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Diamond Peak, NV, Opening Day Report: Great Skiing, Better Views, Now Bring on the Snow

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Report from December 5, 2024 Another ski resort in the Lake Tahoe Basin has officially opened for the season! Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Nevada, kicked things off on Thursday, December 5, and it was an absolutely beautiful day. We arrived just minutes before the lifts started spinning, geared up, and wandered over to the Lakeview Quad. It was my first […]
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Avalanche Watch Issued For Sierra Nevada Backcountry

Avalanche Warning ISSUED: Friday, November 22, 2024 – 6:54 A.M. EXPIRES: Saturday, November 23, 2024 – 6:54 A.M. A period of HIGH avalanche danger is expected tonight and may continue into tomorrow. You could trigger an avalanche large enough to bury a person today in certain areas, especially at and below treeline. This is where problematic old weak snow exists below the new snow. Conditions are […]
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Lee Canyon, NV, Opens Saturday, November 2, With First-Ever Dual Ski/Snowboarding and Mountain Biking Seasons

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LAS VEGAS (OCT. 31, 2024) Lee Canyon will open for its 2024-25 winter season on Saturday, November 2. The Rabbit Peak chairlift that serves the resort’s beginner terrain will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. After record heat this summer in Las Vegas, Lee Canyon will be one of the first five ski resorts in the western U.S. to open this […]
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Mount Rose-Ski Tahoe, NV, & Snowball Effect Form Partnership to Improve Youth Participation in Winter Sports

Mount Rose, Nevada, and Snowball Effect have announced a strategic partnership to address key challenges in the winter sports industry by engaging local youth year-round. This collaboration comes in response to the industry trend of declining participation, highlighted by the NSAA’s most recent Kottke Report. Greg Gavrilets, General Manager of Mount Rose, states, “Our priority at Mount Rose continues to […]
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A Long Overdue Ski Resort is Finally Being Planned in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada

It may surprise some, but Nevada is the most mountainous state in the U.S. when measured by named mountain ranges. More than 300 named ranges run through the state as part of the Great Basin complex. Nevada’s mountains offer stunning natural beauty and serve as important recreational areas for skiing, hiking, backpacking, fishing, mountaineering, and wildlife observation. The most dramatic […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: The First Significant Snow of the Year Expected Across Much of the Western U.S. | Where and When Could it Snow?

A storm will develop over California on Monday, kicking off a cold and wet week. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary Forecast written on Friday, September 13, 2024, at 10 p.m. MST A robust low-pressure system will move down the West Coast this weekend, bringing much cooler temperatures and precipitation to California/Nevada, including snow in the High Sierra. That system then moves […]
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‘Cultivating Community’ Housing Workforce Initiative Launches at Lake Tahoe, NV/CA, September 9 & 10

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) today announced the launch of “Tahoe Living: Cultivating Community, Conserving the Basin,” the next phase of the agency’s affordable and workforce housing program. Cultivating Community is a comprehensive, multi-year project to help address the housing crisis in the Lake Tahoe Basin while maintaining and improving environmental protections, according to TRPA. TRPA will kick off […]
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