Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Buries 2 Storeys of Occupied Apartment Building On Tuesday night, an avalanche struck an apartment building near Palisades Tahoe ski resort, forcing the residents to evacuate. The area has received multiple feet of snow over the last few days, including a record 77″ in 48 hours. Related: Remembering the 1982 Alpine Meadows, CA Avalanche That Killed Seven, 40 Years Later View this post on Instagram A […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 1, 2023 2 Comments
Palisades Tahoe Men’s FIS World Cup Was a Huge Success Last weekend Palisades Tahoe hosted 102 athletes from 23 countries for the men’s FIS Alpine World Cup. The event saw huge crowds supporting the men’s Giant Slalom and Slalom racers. Nearly 15,000 fans watched the action live, while ski racing enthusiasts tuned in from over 100 countries. The U.S. Ski Team brought nine athletes back to home soil while the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2023 4 Comments
Norway’s Kilde Enjoys Powder At Palisades Tahoe, CA, But Gets a Sick Burn From U.S. Skier Bennett For His Powder Skills Aleksander Aamodt Kilde may be the highest ranked Downhill skier in the world, but even he is not safe from getting mocked on social media. The Norwegian ski racer posted a video on Instagram of him enjoying the legendary powder at Palisades Tahoe, CA, the Friday before the Giant Slalom race he was competing in on Saturday, February 25, 2023. […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 1, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Passes 500″ Season Snowfall and Will be Closed All Day View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) In the past 24 hours, Palisades Tahoe has received 38” of new snow. In just this storm alone it has received 108 inches bringing the season snow total to 501”. The snow continues to fall today, with several more feet of snow expected by Tuesday morning. Extremely low visibility […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2023 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: Skiing in a NOAA Blizzard Warning | Entire Mountain Shut Down Early Report from February 27, 2023 Brought to you by Palisades Tahoe We rolled up to Palisades Tahoe at the spritely hour of 1pm today (we’d gone backcountry skiing in the morning – see below) and the wind was ripping. Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Blower California Powder, Pillows, & Fun As we walked up, KT-22 closed right in our faces… Not […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
Reporting From Stifel Palisades Cup – Day 2: Slalom The weather was challenging today – it was overcast, snowing and windy. The slalom course looked foggy but the race was set to start at 10am. There was slightly less people today as many were trying to get back to Bay Area before the major snow storm. Despite the weather, the atmosphere at the base of the course was cheery […] Industry News Claire Weiss | February 26, 2023 2 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: The Storm Arriveth | 4-6 Feet of Snow Forecast Mon-Tues Report from February 26, 2023 Brought to you by Palisades Tahoe We showed up at Palisades Tahoe early today ready for the big storm. World Cup slalom was going on in the background. Reporting From Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup – Day One Highlights and Photo Tour Reporting From Stifel Palisades Cup – Day 2, Slalom Conditions were skied out and firm, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 26, 2023 0 Comments
Reporting From Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup – Day One Highlights and Photo Tour After six years, the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup returns to Olympic Valley. In March 2017, Palisades Tahoe hosted Women’s Slalom and Giant Slalom World Cup events. This year men are racing on that same race course. The race course covers Dog Leg and Red Dog Face sections accessible from the Red Dog chair lift, with the steepness of some […] Claire Weiss | February 25, 2023 0 Comments