Hello Sliders!
The-best-powder-skiing/riding-on-the-planet continues right here
in Northern California and Lake Tahoe dear sliders. Up to five
feet of fresh powder dropped in the last week and cold conditions
have kept it in fantastic shape.
You want to make fresh tracks you say?
Excellente! More snow is on the way, up to two feet of fresh powder
expected throughout the balance of the weekend. It's a rare treat
to make first tracks on KT-22, Alpine Bowl, Lookout Mountain, Motts
Canyon or The Chutes, but this weekend, if you can get to the
mountain at opening, you'll have helicopter-quality sking and riding
at a fraction of the cost.
*Deals, deals deals!
You don't want to drop $60.00 for a lift ticket? No problem. We've
got every (cheap) ticket and lodging deal known to man, or women
listed below, and if you don't see what you're looking for, go to
the website for an eye-numbing review on the best deals for every
Tahoe resort and then some!
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*Mike Pechner's Ski/Weather Forecast
Snow begins overnight and should continue through the weekend. Mike
reports three to five feet of fresh snow in the last week. Another
couple feet should drop by the end of the weekend. We have the
best powder ski/ride conditions in the country dear sliders! Highs
in the 20's, lows zero-ten degrees so make sure to dress warm.
*Cal Trans
Make sure to check road conditons for all the major skiways at 1
800 427-7623. You can also get the info via the Internet at:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/
*We Might Be Cheap, But We're Generous!
We're giving away (free) 8 Northstar/ Sierra lift tickets this week
to our loyal readers Why? Because we can! Make sure to check and
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*Hot, Hot, Hot!
*Northstar
Sunday, March 12th, Tahoe Women's Services 5th Annual Ski Day -- $20
lift tickets benefit a great cause. Purchase at Tahoe Dave's or
Porter's locations, or online:
http://www.tahoewomenservices.com/html/twsSkiDay2006.html
Northstar-at-Tahoe offers a three-day Women's Ski and Snowboard
Clinic March 17-19. The all-inclusive program is a fun, challenging,
non-intimidating clinic that includes five hours of instruction and
guidance each day and video analysis of ski or riding technique.
http://www.skinorthstar.com
*Sugar Bowl
Sunday, Mar. 19, Sugar Bowl Ski for Schools Day Special, pre-purchased
lift tickets are only $20 and on-sale at all Porter's locations
(Truckee, Tahoe City, Incline). Limited quantity available.
*Bear Valley
Midweek madness! Starting at $35.00 (you got me right...) Includes
lodging and ticket! Go to bearvalley.com for all the details.
*Bear Valley Benefit
The 5th annual Slide for the Cure will take place on Saturday, March
11th. Proceeds will benefit the Darren Lee Farwell (DLF) Foundation.
Only $50 gets participants a lift ticket, lunch, T-shirt & goodie
bag! For every lap they take, skiers & boarders are entered into
a raffle full of sweet prizes. The day also includes a brewfest,
live music, a raffle and plenty of activities for kids. For more
information call 866-INFO-DLF.
*Heavenly Lift Tickets Discounts
Walk into a participating Any Mountain store, and walk out with an
Adult Heavenly direct-to-lift ticket for just $59.
http://www.skiheavenly.com http://www.anymountain.net
*Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe
Sure, we'd like to have you stay with us at Cal Neva. But the
Reno/Rose combination cannot be beat for price. Not only that, you
leave your car in the garage and take the shuttle up to Mt. Rose-Ski
Tahoe. Mt. Rose and Reno offers ski and stay from as low as $59.00.
A great way to enjoy a holiday ski vacation at affordable rates.
We highly recommend Reno and Rose for holidays when everything else
is booked out, or priced through the roof. http://www.renolaketahoe.com
http://www.skirose.com
*Diamond Peak Throws Another Party!
Party with Diamond Peak at the Hacienda Friday, March 10. Enjoy
drink specials, live music and tons of great prizes from Diamond
Peak and Porter's Ski & Sport. Party starts at 7pm. The Hacienda
is located at 931 Tahoe Boulevard in Incline Village, across the
street from Raley's. http://www.diamondpeak.com
*Cal Neva Rooms
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*Alpine Meadows
We say it every week: The best powder you'll find on the planet for
$41.00. A great place to take a powder lesson. Don't forget to
demo geat at Alpine!
Sunday, April 9, Alpine Meadows Community Benefit Day A special,
reduced lift ticket will be available at Alpine this day. A portion
of the proceeds goes to Excellence in Education. Call Alpine,
530-583-4232 for details. (Mark your calendar--we'll have more
info in March.)
Sundays in the Park at Alpine! Weekly, freebies, more! Open to
skiers and riders. Cash prizes and swag for participants. Call
530 581-8272 for events dates, schedules, etc.
Alpine Meadows at $41.00, truly one of the best values in Lake Tahoe
for a world-class alpine-style mountain. Alpine Meadows is truly
a great deal, one of the industry's best values says, Ski Magazine.
Get to and from Alpine Meadows via a free shuttle from many locations
around the Lake. http://www.skialpine.com
*Boreal
Boreal is a great place to ski/ride with snow in the forecast.
Quick on and off from I-80, you'll cut an hour of drive time from
the lake during a major snow storm. Stop at Boreal and get in some
night skiing or riding on the way up to Tahoe. Just $22.00. 3:30PM.
Every Friday night.
The biggest superpipe you're gonna find for $38.00 a day! The super
pipe has 18.5 foot walls, 15 degree grade, top to bottom 450 feet
long. Worldclass Pipe and Terrian Park Features!
Boreal is now covered in 95 terrain features. 9am-9pm. Lift ticket
price of $38.00!
Open for night skiing/riding from 3:30pm-9:00pm seven days a week.
$22.00 for night skiing! As featured in the December 27th issue
of the Wall Street Journal, Boreal's FREE iRide Card offers guests
of all ages the opportunity to ride for any two days this season
with your third day lift ticket for free. To get the FREE iRide
Card: rideboreal.com or pick one up at any Boreal lift ticket window.
No need to ski/ride consecutive days.
Raley's Special For Boreal! $10.00 off adult beginner package,
valid Sunday-Friday. Learn to ski or ride for just $49.00 with
free coupon you can get at any particpating Nor Cal Raleys.
*Bear Valley
Spring Event Schedule for Bear Valley
March 11- Slide for the Cure
March 11- Monte Carlo Night @ Bear Valley Lodge
March 18- CSS Slopestyle Finals
March 25- Gatorade GS Races 5 & 6
March 25- Country Snow Fest (live music)
The Ski Bus is Back! If you don't have 4-wheel drive, take the ski
bus from Angels Camp, or San Andreas. It's just $10 round trip,
you don't have to drive in the snow. Weekends only!
http://www.calaverastransit.com/skibus
Ultimate one-stop-shopping at Bear Valley for kids. Go to the
Children's center, you can purchase lift tickets for everyone,
lessons, rental the works. No more waiting in five different lines.
Midweek madness! Starting at $35.00 (you got me right...) Includes
lodging and ticket! Go to bearvalley.com for all the details.
Purchase a discounted Bear Valley lift ticket from participating
Bay Area ski shops. Go to http://www.bearvalley.com for listings.
5-Paks are valid daily! Get 5 unrestricted adult lift tickets for
just $199.00. You can use these during the holidays. Online only
at http://www.bearvalley.com/
Group lesson 5-Pak. 5 lessons for just $154.00. You'll need to
have equipment and purchase lift pass. 3-Pak Save $68.00! You're
getting three lesson packages for the price of two. Includes:
lessons, beginner lifts, rentals.
For up to date weather forecasts, mountain cam and unbelievable
lodging specials visit http://www.bearvalley.com or contact the
main office at 209.753.2301
*Diamond Peak
Dummies will take over the slopes at Diamond Peak Ski Resort Saturday,
March 11th for the 6th Annual Dummy Downhill.
Participants build a dummy on skis or snowboards that will be
launched off a huge jump. Prizes will be awarded in many different
categories including most creative dummy and best crash. For more
information and current conditions at Diamond Peak call 775-832-1177
or visit diamondpeak.com.
Purchase a Mini Pass, valid for 2,3,5 or 7 days. You can ski/ride
for as low as $30.14 a day using the Mini Pass. The Mini Pass is
valid daily, including holidays and is transferable.
Interchangeable Parent's Pass! $46.00--two parents can share one
ticket!
Multi-day tickets! Get a discount over the holiday by purchasing
a multi-day ticket. Great value and savings. Check
http://www.diamondpeak.com/ for details.
Great for Kids and Parents! Child Ski Center, All-Day Value Package
Children, ages: 4-7 10am-4pm. Drop off the kids and enjoy the
slopes! Includes: All-day group lesson, lunch, pre and post child
accommodation.
*Heavenly
Three feet of fresh powder has fallen at Heavenly during the past
7 days. It should be a great weekend on the southshore for skiers
and riders. Need a discount Heavenly ticket?
Heavenly Lift Tickets Discounts Walk into a participating Any
Mountain store, and walk out with an Adult Heavenly direct-to-lift
ticket for just $59. http://www.skiheavenly.com
http://www.anymountain.net
Spend a week (March 19 -24) swapping cornice and mogul tales with
Heavenly's Ski.E.O. Glen Plake! You may not know the name, but
if you've ever seen a Warren Miller movie, the insane skier with
the wicked Mohawk, well, that's Plake. Bring your best game, a
smile, sense of humor and a change of underwear wouldn't be a bad
idea. It's likely you're gonna see vertical unknown to mortal
man...or woman.
Price: $1634 per person
Includes: 5 nights lodging, 5 days of skiing or riding, coaching,
on-mountain lunch everyday, dinner on March 22nd at Echo, and of
course, Glen Plake! Valid: 3/19/06 - 3/24/06 Call 800-Heavenly 12
sliders only!
$59 tickets for Heavenly available at Albertsons!
http://www.skiheavenly.com/tickets_rentals/albertsons/lift_tickets.html
Save $14 off of the walk-up price next week of $70.
http://www.skiheavenly.com
*Homewood
Great Midweek Ticket Prices at Homewood! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday for just $27.00. Want a bigger discount? Bring back
ticket from previous day and get another $5.00 off.
Parent Interchangeable Ticket. Monday-Thursday is $27.00!
Get a pair of vouchers for $49.99 at your participating Costco
warehouse. They are valid any day w/ NO blackout dates. This means
that these $25 lift tix can be used on weekends/holidays.
Next Senior Moment Monday! March 6th. $25 gets seniors Lunch,
Lift ticket and Lesson! $15.00 if you're a passholder.
Next Women's Edventures - March 9th and 10th, 11th and 12th. Two-day
clinic for women. Includes food, instruction, video and fun.
http://www.skihomewood.com for details.
*Kirkwood
Kirkwood Powder Cats! Open to skiers and riders, strong intermediate
and up. Four runs per expedition (approximately 2.5 hours). Cost
for Martin Point/Two Sentinels cat skiing is $150/person; 8 person
minimum/11 person maximum. Operation is weather and conditions
dependent. Cost for Martin Point is $150/person; 8 person minimum/11
person maximum. Cost for Red Cliffs is $100/person; 8 person
minimum/11 person maximum. Groups of eight or more can reserve any
day, seven days a week. Tours fill up quickly, so guests are
encouraged to book far in advance.
Availability is extremely limited; reservations are highly recommended.
For more details or information please call the Expedition HQ at
209.258.7360 or email at expedition@kirkwood.com
If you try it and love it--you can purchase an Adventure Pass for
$229.00. This gives you a season pass, unlimited lessons and
rentals!
COSTCO 2-PAKS: $94.99 Adult & $79.99 Junior. Save over 20% on adult
and 18% on Jr. tickets when purchasing 2-Paks at participating
Costco stores. Adult vouchers can be exchanged for a Learn To Ski
package ages 13+. Costco 2-Paks are available in 22 locations
throughout Northern California and Nevada.
*Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe
Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe offers the Silver Ski Senior Clinic, designed
for the wiser, more experienced skier (50+) who are intermediate
or advanced. Silver Ski meets Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays through
March 17.
All daily specials are valid including:
2 fer Tuesdays (Buy 1 Get 1 Free)
Student Wednesdays, all student ID's slide for $21.00.
Ladies Thursdays - all ladies ski/ride for just $19.00.
Want a great Mt. Rose weekend special?
Purchase the weekend extender:
Three consecutive days, including Saturday and Sunday: $99.00.
Runs and Roses! 2 adults, 2 children for just $108.00.
Mt. Rose and Reno offers ski and stay from as low as $59.00. A
great way to enjoy a holiday ski vacation at affordable rates. We
highly recommend Reno and Rose for holidays when everything else
is booked out, or priced through the roof. http://www.renolaketahoe.com
http://www.skirose.com
*Sierra-at-Tahoe
Direct to lift cards now available at participating Northern
California Safeway Stores! The cards cost $49.00, you save $10.00
off the daily rate and you can skip the lift ticket line! Valid
daily, including holidays! Visit http://www.sierrraattahoe.com/
for list of participating stores.
Sacramento Shuttle to Sierra-at-Tahoe! Saturday, March 4th will
pick up sliders at the Surf and Skate store in Sacramento. The
address is 12417 Fair Oaks blvd, in Fair Oak. The price includes
bus ride up and back to Sierra, all-day adult lift ticket. $69.00
for adults, $59.00 for young adults. Bus rolls at 8:30 am and will
leave Sierra at 4:30 pm. *Caution! Call and confirm all details
before showing up at the store. (916) 721-5000
Unlimited Rental Pass! Valid at Sierra daily, the cost is just
$109.00. This gives you the opportunity to rent unlimited skis,
boots, poles, boards for the entire season. If you're a beginner,
no need to purchase gear until the end of the season 50% off sales.
3-Paks are back! You get three lift tickets to Sierra valid any
day and you don't have to use them consecutive days. $117.00 which
means you're sliding for just $39.00 a day. Limited quantity
available so purchase them now. Must be used by the same person.
*Northstar-at-Tahoe
Winemaker's dinner, paired with The Francis Coppola Winery. At the
Timbercreek Restaurant and Bar, March 9th. $70 per person + tax,
etc.
Sunday, March 12th, Tahoe Women's Services 5th Annual Ski Day -- $20
lift tickets benefit a great cause. Purchase at Tahoe Dave's or
Porter's locations, or online:
http://www.tahoewomenservices.com/html/twsSkiDay2006.html
Safeway promotion at Northstar! Purchase a two-out-of-three-day,
ticket for $104.00. That saves you $22.00! See participating
stores at http://www.northstarattahoe.com/
Take a shuttle from the Southshore! Take a bus to Northstar and
ride back across Lake Tahoe on the Tahoe Queen! The world's only
water taxi ski shuttle! Wednesdays and Fridays, through April 7th.
$104.00 includes lift ticket, bus ride, boat ride apres ski party,
snacks and more! 1 800 23-TAHOE
The quad ticket program is back! Quad Pak allows you to ski or
ride for less than $50.00 per day. Includes 4 lift tickets valid
daily, including holidays through the end of the season. You DON'T
need d to use them on consecutive dates! Adult Quad Packs: $199.00,
young adult/senior $169.00, Kids and Super Seniors, $49.00. Must
be used by the same pers
*Soda Springs
First Ski/Ride resort you hit on I-80. If you're a beginner or
have kids...excellent choice! Open: Lions, Head, Little Dipper
Tube Tow, Planet Kids Learn to Ski/Ride Package $55.00. Includes:
Lesson, Lift & Equipment. Carousel, Planet Kids Magic Carpet and
mini Snowmobile lift. Lift ticket price at Soda Springs: Adults:
$25.00, 8-17: $16.00. 7 and under $10.00. $15.00 tubing Planet
Kids: Designed for Children 10 and under. Includes: Magic Carpet,
Tubing, sledding and miniature snowmobiles! 10 laps on the miniature
snowmobiles for $7.00. (Electric snowmobiles, your kids will go
wild.) http://www.skisodasprings.com
*Sugar Bowl
Sunday, Mar. 19, Sugar Bowl Ski for Schools Day Special, pre-purchased
lift tickets are only $20 and on-sale at all Porter's locations
(Truckee, Tahoe City, Incline). Limited quantity available.
Learn to ski or ride this weekend! $50 for first-timers! Great
value. Includes Lessons, Beginner Lift and Gear. Bonus! Get to
hangout in the new Mt. Judah Day Lodge, one of the best in Tahoe.
Include your gas price up and back from the mountains, Sugar Bowl
is a great value.
Get $10.00 off a children's ticket by getting a register receipt
at any participating McDonalds. See http://www.sugarbowl.com for
details.
*Squaw Valley USA
Squaw Valley USA has a one-day Men's and Women's Snowboard clinic
March 19 and a Just for Women Ski Clinic March 24-26 that focuses
on stretching and body awareness techniques, video feedback and
off-slope workshops. A three-day Advanced Ski Clinic, emphasizing
technical skills at the highest level, is April 7-9. Learn-2-Ski/Ride
at Squaw. Great price on beginner lift ticket--measly $32.00. Must
ski/ride in beginner area. $65--lesson, rentals and lift ticket!
Make sure and purchase the Frequent Skier Card. Buy four days,
your fifth day is free. Also, kids 12 and under slide for just
$5.00. http://www.squaw.com/. Valid over the holiday!
College Students Slide Squaw for just $43! Every Tues, Wed &
Thursday all season except Christmas/New Year holidays To take
advantage of this great offer, simply register and print the online
coupon. Come to Squaw Valley USA, go to the Cable Car ticket window,
and present the coupon. There are some restrictions, need ID, etc.
http://squaw.com/winter/collegedays.html for details!
Squaw Valley USA invites all sailors, soldiers, marines, airmen,
and Coast Guard personnel on active duty to come enjoy skiing or
snowboarding for FREE every day through the 2005-2006 winter season.
That's right, 7 days a week, all season long. Check the website
at http://www.squaw.com/ for details.
Bring a friend who takes a first time beginner package, you save
$20.00 off your lift ticket, same day!
Another great way to get a discount at Squaw Valley is to purchase
a multi-day ticket. Save up to $170. More info, http://www.squaw.com/
We're nearing fabulous spring skiing and riding in Tahoe. Fun,
Sun, Snow and Deeeep Discounts! Stay tuned!
Kevin Tinto + Crew
Editor-in-Chief
Slidingonthecheap.com
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