Incline Village, NV- Diamond Peak Ski Resort held a Base Lodge Grand Opening on December 6th and over 600 people were in attendance! The Base Lodge Grand Opening featured live music by Emily Tessmer, a Passport Adventure, text message contests, a “Name this Meeting Room” contest, and an Oldest Pass Contest. Diamond Pete gave out 2009 IVGID calendars, Santa Claus gave a snow prayer, and the Pet Network brought puppies to adopt. Appetizers and beverages were provided by the IVGID Food & Beverage Department and proceeds from the Loft Bar were donated to the Diamond Peak Ski Education Foundation.

At the end of the evening, the “Oldest Pass Contest” winner was announced and a pair of 2009 Diamond Peak Last Tracks season passes were given to Steve Silla, for bringing in a 1969 Ski Incline “Season Ticket”. Congratulations, Steve!

Diamond Peak held a Kids Art Contest encouraging local kids in the Crystal Bay/Incline Village area to place a Diamond Pete sticker in the new Child Ski Center, slated to be built in 2010. The winners of the art contest were announced at the Grand Opening and their artwork was displayed in the passport locations. The winners in grades K-6 were given a medal, certificate, $50 Diamond Peak gift card, and $5 gift certificate to Susie Scoops/Village Toys. To view all the artwork, please visit www.diamondpeak.com/photogallery.

The newly renovated Diamond Peak Base Lodge features a new 300 sq. ft. meeting room, a renovated Loft Bar with raised ceilings and skylights, and a new third floor outside patio with heated paving stones. More lockers have been added to the Locker Room, and the Rental Shop has been expanded 800 sq. ft. New paint, furnishings, light fixtures, and more were added as part of the $4 million dollar renovation.

Diamond Peak Ski Resort would like to thank the sponsors that donated prizes for this event: IVGID, Waste Not, Village Ski Loft, Fischer, Porter’s, Pot Latch, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Emily Tessmer, WaterStixx, Village Toys/Susie Scoops and of course the residents that made this renovation possible.

Please visit the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza website to view the Grand Opening slideshow. Additional photos can also be found in the “News & Events” section of www.diamondpeak.com. The winner of the “Name the Meeting Room” contest will be posted on www.diamondpeak.com website in the last week of December.

dpeak incline The Diamond Peak Base Lodge Grand Opening Was a Huge Success

Diamond Peak Ski Resort has set a tentative opening date for December 18, 2008. Once there is a confirmation, it will be posted immediately to www.diamondpeak.com. For any information about current weather conditions please call (775) 832-1177. Make Diamond Peak your Tahoe place to ski or snowboard this winter!