North Lake Tahoe businesses and organizations are planning a large-scale, season-long celebration to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, held at Squaw Valley ski area and along Lake Tahoe’s West Shore from Homewood to Tahoma. Read more from First Tracks!
Take the scenic route to America’s Adventure Place on the Fun Train or the Snow Train, with all-inclusive getaways aboard Amtrak’s famous California Zephyr from early February through mid-March.
Packages include transportation from the San Francisco or Sacramento areas, two nights accommodations at your choice of hotels, as well as discounts on food and entertainment when you get there. Prices start at $189.
For information visit www.keyholidays.com, or call (800) 783-0783.
U.S. Snowboarding’s Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, Calif.) and Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) swept the third-place podium spot Saturday during a World Cup snowboardcross competition in Austria …
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Diamond Peak ski resort is bringing skiing to the masses during Learn to Ski and Ride Week, offering a lift ticket, lesson and rental combo for first-timers for only $29. This season’s Learn to Ski and Ride Week will be held on Jan. 12-16, 2009.
Diamond Peak is a great place to learn with its wide, easy to navigate slopes and top-of-the-line ski and snowboard instructors. With panoramic vistas and uncrowded slopes, it’s the perfect mountain for families and beginners, all located a short 45-minute drive from downtown Reno.
The first-time beginner package usually costs $81 for a 1 hour, 45-minute lesson, rental equipment and a lift ticket. This package is only available for kids ages 7 and up.
Diamond Peak is located on 1210 Ski Way in Incline Village, Nevada. For more information and current conditions, click here or call 775-832-1177.
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Mt. Rose ski resort’s annual tribute to the birth of “The King” is slated for this Saturday, Jan. 10. Resort employees – from ticket sellers to lift operators and instructors – will be in full Elvis regalia for this fun annual event. Visitors also dress for the occasion, and show off their Elvis chops.
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe is located just 25 minutes from Reno, and features the highest base elevation of Lake Tahoe’s 18 ski and board resorts. With nearly 1,200 acres and eight lifts, including two high-speed six-seaters, it offers some of the best, most convenient terrain in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
For weather, resort and ticket information for Mt. Rose and other regional ski resorts, log on to our searchable ski page.
