Wisetrips Travel Blog

With a reported total of 16 inches of fresh snow at Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, January 24, and Thursday, January 25, Alex and I decided to try snowboarding at Northstar and Heavenly on Saturday, January 28, and Sunday, January 29. We woke up around 03:50 on Saturday, January 29, and quickly dressed for the 4-hour drive to Northstar (from San Jose). The traffic was pretty light, and we arrived in Tr…

Since I purchased the Epic Local Pass from Vail Ski Resorts for Alex and me, I was eager to snowboard at one of the accessible ski resorts ( Heavenly , Kirkwood , or Northstar ). Although the snow conditions were not very favorable, I decided to try snowboarding at Heavenly anyway. I booked a room for one night on Saturday, January 13, at the conveniently located Blue Lake Inn in South Lake Tahoe - a short walk fro…