Celebrate Tahoe Truckee Earth Day at Palisades Tahoe, CA Tahoe’s largest Earth Day celebration returns to Palisades Tahoe on Saturday, April 23 with displays and activities from local sustainability groups, a student exhibition and live entertainment. Tahoe Truckee Earth Day aims to educate the community by connecting people directly with the local organizations and businesses that are providing sustainable services and products to our area, and who foster innovation […] SnowBrains | April 19, 2022 0 Comments
The Original Pond Skim – Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA this Weekend This weekend, Palisades Tahoe, CA will once again host the annual Cushing Crossing pond skim, one of their signature spring events that draws huge crowds, outrageous costumes and hilarious antics, all in the name of Spring Skiing fun. It’s the first time since 2019 that the event has gone ahead. Related: [PHOTOS] Winter isn’t Over Yet at Palisades Tahoe, CA as […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2022 1 Comment
Alpine Meadows, CA, Settles 2 Lawsuits Following Inbounds Avalanche Death in 2020 Two lawsuits against Alpine Meadows ski area following the death of a skier in an inbounds avalanche in 2020 have been settled, the SF Chronicle reports. The slide occurred at 10:16 am on January 17th, 2020 in the area between Scott Chute and Promised Land near Scott Chair at Alpine Meadows within an open area of the resort. Alpine Meadows had reported […] AvyBrains | April 13, 2022 1 Comment
Legendary KT-22 at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Is Now Closed for the Season The Palisades Tahoe Mountain Ops team tweeted yesterday that the KT-22 chairlift is now closed for the season. The Spring Skiing Capital reported last week that from April 3rd they would make the call on KT-22 a day at a time. KT-22 is now closed for the remainder of the 21-22 season. #palisadesops — Palisades Tahoe Mtn Ops (@palisadesops) April 5, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 6, 2022 2 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA, Enters Its Favorite Season and Transforms Into the Spring Skiing Capital Signature spring events return, along with a new live music event Construction on a new Red Dog lift begins New spring lift ticket deals for first responders, ski industry employees, and passholders at other resorts Warm weather and sunshine are here to stay in the Sierra and spring conditions are in full effect at Palisades Tahoe, once again proving why […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 4, 2022 2 Comments
Remembering the 1982 Alpine Meadows, CA Avalanche That Killed Seven, 40 Years Later Forty years ago, on March 31st, 1982, a deadly avalanche ripped through Alpine Meadows Ski Area in California. The catastrophic slide was unlike any the area had seen. It buried dozens, taking seven lives and causing millions of dollars worth of damages to the resort. March 27th, 1982, the storm rolled in. Snow dumped for days as patrollers fought to control the […] Avalanche Aunika Skogen | March 31, 2022 2 Comments
The 6 Best Spring Skiing Resorts in North America: Spring skiing is a sacred activity in North America. The seriousness of winter was gradually worn away as skier’s and rider’s furrowed brows soften due to playful spring snow conditions, the skin of members of the opposite sex, and strong alcoholic beverages. In North American ski towns, spring is about renewal, alternate activities, goofy costumes, snowller blades, hot tubs, and live music. Many ski resort offer some sort of combination of the above mention sacred springtime activities but only a few offer up the whole enchilada. These are the chosen ones: […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2022 4 Comments
3 Roads Near Palisades Tahoe, CA, That Still Contain Word ‘Squaw’ to be Renamed Remaining evidence of the ski resort formerly know as Squaw Valley will be removed soon after the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the renaming of three county-maintained roads that still contain the racist slur. Related: Squaw Valley, CA Announces New Name: Palisades Tahoe Squaw Valley resort was rebranded Palisades Tahoe in September 2021 since the word “Squaw” is […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 7, 2022 5 Comments
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