March 2, 2009
I keep going back to Ground Hog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and 6 more weeks of Winter was predicted. He wasn’t wrong…
In this past week, Heavenly reported another 15-17” of new snow; Sierra-at-Tahoe got 23-29” and Kirkwood picked up another 34-38” of new snow.
Just keeps coming.
As of this morning a Winter Storm Warning is posted from 10am today all the way thru Wednesday morning at 4am. According to Snowforcast.com there is the potential of snow accumulations above 8000 ft. predicted to be 14-22” today, 16-24” Tuesday with 36”above 8000 ft, 3-5” on Wednesday, a break Thursday and 5-6” on Friday. Could be a total of 5 to 6 feet by this coming weekend with still unsettled weather coming thru. March is definitely coming in like a LION with a ROAR! Or is that the wind?
This past Saturday, Heavenly hosted their first in a Series of 4 “Jackpot Rail Jams” on World Cup Run. Results of the competition.
Online registration is open for the next event scheduled for Saturday, March 14, followed by the 3rd of the series on March 21 with the Finals slated for Saturday, March 28 by invitation. Go to www.skiheavenly.com for more info.
Prizes for the qualifying events include: Automaton snowboards, Moment skis, Solstice clothing, Neff gear, VonZipper goggles, Skullcandy headphones, DaKine bags, Freeskier gear, Bern helmets and items from Ride, Flatline, Eesa, Smith, Landing, Girl Powder and BettyRides.com.
Also I will be Emceeing the Special Olympics Celebrity Winterfest Race and Activities this Saturday at the Base of Heavenly’s World Cup Run. Calling the Play by Play along with both AM590 KTHO Radio Personalities and KMTN TV will be catching all the action to be played back on Channel 9 & 19 on the South Shore. This a THE fundraiser for Northern CA/NV Special Olympics and everyone is invited to come out and support the cause, meet the celebrities and root on your favorite teams.
Sierra at Tahoe is offering some great deals in March.
Learn To Ski/Ride for just $25
From March 8 through 13, would-be skiers and snowboarders can get a heck of a deal with Sierra Resort's Learn to Ski/Ride special. The package includes a 2.5-hour beginner lesson, ski or snowboard rental equipment for the day and a lift ticket that accesses the beginner chair lifts. Package must be reserved online in advance. With snow conditions as good as they are, learning how to ski or snowboard in March will be a piece of cake!
Backcountry Lessons for as low as $33
With the incorporation of Huckleberry Canyon inside the Sierra Resort boundary this winter, expert skiers and snowboarders jonesing to experience extreme terrain but cautious enough to want to do so with a guide can take advantage of the new Backcountry Lesson. This 2.5-hour lesson covers both technique for skiing/riding extreme terrain and route finding skills. All necessary equipment, including avalanche beacon, probe & shovel, are included in the lesson price, which is $49 or $33 with a 3-Pak! The opportunity to experience some of the premiere backcountry terrain in North America at this price makes this one of the best deals in the ski world.
Kids Ski Free
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The Snow keeps piling up at Kirkwood and they have some great events and money saving deals offered as well.
Starting March 5-8, they are hosting:
THE NORTH FACE MASTERS OF SNOWBOARDING
Professional and up‐and‐coming snowboarders from around the globe gather at Kirkwood for the final stop along the tour of The North Face Masters big mountain competition to battle it out in the
Legendary terrain of The Cirque, home to the resort’s most challenging cliff drops and chutes.
Male and female snowboarders over the age of 18 years are welcome to participate in the event
and can register online at www.thenorthfacemasters.com.
Big name riders expected to be seen at The North Face Masters this year include Laura Dewey, Shannan Yates, Rachel Sheidow, Jonathan Penfield, Korey Kaczmarek, Ralph Backstrom, and
Ryland Bell. Champions of the tour will be crowned at Kirkwood following the conclusion
of competition on March 8; each winner will receive a portion of the tour’s $45,000 cash purse
and a chance to compete in additional circuit events.
Kirkwood also has a bunch of Screamin’ Deals offered this month to include:
Their Mid Winter Season Pass, good every day thru the end of the Season for only $249. And if you are a Season Pass Holder of any other Lake Tahoe Resort, you can purchase the Tahoe / Kirkwood Upgrade… Bring your Season Pass out to Kirkwood and receive 3 Lift tickets for only $99. Lift Tickets are good for the holder of the pass only and are non-transferable Call their pass office at 209/7254 or visit Kirkwood.com.
On another note, Lake Tahoe Radio is Back… KTHO AM590, kicked off its new format this morning with your “Weekday Wake up” with the team of Tom & Bill in the morning from 6am-9am, weekdays. Tune in for all the local news, information and my Mountain Resort Reports each morning. What’s cool is the KTHO has changed their music format to CLASSIC ROCK… Oh yeah… with other news programs such as “Tahoe FYI” hosted by Paul Middlebrook and Bill Kingman on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:15am, Tom Wendell is hosting “Tahoe Perspective” on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:15am; The Insane Darrell Wayne and the Knuckleheads are hosting their Classic Rock Show on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-10pm. Other music programming includes Grateful Dead selections with “Dead Reckoning” with Timmy, Saturday night from 10pm till Midnight, but wait there more and more changes coming in the next weeks so tune in and get all the local information and great classic rock music you want. You can also hear them world wide with live streamed music on the internet at kthoradio.com. Yes indeed. Local information radio is back serving our community with local news, road & weather, talk shows and great Classic Rock. Tune it in at AM590 – KTHO – Serving
Have a great week and don’t put away the shovel just yet.
See you on the Slopes.
Curtis Fong
The Guy From Tahoe
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