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Temperatures dipped well below zero last weekend, but Far West Freestyle skiers still hit the slopes for an icy battle down king-sized moguls.Heavenly Foundation skiers braved temperatures as lo...

UC Berkeley’s Big Band will be on the slopes at Sierra-at-Tahoe and in the base area rocking big sound with their acoustic instruments during Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) weekend. Play times for Sunday, January 20, 2013:

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Base area/ticket windows
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Down Broadway and concert at the base
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Ramp for a farewell

Go here for more information.

The Vikings and Warriors hit the slopes with top times to kick off the high school ski season. The South Tahoe boys and girls teams both claimed first place overall at the Alpine Meadows opener ...

Getting to North Lake Tahoe’s snowy ski slopes just got a whole lot easier with the launch of the region's first area-wide free ski shuttle serving North Lake Tahoe, Truckee and Donner Summit.

The service runs between area lodging properties to 9 different ski resorts on weekends and holiday weeks now through March 31. It was formed through a collaboration of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association in partnership with the Truckee/North Tahoe Transportation Management Association and Placer County, the town of Truckee and several ski resorts.

Editors Note: This is the first installment of a Tribune "Learn To" series in recognition of Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, a national grassroots initiative. In the upcoming weeks, the Tribun...

A series of strong winter storms will arrive in three waves and when it is over, anywhere from 2 to 5 feet of snow will have dropped above Lake Tahoe, at ski resorts, on highways and throughout much of the Sierra in time for Christmas.

A Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect through Monday morning for Lake Tahoe and the Sierra as a strong series of systems moves into the region.

Periods of light to moderate snow will begin Friday and intensive early Saturday morning with moderate to heavy snow Saturday through Sunday night.

In cooperation with the Himmel Haus, Blue Angel Café, and Rainbow Mountain, the Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the first annual South Tahoe Santa Run to benefit Christmas Cheer and the HSSF Scholarship Fund on Thursday, Dec. 20th, regardless of weather.

“Running in Santa costumes for charity is a fun, win-win situation to me!” said Zakariah Latzka, Himmel Haus owner. “We are excited to be involved in helping the community that has so graciously embraced us and our business.”

With the support of multiple Lake Tahoe and Sierra early-season snowfalls, including 24 inches in the past two days, and plenty of cold weather days and nights, Sierra Resort will open top to bottom, including West Bowl, on Saturday, Dec. 15.

West Bowl offers long cruisers and intermediate to advanced runs, along with unbeatable views of Pyramid Peak and Desolation Wilderness. Beginners to experts now have the opportunity to enjoy over 2,212 feet of vertical terrain, three terrain parks, and lessons for all ages and ability levels.

Six months to the day after his spine-wrenching crash at the U.S. Freestyle Selections, Jake Hickman's skis hardly touched the snow as he floated down the slopes at Mt. Bachelor, an elated teen.
“The first day back, I felt like the biggest gaper ever,” said Hickman, joking about the experience in Tahoe tourist terms. “But then the second day everything came back, and the third day I was skiing like 70 percent of what I used to be. I felt really good.”

It's hard not to notice more people rocking out on the slopes these days. Over the past decade, rocker and reverse camber equipment has steadily taken over the ski and snowboard industry. The ne...

Skiers and boarders waited in line Wednesday morning to be one of the first people on the gondola when Heavenly Mountain Resort opened at 9 a.m. Couldn't make it to the slopes this morning? Not ...

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.

Weeks away from when the snow will fly and pile up high, visitors to America’s favorite lake — picked by readers in USA Today — can expect a winter of epic content as Tahoe South resorts are poised with prime attractions, sizzling special events and a combination of unmatched outdoor recreation and nighttime amenities.

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort's chairlifts may be closed for the season, but the slopes are not. And though there won't be boarders and skiers sliding down the Lower Main this Saturday, there will ...

The future is brighter when opportunities are gifted. In the case of Mount Tallac High School students, the future will require sunglasses after the generous gift of skiing and snowboarding made...

With a Lake Tahoe backdrop, Alpine Meadows’ annual Snow Golf Tournament will tee off at 9 a.m. at the top of the mountain off the Summit Express chairlift Saturday, April 21. This highly anticipated spring event features the only mountaintop snow golf course around. It’s the best of both worlds: skiing or snowboarding combined with golf. What better way to spend a beautiful spring day than on the slopes for a game of snow golf?

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. - After a 10-year hiatus from the Golden State, the 2013 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships will return to the slopes of Squaw Valley.The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Associat...

To the sound of Sung K. Baek's shrill whistle, a handful of top-level Korean swimmers are back training in South Lake Tahoe's pool and on the area's ski slopes."Last year it was the national swi...

Starting in the fall, Lake Tahoe Unified School District will offer a new, sportier program to students who are just as interested in hitting the slopes as they are in their education.The school...

With the California sun shining down on one of North America’s deepest snowpacks, Heavenly Mountain Resort is gearing up for its 16th annual Spring Loaded festival. The two-week event is a non-stop party, full of concerts, competitions and some of the best spring ski and snowboard conditions at Lake Tahoe.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say two people were killed and a third was injured in three separate accidents on California mountain slopes.The owner of China Peak Mountain Resort nort...

OK, so it hasn't been the best snowsport season so far, but hold on, more snow is coming with storms over this weekend and we'll be able to ski off-piste without worrying about slightly hidden rock and logs. And on top of that, it's spring skiing, always the best of the year. Forget those crowds of December and January, don't recall those icy January days when the wind howled. It's spring skiing, lightly clad with plenty of sun for sitting on the lodge deck.

The snowpack in and around Lake Tahoe is icy and hard right now and still considered dangerous, reports UnofficialNetworks.com. Despite the hard conditions a persistent weak layer continues to exist and the backcountry is still sketchy. The persistent weak layer is DEEP and the slab sliding on it is STRONG. Bad combo.