Squaw Valley, CA…On Thursday, Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) took full advantage of home snow to win the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships giant slalom for a record 16th U.S. title. The Olympic gold medalist from Squaw Valley finished .88 in front of a red-hot Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO), 18, who had […]
Olympic Valley, CA..The 2013 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships come to Squaw Valley March 20-24. This year’s Alpine Championships will be the region’s chance to see America’s top skiers compete on U.S. soil as they gear up for next year’s winter games in Sochi, Russia. The event will also be an opportunity for Squaw’s Olympic […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…California and Nevada residents can take advantage of the 35 inches of new Tahoe snow with two free lift tickets through the popular “Plates for Powder” program offered through the Tahoe Fund. Purchase a new California or Nevada Tahoe license plate and you are eligible for two free Alpine or Nordic lift tickets. […]
South Lake Tahoe, Calif., –The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin and Heavenly Mountain Resort are offering Ski with a Ranger en Español. Spanish Ski with a Ranger brings awareness of environmental issues to the local and visiting Latino community. Spanish Ski with a Ranger takes place on Wednesday, March 13, Wednesday, March 27 and […]
Mt. Rose, NV…Make the Big Game the best one ever with sunny skies, great groomers and temps in the low 40s. Since Mt. Rose is only 22 miles away from Reno, you have plenty of time to come skiing in the morning and go to your favorite place to enjoy the Big Game in the […]
Stateline, NV…On Thursday January 10, 2013 at about 9:00 a.m. the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a member of the Hoffman family and advised that Corey had telephoned his father and advised them he was OK and had spent the night at the Horizon Hotel/Casino. Deputies contacted Corey at the Stagecoach lodge where […]
Stateline, NVOn Wednesday January 9th at about 8:30 p.m. the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Heavenly Ski Resort, Stagecoach Lodge in Stateline, Nevada on the report of an overdue snowboarder. Missing is 24 year old Corey Hoffman of Gardnerville, Nevada. Corey and his brother had been snowboarding at Heavenly Ski Resort during the […]
Sacramento, CA…Snow surveyors today reported that water content in California’s mountain snowpack is well above average for the date. Manual and electronic readings today record the snowpack’s statewide water content at 134 percent of average for this time of year. That is 49 percent of the average April 1 measurement, when the snowpack is normally […]
Truckee, CA…Be extremely careful when skiing in the Sierras at this time. The Sierra Avalanche center has issued a warning and the latest storms have turned fatal twice already. A 49 year old Hirschdale man lost his live in an accident at Donner Ski Ranch yesterday and an 28 year ski patrol veteran was injured […]
The Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill race on the Saslong in Val Gardena-Gröden turned out to be a race for the history books. After several delays and program changes (from a two-run sprint downhill finally to a single run) the victory went to American Steven Nyman in a time of 1.28,82. For Nyman this […]
