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Sliding on the Cheap! Lake Tahoe! |
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January 21, 2010
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Sliding on the Cheap! Fresh Snow Makes The Holiday
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Do You See Your Email Address Below? Northstar/Sierra Tickets!
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Squaw Valley USA, Boreal, Alpine Meadows, Diamond Peak
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Kirkwood, Sugar Bowl, Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, Heavenly
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Big Powder Means Big Fun, But Don't Let It Be Your Last
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*Kirkwood
STORM DELIVERS MASSIVE SNOW TOTALS TO KIRKWOOD
With as much as 70 inches of new stuff around the resort from this week's storms, and a clearing expected for the weekend, the K-factor is truly in affect!
TIME TO USE THOSE SICK DAYS
With all of this new snow, you know it's time to use those extra sick days. Get up to Kirkwood for what's sure to be an unbelievable weekend!!! Right now, book two nights with a check in date anytime between now and January 28 and you'll get a third night free! Call Kirkwood Vacations at 800.967.7500 for rates and availability.
UNBELIEVABLE DEALS
Kirkwood is feeling generous. Not only are they planning to share amazing powder stashes with you this weekend, but they'd like to give out some great deals around the resort. During the final week of the January White Sale, take advantage of huge savings on everything from new gear to lessons and everything in between. We've got amazing discounts at the Cross Country Center, at Kirkwood Mountain Sports, and even in the ticket office! Visit http://www.kirkwood.com/deals to view the full list and get any necessary coupons.
*Sugar Bowl
The Convenience Of A Season Pass Without The Commitment
You may bring up to one friend and receive $10 off their all day ticket. Refer a new CORE Pass holder and earn 10,000 referral CORE Points!
Do you ski or ride Sugar Bowl more than two days each winter, but fewer days than what it takes to justify the purchase of a Season Pass? If so, the Daily Pass is perfect for the devoted loyalist.
With a Daily Pass, you pay a little bit up front so you can save big all season long. Enjoy all the benefits of a Season Pass, including membership in the Core Rewards Program, and get the best price we have to offer on our daily lift tickets when you spend a day on the mountain.
http://www.sugarbowl.com
*Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe
Runs N Roses- $130 family lift ticket package. 2 full day lift tickets for adults and 2 for kids ages 12 and under
Weekend Xtender - 3 consecutive lift tickets valid Fri.-Sun. or Sat.-Mon!
First Timers lesson package is the best deal on the lake because it includes a 90-min lesson, beginner lift ticket and rental equipment! Book online at http://www.skirose.com. Our Rosebuds kid's camps have a smaller student to instructor ratio and include a 2-hr session, rental equipment and lift ticket. You can book your Rosebuds session online, too, but walk-ins are always welcome.
The Chutes are open, including El Cap! The Chutes offer 1500 vertical feet at 40-55 degrees. Check out the Chutes Trail Map on http://www.skirose.com and train for the Chute Out event at Mt. Rose on Feb. 20th.
Ski and stay lodging packages start at $69! Get lift tickets at Mt. Rose and enjoy the Reno nightlife.
http://www.skirose.com
*Heavenly
Lake Tahoe's buried in snow from the big winter storm systems that have moved through the area. Nearly three feet of new snow has fallen on Heavenly Mountain Resort (http://www.skiheavenly.com ).
Heavenly plans to operate all 29 lifts this weekend, providing access to all 4,800 acres of Heavenly's epic terrain. Also on tap for the weekend is Heavenly's new tubing hill, featuring five, 500-foot-long lanes accessed by a 450-foot covered, elevated magic carpet.
With an expected break in the storm systems this weekend, Saturday and Sunday are predicted to be some of the best days this season to date. Roadways are expected to be clear this weekend and travel from Reno Tahoe International Airport will be convenient via the South Tahoe Express (http://www.southtahoeexpress.com ).
3rd Night & Day Free During Peak Season! Starting at $75 per person, per day!
Spend two nights at one of our partner hotels and ski or ride two days at Heavenly, and you'll get the third night and day free! This incredible peak season deal is even valid over weekends. Prices start at just $75 per person, per day! Valid 1/10/10 - 2/28/10. To book this vacation please visit http://bit.ly/6o77aS.
[Photo: Casey Kane @ Kirkwood!]
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My dad, the consummate, salmon fisherman, (and California ski pioneer) has a saying that has (likely) saved my life several times while abalone diving off the Sonoma coast: "Never turn your back on the ocean. If you do, it might be the last time."
Because no matter how smooth, or predictably the sea might look, it can always have a surprise in the form of a huge wave, or set of waves that can easily tumble you into the rocks and end your day and possibly your life.
The same danger exists when we have a series of monster storms that drops three, four, five, or six feet of snow, all in rapid succession. Just because you have a skilled mountain crew, blasting away at those avalanches, does not mean you're free from exercising common sense and self responsibility. Here a few tips that has kept the SOTC crew safe, even during the most epic, of deep powder days.
(1.) Do not ski alone. Even on slopes that you might consider safe, there is always the chance of taking a freak header into deep snow.
(2.) Take caution in the back country. Do not ski alone back country, under any circumstances. Always have a mobile phone, or some kind of communication tool. Snowboarders are especially vulnerable to tree wells.
(3) Tell SOMEONE where you're planning to ski or ride.
(4.) Forget the trendy sunglasses. You'll lose them first time you fall, and the more expensive they are, the sooner you'll fall. It's a universal truth. Goggles are your friend in deep snow and nearly impossible to lose.
(5.) Take a lesson! Now is your chance to work with a professional ski instructor to get the basics of powder, or deep snow skiing or riding down.
It will be an awesome powder weekend. What will your (local) SOTC crew be doing? Cutting fresh tracks all across Lake Tahoe, and the steeper and deeper, the better. But we won't be doing it alone! Make it a great weekend!
Kevin Tinto
Editor-in-Chief
Slidingonthecheap.com
 
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