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The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - Lake wind advisory until 10:00 a.m. South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 23 and a low of 1. Today: Scattered snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 1. East wind 5 to 15 mph.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Wednesday, December 23, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 33 and a low of 24. Today: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Sunday, December 20, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, December 18, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

By school day, he's the leader on the hill at South Tahoe High School, but by night, he's leading the field of American custom builders of monoskis.

"He" is Chad Houck, second year principal at STHS. Houck was recently featured in his second Warren Miller ski movie, this time in "Chasing Shadows." His first Miller highlight was in 2006 when his monoskiing was in "Off the Grid."

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday, December 15, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 31 and a low of 9. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. East wind around 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. East wind around 5 mph.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Sunday, December 13, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe.

South Tahoe High graduate, and Olympic champion, Maddie Bowman was named to the 2016 U.S. Freeskiing halfpipe team on Thursday. She leads the women's team that also includes Annalisa Drew from Andover, Maine, Devin Logan from Dover, Vermont and Brita Sigourney from Carmel, Calif.

Bowman, a Sierra-at-Tahoe skier, won gold in the freeskiing halfpipe at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi,

The men's team is led by Reno resident and Olympic champion David Wise.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Thursday, December 10, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 55 and a low of 34. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Tonight, Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

SOS Outreach, a non-profit serving South Lake Tahoe youth, launched their winter mountain program at Heavenly Ski Resort this weekend. Vail Resorts and Heavenly donate instructors, gear and access to the mountain. For their first day on the mountain Saturday, SOS had 75 at risk and underserved youth for day one of a five day Learn to ski/snowboard Program.

SOS uses core values and positive adults while teaching youth to ski or snowboard.
Each day of activities staff and youth participate in has a focus, and this first day on the slopes was "courage".

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Sunday, December 6, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 47 and a low of 31. A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight, ostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Heavenly is proposing improvement to their existing skiing and snowboarding terrain near the top of the gondola, and the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit wants input from the public.

Improvements would include construction of a permanent ticket sales kiosk, relocation of the Red Fir handle tow lift, installation of a Magic Carpet surface lift, obstacle removal and widening of the Tamarack Return Trail and tree removal under the Blue Streak Zipline.

Tuesday's Conditions:

Heavenly - Groomed conditions. 8% of their terrain is now open which means 400 acres, 8 lifts and 22 runs are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 22". Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 10 mph.

Sierra-at-Tahoe - Groomed conditions on 17 of their 21 open trails. 5 lifts are open.
Broadway Terrain Park and Burton Progression Park are open. No new snow in the last 24 hours. The base depth is 10" and the summit is 20". Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Several skiers from the Lake Tahoe area were announced to the 2015/16 US Alpine Ski Team, including Olympians Julia Mancuso, Travis Ganong, Tim Jitloff and Marco Sullivan. Even though Mancuso was name to the team she will miss out on the season due to hip surgery, but has her sights set on the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang.

Men's A Team

David Chodounksy (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team) 6/25/1984
Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) 7/14/1988
Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team) 1/11/1985
Ted Ligety (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Team) 8/31/1984

Mother Nature has put in her best effort and the opening date at both Heavenly and Northstar have been moved up to November 14. The new snow totals overnight, combined with both the anticipated snowfall Monday night and snowmaking efforts, have helped the resorts open a week early.

Sierra-at-Tahoe hasn't given an opening date but Kirkwood has put November 21 on the calendar for their big day. Sierra's marketing team told South Tahoe Now that they are getting excited since snow is falling, and plan on opening as soon as possible.

Boreal and Mt. Rose resorts have already opened.

Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort will all be having job fairs at the beginning of November, and new this year, 15- and 16-year-old teens can now be employed.

They are accepting applications for the upcoming 2015-16 winter season as well as having the job fairs.

There has been a slight dusting of snow over the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada this week, a sign of the approaching winter season.

In order to prepare for the ski and snowboard season, Siera-at-Tahoe will hold their first job fair of the year on Tuesday, October 6 at the Lake Tahoe Golf Course from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Applications for jobs in the food and beverage area will be accepted.

There will be a job fair at the resort November 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for mountain operation jobs such as lift operators, guest services, host, ticket takers, and ski school.

The whole community is invited to help clean up Sierra-at-Tahoe during the 9th Annual Keep Sierra Clean Day on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Ride up the Nob Hill chairlift, sweep the mountain of trash and enjoy live music and free lunch on the Solstice Plaza.

In past years, thousands of pounds of trash has been cleared from the summer slopes, brought in by loyal passholders and employees along with community groups and organizations such as the Sierra Education Foundation, local Boy Scouts and West Slope high school ski and snowboard teams.

8:00 p.m. update 8/9/15

The 21 year-old firefighter who died in Saturday evening as he was working on the Sierra Fire has been identified as Michael Hallenbeck of Shingle Springs, CA.

Hallenbeck was a member of Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) Organized Crew 36.

A 30-year old South Lake Tahoe man said his "life was boring and stagnant" so he made up being robbed at knife point at an ATM machine on Thursday, May 21.

Police were called to the El Dorado Savings Bank on Al Tahoe Blvd at 5:51 p.m. on Thursday, by a man saying he'd just been robbed. According to the police report, the "victim" said a man approached him as he was making a deposit. The "suspect", described as a white man between 30-34 years old and between 150 and 200 lbs, pulled a knife and asked for the man's wallet. He reported that the robber pulled out a $10 bill and left.

Lake Tahoe SummerFest’s fourth season, “Passport to a World of Music,” will bring Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn to audiences July 31 – Aug. 16 (www.TahoeSummerFest.org). The three weekend series of nine different concerts will transport attendees through masterpieces translated by renowned artists and a nationally acclaimed orchestra of 40 players.

SUGARLOAF, ME - Giant slalom specialist Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV – U.S. Ski Team) threw down on bumpy snow at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships to take his third national title in a row ahead of first run leader Tommy Ford (Bend, OR – U.S. Ski Team). Former University of Utah racer and current Team Geronimo member Nick Cohee (Gardnerville, NV – Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club/Team Geronimo) took third.

Coalition Snow will be partnering with North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) to help women fine tune their skiing and riding skills this season. NASTC has built a reputation for their high-touch, high-impact, all-mountain free-skiing and riding clinics for intermediate to advanced skiers and riders. Their PSIA National Demonstration Team and AMGA certified instructors will do nothing short of improving your skills in a non-competitive and super fun environment.

Join Coalition and NASTC on March 1 at Sugar Bowl Resort.

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