It’s hard to pass up a bargain. And that’s what Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are banking on with the offer of the Tahoe Super 2 deal. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts in Lake Tahoe are neighboring resorts owned by the same company. The ski resorts are bringing back the Tahoe Super 2, […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe, Diamond Peak ski resorts offer plenty of terrain for MLK weekend
Although the conditions aren’t optimal right now at Lake Tahoe ski resorts, two of Tahoe’s resorts – Sierra-at-Tahoe, Diamond Peak – report they have plenty of available terrain for the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Sierra-at-Tahoe The resort near South Lake Tahoe off Highway 50 is open and offers guests fun mountain activities for all ability […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mt. Rose ski resort offering $44 Learn to Ski & Ride Program this week
Following a busy holiday season, Mt.Rose ski resort in Lake Tahoe is gearing up for more activities this month. Mt. Rose ski resort is Tahoe’s closest skiing toReno, located 25 minutes away from Reno and 15 minutes from Lake Tahoe. Among the January activities at Mt.Rose ski resort are the popular Learn to Ski & […]
Historic Granlibakken provides unique Lake Tahoe winter experience
Although its hill is extremely modest and barely garners a mention among Lake Tahoe’s many famed ski resorts, for several decades Granlibakken was known as the only winter playground in the entire Lake Tahoe basin. Never heard of Granlibakken? That’s not surprising. Drive too swiftly along scenic Highway 89 on Tahoe’s west shore and it’s […]
Tahoe Donner ski resort caters to families and beginners
Tahoe Donner ski resort is certainly not one of the first places people think of when they consider skiing or snowboarding in Lake Tahoe. Located off Interstate 80 and five miles from DonnerLake, Tahoe Donner ski resort has a modest downhill terrain of 120 skiable acres, accessed by two lifts and 14 trails. Its base elevation […]
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 […]
Homewood ski resort will open powder stash area on Friday
Apparently Christmas is still taking place at Homewood Mountain Resort. Homewood ski resort has a little power stash that the north Lake Tahoe resort will unveil Friday (Dec. 27). Homewood ski resort will open four powder-filled previously unopened north-facing runs to the public. Homewood is located off Highway 89. Powder stash off the Ellis chair […]