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Sugar Bowl ski resort cancels Nov. 24 opener

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After excitingly making the announcement of opening Nov. 24, Sugar Bowl ski resort made the decision to delay its opener due to weather. With solid snow totals Wednesday and Thursday, Sugar Bowl announced Friday that it was bumping up its planned opener by six days. But those plans were ruined by Mother Nature. No new […]

Lake Tahoe ski resorts receive Thanksgiving snow

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Lake Tahoe ski resorts received the first snow of the season Wednesday (Nov. 21) and more of the white stuff has been falling Thanksgiving Day. There are currently five Lake Tahoe ski resorts open for 2018-19 season – Northstar California, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Heavenly Mountain, Mt. Rose, and Boreal Mountain. All five resorts have limited terrain, […]

Kirkwood Mountain ski resort opening Nov. 24

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Kirkwood Mountain ski resort will open Saturday, Nov. 24, becoming the sixth Lake Tahoe ski resort to begin running lifts for the 2018-19 season. Kirkwood Mountain had originally scheduled its opening day for Wednesday. “While unseasonably warm weather has not made it optimal for recent snowmaking operations, upcoming forecasts, over the next 10 days have […]

Northstar, Heavenly ski resorts opening Nov. 16

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A pair of Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe – Northstar California, Heavenly Mountain — announced they will kick off the 2018-19 season by opening Friday, Nov. 16. Squaw Valley will also open Nov. 16, bringing the number of Lake Tahoe ski resorts open for the season to five. Mt. Rose and Boreal Mountain are also […]

Mt. Rose ski resort open daily starting Nov. 16

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After opening for multiple weekends, Mt. Rose ski resort announced that it will begin daily operations for skiing and snowboarding, starting Friday, Nov. 16. Located 25 minutes from Reno and within a convenient distance to North Lake Tahoe, Mt. Rose began snowmaking early and was the first Lake Tahoe resort to open this season – […]

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows opening day Nov. 16

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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will open Friday, Nov. 16, becoming the third Lake Tahoe ski resort to open for the 2018-19 season. Mt. Rose has been open for several weeks – weekends only – and Boreal Mountain opened Nov. 9. The goal of every Lake Tahoe ski resort is opening prior to the Thanksgiving holiday, but […]

What’s new at Diamond Peak ski resort

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What’s new at Diamond Peak ski resort in Lake Tahoe? The resort recently announced some new features for the 2018-19 ski season. Located in Incline Village, Nevada, the family-friendly ski resort offers 655 acres and 1,840 vertical feet of skiing and snowboarding, with incredible views of Lake Tahoe. What’s new for the 2018-19 season New Lower […]

Heavenly Mountain ski resort hopes to widen runs next season

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Hoping to better avoid traffic on the slopes next year for skiers and snowboarders, Heavenly Mountain ski resort wants to create wider runs for the 2018-19 ski season. By creating terrain that would be more skiable in times with less snow, Heavenly Mountain ski resort would reduce the amount of snowmaking necessary to open runs. […]

Olympic skier Mark Engel honored March 10 at Tahoe Donner

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Olympic skier Mark Engel will receive a hero’s welcome Saturday, March 10 at Tahoe Donner ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Engel, who learned to ski as a child at Tahoe Donner, competed in men’s slalom at the recently completed Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. He finished 31st in the slalom, his lone event at […]