Shaquille O’Neal is coming to Palisades Tahoe this winter. Most likely he won’t be bringing a basketball, but the lingering question is – will the man simply known as Shaq be bringing a snowboard? It’s not currently known if the Hall of Fame basketball icon will be hitting the slopes. But the invitation is there […]
Tahoe Ski Resorts
What’s new at Tahoe ski resorts this season?
A modest amount of snow has already dropped at a few California ski resorts, signaling that the 2023-24 ski season is nearing. Jessica Weaver of Ski California, a familiar name at most of the state’s 35-member ski resorts, has put together a handy preseason guide that touches on last year’s incredible snow totals and what’s […]
Palisades Tahoe ski resort announces parking plan
Weekend traffic has gradually increased on ski weekends in Lake Tahoe and become a constant hassle for skiers and snowboarders, and anyone visiting the region. To mitigate the problem, four Tahoe ski resorts will be initiating paid parking for the 2023-24 season. Palisades Tahoe announced its paid parking details Wednesday (Sept. 27) for the upcoming […]
Mammoth ski resort opens Nov. 10
Although it doesn’t seem like that long ago that Mammoth Mountain ski resort ended its monumental 2022-23 season, the resort announced Thursday that it would be reopening in 49 days. That’s right – 49 days brings the Mammoth Mountain tentative opening date to Friday, Nov. 10, weather and conditions permitting. As always with California ski […]
What’s new at Palisades Tahoe for upcoming season
The ski season is fast-approaching in Lake Tahoe, which means the area ski resorts are trotting out their new game plans for the upcoming 2023-24 season. At Palisades Tahoe, the ski season is less than 10 weeks away from the scheduled opening (weather and conditions permitting) of Nov. 22. Mt. Rose has the earliest scheduled […]
Next season opening dates Tahoe ski resorts
The California ski season officially came to a close when skiers and riders took their final runs at Mammoth Mountain on Aug. 6. Although it’s only been roughly three weeks since last ski season concluded in the Golden State, it’s not too early start contemplating the upcoming 2023-24 ski season. Many Tahoe ski resorts are […]
Tahoe’s Vail Resorts announce opening dates
Ski season recently concluded in California. However, it won’t be that long until the 2023-24 ski season arrives. The three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe announced Wednesday (Aug. 16) their target opening dates for the upcoming ski season. PROJECTED OPENING DAY Heavenly: Nov. 17, 2023 Northstar: Nov. 17, 2023 Kirkwood: Dec. 1, 2023 All winter […]
Jankowski named Sugar Bowl’s new Executive Director of Sport
Mike Jankowski has been named the new Executive Director of Sport at Sugar Bowl ski resort near Lake Tahoe. An elite performance professional with 20 years of Olympic sport organization experience, Jankowski has coached U.S. Olympic Ski and Snowboard teams since 2003. “On behalf of our senior leadership team, we’re thrilled to have Mike Jankowski […]
Timberline last North America ski resort to close
The 2022-23 ski season in North America has officially come to an end. Timberline ski resort made it official early Sunday afternoon (Aug. 13), ending a season that reportedly started Nov. 11, 2022. The resort says the closing day marked 276th day of the ski season, one day more than Mammoth Mountain in California, which […]
Glen Plake skis final day at Mammoth
What a season it was at California ski resorts. And because he didn’t want to miss the final day, legendary professional skier Glen Plake took a few runs Sunday on the final day of the ski season at Mammoth Mountain. A South Lake Tahoe native, Plake was on hand for the incredible 275th day of […]