Little-known promotion yields deep discounts for lift tickets
It’s no secret that price can be the trump card for skiers and snowboaders. These discounts at seven resorts, taking place now through mid-March, provides a series of deals through a little-known...
View ArticlePhotos: the Magic Moment when first snow falls
How did you get the news? Half asleep, half-listening to the radio? Suddenly, you’re wide-awake, sitting bolt upright. A familiar buzz on your cellphone when you were supposed to be paying attention to...
View ArticleHoliday gift guide for the snow lovers in your life
There’s a skier or a rider in your life. What to get said snowsport for ChristmasHannukahKwanzaWinterSolstice? Here are ideas you may not have considered… Googlish goggle For your favorite geek on...
View ArticleSnowing in the Sierra: Rejoicing in Tahoe
Finally, finally — it’s snowing. In Tahoe, at Mammoth, here at the Chronicle, everyone’s been biting nails, doing the snow dance, crossing every crossable digit. Seems to have worked… though not soon...
View ArticlePark ‘n pipe. Idaho ‘n Montana. Kidz ‘n demos. Secret Sloper. Truth about me.
Park & Pipe @ Heavenly The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series will make the fourth stop of the series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on March 13-15. This slopestyle event, which will be hosted...
View ArticleWhat’s up? Snow’s up. Storm over Sierra.
After this dry, flake-starved, white-challenged winter, as March marches into April, snow has landed on Sierra slopes. For skiers—as well as water-drinkers, tooth-brushers, toilet-flushers,...
View ArticleStorms bring hopes for Sierra snow
A series of three storms moving in from the Pacific this week has brought hope that Tahoe and Sierra resorts might open with improved conditions for the Thanksgiving holidays. Snowmaking at the higher...
View ArticleSnow hits Squaw Valley: Photos
Here’s a little visual update on how things look at Squaw Valley, following Tuesday and Wednesday snow storms. Currently, Squaw Valley’s lifts are open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Squaw opened to the...
View ArticleNorth Tahoe snow outlook (with photos)
Here’s the latest report from the North Tahoe tourism bureau, regarding the current snowstorm raging in the Sierra: A strong winter storm continues to move through the Sierras, covering a majority of...
View ArticleHow much snow is falling in the Sierra? (Photos)
Hunkered in their bunkers last week, skiers and snowboarders across the Bay Area had grand visions of deep powder in the Sierra. Surely, if my basement’s flooded, the slopes must be awash in fluffy...
View ArticleWhat’s new, Sno-Cat?
IF YOU’RE AS WEAK-WILLED as I think you are, you’ll soon be leaving honest work behind and heading to the snowy peaks of the High Sierra. Doesn’t mean you’re not a nice pers— uh, maybe a shallow,...
View ArticleMarch Miracle: True or false?
SOMETIMES I JUST CAN’T figure out what’s going on. This is one of those times. Are we experiencing a March Miracle or are we slogging through Sierra Cement? Are the resorts bathed in sunshine or...
View ArticleWhat’s new?
IT’S THE ETERNAL QUESTION at this time of year — what’s new? Slope Dope asked; the mountains answered. Now, you choose what works for you. Among the choices: a big anniversary, spanking new lifts,...
View ArticleEverybody’s talkin’ ‘bout it: Are ski areas open? Or should I move to New...
THE TWO QUESTIONS ON EVERYONE’S MIND: What ski hills are open? And, screw it, should I just pack up and move to New Zealand? You’re in the right place. We’re gonna answer both, right here, right...
View ArticleSnow Porn: Deep and deeper at Tahoe, Colorado, Utah and Oregon
IT’S A RARE DAY WHEN snow blankets nearly all of North America. We’re dancing in that rare air now. Last week, there was one (1) American state without snow on the ground. Sorry, Florida; you missed...
View ArticleBeat the crowds to snow: Insider tips on outfoxing traffic, parking, ticket &...
CALIFORNIA ISN’T ALONE, BUT it’s a paradigm of the problem. Here’s the problem in a snowball: Too many people driving to ski on too few roads to too few mountains at the same time. This makes for...
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