03/24/2009

North Lake Tahoe Offers Best Spring Skiing Conditions

BROADCAST QUALITY MPEG 2 B-ROLL FOOTAGE – Available after 3:00pm PDT, Mar 24, 2009.

STORY SUMMARY: (NORTH LAKE TAHOE, California/Nevada) Spring has sprung in North Lake Tahoe, with plenty of new snow, sunshine, blue skies and wacky ski events.

FOOTAGE INCLUDES: Current footage from North Lake Tahoe taken on Monday, March 23, at Northstar-at-Tahoe, and Tuesday, March 24, at Sugar Bowl Resort, including skiers and snowboarders enjoying fresh conditions and spring weather.

SUPPORTING COPY: Its sunny, blue skies after a fast moving storm dumped three feet of new snow at North Lake Tahoes upper elevations this past weekend, making for 11 feet of the white stuff so far in the month of March, on top of 10 feet in February.

And with an abundance of ski deals on and off the hills, there has never been a better time for a Tahoe getaway. A new electronic kiosk, put together by the area visitors bureaus at www.gotahoenorth.com/cool-deals, is one of the best one-stop shopping venues for guests because it offers value and specials for lodging, skiing, activities, entertainment and dining all on one web page, which is updated daily.

Wacky spring ski events also abound. Diamond Peak Ski Resort in Incline Village hosts the Uphill Downhill Race Saturday, March 28, when participants race uphill to Snowflake Lodge, with whoever getting there first taking the title. The next day, the resort offers up the 9th Annual Dummy Downhill, when home-built dummies launch off a big jump built on Showoff Run. Rock the fluorescent at the 3rd Annual 80s Day at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort Friday, April 3. Squaw Valley USA hosts the Peaks & Lagoons Spring Party Weekend April 11-12 with hip-hop at the pool, Sick & Twisted Slopestyle competition and a bevy of spring parties. The Easter bunny makes a guest appearance at the Northstar Village and on the mountain Sunday, April 12 with an Easter egg hunt with more than 1,000 eggs. Tuck it and point em! Alpine Meadows hosts its annual Mad Cow Downhill Saturday, April 18, when the first skier or snowboarder that makes it from the top of the Summit Chair to the base lodge wins a free midweek season pass.

For more information about winter activities, ski resorts and special events, along with current weather conditions in North Lake Tahoe, click to http://www.GoTahoeNorth.com.

North Lake Tahoe is a 45-minute drive from the Reno Tahoe International Airport, two hours from Sacramento International Airport and just over three hours from San Francisco International Airport. For lodging reservations, recreation and event details, call North Lake Tahoe at 1-877-949-3296 or visit http://www.GoTahoeNorth.com. Visitor information centers are located at 380 North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City and 969 Tahoe Boulevard in Incline Village. The North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureaus, Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau and the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, work together to promote North Lake Tahoe as a premier, year-round destination.
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