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Winter Dew Tour @ Northstar: Feb. 19-22

By Adam Soldinger • Feb 13th, 2009 • Category: Events, News, The Wire

courtesy of Transworld Snowboarding…
The Winter Dew Tour today announced the schedule of events for its final stop of the inaugural season, the Toyota Championship, held Feb. 19-22 at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in Truckee, Calif. The world’s top snowboard and freeski athletes, including Shaun White, Torah Bright and Simon Dumont, will compete for the coveted Dew [...]



Christmas In Tahoe (guest post)

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 17th, 2009 • Category: News, The Wire

It’s my pleasure to hand the mic off to a good friend, Tony Rogondino, for the first of a series of special guest posts. Tony and I met years ago in Los Angeles where he still resides and spends his days managing Todd Hannigan’s burgeoning record label, Brotheryn Records.
The holidays are a perfect for [...]



Company Profile: Tahoe Snow and Sun Tours

By Adam Soldinger • Jan 12th, 2009 • Category: Features, Lead Story, News, The Wire

I recently shared an article from Ski Magazine that discusses the state of highway traffic into and out of the mountains of the Lake Tahoe area and Summit County, Colorado. This is a major issue not only because of the extra hour or two (or more!) of driving time you can expect if you [...]



Tahoe Update, Update…New Opening Dates

By Adam Soldinger • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: News

Well, after a big snowfall not too long ago, the skies have dried up a bit and some hopeful opening dates have been pushed back. It looks like Squaw still plans to open this weekend with Alpine Meadows and Northstar turning on the lifts next week. Many others are still listed as TBA [...]



Tahoe Update – Opening Dates

By Adam Soldinger • Oct 30th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, News

Here’s the latest on opening dates that are set throughout the Tahoe region and a little bit beyond. I feel kinda weird about putting Mammoth in the “Others” category because it’s probably still my favorite mountain to ride in all of California. But what are you gonna do? It’s not really Tahoe, [...]