The 2016 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour makes two stops this year, starting at Kirkwood Mountain (Feb. 27-28) and concluding one week later at Sugar Bowl ski resort on March 5-6. Daron Rahlves, a USA Olympic ski racer and Winter X-Games Skier-X champion, is the event organizer and also a participant in the Super Finals at Sugar […]
Rahlves’ Banzai Tour
Daron Rahlves captures Banzai Tour Super Finals
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Since he created this unique skiing and snowboarding event in Lake Tahoe, perhaps it was only fitting that Daron Rahlves once again captured the Super Finals to highlight the final day of the 2015 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour. The Banzai Tour, which had previous stops at Alpine Meadows and Kirkwood ski resorts, had […]
Shannon Rahlves among winners at Banzai Tour
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Since the event is named after her brother, perhaps it’s only fitting that Shannon Rahlves of Truckee was one of the winners in the opening of competition in the fifth annual Rahlves’ Banzai Tour. Event founder and ski Hall of Famer Daron Rahlves describes the competition at the first of three banzai […]
Olympians Daron Rahlves, Nate Holland race Sunday at Sugar Bowl in Banzai Tour finals
The final stop and Super Finals of the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour takes place this weekend at Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Sugar Bowl athlete and X Games medalist Jayson Hale won the Men’s Snowboard title at Alpine Meadows last weekend, and is gunning for first place against snowboard Olympian Nate Holland in the […]
Lake Tahoe snow report: Storms have dumped 2-3 feet on area ski resorts
A series of Lake Tahoe snow storms hit the region over the past few days and has been a welcome sight for skiers and snowboarders. Below is the Lake Tahoe snow report. The storm, which began Wednesday, dumped as much as 40 inches at one resort and more than 2 feet of snow at many of […]
Rahlves’ Banzai Tour begins this weekend at Kirkwood Mountain in Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe’s most popular racing series – the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour – is back, with ski and snowboard racing in its purest form. The Banzai Tour begins this weekend (Feb. 22-23) at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Due to low snow totals, the Banzai was delayed this year. Kirkwood has 9 feet of fresh snow But Kirkwood has […]
Sign ups still available for 2014 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour
It’s not too late to sign up for this unique ski and snowboard racing series. Lake Tahoe’s most popular racing series – the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour – is back, with ski and snowboard racing in its purest form. The 2014 Rahlves’ Banzai Tour, presented by Bank of the West, will span four weekends at Lake Tahoe resorts […]