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Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Big Mountain Skiing in Perfect Powder Above an Azure Lake Tahoe

Report from March 8, 2023 Yesterday, we awoke to a blizzard. Swirling winds, blasting snow, unplowed roads. All the snow came starting about an hour before dawn and it was already 8″ deep in town. Palisades Tahoe announced they’d be closed for the day due to extreme weather. The last time this happened (last Tuesday), but played it safe and […]

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Miles Clark | March 9, 2023
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Sugar Bowl, CA, Extends Season After Receiving 32FT Of Snow

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Having received 390 inches of snow so far this season – 154 inches fell in January alone – Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, announced today it will extend its operations through April 23, 2023. The popular resort on Donner Summit plans to be open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. through the end of the season, giving skiers and riders more […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023
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22/23 Opening Dates for California and Nevada Ski Resorts

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Opening dates for ski resorts in California and Nevada, sorted alphabetically: Bear Valley Resort – November 25 Bear Valley officially announced a mid-December open but typically opens early for Thanksgiving Weekend. Big Bear Mountain – December 2 Big Bear has not announced its opening date yet, so this is an estimate based on past seasons. Twin resort Snow Summit can […]

Julia Schneemann | September 19, 2022
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High Altitude Views of Lake Tahoe, North America’s Largest Alpine Lake

Brought to you by Visit Reno Tahoe Anyone who has witnessed Lake Tahoe will agree that the view lives up to the hype. This body of water lies nestled like a sparkling gem in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The lake is so large that its surface is noticeably convex due to the curvature of the Earth. With panoramic mountain landscapes, […]

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Katy Shipley | March 3, 2020
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Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV Invests $2-Million in Mountain Experience Ahead of Winter 2018-19 Season

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Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Invests $2 Million in Mountain Experience Ahead of Winter 2018-19 Season Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nevada is in the midst of another $2 million in capital projects designed to improve its mountain facilities and enhance the overall guest experience at the resort during the 2018-19 winter season and beyond. Projects currently underway will build on the significant investments made over the past several […]

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Steven Agar | August 23, 2018
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VIDEO: Freeride Telemark Skiing | Squaw Valley, Tahoe, Alaska – Bevan Waite’s 2016/17 Season Edit

Last season was pretty insane to say the least in Tahoe.   It also happened to be my first year moving up to Squaw Valley and I could not have picked a better year.  Squaw Valley had the most snow it’d had in 6 years which opened my eyes to what was possible to ski there.  Here’s to a season of pushing my boundaries with broken bindings ;).  Hope y’all like the video.  

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Bevan Waite | November 8, 2017
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NOAA: 1st Winter Storm To Hit Tahoe = 6-15″ of Snow, 100mph Winds, 5,000′ Snow Levels

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THIS WILL BE THE FIRST “WINTER-LIKE” SYSTEM OF THE FALL SO FAR. – NOAA, Reno, NV today Tahoe got its first dusting of snow yesterday and people were fired up.  NOAA says, if you liked that, you’re gonna love the next system that is forecast to be our first real winter storm of the season with big snow on the […]

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WeatherBrains | October 29, 2015
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Despite A Drought, Tahoe Is Still the Best Ski Community On All Fronts: A Tahoe Tour

Anyone that has watched the news or has any kind of connection to the weather will know that it has been a strange and unpredictable winter across North America. Whether you blame global warming, El Nino/La Nina or simply just nature, all should agree things are what they should be. Colorado […]

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