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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Thanksgiving Weekend Operations Update: 8 New Lifts Starting Sunday

By Palisades Tahoe on November 29, 2024 8 Lifts Added to Sunday’s Lineup There’s a lot more to be grateful for this week, we are expanding our terrain! Thanks to our operations working around the clock, we will be adding 8 new lifts on our upper mountain to the lift schedule this Sunday, December 1. While we would love to open this […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 29, 2024
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Early Snow Brings Heavenly Mountain Resort, CA’s, Opening Day Forward

California’s Heavenly Mountain Resort is opening its winter season early, thanks to the generous help of fresh snow. The resort announced it will spin its lifts on Wednesday, November 20, two days ahead of schedule, following a 9-inch snowfall in the past week. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Heavenly Ski Resort, CA — A Name That Almost Does Justice “It has […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 18, 2024
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Mount Rose Ski Tahoe, NV, Opening Day Report: Love at First Sight?

Report from November 8, 2024 Opening day is something that almost all skiers and snowboarders worldwide patiently (or should I say anxiously) wait for. If you’re able to make it, you feel the stoke and gratitude in the air before the lifts start spinning. If you miss it, maybe you get FOMO, or maybe you’re eagerness grows for what the […]

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John Cunningham | November 12, 2024
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Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Closure for the 2024-25 Season Due to Financial Issues

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Homewood Mountain Resort announced its closure for the 2024-25 season on October 11 was caused by financial issues, and will see about reopening next season. Homewood recently released a statement about this sudden closure. At a meeting on September 25, KHP leadership called for a “hard reset” on the approved Master Plan, which Homewood Mountain Resort (HMR) states disregards “over […]

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Elise Chou | November 6, 2024
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Decline in Non-Native Shrimp Population Believed to be Behind Improved Clarity of Lake Tahoe, CA/NV

secret cove, Lake Tahoe, Nevada,

Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada, is well known for the crystal clear and majestic colors of its Caribbean-like water. Unfortunately, over the last few decades, researchers from UC Davis-Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) have seen Lake Tahoe’s clarity fluctuate and decline. The turquoise and cobalt blue water, which attracts millions of visitors every year from all over the world, is not as […]

John Cunningham | October 15, 2024
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The Battle Over The Future of Palisades Tahoe

Olympic Valley, in addition to being home to Palisades Tahoe, a world-class ski resort, has been the site of a fierce development battle between residents of the region and Alterra. The Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan is a sweeping 25-year vision for development in Olympic Valley. Its primary stated goal is to transform Palisades Tahoe into a year-round vacation […]

Zach Armstrong | September 24, 2024
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Cerro Bayo, Argentina, Report: The Most Scenic Ski Resort in The World?

Report from Tuesday, September 17, 2024 We drove two hours from San Martin de Los Andes along the Ruta de Los Siete Lagos to get to the base of Cerro Bayo. The drive was filled with stunning miradors of the lakes along the route. It was necessary to drive slowly as cows decided our lane was the best place to […]

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Brett Ploss | September 20, 2024
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Top 9 Tips for Buying and Selling Gear at the Ski Swap

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Fall is here, and that means one thing, it’s ski swap season! Time to grab some new gear for cheap or turn last year’s setup into a stack of cash. Here are our expert tips on how to work the ski swap like a pro. BUYING 1. Get there early. All the best deals will be gone in the first hour or […]

Mike Lavery | September 18, 2024
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Top 7 Resorts for Night Skiing in the U.S.

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A select number of resorts offer night skiing and riding across the United States, and those who have experienced it before know that the feeling of riding under the stars is second to none. Night riding is so popular because runs are less crowded, and experiencing the thrill of snow at night in the dark gives a mystical feeling. It’s […]

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Jack Bynum | July 25, 2024
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[UPDATED] U.S. Forest Service Considers Controversial E-Bike Access to Over 100 Miles of Tahoe Trails

e-bikes, Tahoe, national forest, California

Updated 7/20/24 – 5:32 a.m. PT: The U.S. Forest Service has not yet approved a plan to allow electric bicycles (e-bikes) on trails in the Lake Tahoe Basin, contrary to earlier reports. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is still in the process of evaluating a proposal that could potentially open up more than 100 miles of trails to […]

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CycleBrains | July 18, 2024
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Wildfire Starts Near Sugar Bowl Resort, CA

A forest fire broke out at four p.m. on July 7 near Sugar Bowl ski resort in California. The fire was dubbed “the Royal Fire” and it is located west of Soda Springs near Truckee, California. Related Article: Vista Fire Forces Evacuation of Mt. Baldy Ski Resort, CA, and Hiking Trails The fire spans just over 200 acres and is burning […]

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Leander Walchshöfer | July 9, 2024
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Plans Leaked for Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprawling Compound on Lake Tahoe, CA

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Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is building an impressive real estate portfolio. Already one of the richest people in the world, he owns 1,200 acres of real estate in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Hawaii, and now Lake Tahoe. His interests in Lake Tahoe started in December 2018 and January 2019 when a week apart he purchased two neighboring estates […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | June 14, 2024
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South Lake Tahoe City Council Threatens to Terminate Parking Agreement at Heavenly Resort, CA

The City of South Lake Tahoe, California sits tucked just below the beautiful mountains that are home to Heavenly Ski Resort. Vail Resorts bought Heavenly way back in 2002. Chairman and CEO at the time, Adam Aron characterized the resort as “undermanaged, undermarketed, and undercapitalized.” Now, over two decades later and after years of growth and profitability, the South Lake […]

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John Cunningham | May 9, 2024
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Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Shares 8-Year Master Plan

A view of Homewood Mountain Resort from Lake Tahoe. Photo Credit: Homewood Mountain Resort

The Master Plan by Homewood Mountain Resort, California, has been a long time in the making. In 2011, the original Master Plan was fully approved, and 11 years later in 2022, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) approved another revision of Homewood’s Master Plan. In 2024, Homewood has finally revealed its eight-year Master Plan that will result in a major […]

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Luke Guilford | May 1, 2024
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Top 9 Tributary Whitewater Trips That Absolutely Rip the Sierra Nevada’s Snowmelt

The top 9 whitewater trips on Tahoe snowmelt. Photo Credit: Tributary Whitewater

Spring is officially in full swing, the change in season is dynamic, and its effects ripple through the environment. The days become longer, and the sun’s rays become more concentrated in the northern hemisphere. Temperatures increase and precipitation turns from snow to rain. The snowpack in the mountains begins to decrease rapidly and the last several months of snowfall melt […]

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Luke Guilford | April 25, 2024
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Closing Dates for Lake Tahoe, CA, Ski Resorts

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There is much to love about spring skiing. Sun, longer days, corn snow, and pond skims are just a few. However, as much as we hate to admit it, it means the ski season is ending soon. The Lake Tahoe region of California not only has some of the most concentrated areas of ski resorts but also has areas that […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | April 7, 2024
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Vail Resorts to Introduce Paid & Free Parking Reservations at Kirkwood, CA, After Success at Heavenly & Northstar

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Based on the successes of Heavenly and Northstar’s reservations-based parking programs, Kirkwood will offer reservations on weekends and peak periods next year with a combination of free, paid, and carpool options.  As the winter season of 2023/24 concludes, Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California Resort are pleased to report positive outcomes from the new reservations-based parking programs effective during weekends […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 3, 2024
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Northstar Wood Energy Facility Gets $250,000 Boost From Tahoe Fund & Vail Resorts Epicpromise 

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The Tahoe Fund and Vail Resorts today announced a contribution of $200,000 in support of the new Northstar Community Services District (NCSD) Wood Energy Facility in California. This grant is made possible by Vail Resorts’ guest donation program, which supports the Tahoe Fund. The Tahoe Fund is also contributing $50,000 from its Smartest Forest Fund to the facility, which will […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | April 3, 2024
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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: A Nasty, Precision Landing in “The Tube Alternate” & a 580-Miles Drive to Park City, UT

Report from April 1, 2024 Yesterday was a long, fun day. The day started at 9am with rumors of “The Chimney” being open up on “The Palisades.” I jammed up to the top of Siberia and the sign said Chimney closed. The east wind was howling… For the first two laps, I tucked straight down the Siberia groomer in the […]

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Miles Clark | April 2, 2024
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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: “Smooth Air” Redemption + The Biggest Backflip I’ve Thrown Since 2019

Report from March 26, 2024 Yesterday was a big day for us at Palisades Tahoe, CA. We rolled onto the mountain a little late because we weren’t expecting anything special. Then we got to Granite Chief and realized the peak hadn’t opened the previous day. Noah Gaffney, Kaz, Zeb, and Scott Gaffney were up there filming for Blizzard. They said […]

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Miles Clark | March 27, 2024
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