Mammoth to open Nov. 7, lift tix for $60
You can feel it in the air. Even if there’s no snow outside the door, no snow on the horizon, no snow in the forecast, somehow you know that somewhere, snow is falling on mountains. Here’s where… Down...
View ArticlePhotos: the Magic Moment when first snow falls
How did you get the news? Half asleep, half-listening to the radio? Suddenly, you’re wide-awake, sitting bolt upright. A familiar buzz on your cellphone when you were supposed to be paying attention to...
View ArticleNorth Tahoe: Beginners take note
While we wait for serious snow, what’s happening by the lake? Learning, for one. While experts are jonesing for open steeps, beginners have three good reasons for taking to the slopes now. Lack of...
View ArticleTahoe on MLK weekend: Open for ski biz
Here’s what you need to know as the big winter weekend approacheth: Tahoe is open for skiing and riding. Despite the unarguably regrettable absence of Thor-made snow, ski areas have been furiously...
View ArticleDespite drought, skiing still great in Tahoe
It was bugging the heck out of me. Sitting in San Francisco, I couldn’t tell if skiing in Tahoe was finished/gone/deplorable or brilliant/superb/remarkable. Trusted voices told these very different...
View ArticleTahoe Report: 3 mountains in 3 days + Hot Gossip
On my three-mountain trip to Tahoe, I got four surprises. Both I-80 to the North Shore and 50 to the South were virtually snowless. I knew the temperature would be unseasonably warm; I didn’t expect...
View ArticleWhat’s new? Open trails, fresh snow, new lift, sunset wine & thou
Snow has come. Resort CEOs’ fingernails are growing back. Tahoe waitresses are starting to get tips. Growling skiers are less snarky to their loved ones. Young snowboarders are looking for a couch on...
View ArticleAt last — at long last — more snow on our mountains
It started yesterday afternoon with dark and ominous storm clouds forming. Around six, precip began — some places, snow; others, rain. As temps dropped, the rain turned to snow, and it continued...
View ArticleThe price of skiing: What’s a lift ticket cost today?
If you decide to take off right now and get yourself to a snowy mountain, how much will it co$t you when you slap your money down on the ticket-window counter? OK, the rules: One adult ticket, bought...
View ArticlePark ‘n pipe. Idaho ‘n Montana. Kidz ‘n demos. Secret Sloper. Truth about me.
Park & Pipe @ Heavenly The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series will make the fourth stop of the series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on March 13-15. This slopestyle event, which will be hosted...
View ArticleSki free, ski cheap. See history, see extreme.
Happy birthday, Ski free This just in from Diamond Peak… Birthdays only come around once a year, so all of our guests ski for free on their birthday. For those with birthdays that fall outside the...
View ArticleNorth Tahoe snow outlook (with photos)
Here’s the latest report from the North Tahoe tourism bureau, regarding the current snowstorm raging in the Sierra: A strong winter storm continues to move through the Sierras, covering a majority of...
View ArticleIt’s spring, and you did WHAT?
Wait. You did WHAT? You put away your skis and took out your golf clubs? You did that now? No, no — not on my watch. Ah yes, it’s my regular rave against the other March Madness — quitting skiing...
View ArticleWhat’s new?
IT’S THE ETERNAL QUESTION at this time of year — what’s new? Slope Dope asked; the mountains answered. Now, you choose what works for you. Among the choices: a big anniversary, spanking new lifts,...
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