When the search is on for a “people hauler,” many folks select the minivan as the smart choice. They have three rows and can accommodate eight people with relative comfort, assuming not all the passengers are adults. A longtime favorite of the mommy brigade, which typically has the assignment of car-pooling kids to school, soccer […]
Skiing ability: What level skier are you?
You have been skiing for a while. But do you really know how good you can ski? Can you accurately pinpoint your ability level? The answer for many people is no, they can’t really access their skiing ability. Most skiers either classify themselves as a beginner, intermediate or expert. However, there are more than three categories […]
Diamond Peak ski resort nears full operation
The timing has been ideal for Diamond Peak ski resort, which planned on an early December opening for the 2015-16 season and received cooperation from the weather, which hasn’t been too kind to the Lake Tahoe region the past three winters. The early hype about El Niño bringing an abundance of snow to the Lake […]
Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood ski resorts open more terrain
Three of Lake Tahoe’s major ski resorts are opening more terrain today, thanks to another snow storm that came in Friday and continues today. The three Vail Resorts – Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain, Kirkwood Mountain – are providing more lifts and runs today for skiing and snowboarding. Overnight, Northstar received 4 inches of fresh snow […]
Heavenly’s snow total already exceeded last year’s totals
Snow totals keep rising for Lake Tahoe ski resorts. From the recent storm, Tahoe area resorts received between 38 and 45 inches of fresh snow in a four-day period. One of the major benefactors of the sizable amount of new snow is Heavenly Mountain Resort, which reported 14 inches from Sunday’s storm, which had a […]
Lake Tahoe Snow Report: Sugar Bowl gets 2 feet of new snow
Lake Tahoe ski resorts continue to prosper, piling up snow after two storms hit the region in a four-day stretch. All 15 of Tahoe’s downhill ski resorts are currently open. Following a storm last Thursday that dumped up to 2 feet of snow, another storm hit the region Sunday, bringing more than a foot of […]
Honda Accord: Benchmark for family sedans
For overall value, nothing has essentially changed with the Honda Accord. It still delivers reliability, performance, comfort, good gas mileage, and great resale capability. Honda has historically produced a great vehicle in the Accord, which has been the benchmark for midsize sedans for many years. What one gets from an Accord is that consistent reliability […]
SkiLynx app ideal for skiing with friends, family
SkiLynx can change the way a family or a group of friends ski. The new app for skiers and snowboarders arrived to the App Store for Apple Watch just in time for the 2015-16 winter season. SkiLynx, the newest app from the wearable software visionaries at Wearlynx, uses real-time location tracking and one-tap chat to […]
Lake Tahoe Snow Report: Resorts received 1-2 feet of new snow
There was plenty of rejoicing today at Lake Tahoe ski resorts after the biggest storm in two years dumped up to 2 feet of snow in the Sierra. See the Lake Tahoe Snow Report below. Overall, the Tahoe region received between 12-24 inches of snow within the last 24 hours. And more good news is […]
Homewood ski resort opens with 15 inches of new snow
It’s not a bad way to open the season for Homewood Resort in Lake Tahoe. Not only does the scenic ski resort have a good base, it also has received 15 inches of snow at the top of the mountain and 13 inches at the base after yesterday’s storm. Homewood is now open today for the […]