on Friday after […]
Snow making a huge factor for Lake Tahoe’s holiday season
Snow making is saving the Lake Tahoe ski industry right now. Due to a lack of natural snow thus far, snow making has been relied on more than usual by Lake Tahoe’s 14 ski resorts, which were all open by the middle of December. The snow making, combined with mostly cold temperatures in December, salvaged […]
Sprint U.S. Grand Prix snowboarding event moved from Northstar to Breckenridge
Lake Tahoe fans of Shaun White and other Olympic snowboarding hopefuls received bad news today when it was decided that the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Northstar California has been moved. The Sprint U.S. Grand Prix was originally scheduled to be held at Northstar ski resort from Jan. 8-12 and has been moved to Breckenridge, Colo. The […]
Mt. Rose ski resort in Lake Tahoe continues to add terrain for the holidays
Mt. Rose ski resort in Lake Tahoe continues to open more terrain in preparation for the Christmas holidays. Mt. Rose ski resort has six lifts operating for skiing and snowboarding. Mt. Rose ski resort has also opened the Pondo terrain park, accessed from the Ponderosa lift. Mt. Rose ski resort is located off Mt. Rose […]
Northstar, Homewood add new terrain for skiing, snowboarding
Some additional snow made all the difference for two of Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts this week – Homewood Mountain and Northstar California. Both North Lake Tahoe ski resorts added terrain for skiing and snowboarding following a snow that added as much as 6 inches to the base totals of some Tahoe resorts. Northstar will have […]