Palisades Tahoe

Located at the base of Squaw Valley, Plump Jack serves local, gourmet, and organic foods.

Find the best breakfast burrito in Tahoe City here.

For steak, lake views, and fruity cocktails, head to Garwoods on Tahoe's north shore, or Riva Grill, on the south shore.

Need a coffee fix in Truckee? Head to Wild Cherries, which is owned by a former Olympic skier.

Find Truckee's best tacos in a hole-in-the-wall behind 7-11.

Skiers are spending less and searching for better values—forcing ski resorts to compete harder than ever. Could the economic downturn have an upside for skiing?

Explore open bowls and unmapped trails inside the resort, then dive into untamed descents just beyond the ropes. Your next big adventure is...

Conceived by Rob Gaffney and Shane McConkey, Squaw Valley is currently holding a contest to determine what skier can win the game of GNAR (Gaffney's Numerical Assessment of Radness), which involves rowdy skiing, cliff hucking, and embarrassing acts (like skiing naked). Griffin Post gives us the first update on the contest.

It was a dramatic few days at Squaw Valley, but the big-mountain competition took place Tuesday on Silverado. The men's ski winner was Sweden's Henrik Windsted; the women's ski winner was Jackie Paaso, a Squaw local who got a wild card to compete at the event. Here are final results and videos of the winning lines.

There have been whole books (like Squallywood, by Robb Gaffney) written about how to ski the gnarliest lines at Squaw Valley, California. So there aren't a lot of secrets left. But we uncovered a few insider tips (with help from local pro skier Elyse Saugstad) that might help anyone planning a visit to Squaw.

Tucker is your typical golden retriever who likes to roll in the snow and chase balls. He and his owner, Pete York of the Squaw Valley Ski Patrol, also work together on avalanche rescue operations and will travel to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics to assist with security. By Olivia Dwyer

Indulge your simple pleasures at this quiet North Shore sleeper.

Pro skiers Ingrid Backstrom and Jessica Sobolowski share tips during their recent freeskiing camp at Squaw Valley to teach women how to tackle big-mountain skiing, from scouting lines to self-arrests. By Olivia Dwyer

Find out how your favorite ski resort stacks up on a new environmental scorecard put out by the nonprofit Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition. The winning resorts? Squaw, Aspen, and Buttermilk.

Pyramid Brewery’s sweepstakes could get you five days of resort and cat skiing at Squaw Valley.

For those to whom Squaw Valley is a religion, rejoice, your church has reopened for worship. JT Holmes celebrated opening day by BASE-jumping off the tram. Video here.

With some 24,000 acres of lift-serviced terrain, 160 lifts and 15 ski areas overall, the Tahoe Basin is the stuff that skiers' dreams are made of.

Squaw Valley will crank the lifts on November 21, with opening ceremonies that include skier and BASE jumper, J.T Holmes, leaping from the Cable Car and a champagne toast with Johnny Moseley.

Introducing four women-only ski camps geared for girls looking to up their game.

Locals have a mantra for the Palisades: “When in doubt, air it out.” This granite block has cameoed so many times in ski-porn that its 60-footers and vise-grip couloirs are as familiar as Glen Plake’s mohawk.

Join 101.5 FM Truckee Independent Radio for Meet Your Mountain 50/60 Day and Pool Party and get acquainted with Tahoe’s top-ranked resort with $20 lift tickets

The Patagonia Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival kicks off the North Lake Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Celebration this Friday and Saturday, April 17-18, 2009.

A memorial service for Shane McConkey will take place at 4:30 pm on Sunday, April 5th on the Olympic Plaza Sundeck (base of KT-22) in Squaw Valley USA.

Other weekend options include Friday & Saturday lodging deals and Keystone Night skiing

SQUAW VALLEY USA ANNOUNCES 2009-2010 SEASON PASS PRICING – OVER $1000 OFF LAST YEAR’S ADULT PASS

Bear Naked Foods will be giving away free samples of their all-natural granola and trail mixes at various Tahoe resorts this March.

The resort is offering $30 lift tickets to all California State workers affected by furloughs, on the first and third Friday of each month, beginning February 6, 2009.

The Freeride World Tour finished its second stop in Squaw this week, giving Aurélien Ducroz of France every reason to gloat about his big mountain win and competitors reasons to come back next year to tackle the mythical tram face.

Join the students around the country and head to the nearest hill. There are deals to score and events to see all over the country in March, but you have to check here to see them.

Before launching the second day of competition on the mythical Tram Face at the beginning of the week, the athletes and organizers are anxiously awaiting the snowfall predicted this weekend.

Ski-the-book: Squallywood – A Guide to Squaw Valley’s Most Exposed Lines with Robb Gaffney M.D.

Nissan Tram Face - Squaw Valley USA 2nd stop of the Freeride World Tour

The Freeride World Tour is on and hitting up Squaw Valley through March 4. Get all the details of this epic tour here.

The legendary big mountain skier sets up a competition with hiking, GPS devices, and bamboo poles from hell.

Highest Concentration of Ski Resorts and All Within Reach

For the practiced ski-town scavenger, nourishment doesn’t cost much.

Julia Mancuso and Skiing Magazine offer tips on pond skimming, including this one: Style conquers substance...abuse.

The Canandaigua, NY native is making his winter home in Summit County. SkiNet caught up with him to get the scoop on the upcoming season. Here’s what he had to say.

Erik Roner shows you how to rip the lift line. That is, learn to showboat or get out of the way.

The U.S. Ski Team is fired up and ready to rock the Audi Birds of Prey races.

Snow, then sunny skies in Tahoe, followed by periods of high frustration and scattered melancholy.

Looking for a great deal in your part of the country? Select a state below to find lodging and ticket deals for resorts listed.

As a Skiing Magazine contributor for over 40 years, Phil DuBois has had his share of adventures in the dives of Tahoe.

A parent’s most valuable gift might be bridging the past to the future. What if that bridge melts away?

With the World Cup a week away, the U.S. Ski Team ramps up training and preparation

With the World Cup a week away, the U.S. Ski Team ramps up training and preparation

Ted Ligety, Steven Nyman, and other Ski Teamers work with NASA scientists to up speed in Wind Tunnel

Tickets On-Sale for Squaw Valley Institute’s ‘A Toast to Tahoe Skiing’

World Cup winner Marco Sullivan along with the rest of the U.S. Men's Alpine Speed Team mixed up their training schedule this summer with two shorter camps in Chile.

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North Tahoe’s Only Mountaintop Restaurant Overlooking the Lake at 8200 feet.

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Squaw USA to Host A Night With Warren Miller and Friends

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Squaw hosts Hatchett Brothers 80's Metal Bash