winter

Hold on to your small pets and little ones. There's strong winds ahead.
Well, maybe not that dramatic but there is the potential for some gusty gusts and big waves along the shores of Lake Tahoe over the next 24 hours or so.
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Wind Advisory and Lake Wind Advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin through Wednesday morning.

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Winter rages across Donner Summit, 100 mph wind gusts blow Pacific storms of blinding snow that ravage the 7,240-foot pass on Interstate 80 above Donner Lake. The brutal storm ...

The anticipation is building for the upcoming ski season and it's time for Winter Ignite - Heavenly's season kickoff festivities. Dust off your skis and give your party legs a stretch, it’s time to celebrate new snow, new experiences and new friends. This year's Winter Ignite takes us through a wild week of parties, concerts, giveaways, and concludes on Dec. 9.

The children at Tahoe Youth & Family Services can't wait for SkiDUCK to start once winter hits, Tahoe Youth mentor coordinator Eli Stevenson said. "These kids are just beaming. A lot of our kids...

Kirkwood Mountain Resort opened its 40th anniversary season when the lifts began turning at 9 a.m. Friday, five days earlier than its originally-scheduled opening day. Kirkwood opened with one chairlift and five trails, accessing 40 total acres.
“The last two storms that have rolled through the Sierra have dropped a combined four feet of snow at Kirkwood, allowing us to open early for all our passionate skiers and riders,” said Casey Blann, general manager of Kirkwood. “This will be a great start to the 40th anniversary season at Kirkwood, and the first with Vail Resorts.”

More wintry weather is on the way, ski resorts are opening early but long-term forecasts continue to indicate a subpar winter ahead.
Thursday’s long-term forecast issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for both drier and warmer-than-normal conditions for western Nevada and the Sierra in December, January and February – the most critical months when it comes to winter snowfall.

A series of storm systems will move into Lake Tahoe and the Sierra this weekend but how much snow to expect is still up in the air. The first low will move into the region late Thursday night into Friday, with moist flow continuing ahead of the next system for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Nationally recognized as one of the best terrain parks in North America by TransWorld SNOWboarding, the Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort Terrain Park staff went beyond building jumps to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Partnering with New York Cares, the largest volunteer organization in New York City, Sierra Resort™ collected new and slightly used jackets to send to people who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of holiday tree permits the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov. 23. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, fir or cedar in designated cutting areas and must abide by specific permit conditions for proper and responsible collection. Harvesting smaller diameter trees offers residents and visitors a traditional holiday experience while helping to thin the forest.

Value-added skiing and boarding has been passed down to three Lake Tahoe area resorts. Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort season passholders can now enjoy free skiing or riding at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows from opening day until December 21, 2012, as well as from April 15, 2013 until closing day.

Powerful early-season storms combined with the area’s largest snowmaking operations have allowed Vail Resorts’ Lake Tahoe mountains – Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort – to open early with 111 acres. Heavenly and Northstar will open on Wednesday, Nov. 14 with a combined seven lifts and eight trails, totaling 51 acres.

This winter at Lake Tahoe ski resorts marks the latest progression in merger mania. The Vail Corp. now owns Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood, while KSL Capital Partners is investing in acquisitions Squaw and Alpine Meadows. Even independent Sugar Bowl is getting into the act with a recently inked agreement to operate the Royal Gorge Cross Country Resort.

Following a late start to the 2011-12 ski season, early snowfall at the start of this winter has Lake Tahoe area ski resorts ready to open well ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.As of late Frida...

Here is a video update from the National Weather Service in Reno regarding the winter storm moving into the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The strong cold front has moved into the Lake Tahoe area with snow levels expected down to the valley floors. Snowfall will be the heaviest Thursday night with lake effect snow bands possible on the east side of Lake Tahoe and in the Carson Range on Friday night as well as southeast of Pyramid Lake.

Cold weather, wind and snow is on the way, Lake Tahoe. A winter storm is expected later this week that will bring strong winds, much colder temperatures and 5 to 10 inches of snow to the Lake Tahoe Basin, the Sierra and possibly 2 to 5 inches on the valley floors of Western Nevada. A strong cold front will push through the region Thursday dropping temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below normal by Friday through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued.

Tahoe Regional Young Professionals will bring the Lake Tahoe community together to raise funds for Tahoe SkiDUCK, (SKi and snowboarding for Disabled and Underprivileged Children and older Kids) Saturday, November 10, from 7 - 10 p.m. at Riva Grill on the Lake.

Tall Treez is teaming up with Lake Tahoe snowboarder Jamie Anderson to host there 3rd Annual Film Festival. The show will be on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Horizon Casino Resort at Stateline South Shore Lake Tahoe. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Entry $12.

There's nothing like a great ski and board film to get primed for the winter season. At South Shore Lake Tahoe there's two coming events worth noting: Warren Miller’s 63rd annual film, “Flow State” will be shown at at MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa Nov. 29-30 as part of a 240-city tour.
This annual Miller-produced homage to all things skiing and boarding takes viewers to the top of the world’s most striking peaks in Norway, Austria, California, Switzerland and beyond.

Lake Tahoe TV's Tahoe Today recently interviewed SOS Program Director Theresa Bisio. SOS Tahoe offers winter programs at Heavenly Ski Resort, Northstar at Tahoe, Sierra at Tahoe, Sugar Bowl, and Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area. Go here for more information about the program or email Theresa at theresa@sosoutreach.org

It has been a very busy week for the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit. Numerous backcountry visitors were caught off guard with the arrival of this weekend’s inclement weather.
Approximately 60 SAR volunteers along with four Sheriff’s deputies responded to 11 different deployments between Friday and Wednesday. Nine of the SAR events were within the borders of El Dorado County while two were in Alpine County.

Though the 2011-12 winter might have had skiers and snowboarders praying daily for snow, Snowsports Industries America reported last week that business could have been a lot worse. In what SIA c...

The first significant snowstorm of the winter dropped up to 2 feet of snow along parts of the Sierra Nevada crest this week and whipped up a record-tying number of tornadoes elsewhere in the sta...

TAHOE/TRUCKEE - The first winter storm of the 2012-13 season is expected to continue through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.A winter storm warning is in effec...