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RAW VIDEO 3/24/09 – North Lake Tahoe Offers Best Spring Skiing Conditions

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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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Duration : 0:2:58

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Squaw Valley Ski

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:34:10 +0000

Training flight turned scenic flight after fresh snow. Cruising around Squaw Valley Ski Resort around Lake Tahoe California in the cessna 172.

Duration : 0:3:24

Technorati Tags: airplane, bush flight, cockpit, homewood ski, mountains, pilot, ski, sled, snow, snowboard, squaw, truckee, valley, wing

Squaw Valley Ski Team, Boreal Slalom Dec 12 2009

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:42:52 +0000

The first Far West Open race of the season, in a major snow storm.

Duration : 0:1:53

Technorati Tags: ski, squaw, team, valley

Helmet Cam of Lake Tahoe Skiing

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:27 +0000

Mike & Zif hit Tahoe with the HelmetCam and Ski Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Northstar, Mt. Rose. Sugar Bowl & Donner Ski Ranch.

Duration : 0:1:53

Technorati Tags: alpine, bowl, donner, Gregg, Lake, meadows, mike, Mt., northstar, Ranch, rose, ski, skiing, squaw, sugar, Tahoe, valley, Zif

Squaw Valley Ski Team, SG Training 2-20-2010

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:31:03 +0000

Imagine going 40mph and hucking a big jump. That is SuperG training Squaw Valley style. Very brave athletes.

Duration : 0:1:0

Technorati Tags: J3, ski, squaw, team, valley

Ski On Historic Slopes Of Squaw

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:27:45 +0000

Visitors to Squaw Valley USA can ski on the same runs used during the 1960 Olympics.

Duration : 0:1:54

Technorati Tags: 1960, California, olympics, sierra, ski, skiing, Sports, squaw, Tour, USA, valley

Newschool Ski Legend Dies At Squaw

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:17:14 +0000

Newschool ski legend and Squaw Valley resident C.R. Johnson died at the resort Wednesday.

Duration : 0:2:11

Technorati Tags: c.r., johnson, newschool, skiing, squaw, valley

Squaw Alpine Sugar Bowl Ski Trip

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:31:32 +0000

Amateur ski video with some friends.

Duration : 0:3:20

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Take A Post-Snow Dip In Squaw’s Heated Pool

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:31:18 +0000

After hitting the slopes hard in the morning, guests can take a dip in the pool at the Resort At Squaw Creek even though its surrounded in snow.

Duration : 0:1:28

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Daniel and dogs.mpg

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:19:28 +0000

Dog Sleding with Daniel, Wilderness Adventures at Resort At Squaw Creek, February 11, 2010

Duration : 0:0:36

Technorati Tags: Adventures, California, creek, Daniel, dog, sled, squaw, wilderness