The 5 Steps to Getting a Ski Lease in Lake Tahoe: Getting a ski lease in Tahoe is key for any Bay Area skier or snowboarder. The idea is simple: You drive up to Tahoe, you ski and ride, then you’ve got a cozy Tahoe cabin to chill out with good friends in for the entirety of the weekend. With the cheapness of both the Epic Pass (Northstar, Heavenly, Kirkwood on one pass) and the Tahoe Super Pass (Squaw Valley & Alpine Meadows on one pass). […] Sponsored | September 15, 2015 0 Comments
Why Truckee, CA is Great: Truckee, CA truly does have it all: World class skiing and riding, quality bars and restaurants, funky western culture, an old west town feel, pristine lakes, gorgeous rivers, top ranked mountain biking, impeccable golf courses, water skiing, an indoor ski/snowboard/skate/bmx training facility, and easy access to Reno, Sacramento, and San Francisco. Truckee has perennially been ranked as one of the USA’s best ski towns. This year, National Geographic, Sunset, and Travel and Leisure Magazines all ranked Truckee as one of the “Best Ski Towns in America.” […] SnowBrains | March 18, 2015 3 Comments
Northstar, CA Spotlight: Northstar California is Lake Tahoe’s world class ski resort. World class in that Northstar has all the amenities: a village, shops, restaurants, an ice rink, a recreation center, the best mountain bike park in Lake Tahoe, a large ski resort, the largest snowmaking system of any resort in North Lake Tahoe covering more than 50 percent of Northstar Resort’s 100 trails, plenty of ski-in ski-out lodging, and even a Ritz-Carlton. Northstar is the family-friendly resort in Tahoe. Chilling out next to the ice rink in the village with a smores and drink in hand may sound cliche, but it’s a reality at Northstar. Northstar averages 350″ of snowfall per year […] SnowBrains | January 22, 2015 0 Comments
Squaw Valley Spotlight Why would you want to live, visit, or vacation in Squaw Valley, USA? Mostly because the place is legendary. The 1960 Winter Olympics created Squaw, Scott Schmidt and Warren Miller put it on the extreme skiing map, and Shane McConkey immortalized Squaw by reinventing how any mountain can be skied. It’s the terrain of Squaw that makes us come back day after day, year after year, generation after generation. No matter how good you are, no matter how many […] SnowBrains | December 23, 2014 2 Comments
