With snow on its hill and cold weather remaining a constant, Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area opened today (Dec. 14) for the 2013-14 season. Early-season conditions are always a good time to learn. And Tahoe Donner ski resort has a good learning area for newcomers to skiing and snowboarding. The resort will have lessons available […]
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Northern California’s Bear Valley ski resort opens today (Dec. 14) with discounted $39 lift tickets
Bear Valley ski resort is yet one more Northern California resort that has enough snow to kick off its season for skiers and snowboarders. Bear Valley ski resort opened today (Dec. 14) and did so with a nice deal for its inaugural weekend – $39 for adult and teen lift tickets the first two days. […]
Alpine Meadows ski resort opens with special $59 lift tickets; all Tahoe’s 14 ski resorts open by this weekend
Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe will open for the season today. And it opens with a deal – $59 lift tickets! Alpine Meadows ski resort will have five lifts and seven groomed trails open today (Dec. 13) with skiing and snowboarding top to bottom at the resort off Highway 89 in Truckee. When […]
Lake Tahoe’s Diamond Peak ski resort will open Dec. 12; resort now features interactive website
Diamond Peak ski resort is celebrating in a big way this week – staging opening day this and unveiling its new cool, modernized website. The Diamond Peak ski resort opening for skiing and snowboarding is Thursday (Dec. 12). The website –www.DiamondPeak.com – is already up and running. Diamond Peak ski resort has one of the […]
Homewood ski resort in Lake Tahoe opens Wednesday — free lift tickets!
Like many Lake Tahoe ski resorts, Homewood Mountain Resort is happy to finally be opening this season for skiing and snowboarding. However, Homewood ski resort has added a little twist to its opening day this Wednesday, Dec. 11 – Opening day lift tickets are free! Recent storms in the Lake Tahoe region dropped a total […]
Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe receives 24-30 inches of snow in latest storm
Winter arrived in a huge way this week in the Lake Tahoe region. That was evident by a sizable storm Friday evening that dumped 24-30 inches at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Heavenly ski resort is opening additional terrain today for skiing and snowboarding, operating Big Easy chair, accessing additional beginner terrain, and Comet Express. More terrain […]
Kirkwood ski resort receives 3 feet of snow from latest Lake Tahoe snow storm
Always near or at the top of the list when it comes to seasonal snow totals in the Lake Tahoe region, it’s not surprising that Kirkwood Mountain Resort is reporting the most snow from last night’s snow storm. Winter definitely has arrived in the Lake Tahoe area. The snow began Friday afternoon and kept coming […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort in Lake Tahoe opens today with 18 inches of fresh power
Sugar Bowl ski resort received quite the opening-day gift – 18-22 inches of fresh powder snow! Sugar Bowl ski resort opened this morning for the 2013-14 season, offering three lifts with access to 11 trails. Sugar Bowl ski resort, located off Interstate 80 at Donner Summit, has 1,500 feet of vertical and skiing and snowboarding […]
Lake Tahoe snow storm dumps more than 2 feet of fresh powder on Lake Tahoe ski resorts
A cold snap that hit much of Northern California on Friday was especially kind to the Lake Tahoe region, dumping several feet of fresh powder. See today’s Snow Report below. The snow storm was a welcome site to Lake Tahoe ski resorts, which have been waiting for a sizable snow storm to hit and bolster […]
What’s new this season at Lake Tahoe ski resorts?
At the top of the list each season is the inevitable question that skiers, snowboarders and anyone involved in a ski-related industry desperately wants to know: Will it be a good year for snow? The answer for Lake Tahoe ski resorts and their visitors the past two winters has been no – as in definitely […]