With the Christmas holidays approaching fast, Mother Nature is offering an early gift to Lake Tahoe ski resorts – snow! And lots of it. After several weeks with zero snow following a substantial amount in November, the snow returned to the Tahoe region this week and will continue through Monday (Dec. 16). Palisades Tahoe received […]
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An unbearable experience at Heavenly ski resort
Skiing or snowboarding comes with inherent risks. However, colliding with a bear on the slopes is rarely one of them! However, that’s not the case in the Lake Tahoe region over the past year. Three bear incidents have taken place during that period, the latest one this week at Heavenly ski resort. Potential danger is […]
Three Tahoe ski resorts announce opening dates
Although ski season is still at least three months away, opening dates have been established at three Tahoe ski resorts. Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain and Kirkwood Mountain – three Vail Resorts in Tahoe – are looking ahead to the upcoming season. Northstar and Heavenly will open Friday, Nov. 22, and Kirkwood follows Friday, Dec. 6, conditions […]
Tom Fortune retiring as Heavenly CEO
Heavenly Mountain Resort has announced the retirement of its current Chief Operating Officer and Vice President – Tom Fortune – effective June 23. After 45 years in the industry, Fortune will pass the baton to his successor, Shaydar Edelmann, who returns to Tahoe with 25 years of industry experience, most recently serving as the Vice […]
Dee Byrne departing as Palisades Tahoe leader
After four decades in the ski industry, venerable Dee Byrne has decided it’s time to leave Palisades Tahoe announced the retirement this week of Byrne, President & COO of Palisades Tahoe. She has worked in the ski industry for more than 40 years, the last 13 at Palisades Tahoe. Byrne was the second Lake Tahoe […]
Palisades Tahoe gets 2-plus feet of snow!
A POW DAY in early May with this much snow? Highly unusual. But that’s the case Sunday morning (May 5) when excited skiers and snowboarders quickly lined up at Palisades Tahoe, where a whopping 2-plus feet (26 inches) fell on the Tahoe ski resort following a sizable storm that hit the region all day Saturday. […]
Tahoe ski resort closing dates
It’s getting somewhat late in the 2023-24 ski season, which means Tahoe ski resorts are contemplating their closing dates. While some have figured out that exact date, many Tahoe ski resorts are reluctant to name a definitive closing date due to future weather implications and the interest remaining for skiers and snowboarders. No new snow […]
Woman stuck overnight on Heavenly gondola
Sometimes skiing or snowboarding until the last lifts close is not such a good idea. It sure wasn’t Thursday (Jan. 25) for Monica Laso. The Chilean woman survived a cold night after being stranded in the Heavenly Gondola without any way to call for help. Laso was one of five friends from different countries who […]
Heavenly gondola close to being repaired
To the relief of skiers and snowboarders who regularly visit Heavenly, the South Lake Tahoe ski resort announced Monday that its gondola should be back in operation sometime this week. In a video on social media, Tom Fortune, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Heavenly and Tahoe Region, said the reassembling of the gondola would […]
Eight Tahoe ski resorts receive foot or more of snow
Welcome to perhaps the best ski day of the season in Lake Tahoe, courtesy of a sizable storm that left behind a foot of snow or more Sunday morning at eight Tahoe ski resorts. After very little snow to start the season, the snow is finally beginning to accumulate in the Tahoe region. Many Tahoe […]