Kirkwood to Host Rahlves’ Banzai Tour
The Rahlves’ Banzai Tour — featuring madcap racing where the only rule is no rules — will make its first stop of the season at Kirkwood this weekend. The racing features four racers at a time on a...
View ArticleSierra Weekend Weather Forecast
Well, the football season is finally over, so it’s time to put our full attention on the happenings in the Sierra. Unfortunately, a bountiful December was followed by a bone-dry January. And February...
View ArticleNorthstar Hosting Snow Sculpture Event
If you like making snowmen, come see the pros at work this weekend at Northstar. The resort is hosting its first ever Carve Tahoe snow carving event this weekend, with teams coming in from Canada,...
View ArticleUpcoming Ski and Snowboarding Events at Tahoe Resorts
Lake Tahoe ski and snowboarding resorts will be holding a number of big-time competitions in coming weeks. Here’s a list sent our way from the folks promoting them. The North Face Masters of...
View ArticleBest New Spot in Tahoe? Try Homewood’s Big Blue View Bar
Spent a couple of days at Homewood over the weekend and it was a fabulous time, as always. Regular readers of Slope Dope know I’m a big fan of this West Tahoe gem, its unpretentious vibe and its...
View ArticleJMA Ventures Still Bullish on Homewood Master Plan
Had a chance to talk to JMA Ventures’ Executive Vice President David A. Tirman over the weekend and he told me the company is still fully committed to building a hotel and residential units at...
View ArticleShaun White to Host High-Stakes Snowboarding event in South Tahoe
Half-pipe Hold ‘em? Poker and Powder? Whatever you want to call it, it’s going to be a pretty cool event at Heavenly on April 6, when Shaun White will come to South Tahoe to host a unique event...
View ArticlePoker and Snowmobiling? Try June Lake
Not to be outdone by Shaun White’s new poker/snowboarding event at Heavenly on April 6, June Lake announced its own high-stakes competition today, combining poker and snowmobiling. What next? Poker and...
View ArticleSki for Cheap: Learn About Mountain Safety
The Sierra Avalanche Center, in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service, is offering an amazing deal to ski or snowboard for cheap at some of Lake Tahoe’s best resorts in coming days and weeks....
View ArticleSocial Networking + Snow = Tahoe Snowcial
Let me ask you something: Are you sitting in a cubicle, somewhere in the Bay Area, working on some code or a marketing plan? Let me ask you something else: Would you rather be skiing or snowboarding?...
View ArticlePowder Day at Dodge Ridge
Reports of heavy snowfall in the Sierra are trickling in with many resorts reporting well over a foot of the soft white stuff. Among the big winners, Dodge Ridge reports 19″ of new snowfall in the last...
View ArticleBuy plates, ski free
With about 35″ of fresh snow falling in the Sierra over the past week, it may be a good time to take another look at the Tahoe Fund’s license plate program going on this season. It’s a pretty simple...
View ArticleRahlves Banzai Tour Results
The Rahlves Banzai Tour season wrapped up at Sugar Bowl over the weekend, with Bode Miller’s brother, Chelone Miller, taking home the top prize in the snowboard division. John Bochenek won the overall...
View ArticleU.S. Freestyle Ski Championships at Heavenly this weekend
Watching freestyle skiing is like seeing the pistons of a sports car churning. The competitors take a strong line downhill and all you see is knees flying up and down, interrupted by amazing aerials...
View ArticleSpring Fun in the Sierra Snow
It’s getting late at the party. But, as many of you know, the fun stuff happens after midnight. And so it is for 2012-2013 ski and snowboarding season, which has provided an interesting mix of great...
View ArticleHomewood Season Passes for 2013-2014
Homewood announced details of its 2013-2014 season passes, with a full-price adult pass costing $359. That’s an increase from last year, but it offers unlimited skiing with no blackouts. And Homewood...
View ArticleHeavenly Spring Skiing: Visions of 2013
Just got back from a week in South Tahoe for some spring skiing. And while most everyone down here in the Bay Area kept telling me the snow would be lousy, everyone up there had a smile on their face....
View ArticleThe Ridge Tahoe: Highest Hotel in Town
The Ridge Tahoe Resort celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, and many of its visitors remember every darn year. Created as a timeshare property back in the ’80s, the Ridge has quietly acquired a...
View ArticleDeadline looms for discount season passes at Vail’s Tahoe resorts
For those Tahoe enthusiasts who like to buy a single season pass to ski and snowboard Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar, the deadline for buying a discounted pass for next season is fast approaching. A...
View ArticleSnowbrains.com: A new snow blog from Tahoe
Slope Dope started here on SFGate.com with a simple premise: Let’s write news you can use for Bay Area skiers and snowboarders. For the most part, that includes favorite places to stay and play in...
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