Two North Lake Tahoe Resorts, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, have decided to combine ownership and operations to offer the ultimate Lake Tahoe experience. Season passes and lift tickets will allow skiers and boarders access to both mountains, located only 10 minutes from each other.

Stretching across eight peaks of the Sierra Mountains, the combination of the two resorts boasts 6,000 acres of some of the best terrain in skiing. Last year, the region accumulated over 800 inches of snow, breaking records for North America’s highest average annual snowfall.

The companies also announced an all new dual mountain season pass and six day card.  The all new Tahoe Super Pass will be available starting at $439 for adults, with the unrestricted adult pass available for $799, providing unlimited skiing and riding at both resorts for winter 2011-12. Also, the all new Tahoe Super Six is available for $399 for adults and provides six unrestricted days of skiing and riding for the 2011-12 season. Both the Tahoe Super Pass and the Tahoe Super Six are immediately available for sale and additional information can be found at www.squaw.com or by contacting the Squaw Valley Resort & Activity Sales Department at 1-800-403-0206. Passes previously purchased at Squaw or Alpine for winter 2011-12 will valid at both mountain resorts.

Squaw Valley has earmarked $50 million in capital improvements to Squaw Valley over the next three to five years, many of which will be apparent this winter.

For more information visit www.squaw.com.

About Squaw Valley
Host of the 1960 Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley is internationally renowned for its legendary terrain that spans over 3,600 skiable acres, six peaks and 30 lifts. From the expansive mountaintop beginner area to unrivaled expert steeps, trees and bowls, the resort offers terrain for all abilities. Off the mountain, families relax around the cozy village fire pits or stroll the pedestrian-friendly streets to enjoy a host of restaurants, boutiques, specialty wine shops and art galleries.  This winter, guests can enjoy new dining experiences, a new day lodge, vastly improved facilities at the base and on mountain and a new snowsports school as part of the resort’s $50 million renaissance.
Click here to view the Squaw Valley Trail Map.

About Alpine Meadows
Ranked as a top winter resort by SKI Magazine, Alpine Meadows is known for its abundant and varied skiable terrain, family-friendly atmosphere, and innovative children’s ski and snowboard programs. Alpine’s seven powder bowls, summit-to-base groomed slopes, and authentic hospitality have long been the resort’s reputed attributes among the local community and visitors alike. Alpine Meadows offers skiers and riders access to more than 100 trails across 2,400 skiable acres serviced by 14 lifts.  With its high annual snowfall, the resort boasts one of Tahoe’s longest skiing and boarding seasons, which this past season, along with Squaw Valley, ran through July 4th.
Click here to view the Alpine Meadows Trail Map.

Heavenly Mountain Resort has proudly announced its resort improvements for the 2011-2012 ski and snowboard season! Pushing all its chips to the middle of the table and going “all in” for fun for the entire family or group. Heavenly made enhancements to virtually every aspect of the guest experience, priming the resort to rival last year’s record-breaking season.

Ski School

Heavenly has long operated one of the country’s finest ski and ride schools. This year’s installment is boasting three members of the Professional Ski Instructors of America’s National Demonstration Team and six members of the Western Demonstration Team – literally the best ski and snowboard instructors in the country. Heavenly will add a new, 2,022-square-foot kids’ ski and ride school facility at the top of the Heavenly Gondola. Styled after the stunning Tamarack Lodge, this beauty will hold about 100 students per sitting and will serve fresh, wholesome food on site that kids will really enjoy.

Black Bear Hollow

Also new this year, Heavenly will open a kid’s adventure zone called Black Bear Hollow at the top of the Gondola.  Black Bear Hollow is a meandering, low-angle skiing and riding trail with groomed whoop-de-dos (extremely technical), wood carvings of local animals, and wildlife fact signage. The adjacent entry-level progression park features small rails, gentle jumps and boxes designed to help youngsters explore.

97 Trails

For the larger kids, Heavenly has added three new trails in the Galaxy “trail pod” on the Nevada side of the mountain, bringing the massive resort’s total run count to 97. These solid intermediate trails provide 20 more groom-able acres for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy on one of the less-traveled portions of the mountain. Two of the new trails will connect the top of Stagecoach Express Chairlift with the bottom of Galaxy Chairlift, allowing the resort to open more terrain on the lower portion of the mountain on days where wind may impact the upper mountain.

The Beast

When you talk about the finest snow surfaces at Lake Tahoe, that conversation begins and ends with Heavenly. Heavenly has purchased two more Prinoth Beast grooming machines, bringing the world’s largest fleet of the most technologically-advanced snow cats to four. The Beast is equipped with the most state-of-the-art technology to date, allowing it to groom 30 percent more acreage per hour than traditional grooming machines.

More Snow

Already home to the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system, Heavenly is on a continuous capital program to improve overall snowmaking efficiency, this year adding more snowmaking resources in the form of energy-efficient stick guns to lower Olympic Downhill, and to the High Roller Terrain Park. High Roller has doubled in size, giving Heavenly’s Terrain Park Crew, partnering with Snow Park Technologies, even more room to arrange some of the Lake Tahoe’s most innovative jibs, jumps and terrain features.