4/24/2009 6 inches of fresh snow and Kirkwood ($36) and Mt. Rose ($40), Squaw ($64), Sugar Bowl ($54, $33 w/ CORE) are still open! $20 lift tickets at Squaw on Sunday, Apr 26.

Kirkwood and Sugar Bowl are closing Sunday! Mt. Rose open Fri-Sun through May 3. Squaw open through May 10 (projected).

Bay Area Ski Bus has their last two trips of the season -- Sugar Bowl on Sat Apr 25, Squaw on Sun Apr 26. Use promo code "sotc" $6 off 1-day trips, $11 off of 2- and 3-day trips. Enter my e-mail, in the "Referred By" box to receive $10 off of your first trip.

Other deals:

• $0! - Kirkwood - Get one free ticket if you show other Tahoe resort's season pass. ($29 for your friend and on subsequent visits)
• Military discounts!
• Bus trip roundup!
• NAC Ski Bus - $6 off first 25 people to sign up for each trip.
• Bay Area Ski Bus - Use promo code "sotc" $6 off 1-day trips, $11 off of 2- and 3-day trips. Enter my e-mail, in the "Referred By" box to receive $10 off of your first trip.

If you can't go mid-week or find a deal for your favorite resort, sometimes your best bet is to pre-purchase unrestricted tickets at your local ski shop, like: Helm of Sun Valley (San Mateo), Lombardi's, Mel Cotton's, REI, or Mountain West in SF (Squaw and Kirkwood). And here's a new one, the Ghiradelli Square Concierge sells Alpine and Homewood tickets.

12/1/2008 Woot, slidingonthecheap.com got mentioned in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Tahoe Weather/Road Conditions/Webcams
I-80 Sierra Nevada guide to driving up and more -- very very cool and useful.
California Snow Passport: DISCONTINUED! Boo hiss!
Sunday worship services on the slopes!
10/31/2008 The Ski Lake Tahoe Six-Pack is sold out.
01/03/2007 Cheap(er) rentals for Kirkwood at Cornice Sports & Rentals. Cheap(er) lodging at Kirkwood Accomodations.