TRUCKEE, Calif. – Nov. 10, 2008 – This winter, Northstar Resort will increase its support of the progression of snowboarding as it welcomes new learning programs in conjunction with Burton Snowboards, hosts the final stop of the inaugural AST Winter Dew Tour, and introduces new terrain and features in its award-winning terrain parks, which were recently ranked third in the country by readers of Transworld Snowboarding.   Continue Reading »

Lake Tahoe, Ca: The guys at Smokin Snowboards have been working hard this summer getting all the new boards done and ready to be shredded this coming winter along with moving into a new, larger factory. Making it easier to make Tahoe’s finest snowboard, Smokin Jay Quintin has moved the factory to a location twice as big as the previous. With enough room to grow and develop new tech and Smokin innovations, our new factory is going to facilitate the needs of our company in the coming years.   Continue Reading »

TRUCKEE, Calif. - Sept. 2008 - Northstar® Resort has invested more than $15 million in on-mountain and village improvements that will benefit skiers and riders during the 2008-09 winter season. Improvements include the extension of ski trails and the express quad lift on Lookout Mountain®-one of the areas of the resort offering advanced ski terrain-new snowmaking systems, tree thinning to make for improved glade skiing, increased lift capacity, and the widening of the ski area boundaries, increasing the resort’s total skiable acreage by 414 acres to a total of 2,904 acres.   Continue Reading »

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - September 2008 - Start thinking winter because Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is gearing up for what the Farmer’s Almanac is predicting will be an above average snow year. With an annual average of 480 inches of snow, an above average year means plenty of powder days to come. Here’s what else is coming at Sierra™ Resort this winter.   Continue Reading »

PortersTahoe.com is excited to announce the addition of Chas Guldemond to their snowboard team! Now calling Tahoe home, Chas has decided to ground himself in Truckee, Ca to continue pursuing his snowboarding career. There is no better place to call home base than in Tahoe known for its legendary terrain and bluebird powder days. Chas decided to affiliate himself with a long-standing retailer, Porters Sports who in the past couple years has made a strong presence online with PortersTahoe.com.   Continue Reading »

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Winter 2007-08 – Northstarâ„¢ Resort continues to make improvements and add amenities throughout the resort that cater to guests looking for the very best in winter mountain destinations. This season, guests will enjoy new alpine ski, snowboard and cross-country ski rental equipment, new trails, improved snowmaking and the introduction of a women’s specific Burton Learn to Ride program.   Continue Reading »

Winter is on the Way! The Sierra’s lightest and driest powder continues to fall on Kirkwood Mountain Resort. An additional 4 inches fell Wednesday, and over a foot has been recorded in early season snowfall. Two more storms are forecasted this week. Another epic season is on the way - opening day is scheduled for November 24th, 2007. Watch the weather as it happens!   Continue Reading »

South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV—Oct. 10, 2007—Heavenly Mountain Resort announced today it will be satisfying its guests Appetite For Life by serving natural, hormone-free meats and poultry and organic dairy products in its seven on-mountain restaurants beginning the 2007-2008 ski season. As part the Good Food on a Grand Scale initiative under parent company Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), Heavenly, along with Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone, will serve more meals made with natural meats and certified organic dairy products each year than any other restaurant operator in North America, and the effort will be the largest undertaking to offer these products in the travel industry. To accomplish this unprecedented effort, Vail Resorts has created the Good Food Partnership with Coleman Natural Foods LLC and WhiteWave Foods Company, maker of Horizon Organic® dairy products and Silk® soymilk products.   Continue Reading »

Skiers and snowboarders will be happy with the new flights, now traveling to Tahoe’s premier ski and snowboard destination has become easier than ever before. The addition of a direct flight to Reno from Baltimore/Washington D.C. through Chicago is due to launch this November. Heavenly Mountain Resort has become a more accessible destination with the addition of three new non-stop flights to Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RTIA) from San Diego, Bellingham, Wash. and Chicago Midway.   Continue Reading »