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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — As an extension of its customer appreciation day, Sierra-at-Tahoe will offer an afternoon of free skiing on beginner trails and will also open an eight-feature terrain park on Wednesday, officials said tonight.
“We are eager to get the season started and what better way to do it than to give it away for free tomorrow afternoon,” said Sierra spokeswoman Kirstin Cattell. The resort will open at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The official opening for full day skiing will be on Thursday with lifts beginning at 9 a.m.
The idea for the ski day came about as soon as the snow began to fly, Cattell said. The resort, which relies on Mother Nature for snow, fetched 26 inches since Friday.
An early-season terrain park on Broadway will give freestyle skiers and riders a chance to get back onto the rails, boxes and jumps that they have been craving during the off-season, Cattell said.
“The cold temperatures and light winds are keeping the light, dry snow in great shape for weekend skiing and riding,” she said.
On Thursday Sierra will open Grandview Express, Easy Rider Express, Rock Garden and Nob Hill. The chairs begin turning Thursday at 9 a.m.
The National Weather Service has identified two more weather systems that are lined up and could arrive in the area late this week into early next week, which, for Sierra, means conditions will only improve — right in time for the holidays.
Speaking of holidays, festivities will begin at Sierra Resort on Sunday and continue through Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2008.
Family-friendly activities each day include snowman contests, Santa skiing and snowboarding around the resort, a hot chocolate and candy cane farewell, as well as a Jingle Bell limbo with fabulous prizes on Sunday and the Elk Grove Middle School Choir singing carols on Monday.
For information go to: www.sierraattahoe.com
“We are eager to get the season started and what better way to do it than to give it away for free tomorrow afternoon,” said Sierra spokeswoman Kirstin Cattell. The resort will open at 1 p.m. Wednesday. The official opening for full day skiing will be on Thursday with lifts beginning at 9 a.m.
The idea for the ski day came about as soon as the snow began to fly, Cattell said. The resort, which relies on Mother Nature for snow, fetched 26 inches since Friday.
An early-season terrain park on Broadway will give freestyle skiers and riders a chance to get back onto the rails, boxes and jumps that they have been craving during the off-season, Cattell said.
“The cold temperatures and light winds are keeping the light, dry snow in great shape for weekend skiing and riding,” she said.
On Thursday Sierra will open Grandview Express, Easy Rider Express, Rock Garden and Nob Hill. The chairs begin turning Thursday at 9 a.m.
The National Weather Service has identified two more weather systems that are lined up and could arrive in the area late this week into early next week, which, for Sierra, means conditions will only improve — right in time for the holidays.
Speaking of holidays, festivities will begin at Sierra Resort on Sunday and continue through Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2008.
Family-friendly activities each day include snowman contests, Santa skiing and snowboarding around the resort, a hot chocolate and candy cane farewell, as well as a Jingle Bell limbo with fabulous prizes on Sunday and the Elk Grove Middle School Choir singing carols on Monday.
For information go to: www.sierraattahoe.com
Kirkwood open top to bottom
Meanwhile in other ski resort related news, Kirkwood officially opened from top to bottom today. Reporting more than 3 feet of snow since the weekend, Kirkwood Mountain Resort opened Chair 6 (Cornice Express) on Tuesday and will open its legendary Chair 10 (The Wall) Wednesday.With Kirkwood opening this terrain, it becomes the first South Shore resort
to open top to bottom for the 2008-09 season. It plans to open the backside on Thursday or Friday, and also its Timber Creek base area on Friday.
For information, go to www.kirkwood.com.
