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The Sierra has been slammed by a series of Pacific storms, resulting in huge powder dumps. Storm totals are in the 3 to 6-foot range and they have increased resort snow depths significantly. Full Article
26th February 2007
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Kicking off with a pyrotechnic display and dance party at Squaw Valley on Friday March 2, the North Lake Tahoe Snow Festival, which began as SnowFest 25 years ago, brings its annual 10-day winter celebration cum block party to the region. Full Article
20th February 2007
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Most of the world's top-ranked snowboarders will compete for a share of the $200,000 purse at the Vans Tahoe Cup at Northstar. The March 2-4 event includes rail jam, slopestyle and superpipe competitions. Full Article
20th February 2007
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Women of all ages are encouraged to try snowboarding at Mountain High. And the Girls Learn to Ride program is pretty good place to start. Attempting to master a new sport can be a daunting endeavor, but Mountain High is helping to take some of the edge off with its Girls Learn to Ride day on March 3. Full Article
20th February 2007
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The Tahoe Winter Blue Adventure Race, which takes place March 11 at Northstar, is a multi-discipline event in which teams of two - coed, male, female and masters (over 40) - will utilize winter backcountry gear (snow shoe, tele ski, and/or randonee) to make their way around Northstar's backcountry in search of hidden checkpoints. Full Article
13th February 2007
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The Park at Bear Mountain is devoted almost entirely to freestyle terrain, providing more than 150 jumps (including step-ups, step-downs, tables, hips, vaders, spines and rollers), a halfpipe, nearly 80 jibs (featuring rails, boxes and wall rides) and Southern California's only superpipe. Full Article
13th February 2007
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When it comes to original Squaw Valleyicious Hall of Fame-like ski stunts I include Greg Beck's epic huck off Beck's Rock for the film "Day Dreams." I have to include Scot Schmidt straight lining Schmidiots, Rick Sylvester braving Tower One's Sylvester's Slot, Tom Wayes dropping that insane 100-footer in the Tram Bowl Chutes, Shane McConkey's backflip base jump off Lover's Leap and Morgan Lafonte's supersweet acrobatics in Granite Chief during the All-Mountain Extremes.
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9th February 2007
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In an effort to help stem the effects of climate change, Alpine Meadows is selling SkiGreen Tags – 6-inch by 4-inch stickers representing 100 kilowatts of wind energy - in the resort's retail store, base lodge dining area ski school desk and lift ticket windows. Full Article
6th February 2007
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The safest place on the planet later this month might well be Mammoth Mountain. Beginning Feb. 25 and running through March 1, cops and firefighters from around the Golden State will gather at Mammoth for the annual California Fire/Police Winter Olympics. Full Article
6th February 2007
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Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and several Tahoe-area mountain resorts are hosting special events to mark the occasion. At Squaw Valley, guests can search for hidden magnetic hearts on the mountain, and then turn them in an après-ski party at the Plaza Bar for such goodies as lift tickets, massages from Trilogy Spa, magnums of Korbel Champagne and other fun stuff. Full Article
31st January 2007
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Everything telemarking is descending on Bear Valley for its annual Telemark Festival. The annual Bear Valley Telemark Festival has evolved into one of the most popular gatherings of its kind in the Sierra, with some 300 free-heelers expected to attend the Feb. 9-11 event. Full Article
29th January 2007
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Catch some of the world's best big-mountain skiers careen down chutes, bounce off ledges and catch big air on Feb. 14-17 at the Squaw Valley Freeskiing Open, the second stop of the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Series. Full Article
29th January 2007
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People in uniform - police, firefighters and the military - can score discounted lift tickets at Big Bear Resorts. Just flash your badge or ID at any ticket window at Big Bear Mountain Resort or Snow Summit and save money. Full Article
29th January 2007
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It's time for surfin', ridin' and music as the H2O Winter Classic returns to Southern California. Competition includes a surfing contest in Huntington Beach on Feb. 10 and a slopestyle event at Mountain High on Feb. 11. Full Article
22nd January 2007
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Disabled Sports USA Far West, whose goal is to facilitate physical and psychological rehabilitation through education, recreation, sports and social activities, is conducting a fundraiser on Feb. 9 at Alpine Meadows, the group's winter sports headquarters. Full Article
22nd January 2007
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All-mountain riders are invited to participate in the Saab/Salomon X Win Rally at Squaw Valley on Feb. 3. You could win a trip to Europe. Full Article
22nd January 2007
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The first superpipe of the season in the Tahoe area made its debut last week at Boreal. The 450-foot-long, 18 ½-foot-high pipe, which is groomed twice daily and whose 15-degree walls qualify it as "an Olympic-caliber terrain-park feature," is awaiting skiers and snowboarders on the Race Course Run. Full Article
16th January 2007
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Mammoth Mountain is offering skiers and snowboarders and winter sports enthusiasts of all stripes a chance to save money while they stay and play in the Eastern Sierra this winter. Full Article
16th January 2007
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The Sierra Avalanche Center, a Truckee-based non-profit that provides free daily avalanche forecasts for the Tahoe region, is holding fundraisers at Kirkwood and Homewood resorts. Full Article
16th January 2007
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It's Sunday morning on a bluebird day in January. It's usually a work day, but friends are in town and want to take a few turns. It doesn't take much to pull me from my computer, call my massage colleague to say I won't be available until after 1 p.m. Work can wait, the mountain is calling. Full Article
14th January 2007
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