"So maybe you don't ski, snowboard or participate in other winter sports and have never been "up to the snow" at Lake Tahoe. Well, for newbies as well as regulars, visiting a Tahoe-area resort on what is termed a "bluebird" winter day is equivalent to going to another country. The blue sky and blinding white snow are a dazzling continent away from the fog and gloom that so often characterize weather in California's lowlands at this time of year."
"and you don't have to know an ollie from a cork 180 to be absolutely awed. In a way, Tahoe's winter competition agenda serves to amplify the aura created by the 1960 Winter Olympics at Palisades Tahoe (then known as Squaw Valley). The flame still burns, and the Olympic rings still reign at Palisades' Tower of Nations entrance on Highway 89, and the resort's many winter events continue to showcase former and future Olympic athletes."
Lake Tahoe resorts deliver dramatic blue-sky "bluebird" winter days that contrast California lowland fog and gloom. Live winter competitions at Tahoe provide more excitement and inspiration than watching the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on television. Tahoe's winter competition agenda builds on the legacy of the 1960 Winter Olympics at Palisades Tahoe, where the flame and Olympic rings remain at the Tower of Nations entrance on Highway 89. Ski California is a nonprofit trade association representing 36 resorts in California and Nevada. Ski California resorts have produced 11 Gold Medal winners, and 11 athletes are competing this year in ski and snowboard events. Major events include Heavenly Mountain Resort's Toyota Big Air & Apres, a three-day freestyle skiing and snowboarding extravaganza Feb. 27–March 1 at the Main California Lodge.
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