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on thin iceEpic ice climbing spots at Lake Tahoe might be few and far between, but the number of people

who want to test their skills here is growingby axIE NavaS

Ask a veteran ice climber about ice climbing around Tahoe, and the words “small,” “scattered” and even “awful” might come up. But while the Lake Tahoe Basin may not be an ice-climbing mecca, the South Shore winter climbing scene is growing as more snow sports enthu-siasts head to the backcountry.

People just don’t move to Tahoe for the ice, South Shore climber Bryce Stath said. Stath started ice climbing in Alaska almost a decade ago before moving to South Lake Tahoe last year.

“The Sierra doesn’t produce ice like the other mountain ranges, but something is better than nothing. We go ice climbing when the skiing is marginal,” Stath said.

Epic powder days can make for terrible ice climbing. Feet of snow will cover routes and block access to the climbs, and the length and quality of the ice season varies dras-tically each winter as temperatures fluctuate. Novices be warned - ice climbing in Tahoe often involves thin ice and lots of mixed terrain, according to Stath.

Yet Stath said the number of strong rock climbers who want to test their skills on the ice is growing. Each year more people ask him to take them up in the winter, but with more climbers comes more risk.

“Being above people on ice is re-ally dangerous. You have to be really mindful of where people are. And the equipment is very spiky and pointy. You just don’t want to fall. It’s such a different medium than rock. Ice can be really brittle,” Stath said.

lEarNINg to clImbThe most important lesson a

beginning ice climber should learn is how to read the quality of the ice, a level of experience that can take years to master, longtime climber Karl Wallischeck said.

Wallischeck began ice climbing 35 years ago on the East Coast, where the winter climbing seasons are long and the ice plentiful. He kept ice climbing after he moved to Tahoe in 1987, but the limited ter-rain, “ephemeral” conditions and two full-time jobs shortened his season.

Wallischeck, who works as both a lieutenant for the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District on the West Shore and as a ski patroller at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, has seen the number of winter sports

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enthusiasts venturing into the back-country, and onto the ice, rise. And the consequences of getting in over your head are severe, he said.

A 23-year-old El Cerrito man fell 125 feet to his death more than a year ago when he was ice climbing at Cascade Falls. Wallischeck said it’s the only fatality he knows of associated with the winter sport in Tahoe, but it’s indicative of the level of experience needed to tackle even beginner routes.

Cascade and Eagle falls as well as other routes around Emerald Bay typically draw many novice climb-ers. The climbs are easy to access and find, South Shore climber Jenna Stevens said.

Like Stath and Wallischeck, Stevens didn’t get her ice-climbing start in Tahoe. She honed her skills in Ouray, Colo., home of the biggest ice festival in North America.

“In those times that we’re out there, reality just kind of disappears. It’s just you and nature. It’s become a way of life for us,” Stevens said.

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Shore in May. Searching for ice climbing crags in the area is a hit-or-miss endeavor, and she’ll often go out to survey routes without climbing them. Stevens hasn’t found much data about good climbs around Tahoe, and there isn’t a cohesive ice-climbing community to fill in those information gaps.

“Ice climbers seem to be a little more scarce. A lot of people are still kind of hesitant to get out there are try it,” she said.

The best way for beginners to leap into the sport is to find an experienced partner who’s willing to act as a mentor, Stevens said. The American Alpine Club annual ice climbing weekend set to take place winter 2014 at Coldstream Canyon in Truckee, Calif., is another good introduction to the sport.

That event, which organizers describe as more of an informal gathering than a true festival, got its

start in 2005. The goal? Bring the disparate ice climbers of the basin together for an annual celebration of the terrain, event founder Dave Riggs said. The AAC wanted to host an ice climbing reunion similar to the gatherings held for rock climbers and mountaineers at other times of year.

The event hasn’t changed much over the past eight years. Attend-ees still ski or snowshoe into the Lost Trail Lodge on Friday night,

where everyone pitches in to make communal meals. Saturday and Sunday are devoted to ice climbing on terrain that’s better than it gets credit for, Riggs said.

“The old saying is that a Cali-fornia ice climber’s most important tool is a fast car because when the ice climbs form, they don’t last long,” he said. “There’s some truth to that, especially for Tahoe. But if you’re attentive to conditions and open minded, you’ll find fun and interesting ice climbing.”

formINg a commuNItyThe AAC’s ice climbing weekend

typically sells out within a few days of open registration and Riggs said he expects about 35 people to attend this year. It’s the only organized event of its kind around the lake.

South Shore climber Stevens hopes that the ice-climbing com-munity will come together as more people augment its ranks, and gath-erings like the ice climbing weekend might help. The key is to release more information about routes into the mainstream even if there isn’t a lot of ice to publicize, Stevens said.

“People aren’t really vocal about where routes are and it’s really im-portant for a climbing community to get data out there. It’s definitely a challenging activity. Your muscles are going to be really sore, but it’s a blast,” she said.

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r E c r E a t I o N S n O W S H O e i n G

take it all in

Five must-do snowshoe hikes to truly experience Lake Tahoe’s

winter wonderlandby axIE NavaS

Sometimes you’re just not in the mood

to hit the slopes. The snow gods have been fickle,

you can’t handle another day in ski boots, or the crowds are

too stifling. On days like that, it’s time to check out the miles

and miles of snowshoe trails around the Lake Tahoe Basin.

From hikes with sweeping views to routes with brutally steep

climbs, this area has a little bit of everything.

wINNEmucca laKEMOderAte / diffiCuLt

The approximately 2-mile hike up to Winnemucca Lake offers some of the best views in the region, especially for such a short, easy route. Start at the Sno-Park on top of Carson Pass, about 27 miles south of South Lake Tahoe. You’ll be starting at above 8,000 feet, which means you’ll most likely be hiking in a lot of snow. Unless you’re ready for a world of hurt, snowshoes aren’t optional. Leashed dogs are welcome.

You’ll need to buy a parking pass if you plan to leave your car in the lot at the top of the pass - it is, by far, the easiest option. The Chevron Station on Highway 50 in Meyers sells both day and annual passes, as does Kirkwood Mountain Resort.

The trail climbs steadily through groves of conifers before you abruptly leave the trees behind and start traversing a fairly open, west-facing slope. You’ll be reward-ed with spectacular views of Caples Lake to your right as the Pacific Crest Trail runs parallel on your left. Another mile, and you arrive at Winnemucca, a frozen gem below the jagged Three Sisters. Feeling intrepid? It’s another mile up to Round Top Lake, which offers more great views of the surrounding valley and peaks.

camp rIcharDSoNhIStorIc rESorteASy

The Camp Richardson Historic Resort in South Lake Tahoe offers groomed, level snowshoe trails for the whole family. The popular destination is located about 2.5 miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89 and sits just yards from the lakeshore.

Rent equipment at the Mountain Sports Center, which is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day in the winter. Adults can buy a full day snowshoe pass at the resort for $19 while child tickets cost $12. Half-day options are also available, but don’t bring your dog. There’s a strict no-pet policy at the resort. For more information, call 530-542-6584.

mEEKS bayeASy

Across the road from the bay, there’s a wide-open meadow that offers several miles of snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

From South Lake Tahoe, head north on Highway 89 for about 18 miles until you reach Meeks Bay. Once you pass the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District on your right, you’ll see a turn-off almost immediately to your left. Park here. You’ll head up Forest Route 14N42, an access road that runs just to the

Sometimes you’re just not in the

mood to hit the slopes. The snow gods

have been fickle, you can’t handle

another day in ski boots, or the crowds

are too stifling. On days like that, it’s

time to check out the miles and miles of

snowshoe trails around the Lake Tahoe

Basin. From hikes with sweeping views

to routes with brutally steep climbs, this

area has a little bit of everything.

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north of the (now snow-covered) Meeks Creek. After about half a mile, the trees will thin and you’ll have access to a small, sunny mead-ow nestled in the green valley.

Unless you’re feeling very aer-obically sound, we’d recommend sticking to the open meadow and access road instead of heading up the U.S. Forest Service trail that leads to Lake Genevieve and Lake Craig. Leashed dogs are welcome.

SpooNEr laKE StatE parKeASy

If you drove over Spooner Summit heading west on Highway 50, you likely saw this small lake on your right-hand side. Spooner Lake State Park, which sits more than 1,000 above Lake Tahoe, offers spectacular views of the basin.

There’s a mellow trail that loops the lake and winds through an aspen grove in the frozen high country. Parking is available at the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park lot, on your left once you turn north onto Highway 28 from Spooner Summit.

aNgora laKESMOderAte

Winter is a wonderful time to take advantage of the wide access road that leads up to Upper and

Lower Angora lakes. The major plus? You don’t have to worry about cars and snowmobiles are scarce (though it’s not unusual to see their tracks, which effectively groom the route for you). Dogs welcome.

Drive west on Lake Tahoe Boulevard until you reach Tahoe Mountain Road about 2 miles past the intersection with Highway 89. Turn right and follow the road to the T-intersection where you’ll make a right and then an immediate left onto Dundee Circle. In about 200 yards, you’ll make another left. De-pending on snow conditions, park alongside the road and walk down to the snow-covered Angora Ridge Road.

It’s about two miles up to the An-gora Fire Overlook, a narrow saddle with views of Tahoe on one side and the charred hillside that was burnt during a fire on the other. If you’re feeling up to it, you can continue along the road for another 2 miles to make it to Lower and Upper Angora Lakes. The climbing never gets too steep, but you’ll steadily gain elevation. If you make it to the lakes, you’ll find yourself in secluded won-derland surrounded by high granite peaks and towering conifers.

axie Navas is a former reporter for the tahoe Daily tribune newspaper in South lake tahoe.

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r E c r E a t I o N t O u r i n GAt Kirkwood Mountain Resort,

this scene can be experienced by the general public through snowcat tours, included under the resort’s Expedition: Kirkwood program.

Cats takes guests to Martin Point, past the northwest boundary of

the resort, which also offers guided backcountry tours at Kirkwood’s Thunder and Avy bowls.

The tours include educational and backcountry safety skills and are designed for advanced riders

“Expedition: Kirkwood is all about getting you more terrain,” said Jon Copeland, Kirkwood’s Ski & Ride School director. “Whether that’s inbounds or out, we’re going to work on off-piste skiing and riding techniques, terrain selection and management, and rescue procedures and protocols.”

Tours cost $200 and up; times can vary, and tours also can be custom-ized. They include backcountry awareness and equipment (avalanche beacons, probes and backpacks), but guests are encouraged to bring their own gear, if they have it.

To book a trip, call the resort at 209-258-7360 or email [email protected]. Res-ervations are highly recommended.

On the North Shore, Northstar California also includes a private snowcat tour as part of a special guest service offering.

Cost is free, and guests are chosen at random for a 1-hour ride-along in the early evening, while the machine’s operator grooms mountain trails.

“How many people get a ride in a snowcat?” asked Jim Larmore, director of mountain operations for Northstar California. “A fraction ... so that’s a very special deal.”

to learn more, visit the resort’s website at www.northstarcalifornia.com.

Snowcat tours:reaching the outer limits of tahoe

by margarEt moraN

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a group of skiers and riders on a cat skiing tour at Kirkwood mountain.

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r E c r E a t I o N S k i i n G

Lake Tahoe’s backcountry

has hundreds of options for

those on the hunt for fresh

powder or new runs. Here are

a few hikes that highlight the

Sierra’s world-class offerings.mouNt tallac

Arguably Lake Tahoe’s most prominent peak, Mount Tallac has a bunch of great backcountry runs. Ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 vertical feet, the terrain varies in difficulty and length. A good beginner’s point is the north side of the mountain in an area known as “Corkscrew Trees.” Experts often take on the mountain’s telltale fea-ture, “The Cross.” But if you’ve never climbed and skied Mount Tallac, don’t start here.

Directions vary depending on the desired route. For the North Bowl area, backcountry skiers and riders often park and begin their ascent off Highway 89 near Spring Creek Road.

a backcountry

hit listAre you an experienced skier or rider

looking for a challenge beyond Lake Tahoe’s resorts? Then be sure to hit up these five sick spots

nestled just off the beaten path.

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SK I INg caN bE E x t r EmE ly haZarDouS .

Dangers include avalanches, injuries and varying snow

conditions. If at all possible, visit these areas with an experienced guide. also, check out resources

like the Sierra avalanche center or the many classes on backcountry skiing throughout

the area. learn more at www.sierraavalanchecenter.org.

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mouNt roSE

North Lake Tahoe’s Mount Rose has a lot of technical aspects and a few that match the needs of begin-ning backcountry skiers and riders. The Backcountry in Truckee often offers helpful tips on snow condi-tions to those looking to make it up Tahoe’s third tallest peak. From the top, expect a 360-degree views and a good 2,500 foot descent.

Directions: Drive up the Mount Rose Highway. Park in the parking area near the summit. The trailhead should be easily visible from the north side of the highway.

powDEr houSE

The South Shore’s Powder House has gotten a lot of attention from the backcountry community. For newcomers to the sport, this is a fantastic place to start. Because of the north-facing nature of the peak snow conditions are often great long after big dumps. The ascent is fairly easy and can merit multi-ple runs in a single day. The runs are long and steep in places. The heavy trees help cut down on the avalanche danger.

Directions: From South Lake Tahoe, drive west on Highway 50. Turn onto Highway 89 south. The parking area is on the west side of the highway just before Luther Pass and is often marked by a line of cars.

frEEl pEaK

This is the Lake Tahoe Basin’s highest peak and not an everyday backcountry run. At 10,881 feet, it’s one of those for the bucket list. The hike is more than 6 miles and must be done when there’s a good amount of snow. The top of Freel Peak is wind-blasted and very often barren even after a good snow, but it offers a vast and very unfettered view of Lake Tahoe.

Directions: From South Lake Tahoe, head west on Highway 50. Turn south onto Highway 89. The parking area is past Luther Summit, about 2 miles before the Highway 88 junction.

rED laKE pEaK

Red Lake Peak and the greater Carson Pass area have a million options for backcountry skiers. Red Lake Peak is one of the more ac-cessible summits. The hike from the Carson Pass parking lot is mellow. With a car parked in Hope Valley, it’s easy to make the descent a lot longer than the ascent. This area is also known for its heavy snowfall. If coverage is a concern, check out some of the north-facing aspects of Red Lake Peak.

Directions: From South Lake Tahoe, head west on Highway 50. Turn onto Highway 89. Turn west onto Highway 88. Park at the parking area near Carson Pass on the north side of the highway.

two backcountry skiers ascend a peak near South lake tahoe. the lake tahoe basin is full of options for those looking to get away from the resorts. photo by DylaN SIlvEr

30 Winter 2013 / 2014

r E c r E a t I o N S n O W S k A t i n G

on the riseAs winter extreme sports continue to evolve, interest and participation

in snowskating is growing at Tahoe

by bEcKy rEgaN

Wearing what looks like blue dishwashing gloves,

Mark “Spicolli” Montgomery sends it off a 30-foot kicker.

It’s a decent-size jump for any rider, but Montgomery is

doing it on a snowskate. Those “dishwashing gloves” he’s wear-

ing are actually insulated crab fishing gloves that happen to

have awesome grip for that oh-so-important landing.

abovE: John Zapata jumps up on a down rail at Northstar california in January 2013. Snowskaters are becoming a common sight at most ski resorts.lEft: Snowskater mark “Spicolli” montgomery launches off a big hip as he jams through a terrain park at Northstar california in January 2013.

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It looks insane, but Montgomery swears it’s not.

“It’s just a mental thing. It’s the whole aspect of not being attached to the board that people think is so much harder, but really it’s not,” Montgomery said. “Once you get past it, you totally forget that you’re not attached to the thing.”

Montgomery and his friends didn’t single-handedly bring snows-kating to Lake Tahoe, but they are among the pioneers. They’re among guys like Danny Sheehan, who created Ralston Snowskates, and Pat Quinn, who is a South Shore snowskating legend. These guys have been on the scene for nearly a decade, and have some good advice and entertaining stories to share with up-and-comers.

“Once you figure out what’s go-ing on and what to avoid, it really is pretty safe,” Quinn said. “A couple times on the hill and that was it. I was hooked.”

SNowSKatINg comES to tahoE

Montgomery was making snow-boards for Lib Tech in 2002 when a snowskate prototype was dropped in his lap. Lib Tech was looking to get into the snowskate business, and guys like Montgomery could help.

“I thought it was a complete joke at first until I actually went out and rode one,” Montgomery said. “We just needed to make some subtle improvements to make it more comfortable.”

Skateboards are meant for flat, smooth concrete while snowskates are like bombing a hill with lots of bumps. So Montgomery and his fellow Lib Tech crew set about making bigger and better skis for the bottom of their snowskates, and tweaking the sidecuts to see what worked best.

Meanwhile, down in South Lake, Sheehan and Quinn were also getting into snowskating.

Sheehan turned to snowskating

after he broke his leg on a skate-board and could no longer put on a snowboard boot. He brought his friend Quinn along for the ride, and the timing was perfect.

“I’ve been a ski bum my whole life, and basically, I was just ready for a change from snowboarding,” Quinn said. “It was getting to the point where, if I wasn’t going out and hitting an 80-foot jump, it was just boring, and then you’re risking your neck.”

SNowSKatINg 101Learning to snowskate looks

intimidating, but both Montgom-ery and Quinn said the learning curve is similar to snowboarding. It just takes getting past not being strapped in.

“When you ride a bike once you take the training wheels of that bike’s a lot more fun to ride,” Montgomery said. “It’s just a comfort thing.”

Going strapless can even be a benefit for beginners. When they catch an edge, beginners can jump off or sit down instead of being slammed into the ground by their equipment.

Same principle holds true in the park and the powder.

“If you come off the lip wrong on skis or a snowboard you’re kind of at the mercy of gravity,” Quinn said. “On a snowskate if you come off the lip and it’s wrong you just kind of fly through the air and get your feet under you and slide.”

There’s also a freedom to not being attached and gliding through the powder, Montgomery said. No sore ankles or feet, and digging out of powder is much more manageable.

“Riding powder unstrapped just blows your mind,” Montgomery said. “You don’t catch your edge and scorpion or face plant. If you catch your edge you just kind of slide out on your knees. It gives you freedom.”

‘a gamE chaNgEr’Getting on the lift isn’t bad

either. Snowskaters simply walk up and sit down, but they do have to ride off. There’s no strapping in. Just jump on the board and go, which saves beginners a ton of energy in the getting up and down department.

And as the sport continues to progress, so does the equipment.

Trucks, decks and skis - ev-erything on a snowskate is now interchangeable. The ski attached to the bottom can be swapped out for a short park ski, a medium cruising ski or a long powder ski.

The big-nosed powder ski and elevated riding platform lets snows-katers mob in the trees. Quinn takes his in the backcountry and said he floats fine on a 136.

“Yeah, pretty much once you figure it out you can ride powder and not be strapped in it’s a game changer,” Quinn said. “It’s just tak-en a little while to catch on.”

Don’t get these guys wrong. They’re not saying beginners won’t take their lumps. They’re just saying the new challenge and freedom of going strapless makes those lumps worth it.

faSt forwarDHanging out with Montgomery

and his friends in the lift line is like hanging out with celebrities. Every-one is gaping at the snowskates, and questions are flying at the guys.

“Can you kickflip?” a kid asks Montgomery.

Montgomery obliges. He’s used to fielding these questions.

It’s pretty obvious the sport has potential to grow, but Quinn and Montgomery don’t think it will happen overnight.

“Right now everyone just wants to push it and improve the sport,” Montgomery said. “Everyone is talking about going bigger. Every-thing that snowboarders do, we pretty much figure we can do and are doing.”

But Montgomery thinks it will take something like an X Games appearance to really launch snowskating.

In the meantime, the Tahoe snowskaters are doing their part to educate and continue to push boundaries.

“Hopefully every mountain will open up to it, and maybe someday we’ll have a mountain that’s snows-kate-only,” Montgomery said.

becky regan is a former sports editor of the tahoe Daily tribune newspaper in South lake tahoe and a former San francisco giants beat writer for mlb.com.

“i thought it was a comPlete joke at first

until i actually went out and rode one”

mark “Spicolli” montgomery hops up onto a box at Northstar

california in January 2013. montgomery started snowskating

about 10 years ago when there was only a handful of

snowskaters at resorts.

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r E c r E a t I o N S L e d d i n G

Safety firstThe dos and don’ts of sledding at Lake Tahoe

by DylaN SIlvEr

dOn’t: Sled in a wooded area. Trees are not a sledder’s friend. Be-cause of most sleds’ lack of reliable steering, they are rarely safe to ride around obstacles.

do: Visit one of Lake Tahoe’s des-ignated sledding hills. Around Lake Tahoe, numerous businesses have sprung up to provide sledding areas. The slopes are clear and safe, not to mention there’s often hot chocolate just a short walk away.

dOn’t: Drink and sled. As with any winter sport, drinking is not a good companion activity to sledding. Wait till you’ve completed that double black diamond bobsled route to imbibe.

do: Look out for shadowed areas. Snow surfaces can vary incredibly. A shadowy area can often mean ice or a change in snow conditions. It’s also hard to see what obstacles are in these areas.

dOn’t: Sled above a roadway. You may think you’ve found that perfect sledding hill right off the highway. But if your route has any potential at all to direct you onto the road, don’t risk it. Sledders have been killed in the Tahoe region after accidentally sliding onto a busy street.

do: Buy a sled with a steering device. Saucers and straight sleds are known for being uncontrolla-ble. Also, if you are shopping for a sled with steering, be critical of any product’s claims and always test in an open obstacle-free environment.

dOn’t: Sled head first. That’s a no-brainer.

do: Build a jump. A little bump in the run can add that funny little perk to your sledding adventure.

dOn’t: Build a big jump. Catching a lot of air on a sled is not something you want to be known for. Too many of those potentially glorious launches end in disaster. It’s not worth it.

Dylan Silver lives in South lake tahoe and is a freelance recreation and entertainment writer for the tahoe Daily tribune and lake tahoe action newspapers. he can be reached at [email protected].

do: Wear a helmet. Snow isn’t always soft. Though sledding may seem like a playful activity, they can actually go quite fast. A helmet can greatly reduce the risk of head injury.

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to the air during a well-lit night sledding

session.

Sledding is one of the most fun and accessible

winter activities out there. But don’t think that it doesn’t

come with its fair share of risk. As with all snowsports, there’s

a right way and a wrong way to hit the hill.

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g E a r g u I D EDoes winter have you in the mood to purchase some new gear to take on your outdoor adventures? from backpacks to boots, lake tahoe businesses offer a variety of equipment to get you through your next expedition. check out our picks for this season.

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1 MountainSmith Borealist AT the newly redesigned borealis at is a beast of a backcountry pack. load up with everything from camera gear to hydration and set off on the ultimate mountain adventure. manufactured with recycled materials, it’s a product you can feel good about wearing too. available at tahoe mountain sports, 8331 north lake blvd., kings beach, calif. 530-546-7001.

2 Loki Mountain Hoody colorado’s loki outerwear has been pushing the design of snow gear to new realms. the company’s additions to their jackets, like

deployable mittens built into the sleeves and a ninja-like facemask worked into the hood, are the kind of features that make a difference when the white sky is falling. available at tahoe mountain sports, 8331 north lake blvd., kings beach, calif. 866-891-9177

3 Neff Daily Riding Pant for those who ski or ride every day, a solid, no-nonsense snow pant just makes sense. of course,

if it’s painted like a golden zebra that’s okay too. neff’s daily ride Pant makes sense in a lot of ways. available at great outdoor

clothing co. 341 ski way, incline

Village, nev. 775-832-9100.

4 Adidas Samba snowboard bootsthe iconic footwear brand is taking a step in a new direction. adidas’ samba snowboard boots encompass the famous soccer shoe’s look and design. but they’re built to the specs of a heavy-hitting snowboard team. available at the ledge, olympic Valley, calif. 530-452-4477

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1 DaKine Tahoe Glovedon’t fool around with grandma’s mittens. when it’s snowing, you’ll need a glove you can rely on to keep your hands the right temperature. dakine’s tahoe glove is affordable and comes with a built-in heat pack pocket. what’s not to like? available at tahoe mountain sports, 8331 north lake blvd., kings beach, calif. 866-891-9177.

2 Airblaster Merino Ninja Suitthe airblaster ninja suit is top of the line when it comes to layering. this one-piece is warm, breathable and mostly smell proof. more than likely it’ll have you doing 360 roundhouse chuck norris kicks when you’re in the backountry. who wouldn’t want that? available at butterbox, 3001 north Village drive, truckee, calif. 530-562-3650.

3 Billabong Jamie Anderson Varsity jacket jamie anderson’s status in snowboarding says a lot about this product. if the south lake tahoe-based

X games multi-medalist and 2014 olympic slopestyle hopeful puts her name on it, you can bet it’s a solid piece of equipment. available at dave’s ski and board, 600 north lake blvd., tahoe city, calif. 530-583-8833.

4 The North Face ThermoBall Vestwhen it’s really, really cold, an extra torso layer can hold a lot of core heat in your body. north face’s thermoball technology has the insulating power of down - and is almost as light - but it’s less sensitive to moisture. available at the north face, 6001 north Village drive, truckee, calif. 530-562-3663.

5 Giro Combyn helmet giro’s new soft shell category of helmets allows skiers and riders to protect themselves crash after crash. the flexible, custom-forming helmet is comfortable, low profile and durable. available at alpenglow, 415 north lake blvd., tahoe city, calif. 530-583-6917.

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Giro Combyn helmet giro’s new soft shell category of helmets allows skiers and riders to protect themselves crash after crash. the flexible, custom-forming helmet is comfortable, low profile and durable.

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Village way, south lake tahoe, calif. 775-586-2390

2 Gnu Billy Goat snowboard stamped with transworld snowboarding’s good wood award, the gnu billy goat is a high-performance all-terrain ride. the magazine tested the boards at lake tahoe’s own

sierra-at-tahoe resort,

so you know it’s good to go in tahoe. available at shoreline ski and sports, 259 kingsbury grade, stateline, nev. 775-588-8777

3 ‘In Search of Powder: A Story of America’s Disappearing Ski Bum,’ want to be a real ski bum? lake tahoe local jeremy evans can tune you into the nuances of the lifestyle. evans chronicles the culture driven by the mantra, “ski as much as possible.” available on amazon.com. By Jeremy Evans

4 The North Face ThermoBall jacketlayering is key to staying warm in the snow. if your layers get wet and they fail to insulate, you’re going to have a shivering problem. the north face’s new thermoball synthetic insulation technology will keep you warm even under the threat of wetness. available at the north face, 4118 lake tahoe blvd., south lake tahoe, calif. 530-544-9062.

5 Burton Double Barreled Beeracudaburton has come up with a solution to the age-old quandary of how do you best carry beer in the backcountry. the beeracuda’s sleek form perfectly fits the classic contours of Pabst blue ribbon or any other can out there. available at shoreline ski and sports, 259 kingsbury grade, stateline, nev. 775-588-8777

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2 Patagonia Wintertide bootoff the mountain, Patagonia’s wintertide boots are the right footwear for stomping around winter. waterproof and nearly knee-high, the wintertide won’t fail when 16 inches of fresh buries your subaru in the parking lot. available at Patagonia at heavenly, 1001 heavenly Village way, south lake tahoe, calif. 530-542-3385.

3 Tahoe Mountain Soap handcrafted in south lake tahoe, tahoe mountain soap offers a variety of natural soaps, including apricot vanilla, eucalyptus and oatmeal rose. you’ll need something to wash off a hard day on the hill. available at gaialicious, 987 tallac ave., south lake tahoe, calif. 530-542-4244 or at tahoemountainsoap.com

4 thermos The Rock how serious are you about your hot beverages? the rock is the hulk hogan of insulated containers. it will keep your hot toddy hot for 24 hours and it’s virtually unbreakable. available at thermos.com

5 Thirty Two 86 Fast Track snowboard bootthirty two has a longstanding reputation in snowboarding for making light, durable and high-performance boots. the fast track is no exception. with an ultra-quick lace system, forget about lag time between the parking lot and the lifts. available at the Village, 3552 lake tahoe blvd,, south lake tahoe, calif. 530-542-2390

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r e s o r t sFrom Heavenly to Diamond Peak, resorts at the lake offer breathtaking views of the Jewel of the sierra. Whether you’re a beginner or a skilled snowboarder or skier, there are trails for every skill level. take a look at our downhill resorts guide to figure out where to have your next adventure.

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alpine meadows

2600 Alpine Meadows Rd. (off Hwy 89) CA 530-581-8244, skialpine.com

boreal 219659 Boreal Ridge Rd., Truckee, CA 530-426-3666, borealski.com

diamond peak 1210 Ski Way, Incline Village, NV 775-832-1177, diamondpeak.com

donner ski ranch 19320 Donner Pass Rd., Norden, CA 530-581-8244, skialpine.com

granlibakken 725 Granlibakken Rd. Tahoe City, CA 877-552-6301, granlibakken.com

homewood 5145 West Lake Blvd., Homewood, CA 530-525-2992, homewood.com

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heavenly 4130 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 800-432-8365, skiheavenly.com

kirkwood

1501 Kirkwood Meadows Dr. (off Hwy 88), Kirkwood, CA 530-581-8244, kirkwood.com

mt. rose

22222 Mount Rose Hwy, Reno, NV, 775-849-0704, mtrose.com

northstar

5001 Northstar Drive (off Hwy 267) Truckee, CA 530-562-2267, northstarcalifornia.com

squaw valley 1960 Squaw Valley Road, Olympic Village, CA 530-583-6955, squaw.com

sugar bowl

629 Sugar Bowl Road., Norden, CA 530-426-900, sugarbowl.com

soda springs

10244 Soda Springs Road, Soda Springs, CA 530-426-3901, sodasprings.com

sierra-at-tahoe 1111 Sierra-at-Tahoe Road, Twin Bridges, CA 530-659-7453

tahoe donner 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, CA 530-587-9444, skitahoedonner.com

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auburn ski club training center

19749 Boreal Ridge Road Soda Springs, CA 530-426-3313

bijou cross

country Hwy 50 and Al Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA, 530-542-6056

camp richardson cross country

ski center 1900 Jameson Beach Road (off SR 89), CA 530-541-1801, camprichardson.com

donner memorial

state park Hwy 80 - 3 miles west of Truckee, CA

heavenly’s mountain

adventure park Top of Heavenly Gondola, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 775-586-7000, skiheavenly.com

hope valley outdoors

Pickett’s Junction at Hwy 88 & 89, Hope Valley, CA 530-694-2266, hopevalleyoutdoors.com

kirkwood nordic center

1501 Kirkwood Meadows Drive (off Hwy 88), Kirkwood, CA, 209-258-7248, kirkwood.com

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sports center Hwy 50, Meyers, CA 530-577-2970

northstar 5001 Northstar Drive (off Hwy 267) Truckee, CA 530-562-2218, northstarcalifornia.com

royal gorge 9411 Hillside Dr., Soda Springs, CA, 800-500-3871, royalgorge.com

sugar pine point state park

Tahoma, CA 530-525-9528, parks.ca.gov

sorensen’s resort 14255 Hwy 88, Hope Valley, CA, 530-694-2203, sorensenresort.com

tahoe cross country ski area

Tahoe City, CA. 530-583-5475

tahoe meadows

Near the Diamond Peak Resort off Mt. Rose Hwy, Incline Village, NV

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hosts some of Tahoe’s – and the country’s – finest terrain. Alpine’s reputation for a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere can be experienced both on and off the slopes. Beginner skiers and riders enjoy gentle groomed slopes just steps from the mountain’s day lodge, while experienced adventurers take advantage of the wide variety of Alpine’s famous natural terrain either through guided tours or specialty clinics or simply by exploring on their own. Full-and half-day ski and snowboard programs invite kids as young as age three (and as young as age five for snowboarders) to have fun on the slopes; and as the official home of Disabled Sports USA, Far West division, Alpine Meadows provides unmatched daily instruction to students with physical and developmental disabilities. With nine mountain dining options, Alpine Meadows offers delicious options which satisfy any appetite.

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows joined forces in fall 2011, bringing skiers and riders access to 6,000 skiable acres, 43 lifts and more than 270 trails all

on one lift ticket or season pass. Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are proud to announce nearly $8 million in capital improvements for the 2013-14 winter season. Improvements at Alpine Meadows include re-designed terrain parks that offer features for the entire family, and continued investments in snowmaking and grooming technology to bring skiers and riders the best possible snow surface conditions. Alpine’s mid-mountain Chalet is also undergoing renovations, transforming into a Sierra Beer Garden that serves delicious brews as well as tasty pressed sandwiches and sausage plates. Guests to Alpine can also indulge in an eclectic array of regionally and sustainably sourced cuisine from the two new Mtn Roots Food Trucks - one will be serving delicious eats at Alpine Meadows, the other at Squaw Valley. Continuing this year, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows will provide a free shuttle that runs between the two resorts. The free, 15-minute shuttle ride allows skiers and riders to experience both resorts in one day on one lift ticket or season pass.

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Always the first resort open in the area and open from 9 a.m. to 9p.m, 7 days/week, Boreal routinely provides skiers and riders more access to the mountain

than any other resort in the country. Located directly off Interstate-80, Boreal has become a Mecca for terrain park enthusiasts, and the 1-2-3 Ride Free program gives beginners a reason to keep coming back for more.

Woodward Tahoe, the newest addition to the renowned Camp Woodward family, opened for business in June, 2012 and has helped transform Boreal

into a year-round destination for action sports enthusiasts. Woodward Tahoe offers week-long camps throughout the summer for snowboard, ski, skate, BMX, cheer/tumble and digital media, as well as public day sessions each year from August thru April. The 33,000 square foot Woodward Tahoe ‘Bunker’ includes launch ramps, foam pits, trampolines, full-sized spring floor, concrete skate park, digital media lab and much, much more. Woodward Tahoe’s outdoor campus, which will remain open each year until the snow falls, includes several dirt tracks and jumps for bikers as well as an additional skate park and mini-ramp. Learn more at www.woodwardtahoe.com. Along with the opening of Woodward Tahoe, Boreal’s lodge recently received a facelift including a new paint job, new carpeting and a renovated patio area for you to enjoy the Tahoe sunshine over lunch.

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Hour 10-12

Wednesday Open Mic at 830

Friday Brewlette all day

• 4 0 American Craft Beers

on draft, always rotating

• G rilled fresh sausages

including elk, venison, buffalo, pheasant and

bratwurst

• S nacks and Sandwiches

until last call

See daily events and new beers

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Unbuckle at Tamarack, rated as the No. 1 après ski party in North America by Forbes and confirmed by CNN Travel, is Lake Tahoe’s highest elevation après ski party from 3:30-5:30 p.m. featuring daily half-priced drinks, giveaways, food specials, lots of dancing and, exclusively on Thursdays-Saturdays, a live DJ and the Heavenly Angels. This season, Heavenly is elevating Unbuckle once again, by taking the party out onto the patio at Tamarack Lodge. Look for additional outdoor lighting, the Heavenly Angels dancing with the backdrop of the mountain and, best of all, another bar to serve those half-priced drinks. When you come to Heavenly, you better plan to go “all-in”…because Heavenly is for those who are up for first chair and are still going strong after last call. At Heavenly, you play hard and sleep when you get home.

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Cultivating a passion and appreciation for the outdoors is a year-round task, and Heavenly Mountain Resort is stepping up to the challenge by expanding its

summer operations to include two ropes courses, a canopy tour and two zip lines, including a four-line zip line center. When stepping off the Heavenly Gondola this winter, guests will notice the infrastructure in place for these new activities, which will open in summer 2014. This spring, Heavenly will play its ace by hosting High Roller Hold ’Em, the industry’s most high-energy, innovative big air competition. Infusing an X Games-worthy big air competition with a little South Lake Tahoe casino gambling twist, High Roller Hold ’Em will take place on the World Cup run at Heavenly on Saturday, April 5, 2014, with a monster big-air jump, celebrity host and a $50,000 jackpot at stake. Some of the world’s top professional snowboarders, including Olympic athletes, will compete again in this high-production, night-time event, which will also feature a live DJ, an exhibition with local athletes, fireworks, laser lights and the Heavenly Angels. This will be an epic party befitting Lake Tahoe’s south shore!

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RealtoRs seRving nevada and CalifoRnia at lake tahoe

Scott Tieche Broker Associate

direct 775.742.1945 fax 775.831.0685www.tahoescott.com email: [email protected]

Licensed Broker Associate in Nevada and California

Scott is a 33 year Tahoe resident and has spent 22 years as a full time Realtor specializing in Incline Village Nevada and California’s North Shore. An owner in one of Tahoe’s last, truly boutique offices, we are committed to

personalized service with the current technologies. We focus on an intimate set of clients to keep that service level high: try it!

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Place Yourself in The PainTing

Wayne Mckenzie is available for commissions, let him paint you, your friends and family into

the painting!

“KT addict” oil on Canvas 36” x 24”

“Violet” oil on Canvas 20” x 16”

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H O M E W O O DAmen i t i e s

Children’s center, burton learn-to-ride Center, West shore Café & inn, famous barbecue, rental/demo and repair centers, adult

lift tickets from $44.

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Known as Tahoe’s most beautiful resort, Homewood Mountain Resort offers incomparable views of Lake Tahoe from each of its gladed runs, groomed

slopes and powder bowls. Renowned as a family-focused mountain on the west shore of Lake Tahoe, Homewood’s daily children’s programs, renowned ski and snowboard school and Burton Learn-to-Ride Center offer a friendly environment for learning to ski and snowboard. Just steps from the slopes, Homewood’s West Shore Café & Inn offers visitors one of the region’s best lakefront locations for lunch, après-ski fun, dinner and lodging.

Homewood is proud to start the 2013-14 ski season having just been awarded the Golden Eagle Award for environmental stewardship by the National

Ski Areas Association. Also new for the 2013-14 season, Homewood will offer skiers and riders an unrestricted 3-pack of lift tickets for $177, or just $59 per day, valid every day of the 2013-14 ski season. For the best value on the mountain, families need look no further than Homewood’s signature Family Season Pass, which offers two adults plus two teens/children unrestricted season passes for just $999. Homewood continues its tradition of providing incredible value to first-time skiers and snowboarders with online-exclusive $49 Learn to Ski/Learn to Ride packages available online at SkiHomewood.com. And Homewood’s terrain park skiers and riders will have an innovative new urban terrain park available to them this season as Homewood unveils the Foundation Park – an urban-style terrain park located within an unused building foundation adjacent to Homewood’s mid-mountain Big Blue View Bar.

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Kirkwood Mountain Resort is entering its 41st year of operation and second as a member of the Vail Resorts family. Since 1972, the 2,300 acres of

Kirkwood have provided some of North America’s fiercest inbounds terrain that will challenge skiers and riders from first chair to last. The solitary horseshoe canyon in which Kirkwood resides is one of the purest, most authentic, big-mountain ski experiences in America, and with an average annual snowfall of more than 600 inches, there are sure to be plenty of deep powder days.

As a newer member of the Vail Resorts family, Kirkwood is still easing into the portfolio in order to preserve the unique feel that makes Kirkwood

a mecca for thrill-seeking skiers and riders. This winter the mountain is expanding on EpicMix technology that it introduced last year with the EpicMix Academy, an interactive platform for ski and ride school. EpicMix Academy is the future of learning to ski and ride. Students can track their progress through the sport, earn pins and share their accomplishments with friends on an online, interactive platform. The K-Bar, an outdoor umbrella bar that will seat 75, will be added to the main village area this winter and will feature seating for 75, beers on tap and a variety of snacks. The SWATCH Freeride World Tour is returning to Kirkwood Mountain where the best big mountain skiers and riders in the world will challenge themselves on the permanently closed section of the mountain called the ‘The Cirque.” Redbull athlete, Bobby Brown, will also be back at Kirkwood this winter with the NBC Signature Series event, MegaSlope. Twelve of the best slope style skiers in the world will session the massive features built specifically for the event on Kirkwood’s backside. For more event info and dates visit www.kirkwood.com/events.

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Mt. Rose is located just 25 minutes away from Reno and 15 minutes from Lake Tahoe and boasts over 1200 acres of terrain and 1800 vertical feet, including the 200-plus acre Chutes. Two six-passenger high speed chairlifts get you to the peak of the mountain in 3.5 minutes with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and Nevada awaiting you at the top. With Mt. Rose being just 25 minutes away from the Reno/Tahoe International Airport and Reno’s 17,000 rooms, it’s the perfect choice for the first and last day of your Lake Tahoe vacation. Reno and Lake Tahoe lodging properties partnered with Mt. Rose have amazing ski and stay deals starting at $79 and a Reno shuttle service that runs on holidays and weekends.

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Deals & Steals for the 2013-14 season: Daily Specials* are available non-holiday and can be purchased online or at the resort. Here’s what’s available this season:

BONUS MONDAYS: $49 lift tickets online ($54 at the resort). Valid Mondays only. TWO ‘FER TUESDAYS: 2 Adult all day lift tickets for the price of 1.Valid Tuesdays only. OVER THE HILL WEDNESDAYS: $35 lift tickets online for ages 50+ ($40 at resort). Valid Wednesdays only.LADIES DAY THURSDAYS: $29 lift tickets for ladies online ($34 at resort). Valid Thursdays onlyCOLLEGE FRIDAYS: $39 lift tickets for college students online ($44 at resort). Valid Fridays only, must present college ID at resort to get deal.Daily Specials void Dec. 21-Jan. 4, Jan. 18-20, Feb. 15-17.Other lift ticket deals valid any day include:FAMILY PACKS: $217 non-holiday/$237 holiday. Includes 2 Adult lift tickets & 2 tickets for ages 17 & under. All tickets must be used on the same day.MULTI-DAY TICKETS: Save time and money when you buy 2 or 3-day consecutive lift tickets. Prices yet to be released. Save $5 off lift tickets by purchasing online through skirose.com.

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Do you suffer from a tendon or ligament injury?Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injections are less invasive and less expensive than surgery.

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The only destination mountain resort at Lake Tahoe that offers a true five-star experience from start to finish, Northstar’s laid-back, welcoming

California vibe, thoughtful, friendly service, incredible on-mountain experience and sophisticated alpine village offer guests the ultimate luxury ski experience without pretense. Located halfway between one of North America’s coolest mountain towns and one of the world’s most iconic alpine lakes, Northstar is a destination on the rise. Since 2004, more than one billion dollars have been invested on-site, making it the premier snow sports resort in Lake Tahoe. Visitors will find upscale shops, a plethora of dining options and the region’s only AAA Five Diamond slope-side lodging, paired with some of the best grooming in the country, unmatched tree skiing and enough variety to challenge every level of skier – including world-class terrain parks and tailored glades for tree-skiing. Those who come to Northstar know what they’re looking for. Sometimes it’s adventure. Sometimes it’s to learn. Sometimes it’s to relax in a welcoming place with family and friends. When you’re here, you’ll find your winter vacation experience to be the way it should be.

As athletes prepare for the Winter Games in Russia, Northstar serves as a training ground. Shaun White’s signature 22-foot halfpipe will take center

stage January 9-12 for the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix and the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix presented by The North Face. The Olympic qualifying event will determine which freeskiers and snowboarders will get a ticket to Sochi. Northstar’s Pro Team includes four athletes competing for top spots on the U.S. teams including Shaun White, Elena Hight, Chas Guldemond and David Wise. Local skier David Wise will help pave history as freeskiing makes its debut in the Olympic Games.An example of smart recycling, Northstar’s fresh new gondola cabins are unrecognizable thanks to a complete overhaul. The updated look and feel reflects Northstar’s luxury brand. A new resident in the Village at Northstar, Icebreaker will sell its signature outdoor, merino wool technical sports apparel to Northstar shoppers.

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Home to over 3,100 skiable acres,and the only 5 star slopeside lodging in California.

Purchase your li� tickets 3 days in advance for the lowest price guarantee and explore the best of Lake Tahoe.

NorthstarCalifornia.com

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dining, mountain sports shop and equipment rentals, child care: 8

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3 express family-friendly quad chairlifts,1 triple lift, 5 double lifts, 4 magic Carpet children’s surface lifts, 1 tubing surface tow

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Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort boasts 2,000 acres and 2,212 vertical feet of dynamic terrain with panoramic views of Lake Tahoe from the summit and one of the deepest snowpacks in the region. Access to expert backcountry terrain in Huckleberry Canyon, incredible tree runs, a commitment to consistent, quality grooming and excellent beginner programs like the world’s only Burton Star Wars Experience and a $45 beginner package, make Sierra Resort a favorite Northern California resort. Easy to get to and always welcoming, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is known as the “locals spot,” Sierra Resort is a bastion of the authentic California ski experience.

Focused on enriching the guests’ overall experience, Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort is excited to offer new additions for the 2013-14 season that will offer guests

an enhanced on-mountain and overall experience. A new 9,000 square foot structure and plaza will improve the base area experience, enhance the overall après atmosphere, and give guests a place to gather and celebrate winter in the mountains. The Burton Star Wars Experience continues to grow with the Burton Star Wars Echo Base, a learning experience for kids ages 7-12. The Powder Alliance offers Unlimited Season Passholders free skiing at eleven other resorts. Along with a new base area, learning experience, and passholder benefits, Sierra Resort will host a spring concert series. Your powder playground awaits. See you on the mountain.

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FREE DAY

You’re not the only one who loves playing in the snow.Bring your pets with you and let them stay and have fun at our resort for pets

530-582-7268 • t ruckeetahoepetlodge.com

Truckee-TahoePet Lodge

of Doggie Day Care (for new customers)Expires 05/20/2014.

Day Care • Overnight Lodging • GroomingA mountain retreat for your pet!

The Boathouse on the Pier is located at the Timber Cove Marina, right behind the Beach Retreat & Lodge, atop the 1,000 foot Pier. Serving lunch, cocktails and dinner, the Boathouse has the best views in town. Check out Two on Tuesdays and $8 Lunch Specials, Sunset Sippers, live music with Wine Not Wednesdays, and Sunday Songs with Bloodies and Bubbles. Outdoor patio and pier dining available in season. Catered events and receptions available.

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Stunning lake and sunset views.Splendid food and cocktails.

Complete dinner includes soup or fresh garden saladand Lakeside’s famous warm bread basket.

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&$14.99 Steak Lobster

Management reserves all rights to modify or cancel the $14.99 Steak & Lobster dinner without notice.

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new for skiing and snowboarding. great for kids that like bumps and

little jumps.

tuB ing f lumestake the little

Dipper and keep the little children smiling from ear to ear. but for the thrill-

seekers, the tube express will knock your snowboots off. it’s a kick for any age.

l i f t s 42 ski, 2 tubing tows

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Soda Springs is located just off Interstate-80 at the Soda Springs exit atop Donner Summit. The welcoming small resort spirit and relaxed atmosphere

is perfect for families. In fact, Soda Springs offers Planet Kids, a dedicated snow-play area designed with children ages 8 and under in mind. Access to Planet Kids includes tubing, beginner skiing/riding, tube carousels, snow volcanoes and more. Catch the free sleigh ride over to Planet Kids from the base lodge.

Be on the lookout for new expanded terrain to the right of Crystal Bowl during the 2012/13 season. Soda Springs also recently expanded its Tube

Town tubing area to nearly double its size. Tubing is included with every lift ticket purchased, so you can enjoy a day on the slopes plus slide down one of Soda’s many groomed tubing lanes.

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Amen i t i e sscenic aerial tram rides, 1960 olympic museum,

indoor climbing wall, snowshoeing, night

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Known for legendary skiing and gorgeous views of Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley is one of the jewels of the region. For locals and visitors alike, it’s the place to race to on a powder day, and the place to relax with family and friends at lively bars and restaurants or cozy firepits in the base village and enjoy all the Sierra has to offer.

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Valley include the new Wanderlust Yoga Studio and two, new Mtn Roots Food Trucks, located in The Village at Squaw Valley. The yoga studio offers one-of-a-kind yoga classes that incorporate Squaw’s breathtaking landscape and legendary skiing and riding. The Mtn Root food trucks will serve an eclectic array of regionally and sustainably sourced cuisine at the East end of the Village. Also new in The Village, Squaw’s slopeside condominium suites have received $1.2 million in renovations, including new mattresses with triple-sheet bedding and new furniture, carpet, and additional flat-screen TVs. On the slopes, Squaw Valley welcomes the addition of the new Teaching Tykes program, a class designed to provide parents with tips on how to teach their little one to ski or snowboard. Continuing this year, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows will provide a free shuttle that runs between the two resorts. The free, 15-minute shuttle ride allows skiers and riders to experience both resorts in one day on one lift ticket or season pass.

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The ski resort that’s rich in history, deep in snow and light on lift lines has combined with North America’s largest XC resort to bring you over 7,500

acres of winter adventure on the crest of Donner Summit. Sugar Bowl’s 500” annual snowfall – the most in Tahoe – virtually guarantees quality conditions on terrain that spans across 4 majestic peaks, and into the most accessible backcountry terrain in the region. As the closest major resort to Sacramento and the Bay area, Sugar Bowl has long provided skiers & riders with the most convenient ski excursion, and shorter lift lines with uncrowded slopes nicely complements that distinction. At Royal Gorge, 200km of groomed XC trails across 6,000 acres of terrain offer endless adventure, including California’s first and only snowkiting school, and a network of trails dedicated to fat tire snowbiking. California owned & operated since 1939, Sugar Bowl-Royal Gorge is carrying the torch, preserving that classic California ski experience across both resorts.

Sugar Bowl-Royal Gorge unveils $20 million in resort upgrades & improvements this season, including the new Crow’s Peak chairlift providing

advanced-intermediate and expert skiers & riders with lift-serviced access to the previously hike-to terrain of Strawberry Fields. Spanning nearly 1,000 vertical on the far west side of the resort, this new terrain boasts some of the finest tree skiing in the region. Royal Gorge continues a triumphant return to its once & former glory, with improved grooming, signage, facilities and more. The Sugar Bowl Ski Academy moves in to its brand new classrooms and dorms this season, the only ski-in/ski-out academy campus in the country. Villagers, Lodge at Sugar Bowl guests and Academy student-athletes will also enjoy the new Sporthaus fitness & aquatics center, set to open this spring. Clearly, the resort that will next season look back and celebrate 75 years, has its eyes set on a very bright future.

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www.thestudiolaketahoe.com

Cindy Browning [email protected]

Troy Browning [email protected]

800 -495 -1351www.wesellreno.com

Cindy & Troy Browning

“We are Northern Nevada natives

whose only mission is to help you

achieve your goals. Whether you are a

first-time buyer, relocating, investor or

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Contact us and realize

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Heal Like a Champion.

Daron Rahlves: World Champion/Patient

Daron Rahlves is one of the most decorated skiers in Downhill and Super G in American history. Known for taking more aggressive lines than his competitors, Daron has never been afraid to take a chance, especially if it puts him ahead of the competition. One thing he doesn’t take risks on is his orthopedic care. His choice—Tahoe Center for Orthopedics, home to the specialists who care for Daron Rahlves and champions like you.

TahoeOrthopedics.com877.543.5554

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p.m., ski school, lodge, rental shop and retail shop

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The place for family fun and learning, Tahoe Donner Ski Area is committed to being “The best place to begin.” Tahoe Donner offers a variety of services for families including ski instruction for children as young as 3 years old, interchangeable lift tickets for parents with non-skiing children, retail outlets, and a kid-friendly menu in the cafeteria. Wide-open bowls, uncrowded slopes, great beginner terrain, excellent grooming, and a friendly, courteous staff await you. Our size allows us to deliver that personal touch that the larger ski areas can’t always provide.

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New for the 2013-14 winter season, the installation of a 700-square-foot yurt will provide a warming area during lessons and also offer a convenient

slopeside gathering space that is separated from the general public. The sundeck at the lodge has also been newly resurfaced. This year is an Olympic year and Tahoe Donner will be offering special events to celebrate and for guests to experience a taste of the Olympics at Tahoe Donner. We also have great family events including a torchlight parade, 200-foot banana split extravaganza, downhill dummy and rail jam. We are also participating in Learn to Ski and Snowboard Week. Special offers include parent’s day every Tuesday (excluding holiday periods). Bring your kids (under 13 years old) to Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area for a day of skiing and get an all-day adult lift ticket free for yourself ! Tahoe Donner is one of the only local ski areas that offers lesson or 3-year-olds; half-day sessions available for $79 including lift ticket, lesson and rentals. Tahoe Donner continually offers some of the best groomed terrain in the region and in keeping up with this standard, Tahoe Donner added a new snow groomer to the fleet last season.

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If you’re looking for cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, rentals, lessons, and even guided tours, Hope Valley Outdoors can provide experienced information for just about all your outdoor needs. In our quiet and secluded location, only 20 minutes from Lake Tahoe, we do not have any phone service. Therefore we only accept cash or checks. We operate out of a yurt at Pickett’s Junction at the intersection of Hwy 88/89. We are located in Hope Valley, a beautiful high alpine valley surrounded by seven ten thousand foot peaks. Our location is between South Lake Tahoe and Kirkwood Ski Resort.†Lodging and camping are all nearby, and we are open Thanksgiving through Easter. Our opening and closing dates depend on the snow conditions.

Our major focus is on fitting winter enthusiasts with cross country skis, snowshoes and accessories. Hope Valley Outdoors has over 60 miles of marked

trails for cross country skiing and snowshoeing, Wonderland Tours and Moonlight Expeditions. On 20 miles, the resort grooms and sets track. The resort’s trail system and parking are on a donation program, considering grooming and plowing the parking is quite expensive – a $10 donation is recommended for trail use. Please email the resort for reservations at [email protected].

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The Kirkwood Cross Country Center is one of the premier destinations for classic and skate skiing in California. This winter the center will offer a

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Eighty kilometers of groomed trails at 7,800 feet offer the most spectacular scenery and exciting terrain in the west. Located 1/4 mile east of Kirkwood

on Hwy 88 (next to the Kirkwood Inn), the Kirkwood Cross Country Center is nestled in a beautiful Alpine Valley. The diverse terrain offers excellent skiing for all abilities. Bring four-legged friends along too – dogs are allowed on two trails, the High Trail located behind the Kirkwood Inn and the Outer Loop on the meadow. Sip on hot chocolate beside the wood burning stove in the day lodge or warm up in one of three trailside warming huts, then finish the perfect day with a scrumptious meal at the historic Kirkwood Inn.

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North America’s largest cross country resort, Royal Gorge offers 200 kilometers of groomed trails across 6,000 acres of pristine land atop majestic

Donner Summit. Six distinct track systems offer endless options for winter adventure, be it classic striding, XC skating or scenic snowshoeing. The Summit Station lodge offers all skier amenities, from rentals and retail to lessons and dining. Under new owner/operator Sugar Bowl Resort’s management, Royal Gorge is enjoying extensive upgrades & improvements, returning this iconic cross country resort to its once & former glory. And with a trail system now seamlessly connecting these two iconic resorts, skiers can enjoy the best of both worlds with world-class skiing & snowboarding at Sugar Bowl Resort plus endless XC skiing at Royal Gorge Cross Country.

After a successful fundraising effort by the Truckee Donner Land Trust to acquire the Royal Gorge lands, new owner/operator Sugar Bowl Resort has

invested over $750,000 into resort improvements and upgrades, including renovated Summit Station lodge, new wayfinding signage, and a fleet of grooming machines new to the trails. Skiers, skaters and snowshoers are sure to notice and appreciate the improvements, able to explore certain stretches of trail that haven’t been open in many seasons. A new fleet of fat tire snowbikes are available at Summit Station, with 10km of groomed singletrack trail available to explore for a wintertime bike ride. California’s first and only snowkiting school will return for its second year, teaching skiers & snowboarders how to harness the wind and cruise across the wide-open expanse of the Van Norden Meadow. XC trails are now seamlessly connected with the Village at Sugar Bowl, allowing skiers to enjoy lunch at the foot of the mountain, or stay slopeside in the Lodge at Sugar Bowl’s comfortable accommodations.

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Tahoe from several vantage points. Three different trailside warming huts offer free hot chocolate and shelter from the storm. Glide through open meadows and up challenging climbs with a fun downhill reward. The day lodge houses the Free Heel Cafe, Ski Rental, Ski School, and free Wifi. Tahoe XC hosts the start of the Great Ski Race, and is home of the 14th annual Gourmet Ski Tour.

Tahoe XC now operates a second location in downtown Tahoe City. The Tahoe City Winter Sports Park at Tahoe City Golf Course. The Sports

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Tahoe Donner is a world-class cross country ski center with some of the finest terrain to be found not only in the region but also nationwide. With a diversity of terrain skiers can enjoy gliding through pines and aspen groves, climbing challenging peaks or cruising along gentle rolling hills through aspens or the flats of Euer Valley. Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center is a premier cross country ski and snowshoe facility with over 100 kilometers of trails groomed daily for diagonal striding, skating and snowshoeing. With a wide variety of terrain, there is something to meet every skier’s need, from beginner to expert. Dog lovers can buy a pass to ski with their dogs on 3 kilometers of designated trails including Cup of Tea, Piece of Cake and Dogonit. Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center hosts a variety of events, programs and clinics throughout the season for skiers of every level. With great value, home-cooked food and impressive terrain Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center has a lot to offer. Daily hours 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and season pass early ski is 7 a.m. Call 530-587-9484 for more information or visit www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country.

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A new trail has been created this year to link Hastings and Firewalker – making it a fun intermediate loop. Also new this year, new multi-day programs and

lessons for kids have been added to the ski school offerings. Skating 101 is also a new program offered this year to teach the most basic and essential skills of skating. Participants will learn skills to help master cruising the flats, climbing hills and control going downhill on skate skis. Skating 101 is offered Mondays from Jan. 6-Feb. 24 from 10-11:30 a.m. for $160. In this Winter Olympic year, Tahoe Donner will be offering many special events to celebrate and allow guests to experience the Olympic sports of skiing cross country skiing and biathlon. Last season, the introduction of dog-friendly was a big success. This year, we have those same trails available as well as dog season passes. Thanks to a new Pisten Bully Nordic 400 groomer, the same machine used at the 2012 FIS Nordic World Championships, that was purchased last year, Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center can groom more trails in less time on a daily basis keeping the trails well-maintained and in great condition.

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p e o p l e & p l a c e slake Tahoe is a recreation mecca that draws outdoor enthusiasts of all types. During the winter months, the sierra nevada is a haven for anyone who wants to play in the snow, including profession-al athletes such as Julia mancuso and sho Kashima. The area is also steeped in rich history and bright futures by those who live here year-round.

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InclIne VIllageThis luxury village is home to some of the wealthiest people in the world. When you drive through, take Lakeshore Boulevard to view the large estates that border the lake on its northeast side. Only one mile from the casinos, and 30 miles from Reno and Carson City, Incline Village offers its own mountain in Diamond Peak and a number of winter athletic training hot spots — not to mention exclusive beaches that, even in the winter, afford beautiful views of the lake.

Kings BeachJust west of Incline Village, Kings Beach sits atop Lake Tahoe. With easy access to Northstar, the casinos and the lake, Kings Beach truly lives up to its name. And it’s only going to get better. With $48 million in improvements

scheduled for the downtown corridor, the future of Kings Beach will see easy access for visitors between the shopping areas and recreation areas, all of which serve as the perfect Kings Beach venue for the upcoming 32nd annual SnowFest!

northstarJust north of Kings Beach on Highway 267, halfway between Truckee and the lake, Northstar is a growing resort area that is filled with summertime activities. Best known for its shopping — jewelry, kids clothing, outdoor gear, you name it — its winter terrain park and its family friendly ski trails, Northstar is perfect for an afternoon with the kids. Also home to the $300 million Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe and a multi-million redeveloped base area, Northstar will play host to a number of fun festivals and events year-round.

truckeeThe town of Truckee is the gateway to the lake. With a rich history of saloons,

gunslingers and other wild west fantasies, it works hard to keep its local charm while playing host to the thousands of guests who stay in our area each year. With nearby Donner State Memorial Park and a downtown shopping area, Truckee can entertain just about anyone with some time on his or her hands. With a rich downtown shopping corridor and easy access to, among others, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort and the marvel that is the Donner Summit backcountry, Truckee’s

winter playground is at your fingertips.

squaw ValleyHalfway between Truckee and the lake on Highway 89, Squaw Valley is a world-recognized ski resort and home of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It’s also home to a great party to kick off SnowFest! The Tram Car takes visitors up to the top of the mountain to enjoy spectacular views and ice skating. The base area provides shopping and family activities, and plenty of parking. Speaking of Olympics, the mountain is home

to some of the world’s best winter athletes, including gold medalist and America’s sweetheart, Julia Mancuso.

alpIneMeadowsJust a couple miles south of Squaw, accessible to and from Squaw via the Squaw/Alpine Express shuttle, Alpine Meadows is a locals’ favorite offering a diverse selection of terrain and a laid back atmosphere. Renowned for optimal spring skiing conditions, guest will be sure to learn a bit about “Cornology” at Alpine — what they call the science of skiing spring snow and one of the reasons Alpine has some of the best spring skiing in the region.

tahoe cItyOn the northwest side of the lake, Tahoe City is a perfect little hamlet for visitors to enjoy the quiet of the lake while having plenty of entertainment options close by. With good restaurants and easy access to businesses and the picturesque walk along Commons

Beach, Tahoe City has everything you need. And this is where SnowFest! started, way back in 1981. Celebrate 32 years of this true community event this March in TC, as the locals call it.

hoMewoodOn the West Shore just south of Tahoe City lies Homewood, a small winter ski resort that boasts one of the best lake views in the entire basin. Homewood is one of the most beautiful places to stay, as it is surrounded by old-growth elm and pine trees, and sits just yards from the lake. And if you get a chance, talk to some of the locals — they are the definition of “tight-knit community,” and you might learn a thing or two from them, especially about our curious bear population.

Meeks BayThis small little neighborhood on the West Shore offers luxurious views of the lake, and great access to nearby state parks. Meeks Bay has its own fire station, one of the few developments other than homes in this classic Tahoe vacation spot.

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south lake tahoe/statelIneThe largest of the communities around Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe — its only city — has a large variety of entertainment options. The area’s biggest casinos bring in the area’s biggest act numbers— from Maroon 5 to Brad Paisley to Los Lobos and the Beach Boys — so if nightlife is what you’re looking for, make a trip to South Lake. Did we mention Heavenly Mountain Resort is there too? South Lake Tahoe has it all.

MeyersJust south of South Lake Tahoe, Meyers is a funky town that is home to many locals. If you’re looking for a trip off the beaten path, try lunch or dinner in Meyers, and come back telling stories about the “real” Tahoe.

kIrkwoodAbout 35 miles from South Lake Tahoe, on a two-lane road that weaves over two mountain passes, lies Kirkwood Mountain Resort. It may be remote, but in this solitary horseshoe canyon, climate and geography conspire to create one of the purest, most authentic, big-mountain ski experiences in North America.

heaVenlyHeavenly Village offers shopping selections, great food and even a cinema

for the whole family to enjoy. The world-famous gondola will take you to gorgeous winter views of the lake and the snowshoe hike back to town, should you try it, is perfect for those who are in shape — or want to be.

Zephyr coVeLocated on the southeast short of the lake, Zephyr Cove is a historic area. Businesses nearby

offer a slew of fun activities, and Zephyr Cove Resort offers perhaps the best line of snowmobile tours in the region, for people who need a bit more horsepower in their winter fun.

glenBrookOn the northeast shore of Lake Tahoe, historic Glenbrook epitomizes the idea of rural and lake. Only 150 acres of the town have been developed, leaving homeowners and visitors with

undisturbed serenity and unique recreational opportunities.

sand harBorWith a sandy beaches, boat launches, picnic spots and access to world-class biking, hiking and fishing, Sand Harbor is one of the most popular summer spots on the lake. But that doesn’t mean it’s not full of plenty of winter adventures. Be sure to pack your snowshoes or cross-country skis, as you can catch the Flume

Trail and the Tahoe Rim Trail nearby, hit the trails down the road from Spooner Lake and explore the backcountry between Lake Tahoe and Carson City.

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“We kind of had this minor revelation while skiing that our belts sucked,” said Townsend, a professional big-mountain skier based out of Squaw Valley. “Our leather and nylon belts that we were typically wearing for skiing just weren’t working. They were either too tight or too loose, too constricting, the buckle would slam you in the gut if you ate it, you’d get snow down your pants - they were just bad.”

A solution was in order. Queen explored his options and came up with a stretchy fishing wader belt, which spawned an even better idea.

“Tristan tried on these fishing wader belts and was like, ‘Oh my God, these are amazing.’ But it wasn’t our style,” Townsend said. “So we essentially started making our own (belts). We started out by making 500 of them - just kind of took a gamble on it -†and went in to some local shops and we sold out within about six or seven weeks. So we decided, ‘Maybe we should start a company.’”

Arcade Belts was born. Three years later, the Tahoe brand has gone global, with

sales in more than 140 stores across the country, as well as Canada, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. And Arcade Belts continues to grow.

“We’re really happy about it. It’s cool to see something turn from kind of a pet project into a success organically, without forcing it to happen,” said Queen, who moved to Tahoe from Breckenridge, Colo., in 2006. “We kind of followed the natural course of things, and things kept going. It’s been fun to have a creative outlet and bring some-thing a little different to the market.”

To get the company off the ground, the trio of friends first learned to sew. They sewed the first 2,000 belts them-selves, embarking on three-day mara-thons piecing together their new prod-uct. They settled on a flexible but tough, nylon-blend stretch weave, Townsend said, with commercial-grade, low-profile plastic buckles.

“There are a few different fabrics in there, mainly nylon, which is super dura-ble as opposed to polyester, which really

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breaks down with heat and the weather,” he said. “So that was a big part of it as well. We really wanted something that was super durable and lasted forever, and we took a lot of time to make sure we found the right webbing.”

Based on customer feedback and the infallible test of time, they nailed it. “We have guys with the first belts we ever made, and they

look just the same,” Townsend said.While the first belts were

designed with skiing in mind, Townsend, Queen and Bronkie -†like most Tahoe locals -†enjoy many of the outdoor recreation-al options the area affords. They wanted their belts to reflect that all-around, active lifestyle.

“We live in the mountains because we love it here. Yeah, we happen to ski, but we didn’t really start this brand because we ski,” said Bronkie, a mechanical engineer who moved West from Buffalo, N.Y. “We don’t want to be

pigeonholed to skiing. We really are a year-round brand.”

Arcade Belts, which come in nu-merous colors, styles and functional designs, are useful for just about any activity, including climbing, back-packing, skating, skiing, mountain biking and more. They’re fashion-able, too, making for great street wear, Bronkie said.

Most of the belts retail between

$24 and $26, although the friends plan to unveil a new, more sophis-ticated hybrid model this fall that will sell for $32.

“It’s become sort of an everyday thing for me,” said Queen. “My primary use is my jeans every single day. It’s part of my wardrobe for whatever I get into. So I don’t look at it as a sports-specific thing. It also works really well for sitting at your desk emailing for 10 hours.”

Porters Sports was the first local shop to jump on board, Queen said. Others followed suit - Tahoe Dave’s Ski & Boards, the Start Haus,

Tahoe Mountain Sports, Elite Feet of Lake Tahoe, even Obexer’s Gen-eral Store in Homewood.

“They took the first risk on them, and they did well. So we have a very solid relationship with our local retailers, because they’ve really supported us, and we try to always support them,” Townsend said.

Townsend, a former big-moun-tain competitor who now sticks to filming and “chasing powder,” used his connections in the outdoor in-dustry to branch out beyond Lake Tahoe. Soon Arcade Belts began

appearing in shops across the country, then Canada and overseas. Townsend said once the word got out, stores began contacting them.

“A lot of people we’ve noticed have this ‘Ah ha’ moment when they put it on,” he said. “Because at first it’s like, ‘It’s just a belt; whatever.’ But then they put it on and it’s like, ‘Oh, I get it now.’ So a lot of our sales and growth is by word of mouth from people falling in love with them.”

The experience as business own-ers is new to all three friends. They overcame the initial financial hurdle by starting out small. They’ve since managed to double the brand’s growth each year since 2010.

“The goal was to be successful, but I don’t think we really knew what success was. The numbers, or what territories we’d be in or whether we’d try to go internation-al, that was very much not planned out,” Queen said. “It’s been a learn-as-we-go, by-the-seat-of-our-pants kind of thing. We had to develop a plan as we went. We see where we’re trying to go now, but originally it was like, ‘We have 300 belts; we need to sell 300 belts.’

sylas wright is sports editor for the sierra sun and north lake Tahoe Bo-nanza newspapers in Truckee, Tahoe city and incline Village. he can be reached at [email protected].

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European domina-tion in Alpine ski racing is a thing of the past - a memory of what used to be.

Credit the United States.The upstart U.S. Ski Team enters

the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on the heels of a historic season in which it produced 33 World Cup podiums by 10 differ-ent athletes, including 18 first-place finishes. Led by the red-hot Ted Ligety, who claimed three World Championship gold medals, the U.S. squad became the first non-Europe-an nation to win the medal standings at Worlds, with five.

“I think there’s definitely a lot of confidence on the team,” said

11-year U.S. Ski Team veteran Stacey Cook of Truckee, who was part of the 2010 Alpine team that won eight medals. “It really drives everyone to push themselves, which is a good thing. When everyone on the team is coming off a good season, it really makes for a positive atmosphere to be around.”

Cook is coming off a fine season herself. The Truckee native, who now trains out of Mammoth, began the 2012-2013 World Cup season by earning two downhill podiums in Lake Louise, Alberta. She wound up fourth in the downhill standings.

U.s. women loaDeDThe 29-year-old Cook is sur-

rounded by competitive company on the U.S. women’s speed team, which has secured the overall downhill title four consecutive seasons. Leading the way are Lindsey Vonn and the North Shore’s own Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley, both of whom will look to add to their Olympic medal count in Sochi.

Despite suffering a knee injury

that held her out of the final two downhill races last season, Vonn won three of the five downhills she entered, which was good enough for a record sixth straight title in the discipline. Vonn has won 17 World Cup titles and 59 World Cup races, which ranks second on the women’s all-time list.

“She’ll be definitely ready to go,” Cook said of her teammate, who won gold in downhill in 2010. “She’s so strong and naturally talented, I don’t think it will be hard for her to get back to her winning ways.”

Mancuso, the 2006 Olympic gold medalist in the super G, recorded podium finishes in four of six super G races on the World Cup tour last season, never finishing worse than sixth. She finished fourth in the overall standing for the second straight year. Mancuso then capped her season by winning an American record 16th national title at the U.S. Alpine Championships, taking the giant slalom at her home mountain.

“I think that we’ve had really strong leadership, and obviously Julia and Lindsey have been part

of that,” Cook said. “They are con-stantly pushing us to get better and proving that it’s possible.”

While Vonn and Mancuso lead the way with their experience and success, the U.S. women’s team is stacked with still-emerging talent, as Lauren Ross and Alice McKen-nis both earned their first podiums last season, while Leanne Smith had two downhill podiums and was 12th in the downhill standings.

Teenage standout Mikaela Shif-frin, meanwhile, stormed onto the scene to win the World Cup slalom title. Shiffrin, now 18, finished fifth in the overall standings in only her second year on tour.

Cook said the U.S. Ski Team’s increasing success on the world stage has boosted confidence across the board.

“I think that’s one thing that the U.S. hasn’t really had before is that confidence of knowing that it (victory) is within our grasp,” Cook said. “A lot of the past Olympic medalists have been surprises. And now, it’s not that we expect it, but it’s something that we know we

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can shoot for. So it’s a different approach, a different attitude.”

Mancuso confirmed as much. Four years after earning two Olym-pic silver medals, in downhill and super combined, she said she has one goal in Russia - to bring home her second career Olympic gold.

“I want to win gold again. It was incredible to win two more medals in Vancouver, and I am super proud of those silvers, but nothing com-pares to standing on the top step,” Mancuso said.

U.s. men poiseD For sUccess

The U.S. squad bolsters a deep and talented men’s roster as well, paced by Ligety after his smoking 2012-13 season.

In addition to his hat trick at the World Championships -†he won gold in the super G, super combined and GS -†the technical specialist from Park City, Utah, won six GS races on the World Cup and finished on the podium in all eight races. He secured his fourth GS

title and placed a career-best third in the overall standings. He ended his year by winning his seventh career national title at Squaw Valley in the slalom.

Joining Ligety are Squaw Valley skiers Marco Sullivan and Travis Ganong, both speed-event specialists, Truckee grad Tim Jitloff, Steven Nyman, and Bode Miller, who sat out all of last season to heal from in-juries. David Chodounsky and Nolan Kasper also were named to the U.S. Ski Team’s A Team this past fall.

The 36-year-old Miller will com-pete in his fifth Olympic Games. He won gold in the super combined in 2010 and took silver in the super G. In 2002, he skied to silver med-als in the GS and combined.

Sullivan, 33, who finished third in the opening downhill of last season, at Lake Louise, will look to secure his fourth Olympic berth, while Ganong, 25, is seeking his first-ever Olympic roster spot. Ganong is coming off his third national title, as he won the super G at the U.S. Alpine Championships at Squaw. Sullivan also owns three

U.S. titles -†two in downhill and one in super G.

“My sights are definitely set on the Games,” Ganong said, adding that he won’t know for sure if he made the U.S. Olympic team until almost February. “Going to the Olympics and representing the United States has always been a dream of mine since I first started skiing. Now that dream is becoming a reality, and I’m just going with it.

“I’m trying not to let the nerves surface, and just keep doing what I love to do, and reminding myself every day to just enjoy every mo-ment, not take things too seriously and take care of the little things. If I do all of that, nerves won’t be an issue and come February I’ll be where I want to be.”

Jitloff, who excels in the technical events, won his fourth national title at the end of last season, in GS. He began this season on the U.S. Ski Team’s B Team. Nyman won the Val Gardena downhill to highlight his 2012-13 season.

With so many competitive skiers on the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, roster

spots are hardly a lock outside of the elite few. And the athletes are well aware of it.

“We know it’s going to be really hard just to qualify, because all of us are capable of being medal contenders,” Cook said. “It’s been awhile since we’ve had a team with more capable medal contenders than spots.”

sylas wright is sports editor for the sierra sun and north lake Tahoe Bo-nanza newspapers in Truckee, Tahoe city and incline Village. he can be reached at [email protected].

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Julia mancuso, of the United states, speeds down the course during the

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This is the season that Sho Kashima was waiting for.

The Heavenly and U.S. Ski Team moguls

skier is entering the season inju-ry-free for the first time since 2009. The repaired ligaments in both knees feel strong, and Kashima says training is going well - a surprising sentiment since the 26-year-old is always his own toughest critic.

Kashima finished last season ranked No. 17 in the world, but that was after he sat the first half of the season out rehabbing his second knee injury. He charged back into national

ranking in the final two months and wrapped up the season by scorching his hometown resort with a second- and third-place performance at the U.S. Freestyle Championships.

The likely 2014 Olympian looks like he’s set to have his best season yet, but his Olympics path was not easy and it was paved with potholes.

Kashima was all set for a trip to the 2010 Winter Olympics when he tore his ACL, MCL and menis-cus about three months before the Games. Olympic dreams were put on hold as Kashima underwent surgery and started the rehab process.

The following year, 2011-12,

Kashima was back on the slopes. He looked stronger than ever, with three World Cup podium finishes, until he was dealt another sea-son-ending blow. Halfway through the season, Kashima tore the ACL and meniscus in his other knee and fractured a femur.

It was a devastating setback. Kashima had just spent the better part of a year rehabbing the same injury in his quest to climb back to the Olympic level. Now he was back to square one.

Kashima fixed his attention on 2014 and started the slow rehab process all over again.

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Four years and two knee surgeries later,Heavenly skier Sho Kashima

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sho Kashima, a heavenly Foundation skier and U.s. ski Team member, podiumed twice at the sprint U.s. Freestyle championships at heavenly mountain resort to end last season. This year he’s gunning for some olympic hardware.

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My PRIDE AND NOT BE AFRAID TO LOOK STUPID

WHILE WORKING ON My WEAKNESSES.”

Now, four years and two knee surgeries later, Kashima is skiing like an Olympian once again, and he doesn’t plan on slowing down until he comes home with some matching hardware.

Tahoe Magazine caught up with Kashima at a U.S. Ski Team training camp in Chile in August for an email Q-and-A. He shared his thoughts and goals for the upcoming season.

Q: When we left off last season you had just picked up some sweet hardware, at the US Freestyle Championships on your home turf. What have you been up to since?

A: Since April, I’ve moved back to Park City so I can water ramp 3-4 times per week and get in the gym six times per week. I coached for five weeks this summer between Mt. Hood and Whistler to make some money, now the focus is on my on-snow training and competition.

Q: What was the best part of your summer “vacation?”

A: Being healthy. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to participate in all of the offseason ski training.

Q: This will be the first season in some time that you’re not coming off a knee surgery. How are you feeling heading into the season? How do you feel you were skiing during summer training?

A: My body is finally feeling great and my skills have improved since I was last healthy. Can’t wait until winter.

Q: It’s all pretty good timing considering this is an Olympic year. How do you feel about your chance of making the team? What will it take?

A: I’ve showed that I’m capable of being one of the guns on World Cup in the past. I was ranked third in the World before my latest knee injury. I’m looking to improve from that spot.

Q: What are your goals for the upcoming season?

A: To finish the season ranked No. 1 in the world and bring back an Olympic medal when I come home for US Nationals at Heavenly in March.

Q: You’re entering this season with some serious experience and competition knowledge under you belt. How has all that experience changed your mind set before this season?

A: All of these setbacks have changed my attitude in a good way. I’ve learned to swallow my pride and not be afraid to look stupid while working on my weaknesses. It’s all helped me become more balanced, resulting in more success.

Q: What competition are you most looking forward to this year?

A: All of them between December and April. It’s been a few years since I’ve skied a full year of competition.

Becky regan is a former sports editor of the Tahoe Daily Tribune newspaper in south lake Tahoe and a former san Francisco giants beat writer for mlB.com.

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T ahoe Magazine caught up with Julia Mancuso during her offseason to chat about the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Check out what the Squaw Valley alpine-racing star had to say.

Q: What were some of the highlights of your summer offseason?

A: This summer was great. I spent a lot of time in the gym getting healthy, and skiing in New Zealand. This summer I decided to make it a long ski trip with a short recovery in Fiji in the middle, so four weeks in New Zealand, one week in Fiji and one week in Chile. It was really productive, and super fun to get to go to a tropical paradise between.

Q: With it being an Olympic year, did you treat your offseason any different than normal as far as training?

A: I spent a lot more time and attention to staying healthy, and did tons of Pilates and physical therapy. It’s not really different, just an extra focus on being the most prepared I can be.

Q: Not only do you have a few Olympics under your belt now, you’ve also had a fair share of success there. What is about the Games that brings out the best in you?

A: I just love the Olympics. I grew up in Squaw Valley so the Olympic flame really burns bright in everyday life. There really wasn’t a day that I didn’t think about them, or dream about being in them as a kid. I guess I just focused a lot of my energy there, and I have been so fortunate for those dreams to come true.

Q: I imagine people ask if they can see your Olympic medals. Do you ever break them out to show off?

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A: I don’t keep them with me, so I wish I could, cause I think it’s kinda awesome and funny at the same time. It’s like having superpowers. I might look like a normal girl, but watch out!

Q: Are you entering the Sochi Games with any specific goals in mind?

A: I want to win gold again. It was incredible to win two more medals in Vancouver, and I am super proud of those silvers, but nothing compares to standing on the top step.

Q: You’ve always been known for your all-around ski racing ability. What is your favorite event, and in which event do you think you have the best shot at gold?

A: I really like super G, because it’s fast and you have to make tactical decisions without knowing what comes next or how the speed will feel. I think you have to be

more prepared in the moment, unlike downhill where you get training runs, and you just get the one chance.

Q: Will this be your final Olympics?

A: I have no idea. I am having fun in the sport, and I am in the best shape physically and mentally than I have ever been, so it’s hard to put a limit on things.

Q: What’s next for you after ski racing?

A: I want to continue to spend my life in nature, so wherever that brings me. Hopefully on top of more mountain peaks.

sylas wright is sports editor for the sierra sun and north lake Tahoe Bonanza newspapers in Truckee, Tahoe city and incline Village. he can be reached at [email protected]

Julia mancuso races down the course on her way to sixth place in the women’s world cup downhill ski race

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Charles F. McGlashan: Truckee’s patriarch

Joseph Gray and his family are credited as the first Anglo Americans to settle near the present site of Truckee when he built a toll station during the summer of 1863, near the river where the current Highway 267 Bridge is located.

For at least 8,000 years before Gray arrived, native people had traveled through and summered in the region. Resident archeologist Susan Lindstrom has reported that, before downtown Truckee was built, the site was a Washoe Indian village named “K’ubuna detde’yi.”

Gray may be considered the first pioneer to settle the Truck-ee Basin, but arguably the town patriarch is Charles Fayette McGlashan, whose noted accomplishments live on today, most importantly in winter sports. When McGlashan died Jan. 6, 1931, all major California newspapers mourned his passing with eulogies recognizing his life as “a pioneer historian, news-paperman, scientist, educator and barrister.”

His interests were diverse: during his criminal justice career he was known as one of the best defense attorneys on the West Coast. He was an accomplished scientist; fascinated

mcglashan’s vision of winter sports got a big push when Truckee’s hilltop ski jump was built in 1928, three years before his death.

The history-rich Sierra Nevada location known

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with astronomy, but best known for his work in entomology (study of insects), specifically butterflies. As a lepidopterist, McGlashan and his daughter Ximena amassed a collec-tion of more than 20,000 specimens of butterflies and moths, one of the largest and most extensive in the world. An amazing array of the in-sects were sealed and protected be-tween glass panels for viewing; part of the collection is still on display at Donner Memorial State Park.

McGlashan’s 1879 book, “Histo-ry of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra,” about the 1847 event and its survivors is still a classic. It was his measurements of cut tree stumps from that winter that dic-tated the height of the pedestal for the monument at the state park. In a strange coincidence, McGlashan was conceived in Wisconsin Ter-ritory during the harsh winter of 1847, when members of the ill-fat-ed Donner Party were struggling to survive east of Donner Pass.

Thirty years later McGlashan would meet many of the survivors

and write the first comprehen-sive history of that tragic frontier episode. His pioneering efforts to develop a winter sports industry in the Truckee-Lake Tahoe area have had the greatest historic and economic impact of all.

Born into a poor family in the primitive settlement of Beaver Dam, Wis., on Aug. 12, 1847, to Peter and Elizabeth McGlashan, Charles was raised the only boy among six sisters. When he was about 2 years old, Elizabeth died in childbirth at Christmastime. In 1851, Peter McGlashan suddenly broke the news that the family was leaving for California, and after two years of preparation, they headed west for Placerville, where they arrived in September 1854.

As a boy, “Fay-ette,” as he was called then, swept floors and did yard work to pay tuition at Sotoyome Insti-tute in Healdsburg.

He graduated in 1864 and after a short stint teaching students in a Mother Lode mining camp was accepted to Williston Seminary, a progressive intermediary school in Massachusetts that specialized in science. “Mac,” as his fellow stu-dents called him, excelled scholasti-cally and athletically. But in his final year of law studies, he was expelled along with eight other seniors for protesting the disciplinary treat-ment of a classmate. He returned to California in the spring of 1871 as a 23-year-old man to take the position of principal and teach at Placerville Academy.

By December, McGlashan had fallen in love and married a pretty,

young local girl named Jennie Munson. In 1872, the newlyweds moved to Truckee, where he accept-ed the school superintendent job. In July, the couple stepped off the train at Truckee and strolled into the dust of Front Street. At the time Truckee was a raucous, violent town that harbored sketchy transients, a large Chinese population, and a red light district. The wild and wooly town also held McGlashan’s future.

Energetic and curious, Mc-Glashan immersed himself in his new job and colorful hometown. His role as superintendent necessitated him visiting the school at the little town of Boca five miles down the Truckee River. At Boca he discov-ered a library full of law books and he soon began studying at night for the California Bar Examination. He also began writing humorous arti-cles regional newspapers and some editors encouraged McGlashan to go out and experience new angles for his stories.

During a severe snowstorm in January 1880, McGlashan climbed aboard a Central Pacific snowplow to see how railroad men endured mountain blizzards. Engine crews called the snow-clearing shifts a “suicide run.” Powered by 8 to 12 locomotives at full throttle, the lead plow plunged into the first drift at speeds in excess of 40 miles-per-hour. Hitting the dense snowpack was like racing into a pile of bricks. Derailments were common, as were shattered windshields smashed by flying chunks of icy snow.

Truckee was a dangerous place in the 1870s, plagued by criminals and vagrants attracted to the seamy red light district on Jibboom Street and strip of saloons and dance halls on Front Street. In 1872, Mc-Glashan joined a secret vigilance committee called the “601” formed to eradicate lawlessness elements and chase them out of town. These vigilantes were often respectable local businessmen who protected their identity by wearing masks over their faces. In the 1870s, the silver mines at Virginia City slowly began to play out and unemployment grew among Truckee’s workforce.

The newly jobless white workers became less tolerant of Chinese im-

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migrants as men scrambled for any job they could get, including some of the low-paying work performed by Orientals. CP had employed thousands of Chinese workers and when railroad construction ended, about 1,000 settled in Truckee. These hardworking laborers were very active in the regional logging and ice harvesting industries. In fact, Truckee’s Chinatown was the second largest on the West Coast. McGlashan became a vocal leader in the community for the removal of the Chinese. By 1886, vigilantes had used violent tactics such as murder and arson to force virtually all Chinese inhabitants to leave town.

McGlashan later opened a law office which kept him busy, but for a few months during the winter of 1876 he tried his hand as editor at the Truck-ee Republican newspa-per. McGlashan quickly realized that he couldn’t run his own business and a popular bi-weekly newspaper, but before he quit he published many articles about Truckee’s winter scen-ery and early winter sports such as tobogganing, sledding and ice skating. It was a harbinger of his later efforts in the early 1890s to help Truckee organize an annual winter carnival to promote sports and the local economy.

McGlashan’s greatest accom-plishment was arguably his convic-tion that the economic future for Truckee would be based on winter sports. In 1894, he constructed a 45-foot tall, cone-shaped wooden frame on the hill near his house above town. He wrapped the tow-ering structure with chicken wire and at night when temperatures fell below freezing he sprayed water on it until it eventually resembled a

gigantic icicle. His neighbors had no idea what McGlashan was up to and rumors abounded.

McGlashan really sparked everyone’s interest when he rigged up a powerful arc light on a nearby flagpole that bathed the sparkling icicle in bright light. At night, no one could take their eyes off the magnificent, glittering tower of ice aglow above them. It certainly caught the attention of curious train passengers traveling through Truck-ee. At local meetings, he proposed that the town build a “spacious ice palace, illuminated during the day by a transparent roof of thin ice, but supported by thick walls of ice

surrounding a large skating rink.”It wasn’t long before Mc-

Glashan’s dream snowballed into what became Truckee’s famous Winter Carnival, a major tourist attraction for snow lovers in Cali-fornia and Nevada. It was the first ice carnival in the West; complete with live music, concessions and more. On winter weekends, the town staged dog sled races, tobog-gan runs, horse-drawn sleigh rides, ski races, and moonlight skating parties on Donner Lake.

Three months before his death on Jan. 6, 1931, Charles Mc-Glashan wrote a letter to the Truckee Chamber of Commerce:

“Now, in my eighty-fourth year, I look back to quite a number of years when it is well known I was the acknowledged leader of Truck-ee Winter Sports. I have always believed that the vast snowfields of the Truckee Basin, situated on a transcontinental railroad in sunny California, would annually attract tens of thousands of visitors.”

The dream of the Truckee-Tahoe region as a mecca for winter fun has succeeded beyond anyone’s imagination, a vision that led di-rectly to the 1960 Winter Olym-pics at Squaw Valley, an event that showcased Truckee and Lake Tahoe as an international destina-tion for all seasons.

Tahoe historian mark mclaughlin is a nationally published author and pro-fessional speaker. his award-winning books are available at local stores or at www.thestormking.com. mark can be reached at [email protected]. check out his blog at www.tahoenuggets.com.

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more information can be found in “give me a mountain meadow” by m. nona mcglashan, 1981, and “From the Desk of Truckee’s c.F.

mcglashan,” edited by m. nona mcglashan and

Betty h. mcglashan.

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aBoVe: mcglashan’s mansion and the rocking stone Tower on the hillside above Truckee, which burned down in 1935.

leFT: in January 1880, charles mcglashan rode a bucker plow like this one for a newspaper story.

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I found “Tahoe Chase” to be engaging with a well-developed plot. It was sprinkled with just the right amount of sophistication and coupled with a double dollop of suspense and drama that added the extra spice. Borg provides vivid descriptions and uses a great deal of detail to set his scenes. It doesn’t matter if you are a faithful follower or a first-time reader, you’ll enjoy this one. No, the books in Borg’s series do not have to be read in any particular sequence ... just in case you’re wondering.

“Tahoe Chase” is set during the winter months. Locals, as well as other Tahoe aficionados, will be well acquainted with the evocative and familiar scenes of the area. McKen-na is hired by Joe Rorvick, a former Olympic ski racer, to investigate how Rell, his beloved wife, could take an ugly fall from their backyard

deck. Rell receives serious injuries from the fall and lingers near death. She was not clumsy nor was she careless. Was this an accident or was there a perpetrator that tossed her off the deck intentionally?

The story unfolds while she lies in a hospital bed, and Joe, 92 years old, struggles with the decision to remove her from life support. A series of supposedly accidental

deaths and strange occurrences ensue, leaving both McKenna and Joe to wonder if there’s a sinister connection. Is a proposed Tahoe ski resort driving someone to murder? With Spot, McKenna’s beloved Great Dane, by his side, the de-tective unravels the truth, but it’s not a flawless effort. There’s a lot of second-guessing and a handful of gut instincts to explore before the facts are exposed.

Readers will enjoy the Tahoe scenes both on and off the water. They’ll travel through parts of Desolation Wilderness, ride on a snowmobile by moonlight and enjoy

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“Tahoe Chase” touches on the socially sensitive topic of domes-tic abuse. Simone, who suffers at the hand of her brutal boyfriend, emerges to take center stage in the book’s plot. “Tahoe Chase” may provide a sense of empowerment to anyone in a similar situation, and, if so, that’s a positive.

At 351 pages it’s possible a twist or two could have been elimi-nated from the book, but then it wouldn’t have been nearly as clever. Each turn is well thought out and interesting. If you’re looking for a steamy novel, this is not the one for you. I enjoyed the sentiment and

the suspense, and I fell in love with Spot. “Tahoe Chase” will provide a lot of interesting developments that pop up when you’re least expecting them. It’s a great source of enter-tainment to dive into after a brisk walk in the woods.

Sit back and enjoy, but be warned. It might be addicting. You could find yourself ordering that Owen’s Omelette and tapping your toe waiting for McKenna’s next adventure. Borg’s goal is to write one each year.

gloria sinibaldi resides part-time in south lake Tahoe. she is a job coach, trainer and author. she can be reached at [email protected].

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GettinG an estimate of the amount of water in reGion’s snowpack has lonG been a

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Surveyors accomplish much of the work by hand, taking measurements at specific locations year after year and comparing data to past results. A host of remote sensors contributes to the knowledge, but predicting how much water the snow contains is still a guessing game for water managers looking to serve millions of acres of farmland, people and businesses.

The Airborne Snow Observatory program - a partnership between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Department of Water Resources, among others - took to the sky in 2013 to provide more accurate estimates of California’s water supply.

By using a combination of sensing equipment mounted in the bottom of a twin-prop plane, scientists will be able to fill in a major missing puzzle piece in the snowmelt equation. Researchers will use spectrometer readings to measure the snowpack’s albedo - or reflectivity - and a remote sensing technology known as Lidar to gauge the snowpack’s depth during the aerial program.

Direct solar radiation accounts for about 90 percent of snowmelt, but can’t be measured using traditional on-the-ground surveys and remote sensors, Tom Painter, the principal investigator on the aerial surveys for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in May 2013. Measuring the reflectivity of the snowpack will give researchers a more accurate idea of what’s happening with the snowmelt, Painter said.

“To be able to actually forecast the timing of snowmelt you need to be able to determine the albedo and how that is progressing,” Painter said.

Previous measurement techniques only provide part of the picture, Painter added.

Remote sensors can be unreliable and aren’t able to measure the snowpack as it retreats into the upper elevations of the mountain range. Manual snow surveys, often conducted on cross-country skis, also aren’t able to reach late season water reserves of the High Sierra.

“It’s a stunningly limited amount of information,” according to the researcher. The limited information is especially stunning given the importance of water to the state’s nearly $2 trillion economy, Painter said.

The uncertainty in the water supply estimates leave water managers hedging their bets about how much water will make it to reservoirs by season’s

end, said Bruce McGurk, a researcher with the snow survey program and former manager at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park. With demand for water at an all-time high and climate change impacting the timing of snowmelt, this traditional hedging is coming with greater degrees of uncertainty, according to the researchers.

“Everybody’s looking at you to do a better and better job and your tools are getting worse and worse, until ASO comes along,” McGurk said.

The measurements may provide implications for a host of areas outside of water management, including fighting wildfires, managing wildlife and planning a backcountry ski trip.

Because of the precision of the technology and its nearly real-time availability, the data gathered from the aerial surveys can be displayed in detailed maps showing how much snow remains in specific areas, even terrain in the High Sierra, well above currently existing remote sensing technology.

“Oh, it’d be huge,” said Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Survey, about the possibilities for backcountry skiers and snowboarders.

Backcountry users would be able to see accurate, up to date basin-by-basin snowpack totals for remote areas, he said.

“There’s still a lot of snow up there that we don’t know anything about,” Gehrke said.

Existing snow-surveying methods will remain, but the aerial surveys are likely to become a bigger part of how California, and possibly the rest of the world, watches its water, Painter said.

“I don’t see it replacing it,” he said. “There’s great utility in actually

knowing what’s going on on the ground.

“Having this really robust measurement

of the timing and magnitude of snowmelt takes us into the maturity of water resource management,” he said.

The aerial snow survey project is funded into 2015

and focuses on the Tuolumne River Basin.

Painter said he sees the program expanding,

but the timeline is funding dependent. When large swaths

of the mountain range could be surveyed from the air is unknown.

Initial results of the aerial surveys are not yet available online. Data from the flights is expected to be posted at http://aso.jpl.nasa.gov as it becomes available. •

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A 2008 aerial photo shows the Sierra Nevada snowpack near Mono Lake.

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grassroots powdersurf founder Jeremy Jensen lands a pop shuvit in the backcountry on his bindingless powdersurf board. ConTriBuTed phoTo: Jeremy Jensen

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are you obsessed with riding powder and the feeling of floating over fresh snow? Do you dream of taking your surfing skills to the mountains? Does the possibility of pulling off the first ever kickflip shuvit in the backcountry excite you?

If so, powdersurfing could open up a world of possibilities. The pioneers of this new industry are learning what shapes and sizes work best for surfing powder without bindings, and they are pushing the limits of what people think is possible.

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“Landing a kickflip on snow was always a fantasy I had while snowboarding, and now it’s a reality,” South Lake Tahoe photographer Jason Hogan said. “Riding a powsurf board is a totally unique experience - it floats differently than a snowboard and you have to be more calculated in your lines. I just love the challenge and the sensation!”

Chris Gallardo, Tahoe resident and owner/founder of splitboard.com, has been riding bind-ingless for four seasons and powsurfing for two. He said the new sport has been challenging.

“You have to rely so much more on technique, weighting, foot placement, speed, balance, etc,” Gallardo said. “There’s something genuinely fun about adding that challenge back to snow-boarding ... It’s hard not to grin like a kid again and it quickly becomes addictive.”

Snowboarding has its roots in bindingness riding. The original snowboards, developed in the 1960s by Sherman Poppen and Dimitrie Milovich, had no fixed bindings - the riders stood on the board like a surfboard.

Hogan grew up skate-boarding, and the very first time he tried to ride snow sideways was on an old skateboard deck turned backward. When Burton re-birthed Steve Fink’s idea of a bi-deck snowskate, he knew he had to get one. Hogan started snowskating in 2002 and progressed to powder snowskating and powdersurfing.

Snowskates are currently allowed at all of Lake Tahoe’s resorts except Alpine Meadows, Granlibakken, Squaw Valley and Tahoe Donner. Powsurfs are newer on the scene, and many resorts have not deemed them acceptable snow-riding deceives.

Russ Pecoraro, Director of Communications for Vail Resorts Mountain Division, said the resorts are often a step behind when it comes to finding out about and authorizing the use of new snow-riding devices.

“We take these things on a case by case basis,” Pecoraro said.

While things like snowbikes and snowskates have been tested and proven, powsurf boards have yet to be approved for use at Heavenly, Northstar California or Kirkwood, Pecoraro said. Without metal edges, powsurfs are nearly impossible to ride on groomed runs. So for the time being, powsurfers have to make their turns

in the backcountry.“Powsurfing is a way for riders to take those

skills (from skateboarding and snowskating) into the backcountry, still keep their feet free from bindings, and take advantage of the freshly fallen snow and the thousands of acres of beautiful terrain,” said Jeremy Jensen, owner of Grassroots Powsurf.

For Jensen, powsurfers turn the mountain into a giant wave or a huge skate park. He said they make the small drops feel big and the steeps feel steeper. The boards allow riders to perform tricks that have never been done before in powder conditions. Jensen said he’s come close to riding out of 360 flips, backside 180 kickflips, pressure flips and kickflip shuvits.

“All that stuff is possible, it’s just a matter of

finding the right feature and conditions to make it happen,” Jensen said. “It’s not like skateboard-ing or snowskating, where you can try a trick over and over until you get it. The takeoffs and the landings get ruined quickly, so you only really get a couple of good tries on a feature.”

Jensen said there is a freedom that comes from riding in the backcountry instead of at the resort, and it enables people to enjoy riding powder days after the end of a storm. He said powsurf-ing will be a natural fit for backcountry riders who feel the rewards of floating through powder outweigh the effort it takes to get to the top of the mountain.

Hogan accesses Tahoe’s backcountry terrain us-ing either snowshoes or folding approach skis made by Mountain Approach. Depending on conditions, he said he’ll either bring his powsurf (for perfect powder) or his powskate (for variable snow).

“Tahoe is known for its stable backcountry snow pack, so along with the featured terrain it’s great for back country powsurfing and powskat-ing,” Hogan said. “Last season, I took a powsurf tour from Talking Mountain to Flagpole Peak that was a lot of fun. I was amazed at how well the powsurf handled the steep technical section I rode out on Talking Mountain.”

Gallardo said Mountain Approach skis are a good option because you can skin up the peak like on a splitboard. He often takes his powsurf board with him when he goes on overnight snow camping trips via snowmobile.

“Thanks to special racks from Cheetah Factory Racing, they’re easy to attach to a sled,” Gallardo said. “There’s been some talk about making a powsurfer than coverts to a splitboard.

I think there could be a future there with the right design.”

Riding bindingless can be a good alternative for riders who have suffered knee or leg injuries in the past. After having multiple ACL and ankle surgeries, Jensen said he feels some discomfort when he straps into his snowboards.

“My knees get sore being locked into the same positions all the time and my back takes a beating when the runs get bumped out,” he said. “Having your feet free takes a lot of pressure off your knees and ankles. Wearing shoes or waterproof boots can be a lot more comfortable than wearing snowboard or ski boots.”

Searching for the feeling of surfing in the backcoun-try, a number of riders have

started powdersurf board companies. Jensen, who lives in Utah, makes his own powsurfers featuring various shapes and designs for different terrain and riding styles. Jensen said he wanted to make something unique, not necessarily a bindingless snowboard.

“I wanted a board that provided a different feeling in the way it turned, floated and popped... something that set itself apart from snowboard-ing,” Jensen said.

Grassroots Powsurfs are shorter and wider than traditional snowboards. Some have tradi-tional sidecuts and tapered shape, while others have reserve sidecuts or hybrids of the two. The combination of shape and profile of the boards gives them incomparable float and responsiveness.

“I wanted an agile board that floated and turned really well,” Jensen said. “Something that you could ride both forward and backward on.

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Jeremy Jensen attempts a kickflip while riding his grassroots powdersurf board in the backcountry. ConTriBuTed phoTo: Jeremy Jensen

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A board that could actually ‘ollie’ and open up freestyle progression in powder conditions ... No such board existed at the time. I started design-ing, building and shaping my own so that I could make the type of riding I wanted to do a reality.”

Jensen said after making boards for himself and his friends, he knew that anyone who tried them would be instantly hooked. He thought that if he didn’t start a company, someone else would take their ideas and develop a similar product. The company has been doubling production and sales every year for the past four years.

“All the positive feedback and seeing the looks on the faces of the first-time riders got me super stoked,” Jensen said. “I started the company out really small and tested the waters for interest. The response has been overwhelmingly positive from the people watching the films and seeing the photos.”

Jensen said Grassroots Powsurfs are being carried by more retail shops and with more professional snowboarders trying the sport, younger riders are learning about the possibility of bindingless riding.

“When kids see their favorite snowboarder ripping without bindings they are going to be a lot more likely to want to give it a shot,” Jensen said. “I really want to see the next generation of kids take this kind of thing and run with it. When I see the level that skateboarders, snowboarders, and surfers are at, it gets me stoked to think of where those talented people could take powsurfing.”

On the West Coast, Tim Wesley makes hand-shaped bamboo snowsurf boards in Leavenworth, Wash. Every one of Snowshark Snowsurf ’s boards has individual graphics, water colored and wood burned by Wesley. This year’s boards will have P-Tex bases and metal edges. He has been experimenting with different shapes for four years now.

“Coming from a skateboarding background, bindingless always seemed like the way to do it to me, the problem was, the shapes weren’t there,” Wesley said. “I looked into purchasing a snow-surf board, and I could not find one to buy. I’m a woodworker myself, so I figured I could make a decent board if I tried. It took a long time, but totally worth it now that the shape is refined.”

Wesley said since snowsurfing is a new sport, it’s been tough selling boards no one has ever tried before, but he’s getting the word out and spreading the stoke through photos and videos on this website and Facebook. Wesley said he hasn’t ridden in Tahoe yet, but he has plans to take his boards on a demo tour and Lake Tahoe is on his list of stops.

“Tahoe is fortunate enough to share the mar-itime snowpack that we in the Northwest enjoy,” Wesley said. “So I’m positive that there’s good surfing in that set of mountains. I can’t wait!”

On a global scale, professional snow-boarder Wolle Nyvelt has a company called Aesmo, which produces powsurfers. His website says his boards are handmade pieces of riding art intended for riders of a high skill level. Japanese rider Taro Tamai founded Gentemstick to enhance the connection between the rider, their board and the mountain.

Jensen said snowboarding has had a huge impact on his life, and he wanted to pay tribute to the soul of the sport and its original intentions by creating a powsurf line. He said every day during the winter brings something new, and progression in the sport is constant. Snowsurf designers and pioneers keep moving into bigger and steeper lines, dropping bigger cliffs and pushing the limits in every way possible.

“We have already far exceeded what we initially thought would be possible on our boards, so it’s pretty exciting to see what the next season will bring,” Jensen said.

Lake Tahoe played a key role in the development and progression of snowboard-ing back in the 1980s, and it’s positioned to do so for snowsurfing as well. With a good snowpack and so many athletes living and riding in the surrounding mountains, Lake Tahoe is the perfect backdrop for pushing the limits of this growing sport.

“Powsurfing is basically the blending together of all the fun summer activities that are popular in the Tahoe area,” Jensen said. “Skateboarding, longboarding, paddle boarding, windsurfing, surfing, and of course snowboarding. Powder-surfing is the next step in true skate-style and surf-style powder riding.” •

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From greeters to elite rescuers, avalanche dogs are hard at work at Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts

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cave with no light and a depleting supply of oxygen. But then you hear scratching on the surface, get a

whiff of cold air, and the tawny muzzle of a golden retriever thrusts through the crust toward you.

If you’re an avalanche victim, the dog has just saved your life.

Many of the resorts around the Lake Tahoe Basin have specialized avalanche rescue dog teams com-posed mostly of golden retrievers and labs ready for a situation like this - a solo skier or rider gets caught without a transceiver in a slide and needs to be recovered quickly, dead or alive.

While most of the dogs won’t ever need their avi skills outside of weekly trainings - the last time Heavenly Mountain Resort deployed its dogs for a retrieval was in 2009 - the ski patrollers who handle the animals say it’s the fastest way to locate some-one who doesn’t have specialized equipment.

“Ninety-nine percent of the dogs will go their whole career without making a rescue, and hopeful-ly they don’t have to,” said Dave Paradysz, Kirkwood Mountain Resort’s Assistant Director of Ski Patrol. “The goal is the same: To find people fast who have been caught in an avalanche.”

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M A K I N G A L I V E F I N DIf the number of retrievals is small, the number

of live rescues is even smaller. But in 1993, Paradysz and his dog, Doc, not only found an avalanche victim, they found him alive.

Jeff Eckland, Kirkwood’s current assistant moun-tain manager, had hiked above what is now Chair Three to take advantage of some fresh powder. Paradysz remembered that it was a few days after a big storm and patrol hadn’t blasted the area yet.

Eckland dropped into the run when the snow beneath him gave way and he was caught in a slide. One of his companions reported him missing while the other trekked to the nearest patrol hut where Paradysz and Doc were waiting.

The duo immediately headed out to the location where Eckland was last seen. Doc caught the scent and in less than 20 minutes, they found Eckland buried in 4 feet of snow.

“That was pretty notable. He was bent backwards like a pretzel against a tree. He said tunnel vision was starting to set in and then all of a sudden he could hear the dog scratching and he got a whiff of air and it started to get lighter. It’s pretty cool to hear him talk about it,” Paradysz said.

Eckland suffered a few bruised vertebrae, but he was alive. A day like that validates the whole avalanche rescue dog program, Paradysz said.

A D AY I N T H E L I F EMost days aren’t so eventful. Typically, avi dogs

will hang out at the patrol shack, train with their handlers and greet guests. They do a lot of public relations for the resort, said Colton Terry, Heavenly’s Avalanche Dog Program Coordinator.

Terry’s dog, Summit, did a photo shoot for Maxim Magazine’s Heavenly Angels contest earlier this year where he posed with the new angel and was tasked with nothing more than “looking cute,” according to Terry.

The dogs train about once a week for avalanche rescues. Sierra-at-Tahoe handler Tim Owen said puppies will start by searching for their owner in an open hole. About two years later, they’ll have the skills to smell out and help dig up a stranger completely buried in snow.

The animals also train with California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Ambulance - or CALSTAR - in case the dog team ever needs to be transported by helicopter. The idea is to get the dogs used to the machines before they’re needed in a real avalanche rescue situation, Chief Flight Nurse Bryan Pond said. And even though CALSTAR hasn’t deployed any of the dog teams since the program started in 2008, it’s important to have the dogs and handlers ready to go, he said.

“Most of them do fairly well. Some of them get pretty skittish, but since the dogs have the handlers there, they don’t freak out,” Pond said.

According to Owen, any dog can be trained to find an avalanche victim. But many of the golden retrievers working at the South Shore ski resorts come from an avi dog lineage that dates back to the early 1980s. To give you some idea, Terry’s dog, Summit, is the great grandson of Paradysz’s Doc. And Summit, like Doc, is one of the few dogs ever used in a real retrieval situation.

Quite simply, they’re bred for the work.“Everybody can play basketball, but not everyone

can make it to the NBA. And that’s what we’re looking for - a dog who can make it to the NBA,” Paradysz said.

T H E B I G L E A G U E SSquaw Valley Ski Resort has its own line of

avalanche dogs. The newest addition to the team, Boomer, is a fifth generation Squaw rescue dog that recently completed his intensive training.

The famed North Shore resort follows a particu-larly rigorous set of guidelines when it comes to pre-paring their dogs for search and rescue work. Squaw adopted the Canadian Rescue Dog Association, or CARDA, training standard in 2001. That essentially means any wannabe rescue dogs have to pass an annual exam if they don’t want to be out of a job.

“We do have a pretty rigid set of standards. So if you don’t pass a test, you’re still a great dog and I’m sure the patroller will still love and take care of you, but you can no longer come to work,” says Amelia Richmond, the resort’s Senior Public Relations Manager. “It’s definitely not a bring-you-dog to work program. These dogs are very smart and do a lot of training throughout their lives.”

That level of training was the dog team’s ticket to the 2010 Vancover Olympic Games, according to Richmond. The Squaw Valley Ski Patrol Avalanche Rescue Dog Team was the only U.S. group to be invited to help with search and rescue at the games.

“This is the highlight of all the handlers’ and dogs’ careers,” Matt Calcutt, who coordinated the team in Vancouver, said in a previous Tahoe Daily Tribune article. “It’s almost like the doggy Olympics.” •

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photographer Justin Majeczky sets up a shot for “tahoe time” on Speedboat beach. photo by nate metcalf

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“ i r e a l l y J u s T wa n T e d T o C a p T u r e i T i n a way T h aT ’ s n e v e r B e e n d o n e . ”

AKE TAHOE HAS NEVER BEEN criticized for its lack of beauty, but the work of time-lapse photographers has shown the lake’s allure in a new light.

Justin Majeczky released a stunning compilation of time-lapse shots entitled “Tahoe Time” in early 2012. The four-and-a-half minute edit of Lake Tahoe was rooted in a single series he got from the Mount Rose Highway in 2010.

“I really just wanted to capture it in a way that’s never been done,” the former Kings Beach resident said in May. “I figured time lapse was a way to do that.”

Majeczky uses an automated dolly in many of the shots in the clip to introduce camera movement into a series of images that already have a dream-like quality. The dolly is purely optional, Majeczky said, but an intervalometer, a device that fires the shutter of a camera at specific intervals, is not.

“Anyone with a DSLR, a tripod and an intervalometer can shoot time lapses,” the photographer said.

“The most challenging thing is finding time to do it,” Majeczky added.

Josh Michaels, a Portland, Ore.-resident who has spent the past several winters living near Heavenly Mountain Resort’s Nevada lodges, released a time-lapse project called “Tahoe Blue” with photographer Hal Bergman in the spring of 2012.

He said the time commitment of time lapse is a big part of the challenge. Between setting up a shot, waiting around for the camera to get a succession of photos and post-production work, it can take dozens of hours to get seconds of good footage, Michaels said.

“For me it’s been a technical endeavor and a beautiful photographic endeavor,” Michaels said.

Despite several mishaps during the filming of “Tahoe Blue,” including a slide down Heavenly’s Gunbarrel run that resulted in the loss of an emergency radio, the 33-year-old said he expects to be back shooting the lake this winter.

“It’s just one of those things you kind of get hooked,” Michaels said.

Although he has produced time-lapse photography in locations around the world, the practice holds a special allure at Lake Tahoe, Michaels said.

“I’ll just say, it’s like the lake is asking to be photographed,” Michaels said.

Majeczky said he is also working on a follow-up to his time-lapse work at the lake. The project will focus on time-lapse shots of the lake at night, he said.

“The night stuff is definitely the most challenging,” Majeczky said. “The next one is going to blow the first one out of the water.”

Sample footage of the follow-up effort is awe-inspiring. Lake Tahoe paddle-wheelers buzz through the lake as clouds build in the last light of the day, fish swim in shallow water around granite boulders and lightning snaps above the South Shore as a storm passes in a rush over Emerald Bay. In late September, Majeckzy said he was working on a list of shots he had yet to capture. He did not have an expected release date for the latest project.

more information on majeczky’s time-lapse work is available at www.varient3.com.

adam Jensen is editor of lake Tahoe action, the region’s premier entertainment and recreation weekly publication. he can be reached at [email protected].

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A still from “tahoe time” shows Lake tahoe from the Mount rose highway. photo by justin majeczky

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when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, resorts make snow to ensure a good winter season

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hen mother nature is stingy with the snow, Tahoe ski resorts can turn to

their backup plan. using water and compressed air, local resorts create

their own snow-covered runs to ensure winter success.“snowmaking is a form of an insurance

policy,” explains amelia richmond, senior public relations manager for

squaw valley and alpine meadows.it ensures that resorts can open in time for

the holiday season – be it Thanksgiving or Christmas – fill in areas with subpar snow

coverage and provide good skiing and riding until the end of the season. “it’s a guest service piece,” said Jim

larmore, director of mountain operations for northstar California. “it’s a piece we

provide our guests so they can make planned vacations and provide a better

ski experience than if they just relied on mother nature’s natural snow.” yet to make snow, resorts still rely on

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To make snow, resorts need freezing temperatures and low relative humidity.

“The humidity is huge - probably the single biggest factor,” said Dave Hahl, snowmaking and grooming manager of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe.

He added that low humidity allows the atmosphere to be saturated with water to create “that much more snow.” If humidity is high, however, the atmosphere is too saturated to produce significant amounts of snow.

Secondary snowmaking factors are winds and cloud-cover.

“When you’re making snow in the Sierra, you’ve got to catch every window you can,” said Jack Coughlin, slope maintenance manager for Diamond Peak. “I used to make snow back East, and back East, you know you can make snow four, five days a week.

“Here, when it’s cold, you grab it, and then you’re going to get the beautiful warm weather after that.”

When conditions are right, resorts pump water - stored in ponds, reservoirs or other sources - through pumphouses, up pipes running up the mountain to specific snow guns. Depending on the guns in a resort’s fleet, compressed air must also be pumped to the gun.

Together - air and water - under the right conditions, form snow.

“You don’t want to pick it up and squeeze it, and you’ve got slush coming out,” explained Coughlin, who’s looking for a hard snowball at the end of the process. “So you really have to pay attention to what you’re doing.”

Once made, the snow is left to cure, perking out some of the excess water, before groomers move and flatten the

snow into a favorable skiing and riding surface. “(Making snow) it’s a science and an art,” Hahl said.

“... The science part of it, it’s the technology - the tech-nology improves like anything else. Yet it still takes the guy on the ground to get it right. You can’t overestimate the human link.”

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With two consecutive mild winters at Lake Tahoe, resorts have had to heavily rely on their snowmaking systems.

According to Squaw Valley’s snowfall tracker, it snowed 183 inches at 6,200 feet and 326 inches at 8,200 feet in 2012-13. For 2011-12, it snowed 182.5 inches and 355 inches, respectively.

The average snowfall for the Lake Tahoe region is 430 inches.

“Two years ago when there was a complete lack of snow, we still did great business through the Christmas period with snowmaking,” Hahl said. “... (People are) just realizing that even if there hasn’t been many natural storms, they can still book a vacation and still come up and get good skiing.”

Being a winter destination spot, resort success is closely tied to community success.

“Particularly in the lean years, if we didn’t have snowmaking, people would’t be coming,” Coughlin said. “You’ve got to have those resorts open. (For) the local business, the restaurants, it’s devastating when you have a bad winter.”

Yet the ability to make snow when Mother Nature fails to comes at a cost.

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“It’s extremely expensive to make snow,” Coughlin said. “... We’re running up electric bills running our water pumps and running out air compressors.”

When asked how much it costs to make snow, the consensus was it varies, based on weather conditions and equipment.

In an effort to be more cost-efficient, Larmore said Northstar has been investing in lower energy-consuming guns.

“(They) allow us to make more snow with less energy, which is really the big story,” he said.

For the past two years, significant invest-ments in Squaw’s and Alpine’s snowmak-ing systems have been made. In 2012, $2.6 million was invested in Squaw’s system, with $600,000 at Alpine, Richmond said. In 2013, a total of $2 million was invested into both resorts’ systems.

These funds went to fully automating both resort systems, piping work at Squaw to allow water to flow up and down the mountain and the purchase of new, low-en-ergy guns - all to increase the efficiency of the system.

“The game in snowmaking now is ev-erybody’s got their systems at the size they more or less need,” Couglin said. “Now, it’s how can we do it less expensively? Where can we find more energy-efficient ways to do it?”

Larmore said even though the mon-ey-saving aspect is important, it’s not the driving force behind updates to North-star’s system.

Rather, as Richmond agrees, it’s all about the guest and the guest experience.

“At the end of the day, it gets you out on the mountain, and you’re able to pursue the sports that you love,” she said.

margaret moran is a reporter for the sierra sun newspaper in Truckee and Tahoe City. she can be reached at [email protected].

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The weather may have taken a dip, but chances are your appetite hasn’t. The conundrum is

how to address that insatiable need to eat yet still fit into your slinky/sporty slope gear. Refreshing salads and chilled fruits, once your friend, have lost their appeal. Ice cream, for some perverse reason, is still a “go to.” Plus, you can’t load up on the beloved carbs unless you want to sleep through the “pow” days.

The answer, my friends, is mmm, mmm good - you got it - soup. There are dozens of establishments in the Truckee-Tahoe area serving up soup-as-meal options to enjoy at their table or take home to enjoy at yours. For those of you with even moderate kitchen facilities, there are terrific ready-for-fixin’ selections for creating your own soup de jour. The options are endless.

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Ramen noodle soup has been fortifying many a broke college student for centuries, but you can kick it up a notch to achieve full, gourmet-meal status. For your base, purchase a packet of good Ramen noodles. In most local grocers you can find Asian Creations or Nogshim-brand Ramens, but should you happen upon Dr. McDougall’s ramen, snap it up.

If you are skiing Squaw, Alice’s Market in the Village has a full selection of Dr. McDougall’s soups, but really, any package of ramen

can be dressed up to impress. Add sauteed garlic, onion, shiitake mushrooms, a splash of sake and soy sauce for starters. Top with sliced fish cake or shredded imitation crab legs, bean sprouts, cubed tofu, shredded chicken, toasted sesame seeds, shredded kale or a fried egg. Really, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what you can do to ramen.

Sam Okomoto, owner of Drunken Monkey Sushi in Truckee, is a world-renowned chef who has taken ramen to a whole new level. He offers several different soup-as-meals options, but I like his Kyushu-style Ramen Noodle Soup topped with char-shu pork, kaiso, kimchi and fried garlic cloves. If the combination of kimchi and garlic does not warm you up from the top of your head to the tip of your toes, you might want to make your way to the nearest emergency room to check on frostbite.

Another soup/meal to keep your eye out for is Bouillabaisse or Cioppino, a seafood stew in an aromatic tomato-based broth. It can be a very time-consuming and pricey dish to make at home, but it doesn’t have to be. For a “Pour Man’s Easy-to-Make Cioppino” pick up a jar of Dominic’s San Francisco-style Cioppino sauce in Save Mart’s seafood section.

To make sauce, add one 14-ounce can chopped tomatoes, two small cans clams with juice, one pound of raw shrimp, peeled or unpeeled (depending on how messy you want to get) and one pound firm white fish like mahi or cod. Heat over medium heat for 20 minutes, top with chopped parsley and serve with garlic bread.

Other great soups in the pre-made seafood soup category include

Safeway’s new Lobster Bisque in the deli section (add 1/4 cup sherry) and Bear Creek’s clam chowder soup mix available at Safeway and most grocers.

In fact, as you make your way around the lake, there are no shortages of specialty shops and delis offering fresh homemade soups and or easy-to-assemble soup “kits.” Tahoe House Bakery & Gourmet in Tahoe City cooks up a daily batch of homemade soup, including Tomato Dill and a French Onion with cheese and croutons, just to name a couple. It also offers a tasty selection of refrigerated and frozen soups.

The Cork & More in South Lake Tahoe has killer daily soups which run out fast, including White Bean and Bacon and Tomato Bisque, or mixes to make at home. Earthly Delights in the Village at Northstar makes a mean Minestrone or Butternut Squash with the added plus of fresh baked breads on hand, and Village Market in Incline is a fabulous gourmet grocer which serves daily soups or chili in its deli, or, again, many soups to prepare en suite.

For a more rib-sticking “soup,” make up a pot of Carroll Shelby’s Chili (available at most grocery stores) and add canned Ortega

chilies and black beans, then back it up with a wedge of cornbread, or, take a cue from Best Pies New York Style Pizzeria and Restaurant in Truckee and add pasta and sausage in an effort to recreate their signature pasta e fagioli.

Finally, if all the soup options seem overwhelming, you know what you need to do. Buy a can of Campbell’s Creamy Tomato and slice up a grilled cheese sandwich. It works every time.

simone grandmain is an internation-ally published travel and food writer who currently calls truck-ee-tahoe home. she welcomes your recipes, kitchen “must-haves” and food news at simone_ [email protected].

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Chicken soup has been a first responder to the common cold since man, well, broke sweat. Turns out our congested ancestors knew what they were talking about. Researchers believe colds are caused by viral infections in the upper respiratory tract.

The body responds with inflammation, which triggers white blood cells to migrate to the afflicted area to devour and kill off the virus. The side effect to this well-intended attack is the stimulated production of mucus which leads to stuffy heads, coughs and sneezing.

Studies have shown, however, that the presence of chicken soup decreases the number of cells that migrate, thus blocking or slowing the amount of cells congregating in the lung area, relieving the development of cold symptoms.

Following is one of my favorite chicken soup recipes. Ideal for a stuffy, healthy, or big heads - it is just all-around perfection. The added spices kick up the flavor and heat a notch, making for great winter fare, and, if all else fails, it is fun to say.

ingred i ents2 ½ cups chicken broth2 cups cooked, shredded, (or chopped if you

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P r e Parat ion:Combine chicken broth, apple, carrots, tomatoes, celery, onion, raisins and all spices over medium heat. Bring to low boil, stirring, for about 20 minutes. Reduce to low simmer. Next, add the chicken and simmer on low until chicken is heated through, about 10 minutes. Gently stir in pasta, heat for another 10 minutes. It’s ready to serve.

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an inside scoop on the incredible aprés ski scene around Lake tahoe and truckee

The VIllaGe aT NoRThSTaR 5001 northstar drive, truckee 530-562-1010 northstarcalifornia.com

If the kids still have energy after the mountain, the Village at Northstar is a great place for the family to keep playing. Parents can enjoy an aprËs ski libation under heat lamps in the cabana area while watching the little ones ring around the rink. Making it off the mountain a little early is a must because, at 3 p.m., s’more roasting begins over The Village’s fire pits. Those looking for a more intimate aprËs can check out the Overlook Bar, situated above the ice skating rink. The bar has just enough seclusion to snuggle up with a ski buddy and a hot toddy.

TaVeRN 6330’ 8001 north Village drive,suite 8114, truckee 530-562-3200 northstarcalifornia.com

Just a few steps off of the Big Springs Gondola, skiers and riders can begin an aprËs evening at Tavern 6330’ at Northstar. The restaurant is fairly new but has earned a quick reputation for pouring the mountain’s best Bloody Marys. Enjoy live entertainment on weekends and food from award-winning chef Daniel Carter, who is known for the dinner favorite of braised beef short rib - which of course must be followed by his infamous S’mores Pie with Guinness Ice Cream.

Looking for the best happy hours, most happening spots or finest places to cozy up after a day on

the slopes? Here are our top picks for the best aprés ski scenes around Truckee-Tahoe.

the Village at northstar’s outdoor fire pits are irresistible for children and parents alike.

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RIVeR RaNCh lodGe aNd ReSTauRaNT highway 89 and alpine meadows road, tahoe city 530-583-4264 riverranchlodge.com

Still feeling a bit chilly? Get cozy around the fireplace and warm up from the inside out at River Ranch Lodge and Restaurant. Located at the entrance to Alpine Meadows, this restaurant sits right on the river and is a classic aprés ski location. A famous “River Rum Heater” will raise your temperature along with River Ranch’s much loved ahi poke chips. Each week on a “Wild Winter Wednesday” River Ranch raffles off great giveaways and offers food and drink specials. Proceeds from the event benefit the Disabled Sports USA-Far West team in Alpine Meadows.

haCIeNda del laGo 760 north Lake Blvd., no. 30, tahoe city 530-581-3700 hacdellago.com

Hacienda’s aprés ski scene is quite giving, especially if caught on the right day. The Mexican restaurant’s “Unofficial Thursdays” offers food and drink specials as well as thousands of dollars worth of gear giveaways. The 12-week series is hosted by big names like Darron Rahlves and Julia Mancuso; each week’s proceeds benefit a different local charity. On Fridays, the latest up-and-coming bands play to a packed house. Good

music, great giveaways and a hard-to-beat happy hour of dollar beers and dollar nachos Monday-Friday keeps Hacienda del Lago a happening place.

RIVa GRIll oN The lake 900 ski run Blvd., south Lake tahoe 530-542-2600 rivagrill.com

The fireplace inside keeps guests warm as the views of the lake seem to stretch out forever. Order a Thunderbird Margarita or a famous Wet Woody and watch the sun go down at the waterfront locale. Riva Grill is one of the few restaurants right on the lake of South Shore and known for a great place to unwind after a day on the slopes. The South Shore favorite brings in live music every Friday and Saturday night with local musician Jackie Dauzat. And the infamous Fish Taco Friday means a packed restaurant at Riva Grill.

MaMaSake1850 Village south road, no. 52, olympic Valley 530-584-0110 mamasake.com

Known for the killer deal of a hand roll and a beer for five dollars, Mamasake is a great place to go raw at Squaw. The fish is sustainable and always fresh and the location is always packed. Chef owner Elsa Corrigan knows a few things well: Tahoe, travel and food. The chef brings these three things together in her sushi, tapas and Cal-Asian cuisine in Squaw Valley. Mamasake’s

riva grill’s lakefront view on the south shore keeps skiers and

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aprËs ski happy hour goes from 3-5 p.m. although the restaurant is always packed full of skiers, riders and sushi fans.

PeTe N PeTeR’S 395 north Lake Blvd.,tahoe city 530-583-2400

For 37 years, this local bar has had its priorities straight - Pete N Peter’s is adamant about local prices. If you’ve still got some energy after the mountain, this bar is a great place (and one of the few in town) to get a pitcher of beer and play a few rounds of pool. And with Za’s restaurant reopened next door, guests can get great food too. Bartender Mandy Duarte says Pete N Peter’s is a great hang out because “it’s so open, with a lot

of room, so you know you can get up to the bar.” And it’s well known during aprés ski that easy access to the bar is customers’ priority.

le ChaMoIS & The loFT BaR 1960 squaw Valley road, olympic Valley 530-583-4505 squawchamois.com

This restaurant and bar is one of Squaw’s oldest hangouts and is remnant of the resort’s iconic past. While sipping a cold beer and enjoying cheesy pizza you’ll be able to catch up on your local pro trivia as the walls are decked out with memorabilia from the famous athletes that once called Squaw Valley home. It’s easy to spot up-and-comings as well because Le Chamois has

always been known as the mountain’s watering hole. An open downstairs area provides space for families looking to enjoy aprés together.

hIMMel hauS3819 saddle road, south Lake tahoe 530-314-7665 himmelhaustahoe.com

Looking to get your bier and dance on? Himmel Haus of South Tahoe is a German restaurant and bierhaus for those eager to carry day into night. Season-pass holders (for any resort) receive a 10 percent discount while all Heavenly employees enjoy 15 percent off. Beer lovers will enjoy nearly 40 German and Belgian beers to accompany Himmel Haus’ contemporary spin on

schnitzel, sausage platters and bratwurst. Game meat is another specialty - every other week guests can venture out with dishes such as alligator, elk, or camel. Skiers come aprËs for the music, five dollar brat special, or for the 3-liter boot. Monday night is open mic night and Wednesday is trivia night at Himmel Haus.

BIG WaTeR GRIlle 341 ski Way, incline Village 775-833-0606 bigwatergrille.com

Chef Chris Daniels brings a Southern twist to the menu at this local favorite nestled in the mountains of Incline Village. Don’t let the 5000 sq. feet restaurant, fine dining atmosphere

and exceptional location fool you - Big Water Grille offers great prices like the six-dollar appetizer menu that lasts all night. Bartender Jeremey Schweitzer pours great martinis and the wine list at Big Water Grille is extensive. Big Water Wednesday is a night for locals to meet up, catch up, and enjoy drink and food specials. The dining room is fancier but the bar is laid back, so whether in suits or ski boots, guests feel welcome at Big Water Grille.

NePheleS1169 ski run Blvd., south Lake tahoe 530-544-8130 nepheles.com

Named for the Greek goddess of epicurean delights, Nepheles is the place to for a good drink and soak after the slopes. One of South Shore’s oldest restaurants, the quaint old house has two dining rooms and a charming “Cheers”-like bar with cocktail service to the hot tubs outside. Towels are provided as well as open canopy views of the stars. Chef Mark Vassau offers a changing menu of seafood specials as well as wild game. After a day at Heavenly Valley, followed by a good drink and hot spa, Nepheles becomes heavenly itself.

Jenny Luna is a freelance reporter for the north Lake tahoe Bonanza and sierra sun newspapers in north Lake tahoe and truckee. she may be reached at [email protected].

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c a l e n d a reach shore of lake Tahoe has its own culture main-tained by locals and businesses. every winter, venues around the lake host a variety of events to entertain you. resorts host several activities and competitions over the course of a few months, some of which draw big-name athletes to their slopes. Our comprehensive list can help point you in the right direction. Turn the page to find out what’s happening while you’re here.

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NOv. 20 Home Brew Film Series #1: John Morrison 7 p.m. Join local hero John morrison for the first of alpenglow’s home brew Series. John will inspire with tales of skiing in the great White north, greenland, antarctica and more. Free event, alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

NOv. 22 Annual Downtown Holiday Festival & Tree lighting 4 p.m. Kick off the holiday season at

the annual downtown holiday Festival & Tree lighting ceremony in historic downtown Truckee produced by the Truckee downtown merchants association and rotary club of Truckee. lighting of the “bud” Fish Tree, Santa, hot chocolate, caroling. elementary school children will decorate christmas trees. at 4:30 p.m., Santa will arrive. The bud Fish Tree lighting ceremony is slated for 5:15 p.m. in front of the train depot.

NOv. 30 Tahoe City Holiday Hop noon to 6 p.m., downtown Tahoe city. get ready to kick off the holidays season in style at the Tahoe city holiday hop. Stroll through stores and begin your holiday shopping

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while enjoying wine, snacks and festive surroundings. be sure to pick up your shop local card at the same time start shopping to win great prizes. Santa photos at Watson cabin from 2-4 p.m., www.visittahoecity.org

DEcEMBER

DEc . 4 Hospitality Holidays at north Tahoe event center 5-10 p.m. Kings beach. a celebration of community, hospitality holidays kicks off the north lake Tahoe chamber/cVb/resort association event with cool holiday decor. From 7-10 p.m. enjoy dJ One Truest, Sneaky creatures and a community christmas party with live music and dancing. photos with Santa and the elves, no host bar, restaurants and silent auction, www.gotahoenorth.com/events

DEc . 5 Winter Film Series #2: Freddie Wilkinson 7 p.m. Join new england legend and mountain hardwear athlete Freddie Wilkinson for global climbing adventures at the second of alpenglow’s Winter Film Series. Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village inn. Free event. raffle proceeds benefit Tahoe nordic Search and rescue, 530-583-6917.

DEc . 5 , 12 aND 19 Noel Nights at northstar california 5-8 p.m. put on your hat and mittens and join northstar california’s noel nights taking place the first three Thursdays of december. The Village at northstar will be festive winter wonderland with a decorated 35-foot tree, ice skating until 9 p.m., fire pits, holiday carolers, shopping deals,

and more. Take the little ones - Santa will be at northstar and available for pictures, www.northstarcalifornia.com

DEc . 6 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Join Santa and mrs. claus for the annual holiday Tree lighting ceremony, north Tahoe event center, 8318 north lake blvd., Kings beach. enjoy a cookie swap, photos with Santa, complimentary soup and cocoa, arts and crafts stations and Friends of Kings beach library book sale! produced by the boys & girls club of north lake Tahoe, north Tahoe public Utility district, north Tahoe event center, and north Tahoe business association, 530-546-9000, www.northtahoebuisness.org

DEc . 6 Parents’ Night Out 6-10 p.m. children ages birth-12 years of age are welcome. a donation of $10 per child per evening is requested. This is a drop-in program at the First baptist church of Tahoe city, 390 Fairway drive, 530-583-1534, www.tahoeministries.com

DEc . 7 Free Community Backcountry Ski 9 a.m. Join alpenglow Sports and black diamond ski ambassador brennan lagasse for a community backcountry day. all abilities are encouraged to attend. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

DEc . 7 Annual Tree Lighting Celebration 4:30-6 p.m. Join the ladies and gentlemen of The ritz-carlton, lake Tahoe to welcome the holidays during the 4th annual Tree lighting ceremony in the living room. This special evening includes s’mores with the marshmologist, hot

chocolate, cookie decorating, ornament making and holiday performances by boys & girls club of north lake Tahoe and Tahoe expedition academy children. The event is complimentary and open to the community, 13031 ritz-carlton highlands court, Truckee, 530-562-3000, www.ritzcarlton.com/laketahoe

DEc . 8 Feast of St. Nicholas 5:30 p.m. Family-oriented potluck dinner including photos with St. nicholas! Open to all, with or without a dish to

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DEc . 4 - 7 naSTc’s answer to getting your ski legs on. get ahead of the crowds and start your improvement early. Ski four days with naSTc’s top instructors, the teachers of teachers. north american Ski Training center, 10710 donner pass road, Truckee, 530-582-4772, www.skinastc.com, [email protected]

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DEc . 13 Community Avalanche Evening with PIEPS 7 p.m. hone your avalanche safety skills with industry leader piepS. event is free and snow safety topics will get you prepared for the upcoming season. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

DEc . 14-20 Excellence in Education Skiing for Schools Fundraiser at Sugar bowl Sugar bowl was the first resort to host the foundation’s

“Skiing for Schools” drive in 1991 and has raised more than $200,000 to date. The Tahoe Truckee excellence in education Foundation supports quality public education within the Tahoe Truckee Unified School district. Visit exined.org, www.sugarbowl.com

DEc . 14 Santa Ski Crawl at mt. rose Ski area 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join the traditional Santa Ski crawl. lift ticket discounts for male or female Santas in full garb and bar specials. Visit www.skirose.com

DEc . 14 Breakfast with Santa 9 a.m. to noon. Join the Tahoe city public Utility district and the rotary club of Tahoe

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DEc . 7 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sierra college Tahoe-Truckee will host an emporium of handcrafted wares by local fine artists and craftspeople. Sponsored by the college’s student art club, the†event will include music, food, and a variety of artworks for sale in all price ranges. email [email protected]

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city for a day of sledding, pancakes, and Santa. event is free to the public at the Tahoe city Winter Sports park (Tahoe city golf course). co-sponsored by Tahoe city rotary and TcpUd parks & recreation. Visit www.tahoecitypud.com

DEc . 14 Full Moon Ski and Snowshoe Tour and Dinner 5-8 p.m. moonlight ski and snowshoe tour, dinner and wine tasting. The cost is $45 for adults and $30 for 12 and under. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

DEc . 14 aND 15 , 21 aND 22 Carole Sesko Open Art Studio / Holiday Sale 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Featuring contemporary mixed media paintings, whimsical boxes and bowls, art jewelry, and more. 10326 high Street, 530-587-7750, www.carolesesko.com

DEc . 17 Free Community Ski with Black Diamond 9 a.m. Join alpenglow Sports and black diamond ski ambassador brennan lagasse for a community backcountry day.†The author of “State of the backcountry,” brennan will take you on an enjoyable, mellow tour. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917, www.skihomewood.com

DEc . 18 Home Brew Film Series #2: Brennan Lagasse Join points north heli guide brennan lagasse for tales of deep backcountry powder from alaska’s chugach mountains. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

DEc . 19 Winter Concert 6 p.m. The north Tahoe high School music department Winter concert will consist of middle School and the high School musicians in the high school gym and the concert is free. There will be a mix of holiday, winter and concert tunes.

DEc . 21 Ski with Santa, homewood mountain resort Santa will be tearing up the mountain on his new christmas skis, handing out candy, and taking pictures. Find Santa, take a picture with him and tag #skihomewood on instagram, Facebook, or Twitter to be entered into a drawing to win a 2013-14 season pass, 530-584-6839, www.skihomewood.com

DEc . 22 Lessons and Carols. 6 p.m. an ecumenical service of song and scripture, open to all. St. nicholas episcopal church, 855 West lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-4713, www.stnicksepiscopal.org, [email protected].

DEc . 24 aND 25 Santa and Penguin Pete visit diamond peak 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Santa and penguin pete will be at diamond peak handing out candy canes and visiting the kids.

DEc . 24 Christmas Eve services Squaw Valley chapel, children’s pageant, 4 and 5:30 p.m.; carols and candle lighting, 7:30 p.m. at 444 Squaw peak road, Olympic Valley. rev. art domingue, www.squawvalleychapel.com

DEc . 24 Christmas Eve services 5 p.m. family service; 9 p.m. holy eucharist; 11:15 p.m. midnight service. St. nicholas episcopal church, 855 West lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-

4713, www.stnicksepiscopal.org, [email protected]

DEc . 24 Christmas Eve services Northstar California, candlelight christmas eve service in Sierra/martis room of the conference center. 4 p.m. hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies will be provided, 530-523-3095.

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ThROugh DEc . 30 are you looking for a one-of-a-kind gift? north Tahoe arts offers an arTisan Shop and two galleries filled with fine art and handcrafted work for your holiday gift giving. The arTisan Shop annual Open house event will take place Saturday, dec. 14, noon-4 p,m. everyone is welcome. refreshments will be served. north Tahoe arts is located at 380 north lake blvd., Tahoe city. arTisan Shop and gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, closed Tuesdays, 530-581-2787, www.northtahoearts.com

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DEc . 24 First Baptist Church of Tahoe City 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. candlelight christmas eve services at 390 Fairway drive in Tahoe city, 530-523-3095.

DEc . 25 Christmas morning Eucharist 10 a.m. St. nicholas episcopal church, 855 West lake blvd.,

Tahoe city, 530-583-4713, www.stnicksepiscopal.org, [email protected]

DEc . 25 Christmas Day Pancake Breakfast with Santa breakfast starts at 10 a.m., followed by a half day of skiing and riding with Santa. The ski lifts will open at 11:30 a.m. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

DEc . 26 Star Gazing Snowshoe Tours Take advantage of the Tahoe dark skies with star guide and poet Tony berendsen during Star gazing Snowshoe Tours at northstar california. every tour is as different as the starry skies above, however each will include a poem reading, a fun space quiz, a laser tour of the stars and constellations, a telescopic viewing using top

of the line celestron telescopes and wine and hot cider around a fire pit. dogs on leashes are welcome. For more information, call the cross country, Telemark & Snowshoe center at 530-562-3270, www.northstarcalifornia.com

DEc . 27 Cross Country Equipment Demo Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. reps will have their latest and greatest equipment to demo including equipment by Fischer, Swix, Salomon, madshus, rossignal and others. Free with trail pass. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

DEc . 27 Snowball Launching Contest Try your luck at hitting snow targets. Tahoe donner Snowplay, 12750 northwoods blvd., Truckee, 530-587-9437, www.tahoedonner.com/snowplay

DEc . 31 Torchlight Parade on New Year’s Eve intermediate skiers and riders ages 10 or older who can ski or ride unassisted. arrive early to secure a spot in the parade. a dJ and snacks will be provided in the bar area prior to the parade. Sign-ups are from 4:30-5:45 p.m. with a chair loading time at 6:15 p.m. This is a free event. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

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JaN. 3 Parents’ Night Out 6-10 p.m. children ages birth-12 years of age are

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JAN . 9 -11 Join Squaw Valley for a music and culture celebration. The festival will host some of the hottest names in music, as well as lively cultural seminars. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

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welcome. a donation of $10 per child per evening is requested. This is a drop-in program at the First baptist church of Tahoe city, 390 Fairway drive, 530-583-1534, www.tahoeministries.com

JaN. 4 , FEb . 16 , MaR. 9 , apR i l 6 backcountry Ski day enjoy a full day of guided backcountry skiing off donner Summit with top guides from The north american Ski Training center, 10710 donner pass road, Truckee, 530-582-4772, www.skinastc.com

JaN 6-10 National Learn to Ski Week discounted learn to Ski packages will be offered in celebration of national learn to Ski & board month to encourage new people to try out cross country. The cost is $30 for tour only or $59 for trail pass, rental and tour. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

JaN. 6 -10 aND 13-16 Learn-to-Ski or Snowboard Month celebrating learn-to-Ski or Snowboard month with learn-to-Ski or Snowboard packages for $39. These packages are only for first timers, which include all-day lift ticket, rental equipment, and a 1.75-hour group lesson for anyone ages 7 and up. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

JaN. 7 Free Community Ski Day 9 a.m. Join alpenglow Sports and black diamond ski ambassador brennan lagasse for a community backcountry day. The author of Tahoe’s “State

of the backcountry,” brennan will take you on an enjoyable, mellow tour. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

JaN. 9 Winter Film Series #3: Kim Havell 7 p.m. Join Salomon athlete Kim havell for the third installment

of alpenglow’s Winter Film Series as she tells of her ski mountaineering adventures in the grand Tetons. Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village inn, free, 530-583-6917.

JaN. 9 Celebrity Chef Dinner Featuring Susur Lee 5:30-9 p.m. cost is $110 per person, $150 per person with wine pairings. chef lee will create and prepare a four-course, prix fixe menu for up to 150 dining guests at manzanita, featuring a “game

dinner” menu. in the spring of 2010, lee became a media sensation on the Food network’s popular hit TV show, Top chef masters. advanced reservations are required. The ritz-carlton, lake Tahoe, 13031 ritz-carlton highlands court, Truckee, 530-562-3053, www.ritzcarlton.com/laketahoe

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JAN . 11 of the 1960 Olympic Trails 12:30 p.m. Sugar pine point State park, 530-583-9911. Free event, parking fee applies.

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JaN. 11 Backcountry Demo event 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join lake Tahoe’s original backcountry shop for their 8th annual backcountry demo event. Try the latest and greatest in alpine touring, telemark and snowboards from dpS, black diamond, dynafit, Volkl, moment, Jones, Venture, g3, Voile and more. event is free but participants must have a valid day or season pass. alpine meadows Ski resort, call 530-583-6917.

JaN. 11 Winter Trails Day & demo day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. national celebration of winter fun. Winter Trails day offers those new to snowsports the chance to try cross country skiing and snowshoeing for free with registration at www.rei.com/sacramento.com. donations accepted to help support the local cross country school ski teams. hosted by rei and Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

JaN. 11 Olympic Heritage Celebration 10 a.m. restored 1960 Olympic Trail System opens for the season at Sugar pine point State park, 530-583-9911. Free event, parking fee applies.

JaN. 11 Olympic Heritage Celebration Opening Ceremonies Lighting of the Caldron and Olympic Welcome 11:30 a.m. refreshments will be served. Sugar pine point State park, 530-583-9911. Free event, parking fee applies.

JaN. 11 Olympic Heritage Dedication and Celebration 11:45 a.m. native

american dance by eagle Wing dancers, Sugar pine point State park, 530-583-9911. Free event, parking fee applies.

JaN. 14-16 Euer Valley Moonlight Skiing during this week, a specific night with the best conditions will be selected for an adventure encouraging folks to ski The euer Valley by moonlight. enjoy soup and salad after and drink specials. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

JaN. 15 Home Brew Film Series #3 Dave Campbell 7 p.m. Join alpenglow for the third installment of their popular home brew Series. patagonia athlete dave campbell will tell snowboard tales of adventure in the high Sierra and beyond, free event. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

JaN. 16 Olympic Heritage Museum of Sierra Ski History and 1960 Winter Olympics Open House meet and greet with Olympians. 5:30-7:30 p.m. refreshments will be served. boatworks mall, 760 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-9911.

JaN. 17 Olympic Heritage Celebration Nordic Legends Dinner, 6 p.m., granlibakken resort, granlibakken road, Tahoe city, 530-583-9911.

JaN. 18 Ice Bar Kick-off Party celebrate the grand opening of alpine meadows’ legendary ice bar, recognized as one of Tahoe’s most unique spots to hang out with friends and soak up the california

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JAN . 28 TO fEB . 2 Free and open to the public at northstar california resort. The best snow carvers from around the world will be sculpting breathtaking masterpieces out of 20-ton blocks of snow with the awards ceremony taking place on Feb. 2. each donation made with a fan vote will be given to the Sierra avalanche center. Visit http://carvetahoe.com

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sunshine. boasting inevitable and hilarious snowball battles, live on-snow music and barbecue sandwiches. alpine meadows, 2600 alpine meadows road, Tahoe city, 800-403-0206, www.Skialpine.com

JaN. 18 Olympic Heritage Celebration Citizens Against the Clock Biathlon event at Sugar pine point State park to benefit the north Tahoe cross-country Ski Team, 530-583-9911. Free event, parking fee applies.

JaN. 18-20 aND FEb . 21-23 Avalanche Level I Course intensive seminar designed to teach an understanding of avalanche formation, observation skills, ability to use a transceiver and probe, and how to dig a snow-study pit. This is a minimum amount of know how if you want to ski or ride safely in the backcountry and sidecountry. north american Ski Training center, 10710 donner pass road, Truckee, 530-582-4772,

www.skinastc.com, [email protected].

JaN. 19 Olympic Heritage Full Moon Snowshoe Hike enjoy the night sky on snowshoes, 6:30 p.m. for lessons, hike begins at 7 p.m. cost of $25 includes snowshoes, park entrance and guided hike. reservations required at West Shore Sports, 530-525-9920.

JaN. 19-27 National Safety Awareness Week Squaw Valley joins the national Ski area association in promoting safety awareness throughout the resort. remember to wear a helmet, slather on that sunscreen, and be knowledgeable about avalanche awareness. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

JaN. 19-27 National Safety Awareness Week alpine meadows joins the national Ski areas association in promoting safety awareness

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throughout the resort. remember to wear a helmet, slather on sunscreen, and be knowledgeable about avalanche awareness. alpine meadows, 2600 alpine meadows road, Tahoe city, 800-403-0206, www.Skialpine.com

JaN. 20 Skoogsloppet Race at Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center 10 a.m. Organized by school cross country ski teams as a fundraiser. choose a 15km or 7.5km course. a 2km course option for 12-year-olds and under will be available. everyone is welcome and all participants enter the drawing for some great prizes donated by friends of the school teams. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

JaN. 24-26 Ullr Fest diamond peak reminds event attendees to come dressed in the best Ullr attire as the event is named for the Scandinavian god of winter and snow, who is widely regarded as the patron saint of skiers, www.ivgid.org

JaN. 31 Sierra College Insights 7-8:15 p.m. “Sir edmund hillary, the dalai lama, and miss nepal: Unexpected encounters in nepal Through the decades” is a free community presentation presented by three Sierra college instructors on the Sierra college, Tahoe-Truckee campus, 11001 college Trail, Truckee, 530-550-2290, www.sierracollege.edu

JaN. 24-26 All Conditions/All Terrain Ski Clinic alpine meadows; Feb. 24-26, Squaw Valley; march 21-23, northstar-at-Tahoe. This clinic is designed to help

you move past your advanced or intermediate plateau, and skiing the entire mountain well, whatever the conditions. Three consecutive days of instruction and feedback from nationally ranked ski instructors (members of the pSia alpine instructor Team). address technique and tactics as you rip around alpine, Squaw or northstar for three full days of coaching and fun, 10710 donner pass road, Truckee, 530-582-4772, www.skinastc.com, [email protected]

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F Eb . 2 Groundhog Day Scavenger Hunt Search for the groundhog. Tahoe donner Snowplay, 12750 northwoods blvd., Truckee, 530-587-9437, www.tahoedonner.com/snowplay

F Eb . 3 Ski Orienteering Organized by The Bay Area Orienteering Club. See www.baOc.org for details. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

F Eb . 7 -14 Free DPS Ski Demo go on down to alpenglow to try the hottest skis on the planet, dpS, alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd, Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

F Eb . 7 Parents’ Night Out 6-10 p.m. children ages birth-12 years of age are welcome. a donation of $10 per child per evening is requested. This is a drop-in program at the First baptist church of Tahoe city, 390 Fairway drive, 530-583-1534, www.tahoeministries.com

F Eb . 7 -10 Avalanche Level II Course intensive seminar taught by long-time aiare school in Truckee, the north american Ski Training center. This course builds on the level i, adding the factors

critical to stability analysis, trip planning, terrain selection, companion rescue, and more, 10710 donner pass road, Truckee, 530-582-4772, www.skinastc.com, [email protected].

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fEB . 8 -9 Showcasing racing in its purest form of four at a time going head-to-head in ski and boarder-cross style action. get ready to compete in the ultimate test on the mountain. pre and aprés parties spanning four weekends from Feb. 8 through march 16 at Kirkwood mountain resort, alpine meadows, Squaw Valley and Sugar bowl resort, the rahlves’ banzai Tour is sure to be a showstopper, www.rahlvesbanzai.com

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F Eb . 7 Sierra College Insights 7-8:15 p.m. Sierra college insights presents “$3 million for 30 seconds: are Super bowl ads worth it?” with Sierra college business instructor Kurt heisinger, free, 11001 college Trail, Truckee, 530-550-2290, www.sierracollege.edu

F Eb . 8 Biathlon Clinic Ski Orienteering 10 a.m. in the spirit of the Olympic games, join Olympian glenn Jobe who will give a special, informative presentation and clinic about the Olympic sport of biathlon, Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

F Eb . 11-13 Euer Valley Moonlight Skiing during this week, a specific night with the best conditions will be selected for an adventure encouraging folks to ski The euer Valley by moonlight. enjoy soup and salad after as well as drink specials. Tahoe donner cross country Ski center, 15275 alder creek road, Truckee, 530-587-9494, www.tahoedonner.com/cross-country

F Eb . 14-22 Kid-O-Rama Squaw Valley comes alive with a week-long kid’s extravaganza. Kid-O-rama offers non-stop fun for kids of all ages. check out big Truck night in the Village featuring fire trucks, snowplows, and grooming machines, as well as street parties and kids’ concerts. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

FEb. 14 TO MaRcH 1 Alpenglow Mountain Festival, Winter a two-week celebration of human-powered winter

sports. backcountry ski/board and nordic focused. Seminars, demos, races, films, music and more. north america’s premier mountain lifestyle festival. Free (mostly). lake Tahoe’s north Shore and alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917, www.alpenglowsports.com

F Eb . 20 Winter Film Series #4 Adrian Ballinger 7 p.m. everest guide adrian ballinger is back with tales of skiing on ama dablam, everest and other himalayan giants. Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village inn, free. raffle proceeds benefit the high Fives Foundation. big Truck hats will be on site sewing custom lids, 530-583-6917.

F Eb . 22 Children’s Glow Stick Parade and Carnival a kid’s version of the Torchlight parade with glow sticks for children 10 or younger who can ski or ride unassisted in the dark on Snowbird run. arrive early to secure a spot in the parade and get glow sticks by playing free carnival games. music and snacks will be provided in the bar area prior to the parade. Sign-ups and carnival start at 4:30 p.m. with the parade starting at 6:30 p.m. This event is free. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

F Eb . 22 Squaw Valley Prom 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Squaw Valley prom is back for its 10th year! The event is hosted by the high Fives Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for athletes who have suffered a life-altering injury while pursuing their dream in the winter action sports community.

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all ticket proceeds from the event will benefit the high Fives Foundation. prom theme is “diamonds in the Sky.” Tickets are $100 for a couple and $200 stag. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

F Eb . 27 Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival as part of the alpenglow mountain Festival, the Winter Wildlands alliance backcountry Film Festival is back! Join alpenglow, Tahoe cross country and the Tahoe cross country Ski education association for an evening of

fun, humorous and adventurous film shorts. $10. all proceeds benefit the Ski education association. alpenglow Sports, 415 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

FEb. 27 TO MaRcH 4 Celebrity Winterfest (Special Olympics) Join an event-filled weekend. Saturday, the public is invited to come to watch corporate teams, with celebrity and Special Olympics athletes racing toe-to-toe at diamond peak Ski resort. The event concludes on Sunday with “plungefest,” an opportunity for brave souls with warm hearts to raise additional funds for the Special Olympics.

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MARch 22 1:30 p.m. help devour an incredible 200-foot banana split. This event is free. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

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F Eb . 28 SnowFest! Opening Ceremonies and Fireworks Squaw Valley kicks off the 33rd annual SnowFest!, a celebration of north lake Tahoe and all of the region’s winter activities. The fun-filled week starts at Squaw Valley with a colorful fireworks show, extreme food eating challenge and live music. check out the full SnowFest! schedule at www.TahoeSnowFestival.com. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

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MaRcH 1 Winter Beach Party noon. Tropical fun, live music, food and games. a great time for the whole family. This event is free. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

MaRcH 1 Alpenglow Mountain Festival Nordic Demo 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Try the latest and greatest in cross-country ski equipment from industry leaders Fischer, Salomon, rossignol, madshus, atomic, atlas and mSr. demos, clinics, seminars, kid’s events, women’s events and more. part of the alpenglow mountain Festival (www.alpenglowsports.com). Tahoe cross country, Tahoe city, 530-583-6917.

MaRcH 1 Mardi Squaw 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. celebrate mardi gras and dance the night away at Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

MaRcH 8 Kings beach SnowFest! parade 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The north Tahoe business association hosts this annual fun-filled event featuring entertaining entries from 30-40 local community and nonprofit organizations and businesses. To participate in the parade or for more information call 530-546-9000, www.tahoesnowfestival.com

MaRcH 13 Winter Film Series #5: Emily Harrington 7 p.m. north Face climber emily harrington will round out alpenglow’s Winter Film Series with tales of rock climbing in morocco, china and beyond. Squaw Valley’s Olympic Village inn, free, 530-583-6917.

MaRcH 14 Positive Psychology 7-8:15 p.m. Sierra college insights presents “Unlocking the secrets to optimal well-being” with Sierra college psychology and personal development instructor christopher Old, lmFT. Free, 11001 college Trail, Truckee, 530-550-2290, www.sierracollege.edu

MaRcH 15-16 Sugar Bowl Silver Belt Banzai final tour stop of the Rahlves’ Banzai Tour Join Sugar bowl resort ambassador daron rahlves for the exciting finish of the banzai tour at Sugar bowl, where it all started and where it all ends. Sugar bowl resort, www.sugarbowl.com, 530-426-9000.

MaRcH 15 Springs Music Series begins This spring, unwind and soak up the rays every Saturday with alpine meadows’ Spring music Series. Skiers and snowboarders will enjoy the tunes of local,

talented musicians while kicking up their boots on the deck of the alpine meadows lodge. The whole family is invited to attend the free concert series performances. alpine meadows, 2600 alpine meadows road, Tahoe city, 800-403-0206, www.Skialpine.com

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fEB . 28 TO MARch 9 looking for some winter time fun? Then you will find it in the 10 days of SnowFest! This winter carnival showcases life in the Sierra, including events at ski areas, north lake Tahoe towns, lakeshore business, kids’ events, dogs, adults, and more! get out your neon, headbands, and disco balls folks as the theme of this year’s SnowFest! is “bringing back the 80s.” This is a must-attend event for all ages! SnowFest!, 551 north lake blvd., Tahoe city, 530-583-7167,

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MaRcH 16 The Gold Rush at Royal Gorge XC celebrate the triumphant return of one of Tahoe’s iconic cross-country races, complete with competitor prizes and spectator festivities. royal gorge cross country, www.royalgorge.com, 530-426-3871.

MaRcH 19-23 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships Squaw Valley is proud to host the 2013 event, a culmination of the ski racing year which brings together the U.S. Ski Team and hundreds of young, talented athletes from across the country. Spectators are encouraged to join the action-packed week, as some of the world’s top skiers face-off on the slopes followed by celebrations in the Village. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

MaRcH 28-29 Pain McShlonkey dress up in your most outrageous ski duds and go out to Squaw Valley for a day full of belly laughs, camaraderie and philanthropy in celebration of legendary skier Shane mcconkey. Festivities include the extreme Small mountain invitational and the chinese downhill, where pros and amateurs battled it out on snowblades for the highly coveted golden Saucer trophy and ultimate bragging rights. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

MaRcH 31 SKINNY Ski-A-Thon 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The SKinny Ski-a-Thon at Squaw Valley invites high Fives Foundation supporters to ski as many laps as possible on the infamous KT-22 chairlift. donations are gathered on a flat rate or per-lap basis en route to raising money and awareness for the high Fives non-profit Foundation, www.highfivesfoundation.org

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apR i l 4 Parent’s Night Out children ages birth-12 years

of age are welcome. a donation of $10 per child per evening is requested. This is a drop-in program at the First baptist church of Tahoe city, 390 Fairway drive, 530-583-1534, www.tahoeministries.com

apR i l 5 Spring Evening Ski Party at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area enjoy the barbecue, live music and a special outdoor bar. Skiing will be extended to 5:45 p.m. attendees will also be entered into a free drawing to win a 2014-15 season pass. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

apR i l 6 Homewood Ski Resort knows how to make Easter fun! 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. get on your skis and snowboards at homewood for the easter bunny hunt and egg hunt! Find the easter bunny who will be skiing all over the mountain and take a picture with him. Tag the picture with #skihomewood on either Facebook, instagram, or Twitter to be entered to win a homewood season pass for 2014-2015. There will be a public egg hunt at 11 a.m. behind the north lodge. The Ski School egg hunt will be behind the north lodge at 1 p.m., 530-584-6839, www.skihomewood.com

apR i l 11 All about dance! 7-8:15 p.m., Sierra college insights presents fascinating talk with choreographer, dancer and Sierra college dance and yoga instructor Jennie pitts-Knipe, free, 11001 college Trail, Truckee, 530-550-2290, www.sierracollege.edu

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APR I L 20 What better way to spend easter Sunday than on the slopes with the whole family? Search in the spring snow for colorful eggs during alpine meadows’ two easter egg hunts - one for the kids and one for the adults. in true winter fashion, guests to alpine can also do some searching with the help of technology during the beacon and eggs avalanche beacon Scavenger hunt. alpine meadows, 2600 alpine meadows road, Tahoe city, 800-403-0206, www.Skialpine.com.

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Winterize your PipesMake sure that all outdoor spigots are winterized; this will avoid frozen pipes and potential interior and exterior damage.

InsulateInsulate hot water pipes to reduce the amount of water that must be run in order to get hot water to a faucet. This conserves water as well as minimizes water heating costs.

Locate your home shut-off valveLocate and mark your shut-off valve for quick identification in the event of a frozen or broken pipe. If you do not have a home shut-off valve, consider installing one in the fall or spring. During regular working hours, there is no charge for the District to turn on/turn off water service to your property.

Shovel a path to your shut-off valveBe sure to shovel a path to your shut-off valve after each snowfall event. Things look a lot different under two feet of snow and, in a broken pipe emergency, being able to quickly locate and shut off the valve is critical.

Check for leaks in pipes, hoses, hose connections and faucetsEven a tiny leak can equate to thousands of gallons of wasted water in a surprising-ly short period of time. Repair or replace any plumbing or equipment leaking water immediately. Not only do these leaks waste a valuable resource, if you have a water meter, they cost you money.

If your pipes do freezeThe District is here for you 24/7 should your pipes freeze. Call 530.544.6474 and help will be on the way. We’re always here when you need us–never a doubt!

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Feb 28-March 10, 201410 fun �lled days of �reworks, parades,

theme parties, kids events, music, animal contests,ski races, and much, much MORE!

For complete schedule & lodging packages go to:www.tahoesnowfest.com

apR i l 12-31 Annual Snow Golf Tournament ditch the ski jacket for a collared shirt and khakis. alpine meadows’ annual Snow golf Tournament is back! as the only top-to-bottom snow golf course, this highly anticipated spring event is a unique way to spend a day on the slopes with the whole family. The nine-hole course starts at the top of Summit express chair and meanders its way down the mountain with the last holes bringing competitors back to the bottom of alpine bowl chair. alpine meadows, 2600 alpine meadows road, Tahoe city, 800-403-0206, www.Skialpine.com

apR i l 13 Downhill Dummy Contest and Rail Jam enjoy food and beverage specials, bounce house, live music, plus the popular boxing match rail Jam and traditional downhill dummy event. Teams build unique dummies to send sliding down the hill and off a massive jump. This year’s theme is “places around the World.” prizes will be awarded for best design, best air and best crash. you can also get full-day lift tickets at half-day rates. Tahoe donner downhill Ski area, 11603 Snowpeak Way, Truckee, 530-587-9444, www.tahoedonner.com/downhill-ski

apR i l 13 Palm Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m. historic Squaw Valley chapel, built for the 1960 Winter Olympics and the only protestant church in Squaw Valley. everyone is welcome. refreshments provided, 444 Squaw peak road, Olympic Valley, 530-581-4011, www.squawvalleychapel.com

apR i l 19 Tahoe-Truckee Earth Day Celebration celebrate the earth and join Squaw Valley for live music, a “Trashion” show, and environmental fun at the largest eco-event in the north lake Tahoe and Truckee area. The event gives participants the opportunity to learn about earth-friendly practices including recycling, composting, alternative energy, and sustainability. a diverse array of agency representatives and earth-friendly vendors will be present to help participants learn more about how they can reduce their ecological footprint. Squaw Valley, 1960 chamonix place, Olympic Valley, 800-403-0206, www.squaw.com

apR i l 19 Trains Freestyle Ski & Snowboard contest a locomotive of high-flying freestyle action, TrainS is an on-snow event with music, chicken wings and a unique contest format for all ages to witness the best skiers and snowboarders take to the air, www.highfivesfoundation.org

apR i l 20 Easter Services at High Camp and Squaw Valley Chapel Free cable car rides to high camp will begin at 7 a.m. for all those not carrying skis or boards. light refreshments will be provided by Squaw Valley and music by the chapel musician with Tuck Wilson and other local artists. a different service will follow at 10 a.m. in the chapel on the Valley floor. refreshments provided, 444 Squaw peak road, Olympic Valley, 530-581-4011, www.squawvalleychapel.com.

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NOv. 22-24 18th Annual Holiday Faire at Valhalla Grand Hall The Valhalla grand hall will be decorated in a festive holiday mode for the annual holiday faire. Twenty-five local vendors and artists will offer an assortment of handmade and other items for purchase. Santa claus will visit and school choirs and other musical groups will perform. The faire will take place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5

BArTon FeSTivAl oF TreeS And ligHTS

DEc . 4 -8 barton Foundation’s Festival of Trees and lights will celebrate its 50th anniversary. This year, the Tallac association will perform three production of “The best christmas pageant ever,” a family comedy about the meaning of christmas. performances will take place dec. 5, 6 and 8. a Teddy bear brunch will take place dec. 8. This year the barton Foundation board has elected to donate festival funds to barton cardiology, led by cardiologist dr. david young. The growing service line is focused on preventing heart disease and addressing cardiac health through diagnosis, intervention, referral and rehabilitation. For a schedule and information, visit www.festivaloftreeslaketahoe.org

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DEc . 7 Breakfast with Santa Join Santa for a pancake breakfast from 9-11 a.m. at Kahle community center, 36 Kingsbury grade, Stateline, nev. Orange juice and hot chocolate will also be available. Santa will also pose for photos with children, but parents must bring their own camera. information: 775-586-7271.

DEc . 7 Light up South Lake Tahoe businesses along highway 50 will turn on their lights in a wave and “light up South lake Tahoe” as the South lake Tahoe Fire department truck, South lake Tahoe police department command Vehicle and Snow plows are decorated in festive holiday lights. procession will begin at 6 p.m. and will take place from Stateline to the “y.” information: 530-542-6106.

DEc . 12 North Pole phone call 4:30-6:30 p.m. For ages 3-6. register starting dec. 1 at Kahle community center, 236 Kingsbury grade, Stateline, nev. Free. information: 775-586-7271.

DEc . 15 Jingle Jog a jingle jog hot chocolate run will tae place at lakeview commons, located at highway 50 and lakeview avenue. The run will begin at 10 a.m. hot chocolate treats will be available at the finish line. prizes will be given for best costume and most ridiculous costume. information: www.tahoefunruns.com.

DEc . 21 Santa visits Sierra Santa and his helpers will visit Sierra-at-Tahoe resort base lodge. Visits will take place from 11 a.m. to noon and from 1-2 p.m. candy cane limbo and holiday face painting will take place from noon to 1 p.m. brings your camera to take photos of your children with Santa. cookies and hot cocoa will also be available. information: www.sierraattahoe.com.

DEc . 31 New Year’s Eve Celebration music, games, fireworks and the gondola ball drop will take place at heavenly Village. Festivities will take place from 6-9 p.m. entertainment includes an outdoor concert, ice-sculpting performances, fire dancers, a snowboard simulator, a photo booth and face painting. The ball drop will be timed to the east coast new year’s eve at 9 p.m.

JANuARY

JaN. 11 Winter Trails Day The city of South lake Tahoe recreation department and the U.S. Forest Service will offer a variety of guided snowshoe hikes for adults and children ages 10 and older. Trail experiences feature wildlife habitat and forest health, the watershed and water quality impacts, and historic aspects of settlement in lake Tahoe. There is no fee to participate and hot cocoa and snacks will be provided. participants must provide own snowshoes and dress appropriately including hat, gloves, sunscreen, sunglasses, and bring plenty of water. information: 530-542-6091.

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DEc . 21 -31 The heavenly Village transitions into a holiday winter wonderland with lights, decorations, carolers, magicians, jugglers, ice sculpting, ice capades and a ripperoo parade. it all cumulates on new year’s eve, with a live band and brightly-lit gondola that descends over the crowd, signaling the start of the new year and a festive fireworks show. information www.skiheavenly.com

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SwATCH Freeride world Tour

fEB . 27 TO MARch 3 Sixty of the best big mountain skiers and snowboarders on the planet will be at Kirkwood mountain resort for this event. They will challenge themselves on the Kirkwood’s permanently closed section known as “The cirque.” The FWT is an international event and Kirkwood is one of only two stops in north america and is the last stop before the tour concludes at the Swatch xtreme Verbier presented by north Face in Switzerland. This event will also be streamed live at www.freerideworldtour.com. information www.kirkwood.com

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F Eb . 8 -9 Rahlves Banzai Tour The rahlves’ banzai Tour is the world’s premier big mountain freeski meets ski / boarder-cross event on the planet! Taking place at four lake Tahoe resorts. The event pits some of the Tahoe region’s best skiers and riders against competitors from across north america and the world. The race is head-to-head action four at a time, top to bottom, down a wide open course over natural terrain and snow conditions. at Kirkwood, the competitors begin by dropping into “The Wall,” the legendary steep face off of chair 10, and then race down 2,000 vertical feet down some of Kirkwood’s most challenging terrain. This event is action packed and a not to be missed weekend Kirkwood. information: www.kirkwood.com or www.rahlvesbanzai.com.

F Eb . 8 -9 Burton Riglet Park Snowboard Games Using riglet Technology, riders can experience the excitement of competition just like their favorite Olympians. This free event will teach kids 6 and under how to limbo and ollie, navigate through the gates, ride through the mini pipe, and catch (mini) air in the slopestyle course. information: www.sierraattahoe.com.


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MARch 28 -30 building on a long-standing tradition of freestyle skiing and competition, heavenly will host the U.S. Freestyle championships. The moguls of gunbarrel, made famous by the hot dogging contests of the 1970s, were also the site of the U.S. Freestyle championships in 2013 and 2004 and the FiS World cup Freestyle events in 1999 and 2000. at the 2013 championships, the resort brought a heavenly twist to the traditional event, with a live band and a thrilling post-event fireworks display which elicited an overwhelming positive reaction from athletes, spectators and event organizers. The most accomplished freestyle skiers, such as heavenly’s own Sho Kashima, a U.S. Ski Team athlete, will showcase their talents, as they return from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. information: www.skiheavenly.com.

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MaRcH 28-30 Tanner Hall Invitational Fifteen of the world’s best skiers and Tanner hall come together at Sierra-at-Tahoe to session a unique feature in a fun jam format contest. a contest for the riders, by the riders. brought to you by Tahoe South, inspired media and Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. information www.sierraattahoe.com.

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apR i l 12-13 Legendary Kirkwood Banked Slalom This season marks the 20th anniversary of Kirkwood’s legendary banked Slalom race. The race is a Tahoe favorite and fun for the whole family. The competition is open to any 5 years and older. as in years past competitors make their way down Snowsnake gully hoping to win glory and to leave their mark on this historic event. information: www.kirkwood.com

apR i l 20 Easter Eggstravaganza easter activities will take place at Thunder gulch at Sierra-at-Tahoe from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The easter bunny will leave treasures for children to find. a bunny hop contest and chubby bunny challenge will also take place. information: www.sierraattahoe.com.

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APR I L 5 heavenly will play its ace again this spring by hosting high roller hold ‘em, the industry’s most high-energy, innovative big air competition. infusing an x games-worthy big air competition with a little South lake Tahoe casino gambling twist, high roller hold ‘em will take place on the World cup run at heavenly with a monster big-air jump, celebrity host and a $50,000 jackpot at stake. Some of the world’s top professional snowboarders will compete again in this high-production, signature night-time event, which will also feature a live dJ, an exhibition with local athletes, fireworks, laser lights and the heavenly angels. This will be an epic party befitting lake Tahoe’s south shore! information www.skiheavenly.com.

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enTerTainmenTentertainment venues around the lake offer a variety of shows, from bluegrass to electronic dance music. Whether you’re looking to attend an adventure film festival or move your feet to a local band, entertainment at the lake is a one-of-a-kind experience. here’s a look at just a few of the events happening at lake Tahoe this winter.

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CrySTAl BAy CASino14 State route 28, crystal bayInformation: 775-833-6333 www.crystalbaycasino.com

NOv 22 Keyser SozeNOv 23 Tumbleweed WanderersNOv 29 New Riders of the Purple SageNOv 29 DJ Gurbtron and HeidaliciousNOv 30 Locals Last WaltzDEc 06 The Herbert Bail OrchestraDEc 07 Head for the HillsDEc 08 Dragon Smoke

DEc 13 The Silent Comedy

DEc 14 Dead Winter CarpentersDEc 20 Peter Joseph Burtt and the King TideDEc 21 Drop TheoryDEc 27 Radar Love, classic rock tributeDEc 28 Jackie Greene BandDEc 29 Jackie GreeneDEc 31 Jackie Greene BandJaN 10 Fan Halen, Van Halen tributeFEb 17 The DuhksMaR 16 Galactic

HArrAH’S lAke TAHoe15 U.S. highway 50, StatelineInformation: 800-427-7247www.harrahslaketahoe.com

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NOv 22 DJ Leslie PerezNOv 29 DJ CarismaNOv 30 Tower of PowerNOv 30 Clinton SparksDEc 21 Chubby CheckerJaN 18 Booker T. JonesJaN 25 Pablo CruiseFEb 01 Toad the Wet Sprocket

lAke TAHoe CommuniTy College1 college Way, South lake Tahoewww.snowglobemusicfestival.com

DEc 29-31 SnowGlobe Music Festival featuring TiÎsto and Snoop Dogg

monTBleu reSorTCASino & SpA55 highway 50, StatelineInformation: 775-588-3515 www.montbleuresort.com

NOv 19 Shaggy, ThriveNOv 23 “Into the Mind” movie premiereNOv 29 Black UhuruNOv 30 Porter RobinsonDEc 13 Terry BradshawDEc 14 Tahoe Adventure Film FestivalDEc 21 Daniel Tosh

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‘iNTO THE MiND’This critically acclaimed ski film takes a unique look at skiing. “With stunning cinema-tography and groundbreak-ing storytelling techniques, the Sherpas blur the lines between dream state and reality, and immerse you into the mind of a common skier as

he attempts to climb and ski the ultimate moun-tain,” according to Sherpas cinema. The film makes its South Shore debut 8 p.m., Saturday nov. 23 at montbleu resort casino & Spa.

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TOaD THE wET SpROckETThe name started out as a monty python joke, but the band sold millions of records and notched sever-al radio hits. The band broek up in 1998, but got back together in 2006. Toad the Wet Sprocket plays harrah’s lake Tahoe 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1.

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DEaD wiNTER caRpENTERSanother local favorite, this rollicking roots rock band offers plenty of homegrown fun. They’ve quickly grown their audience and taken the show on the road, playing festivals like the high Sierra music Festival in Quincy, calif. The band plays familiar territory with a 9 p.m. Saturday, dec. 14 show at crystal bay casino at lake Tahoe’s north Shore.

Tickets are $15.

GalacTicnew Orleans funk masters galactic are sure to show their audience a sweaty good time when they return to lake Tahoe march 16. The five-piece outfit plays crystal bay casino 9 p.m. Sunday, march 16.

Tickets are $30.

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