Resort News

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Epic Pass, 2018, Vail Resorts is honoring the epic service of the Company’s founders and men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and Australian Defence Force, with the introduction of a special new USD$99 Military Epic Pass. Also, for every 2018-19 Vail Resorts season pass sold, the Company will donate USD$1 to Wounded Warrior Project®. Based on 2017-18 pass sales, the donation would exceed USD$750,000.

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Snow.com 96-Hour Sale clock starts ticking with the best values on mountain getaways across Vail Resorts and RockResorts destinations, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Park City, Lake Tahoe, Whistler Blackcomb and Grand Teton National Park. http://www2.snow.com/info/96hoursale

The Best of Tahoe Resorts, Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain Resorts, granted cash and product donations to 92 nonprofits from South Lake Tahoe, Meyers, Jackson, Stateline, Minden, Gardnerville and Carson City as well as organizations from Truckee, Tahoe City, King’s Beach and Incline Village. The EpicPromise grant announcements were made at community events held at Zalanta in South Lake Tahoe and the Alpine Club in the Village at Northstar in mid-December.

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.

Northstar California opens Friday, Dec. 1 at 8:30 a.m. to the public after a record-breaking winter of snowfall during the 2016-17 winter season.

Heavenly Mountain Resort will open for the 2017-2018 season on Friday, Nov. 17, and it’s not too late for skiers and snowboarders to get their Epic Pass, which are still available until Nov. 19. Epic passholders have access to Heavenly Mountain, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Keystone Resort and Whistler Blackcomb for early season skiing and riding.

Ski and snowboard season is just around the corner at Lake Tahoe and the last chance to purchase a 2017-2018 season pass for the Best of Tahoe Resorts, as well as Whistler Blackcomb, is Sunday, Nov. 19. Heavenly Mountain and Northstar California Resorts began snowmaking earlier this month in advance of opening day slated for Friday, Nov. 17 at Heavenly and Northstar and Wednesday, Nov. 22 at Kirkwood. This announcement comes after receiving more than 700 inches of snow during the 2016-2017 winter season – the most snowfall on record for more than two decades.

Epic Local pass holders can now ski Whistler Blackcomb, the largest resort in North America, and the Best of Tahoe resorts, including Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain. The Epic Local Pass pays for itself in just over three days of skiing or riding and offers West Coast skiers and snowboarders unlimited access to Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in Tahoe and Park City in Utah with limited holiday restrictions; unlimited access to Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and 10 days total at Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, Vail and Beaver Creek in Colorado, and Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont. At just $639 for adults and $339 for children, skiers and snowboarders who purchase their 2017-2018 Epic Local Pass before September 4, 2017 are guaranteed the lowest price.

Northstar California Resort kicks-off summer 2017 by providing premier mountain biking, golfing and family activities at Lake Tahoe. Whether escaping with the kids or retreating with girlfriends, the smell of roasting s’mores isn’t far behind.