Olympic Alpine teams will hone their techniques at Silver Star before heading to the 2010 Winter Games at Vancouver/Whistler. Silver Star Ski Resort with it’s colorful buildings is only about half an hour drive from Vernon BC.
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03/24/2009
North Lake Tahoe Offers Best Spring Skiing Conditions
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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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Second day of the 2009/2010 season at Homewood Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe, CA. Beautiful views, great snow, no lift lines, tight trees = stoked snowboarding! Filmed with the GoPro HD at 960p resolution.
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A run under the Gondola fresh off a 6 footer powder storm.
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http://blog.skialpine.com/2010/03/18/big-mountain-little-rippers/
The mountain got a little bigger last Sunday @ Alpine Meadows when over 60 boys and girls age 11 to 14 tore up some super fresh snow on The Keyhole for the Alpine Meadows Jr. Big Mountain Competition.
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The trailer for the full length video Breckenridge 2007 with a couple first time Brazilians.
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Andescross.com shows you five minute video of alpine ski touring in the Andes, Argentina and Chile, Patagonia. Patagonian Ice cap, Andes, Lake district, hut to hut traverse, the best backcountry side of South America..
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Earlier this month, the Reno-Tahoe gang got the chance to go Backcountry skiing on Mt. Tallac. One of Lake Tahoe’s premier backcountry destinations, Tallac offers a strenuous 3,200-foot ascent, epic views of the Lake Tahoe basin and a thrilling descent. http://blog.visitrenotahoe.com
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Training flight turned scenic flight after fresh snow. Cruising around Squaw Valley Ski Resort around Lake Tahoe California in the cessna 172.
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The 3rd stop at the Snowbomb.com Sick and Twisted Freestyle tour was at Homewood Ski Resort for a Big Air competition. Skiers and Snowboarders competed for cash in the open class and sponsor product in the am division.
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