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  • Get on Board at Heavenly

    Heavenly Resort and Transworld Snowboarding magazine are teaming up to present a different kind of snowboard event: The 2007 Team Challenge on April 5-6. This one-of-a-kind event will showcase 20 teams representing the biggest manufacturers in the sport – including but not limited to Flow, Burton, Solomon, Ride and K2. Full Article

    27th March 2007

  • Dummy Down at Mt. Rose

    It's time for the annual Mt. Rose frolic known as the Dummy Downhill. Participants in the April 7 event can have neither brain nor pulse. You'll witness pure lunacy as inanimate speed demons careen down the Show-Off run in front of the main lodge. Participants will compete for a variety of prizes, and they will be judged on style and carnage. Full Article

    20th March 2007

  • Gold Rush at Mammoth Mountain

    Mammoth Mountain is offering 2007/08 Gold Passes for $749, more than half off the regular price, for sale during the month of April, or until supplies pan out. The Gold Pass, which normally sell for $1,600, is the only unrestricted pass option available to the general public, and is valid starting May 1. Full Article

    20th March 2007

  • Free-Heelin' Fun at Sierra-at-Tahoe

    Once again, Sierra-at-Tahoe is combining telemark skiing with bluegrass music to create its popular Telegrass Festival on March 31-April 1. Free-heelers can check out the latest gear and partake in clinics and tours, and then kick back to the bluegrass sounds of The Rusty Strings, The Trespassers, The Cash Only Band and The Big Skinny High Mountain String Band. Full Article

    20th March 2007

  • Going to Extremes at Kirkwood

    In the last week of March, Kirkwood will be the gathering spot for the world's best extreme skiers and boarders who will compete in the Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships, the fourth stop on the Freesking World Tour. These top-flight freeriders will take on the challenging Cirque, a normally out-of-bounds area at the heart of Kirkwood that is opened only for this event. Full Article

    20th March 2007

  • Gem of a Deal at Diamond Peak

    From now until the end of the season Diamond Peak is offering deep discounts on next year's season passes. For as low as $278 for adults $96 for kids, you can get a 2007/08 pass and use it this season until the lifts close in mid-April; you'll also get a couple of lift tickets, which you can pass along to some needy rider, that are good until the end of next season. Full Article

    13th March 2007

  • Hooray for Squallywood

    Squaw Valley has been a popular backdrop for numerous ski and snowboard flicks – from Warren Miller to Matchstick Productions, from Greg Stump to TGR, big-time winter-sport movie makers have used the former Olympic Games site, often referred to as Squallywood, as a featured star in their productions. Full Article

    13th March 2007

  • Food With a View at Mammoth

    The highest dinning facility in the Sierra, if not the entire West, is now open at Mammoth Mountain. The Sierra Café at the Top of the Sierra Interpretive Center, perched on the apex of Mammoth's 11,053-foot summit, is serving up soups, sandwiches, salads, sodas and snacks daily from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Full Article

    13th March 2007

  • School Daze at Kirkwood

    Spring Break for most institutions of higher learning in these parts is just around the corner, and what better place to let off a little studying-induced stress than at Kirkwood? And the resort is responding with its first College Weekend on March 24-25. Full Article

    13th March 2007

  • Drag Racing at Mt. Rose

    It's time for the annual Ladies' Day frolic at Mt. Rose. Guys dressing in drag can ride the lifts for 10 bucks on March 17, if they dare. Mt. Rose hosts its annual Bud Light Ladies Day. Guys who show up in drag get throwback Ladies Day lift ticket prices and a chance to compete for cash prizes in the Beauty or the Beast pageant and/or the spectacular "Drag race." Full Article

    6th March 2007

  • Spring Fling at Heavenly

    South Lake Tahoe is a cool place to chill during spring break, and Heavenly would like you to partake in its annual Spring Loaded promotion, which includes tons of on- and off-mountain activities and specials between March 18 and April 18. Full Article

    6th March 2007

  • Take Your Best Shot at Mountain High

    Mountain High is conducting its first Video Wars, which is designed to honor videographers. The week-long competition is open to both pro and amateur shooters. Full Article

    6th March 2007

  • Beginners' Luck at Diamond Peak

    Diamond Peak is offering a season pass for beginning skiers and snowboarders. And the $99 purchase price can be applied to a full season pass at a later date. Full Article

    27th February 2007

  • 'Loudest Show on Snow' Comes to Squaw Valley

    The Honda Ski Tour, a.k.a. the loudest show on snow, is an amalgam of hot skiing and hotter sounds. And it will be on display at Squaw Valley on March 8-11. Full Article

    27th February 2007

  • Snake Sessions at Bear Mountain

    Forum snowboards popular amateur slopestyle series returns to Bear Mountain and J.P. Walker has set the standard for the young guns. Walker will serve as host and judge when Forum snowboards brings its Snake Sessions to Bear Mountain on March 10. Full Article

    27th February 2007

  • Rainbow Gathering at South Lake Tahoe

    Winterfest, an annual on- and off-snow carnival for gays and lesbians, returns to South Lake Tahoe on March 4. The weeklong event includes skiing/boarding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing as well as the casino nightlife of Stateline. Full Article

    27th February 2007

  • Powder to the People

    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

  • Challenging Diamond Peak

    Diamond Peak may not have the most impressive vertical in the Lake Tahoe region – it's a modest 1,840 feet – but the Nevada resort is seeing how much of it you can ski or ride with its Vertical Challenge on March 3. Full Article

    20th February 2007

  • Party Time In Tahoe

    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

  • Girls Rule at Mountain High

    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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