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Spring FeverPosted by dawn on Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:00am (PST) Were you surprised over the late season Tahoe weather; snow, high winds, and cold temps? Some have been loving the extended ski season. Others are pretty much ready to move on. After over 6 months of snow in the Tahoe basin, it’s enough to give you spring fever.GLOBAL WARMING THE CAUSE? It is s... 
Eggciting Forecast for Spring Snow!Posted by dawn on Sunday, March 28, 2010 1:24pm (PST) Wouldn’t it be great to end the season with a bang, or should I say-with a POW?! Pow, as in fresh powder. From the weather forecast it looks quite possible that we will have not just a day or two of snow accumulation, but we’re talking Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday al...
What a day, what a week, what a month!Posted by dawn on Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:40am (PST) I can’t believe we are already officially one month from our projected season closing date of April 11th! But that doesn’t mean we are slowing down one bit. In fact, there is an abundance of cool happenings on the agenda for Diamond Peak, and plenty of snow left to enjoy them all. Let’s just c...
Winterfest coming to Diamond PeakPosted by dawn on Monday, February 22, 2010 2:03pm (PST) This Special Olympics event helps raise critical funds for more than 17,000 athletes in California and Northern Nevada to receive free sports and competition opportunities throughout the year. Here’s how it works: 16 companies buy a team slot for 8 employees, clients or vendors and their guests. T...
Snow Coming to Diamond Peak? Let Me Gaze Into My Crystal Ball..Posted by dawn on Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:32am (PST) Looks like snow's coming, feels like snow's coming, but will there be snow? According to the weather report for the next few days it is probable. I can tell you first hand that here at Diamond Peak you can definitely feel a drop in the temps and it’s obvious something is trying to blow in, but onl...
Don't mess with the Ullr!Posted by dawn on Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:04pm (PST) Ullr is a strange name. It lacks a vowel and just looks weird. When I was first given the information about the upcoming Diamond Peak Ski Team Ullrfest event, I was a little perplexed. The first thing I did was pronounce it wrong. I pronounced it “yuler”. Like a Yule log. But no, the correct pro...
Happy 20-10!Posted by dawn on Saturday, January 2, 2010 11:21am (PST) So what are you going to call it, 20-10, O-10, Two-Thousand Ten, or just 10?I vote for 20-10 myself. It sounds futuristic and I like it. When I was a child in the 70’s I decided that 2010 would be the ultimate year of futuristic things. 2010, as I dreamed it, would be full of flying cars and peo...
Sick of it all? Escape to Diamond Peak!Posted by dawn on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:48pm (PST) I don’t know about you but I am sick sick sick of television and newspapers right now. All you keep hearing about these days is job losses, economy woes and political and world turmoil. (Maybe you’re even experiencing some of the repercussions of this first hand. If that is the case, my prayers ...
"30 Day Countdown to Opening" Trivia Contest!Posted by dawn on Monday, November 9, 2009 9:26am (PST) Our newest online contest begins today! You can win lift tickets or maybe even become a Diamond Peak Honorable Guest for One Day!Here are the rules: -One all day adult, non-holiday lift ticket valid for the 2009/10 season will be awarded at random for answering the trivia question of the day corr...
The Sweet Life of Diamond PetePosted by dawn on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 3:30pm (PST) I never dreamed that one day I would be dressed up as a penguin for any reason. When I told a friend I was going to be a penguin for a Halloween event in Incline Village, she laughably assumed I meant “The Penguin” from the Batman series, and not an actual over-sized penguin. Then I explained th...
Autumn at Diamond PeakPosted by dawn on Monday, October 19, 2009 9:54am (PST) Hello skiers and riders! The scene has been buzzing up here in North Lake Tahoe ever since last week’s early snow. People have been calling with a plethora of questions in planning their upcoming winter ski trips to Tahoe. I even had one caller who thought we were open already. No, not yet. We sti...
Change of the season and changes at Diamond Peak!Posted by dawn on Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:36pm (PST) With the Autumn brings changes at Diamond Peak! The biggie is the addition of our new Holiday Season Pass. For just $249 you can ski every Holiday day. When other resorts want to charge you more to ski over their holiday periods, our daily ticket prices remain the same every day and in addition, we ...
See you next season!Posted by dawn on Thursday, April 23, 2009 2:44pm (PST) It's been fun blogging for you. I hope you all come back to see us next season. Keep checking back with us for updates about the 2009/2010 season! Until then enjoy the sunshine!...
Heavenly Spring SkiingPosted by dawn on Sunday, April 5, 2009 12:52pm (PST) I just got in from skiing and it was heavenly! The morning is the best this time of year to get out there, and then you can save the latter half of the day for sunning and enjoying your choice of beverages on the deck. I took a run down Popular first to get warmed up, and it was really nice, impecc...
A plentiful abundance of sunshine, at least until ThursdayPosted by dawn on Monday, March 30, 2009 12:04pm (PST) I was just checking the weather forecast and I love all the different ways they can say "Sunny". That's right, sunshine is predicted for most of the week, so Spring skiing is in order. There might be a small system coming through at one point, but with conflicting weather forecasts on two ...
Spring Skiing!Posted by dawn on Friday, March 20, 2009 9:25am (PST) It's Bruce Spring Skiing day here at Diamond Peak! It's a fun way we're celebrating the first day of Spring by allowing everyone with the name Bruce ski for only $1, and everyone who comes to the resort gets treated to live music on our deck by Jeff Jones. This fun Friday begins a super fun weekend ...
poWoWderPosted by dawn on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:59am (PST) Holy Cow! Did we ever get dumped on. We got a total of 24" at the top last night, and add 30 to that and this storm total brought over 50 inches of snow in the last 48 hours! And it looks like the sun may make an appearance making this a truly stellar day. Yes, I think that the odds are very g...
Get Sick and Twisted in our Terrain ParkPosted by dawn on Friday, February 27, 2009 11:12am (PST) Update:I'm sorry to report that this Sunday's Sick N' Twisted event has been cancelled but, we have pumped up our terrain park, and you could say it is sick & twisted! It has a total of 9 features, all are constructed and will remain. The terrain starts out with a 28' Down Rail and a 28' Up ...
The way up...Posted by dawn on Friday, February 20, 2009 4:20pm (PST) Today was an absolutely perfect day for a fair weather skier like me.A no-beanie-required type of day. There was one exception; up at the top of Crystal it was a little nippy. But at that altitude, you can expect it. You know if your ears pop in the chair on the way up, you're probably going to h...
It's coming...Posted by dawn on Saturday, February 14, 2009 9:12am (PST) Last night each of my family members took a guess at how much new snow would be waiting when we woke up in the morning. The guesses ranged from 6" to a whopping 2 feet. Eagerly my daughter ran to the window to see if her guess would win and we were surprised to see, no new snow overnight! Yes, ...
It may just be epic at Diamond Peak!Posted by dawn on Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:00pm (PST) This morning, it was quite cold, but the sun was shining and snow was calling my name. We just had 8 inches of new snow in the last 48 hours so I broke my "no beanie" rule, put on my hat and gear, and headed out for a few runs. I am really glad I did. The perfect quality of the snow, and t...
"The best snow all season, today."Posted by dawn on Monday, February 9, 2009 8:40am (PST) That is a direct quote from our Lifts Manager just this morning. If you've been waiting for the best snow of the season to come out, today is your day. Bring your goggles, and bundle up because it's cold outside, and enjoy....
Snow on the way!Posted by dawn on Thursday, February 5, 2009 1:39pm (PST) Good news skiers and riders! Snow is on the way, according to the experts. Our prayers have been answered and Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday are all showing snowing icons. It's time now to bake that cake (see previous blog post). Cel-e-brate good times, come on!......And as I log off, the ...
A brand new week at Diamond Peak!Posted by dawn on Monday, February 2, 2009 2:51pm (PST) Monday again, the weekend's behind.Tahoe is nice, the sun still shines. The snow they say may come again, Thursday, or Friday, by weeks end. We'll be so happy to see those flakes, we may just celebrate, bake a cake. The Jiblet is gone, the Jiblet has passed. Thank goodness that no one ended...
Show us what you've got!Posted by dawn on Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:48am (PST) After receiving up to 8 inches of new snow over the course of the last storm, we are now back up to 71% open! We have been making snow when we can and grooming like crazy. We now have 12 of 22 runs groomed and the terrain park is also groomed and open on Spillway, with a C box, a rainbow box and a f...
Big FlakesPosted by dawn on Thursday, January 22, 2009 10:54am (PST) It's happening! We're getting snowed on. And the flakes are looking quite BIG!Looks like a nice powder weekend is on the way. And, I just checked the weather forecast for this coming week: Today-Snow Friday-Rain and SNOW Saturday-Snow Sunday-Snow Monday-Snow Tuesday-chance of SNOW! Get you...
Open for Spring Skiing & BoardingPosted by dawn on Friday, January 16, 2009 3:44pm (PST) I know, I know. It's not Spring! But it sure feels like it. FYI, we are open all the way to the top. It is beautiful up there. Just check out the pic of the day. Yes, that is what it looks like up there. Now. Right now. IT'S GORGEOUS! Don't let the Spring-like weather fool you. So it's almost hot i...
Poker RunPosted by dawn on Monday, January 5, 2009 3:25pm (PST) So why do we call it a Poker Run when there is no running involved? That was the question of the day posed at the Hyatt Poker Run event held at Diamond Peak yesterday. I gained some insight to a possible answer to this question from some Poker Run savvy individuals at the resort but I'll just borro...
Snow, wonderful snow!Posted by dawn on Friday, January 2, 2009 2:04pm (PST) After a few days without fresh snow, you sure do miss it around here! After today's snow, everything looks white and pretty again. Not that it isn't always gorgeous in Tahoe, but the snow on the ground and in the trees sure does makes it even more beautiful....
Happy New Year!Posted by dawn on Thursday, January 1, 2009 10:03am (PST) I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable New Years Eve! I was in bed by 8:30, knowing that I was going to be waking at 4:00 so I could get here by 5 to get the snow report out this morning. I was, however, awakened at Midnight by the "Woo's" and whistles of nearby celebratory party goers, ...
Grand Opening!Posted by dawn on Sunday, December 7, 2008 2:23pm (PST) The place to be was at the Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday. Wow, what a great day! We had at least 600 people RSVP, and I wouldn't be surprised if more than that showed up. It was quite a crowd! The lodge looked mahvelous, dahrling, and I do believe a good time was had by all. Emily Tessmer t...
And the question on everyone's lips is...Posted by dawn on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:59am (PST) When are we opening?The answer is tentatively December 11th, if we have enough snow. Unfortunately, the temps haven't been consistently low enough to make snow over a substantial number of consecutive days to allow any kind of accumulation. A storm is coming in today; we'll see what it brings. ...
Waiting on a friend...Posted by dawn on Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:42pm (PST) Our friend Snow has not arrived. We have been waiting so very patiently. We thought we heard him knocking at the door, but when we answered, it was only his friends Wind and Cold. The invitation was sent out long ago, did it get lost in the mail? I'm sure Snow knows the way here, he's been here ma...
Gettin' ReadyPosted by dawn on Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:03pm (PST) Are we ever getting ready for the season over here! Everyone is buzzing around and taking care of their business, whether it be the rental shop inventorying their shipments of new demo's, the lift mechanics working hard making sure the chairlifts are all running properly, the IT guys getting new cam...
Snow!!Posted by dawn on Monday, November 3, 2008 8:29am (PST) Here's a webcam shot from the top of our mountain. Last night we got a dusting at the top and the forecast is for 6 inches at Lake Level tonight.I'll post another shot tomorrow. Happy November!!...
Are we there yet??Posted by dawn on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:53pm (PST) I was very surprised by the weather over the last few days. It's been sunny, temps in the 60's. It's not that I'm not happy to be hiking, biking and enjoying the sunshine but after that last storm I was kind of hoping for more signs of winter. Like a child on a long car trip, I keep on finding mysel...
Weather & RenovationsPosted by dawn on Monday, October 20, 2008 2:50pm (PST) I went up to the lodge and checked out the progress today and I have to say I am very impressed with what they are doing up there!The loft bar area is going to be so very cool, with the high-beamed ceilings and skylights that are going in. I can just imagine being in there, sipping my hot cocoa, ...
That Fall chill is in the air!Posted by dawn on Monday, September 29, 2008 9:07am (PST) Happy Fall!You can definitely feel a chill in the air these days. This morning on my drive to work, my car thermostat read a brisk 41 degrees. I thought "only 10 more degrees and it would be freezing!" Our extended forecast shows it dipping into the 30's this week! Does that give you a ...
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