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What: Northstar California Resort, the premier ski and snowboard experience at Lake Tahoe, opens top to bottom including Village Run. For exact terrain and lift availability, follow @NorthstarMTN on Twitter and check www.NorthstarCalifornia.com.
With the new terrain comes new Village offerings including the Rink Bar, which serves hand-crafted cocktails and cozy adult beverages to sip by the ice skating rink. In addition, the on-mountain tradition t?st pours for the first time this season.
Where: Located halfway between Kings Beach and Truckee, Calif., Northstar California is centered around Mount Pluto, the extinct volcano that once erupted to help form Lake Tahoe. Mount Pluto is home to t?st, an on-mountain champagne bar located off of East Ridge run, which is an intermediate trail.
When: The Rink Bar opens Friday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. while Northstar California opens additional terrain and kicks-off t?st Saturday, Dec. 9. The resort opened for the 2017-18 season on Friday, Dec. 1.
Why: Northstar California Resort is able to provide pristine corduroy and expand terrain as snowmaking efforts continue, weather permitting.
About Northstar California Resort
Northstar California Resort™ is a multi-season destination offering effortless family adventure. The Village at Northstar features boutique shopping, elevated dining experiences, a year-round outdoor skating rink, conference centers, movie theatre, alpine-chic lodging and more. During the winter months Northstar California is home to meticulously groomed runs, award-winning terrain parks, and alpine activities including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and tubing. Summer transforms the mountain into the largest, lift-served bike park on the West Coast alongside a network of hiking trails, the Kid Zone, and a family-friendly golf course. Northstar California is located on Highway 267, six miles north of Lake Tahoe and six miles south of downtown Truckee. For more information, call 1.800.GO.NORTH (1.800.466.6784) or visit www.NorthstarCalifornia.com.
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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts’ subsidiaries operate 11 world-class mountain resorts and three urban ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher in Australia; Stowe in Vermont; Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.