From spring to winter in less than a day! From sunshine to near
blizzard conditions, resorts racked up over two feet of new snow. Light
powder, freshened the slopes leaving the SOTC crew wondering
where the heck they'd stashed that winter parka. What do we
do with all that new snow?
We've got the scoop on all the spring break and Easter events and
deals, dear sliders, and we're giving away plenty of free tickets
this week for our spring skiing and snowboarding readers!
*Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe Double Whammy Pass
2007-08 Double Whammy Passes are now on sale! With the only dual
mountain pass that lets you ski both Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort and
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, for as little as $379, in just 6 visits
you're carving over 4,000 feet of vertical drop for FREE. And kids
ski both mountains for just $99. But Hurry, prices increase after
April 30, 2007.
*The Tahoe Biltmore Hotel & Casino SOTC Room Special is back!
$59 midweek and $69 weekends. Includes Breakfast for two! We love
the Biltmore. Located in Crystal Bay, good access to both the
Northshore and Southshore resorts. You MUST tell them you're asking
for the Sliding on the Cheap special! (limited, dear sliders...)
Call: 1 800 245-8667 http://www.tahoebiltmore.com
*Hot! Hot! Hot!
*Easter Egg Hunts!
Easter Egg Hunts at Alpine Meadows Ski Area, Northstar-at-Tahoe and
Squaw Valley USA on Easter Sunday, April 8. Homewood Mountain
Resort celebrates with a visit from the Bunny Saturday, April 7,
and an egg hunt for kids up to 12 years of age. Additional spring
break events include full moon snowshoe tours at Sugar Pine Point
State Park March 31 and Northstar-at-Tahoe April 1. Visitors wanting
to take it easy can kick back at Squaw Valley's High Camp Swimming
Lagoon and Spa, which opened last week.
*Heavenly
Glen Plake's annual Gunbarrel 25 event taking place April 7th.
Details below in the Heavenly section!
*Alpine Meadows
Unlimited Spring Pass is one of the best values of the year at
$129.00 Details below in the Alpine section.
*Northstar and Sierra
Wow! Tons of great spring break events and deals for all comers,
including pass holders.
*Mike Pechner's Snowcast
Spring skiing and riding in the forecast for the weekend, with fair
weather, temperatures in the 40's. The colder temperatures should
keep the new snow fresh well into the weekend and beyond. Next
chance for snow? Middle of early spring break, next week.
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*Let's go Sliding on the Cheap!
*Sierra-at-Tahoe
From March 19 through the end of the 2006-2007 ski season, Sacramento
and Bay Area residents can pick up discounted lift tickets for just
$44 at select ski and snowboard shops. A list of participating
shops can be found online at http://www.sierraattahoe.com/ or
http://www.northstarattahoe.com/
Sign up today for AT&T Dish Network with AT&T Homezone and receive
a pair of lift tickets for Northstar-At-Tahoe or Sierra-At-Tahoe
while supplies last at these locations: 2795 E. Bidwell in Folsom,
547 L Street in Sacramento, 5454 Sunrise Blvd in Citrus Heights,
2228 Fair Oaks Blvd in Sacramento. Must be 18 years or older.
(Must be a new subscriber of AT&T Dish Network and AT&T Homezone.)
*Northstar-at-Tahoe
Spring it On!
http://www.slidingonthecheap.com/nsspring
College students can take advantage of $44 lift tickets at both
resorts with a current student ID during three separate College
Weeks, March 26 through 30, April 2 through 6, and April 9 through 15.
Purchase $500 or more at S&G Carpet and More in Rocklin and receive
2 lift tickets to Northstar-At-Tahoe. Lift tickets while supplies
last, must present this SOTC email! Some date restriction to lift
tickets apply. Rocklin store only: 6010 Stanford Ranch Road,
Rocklin, CA 95765
*Sugar Bowl
This weekend Saturday, March 31st and Sunday April 1st Sugar Bowl
will offer FREE rentals and lessons with every paid all day all
mountain lift ticket. Buy a regularly priced lift ticket and get
free rentals and a lesson thrown in with your ticket purchase! The
program is good for ages 6-69 and includes a 2 hour groups ski or
snowboard lesson and all day use of the gear of your choice! Lessons
start promptly at 10am and guests should arrive at the Mount Judah
lodge by 9am to allow enough time to get your rental gear and make
your lesson! You should plan on being at the Mountain Sports
Learning Area meeting area at Mount Judah by 9:30 to allow enough
time for your lesson.
http://www.sugarbowl.com/ for more information!
*Squaw Valley USA
Storm totals of 22", Squaw Valley will be rocking this week and
next with spring events. If you're headed up for a week of skiing
or riding, make sure to purchase a Frequent Ski Card for best
savings.
The Weekend Spring 4 pack is back! Grab 3 of your springtime friends
and come to Squaw for 2 nights (Fri-Sat) of slopeside lodging, 2 days of
lift tickets plus FREE access to the High Camp
Swimming Lagoon & Spa.
Prices start as low as $89/person/night including lift tickets.
Call 866-900-5317 for information and reservations or go to
www.squawvacations.com <http://www.squawvacations.com>
Check out our wild and wacky spring events
calendar-Spring Crazed is April 14-15.
*Alpine Meadows
Alpine Meadows UNLIMITED spring pass is onsale right now for
$129. Valid daily until season's
end, the Alpine Meadows Spring Pass gives skiers and riders full
access to great spring snow for less than the price of three lift
tickets.
*Boreal
More than two feet of fresh snow at Boreal this week. Great coverage,
top to bottom. If you're headed up for Spring Break, make sure to
get an iRide Card.
*Soda Springs
Planet Kids open daily. $10, designed for children 10 and under.
Make sure to check out the miniature snowmobiles for 12 and under.
Soda has an all new tubing track for kids to enjoy. $7.00 for ten
laps.
*Bear Valley
Bear Valley 2007-08 season passes are on sale. The passes, which
are valid through the remainder of the current ski season, are also
enhanced to offer more value including all-season discounts to local
golfing, lodging, rafting, wineries, summer concerts, mountain
biking and cross-country skiing. Prices range from $149 to $379:
http://www.bearvalley.com/
*Diamond Peak
Diamond Peak Gives You Freebie Tickets For Season Pass Purchase!
Through the end of the 06/07 season, you can purchase next season's
pass at the early bird rate plus get TWO FREE LIFT TICKETS valid
for the remainder of this season and all of next season and ski or
snowboard free for the rest of this season! These special early
bird rates are up to 20% off the regular rate. Season passes start
as low as $278 for adults and $96 for children (Incline Village/Crystal
Bay resident rate).
*Heavenly
Join Glen Plake for the 4th Annual Gunbarrel 25 mogul marathon at
Heavenly. On Saturday April 7, 2007, Glen and all his friends will
be out on Tahoe's most famous mogul run, Gunbarrel, doing laps all
day long.
Designed with a shotgun start, all Gunbarrel 25 participants
completing 25 laps in the allotted time will receive a coveted GB25
finisher's pin. Top finishers in each category receive a Gunbarrel
25 belt buckle and have their names engraved on the perpetual trophy
(designed by Glen himself). All entrants receive a commemorative
t-shirt and post-race pasta feed. The GB25 starts at 10:30 a.m.
and ends at 4:00 p.m. To register please call 1-800-HEAVENLY or
visit the Heavenly Race Department Office (in the California Main
Lodge), 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM seven days a week.
*Kirkwood
Kirkwood scored during the last series of storms, reporting up to
26" of new snow. Midwinter ski and snowboard conditions, right
into the weekend. Want to win a free Kirkwood lift ticket? Here's
how!
Kirkwood's daily lift ticket giveway! Win a FREE lift ticket by
purchasing tickets online. Guests who purchase lift tickets online
from now until April 1, 2007 will be entered to win our daily lift
ticket giveway. One new winner will be drawn each day. Purchase
tickets online today and win! Winners will be notified via email.
http://www.kirkwood.com/
Make it a great weekend, sliders!
Kevin Tinto + Crew
Editor-in-Chief
Slidingonthecheap.com
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