GRAB YOUR SKIS AND HEAD FOR CALIFORNIA'S SNOW-COVERED SLOPES.Byline: Daily News Here's a brief rundown Rundown A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase. rundown A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds. of resorts in California's four ski regions. For more information and up-to-date data on ski conditions Noun 1. ski conditions - the amount and state of snow for skiing condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" , call resorts. Royal Gorge Royal Gorge, 10 mi (16 km) long, narrow canyon cut by the Arkansas River, S central Colo., often called the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas. The gorge was discovered in 1806 by an expedition led by U.S. explorer Zebulon Pike. : 9,172 acres; four surface lifts. Adult trail pass $19.50, child $8.50, adult weekday $16.50. Information: (916) 426-3871. Squaw Creek Squaw Creek is the name of several bodies of water in North America, including:
Kirkwood: 22 trails. Adult trail pass $14, child $5. Information: (209) 258-6000. Northstar: 29 trails; 1 triple chair, 1 gondola. Adult trail pass $15, child $8. Information: (916) 562-2475. Diamond Peak: 2,000 acres. Adult trail pass $13, senior/child $8, under 5 and over 70 ski free. Information: (702) 832-1177. Tahoe Donner: 4,800 acres. Adult trail pass $15, child $9. Information: (916) 587-9484. Lakeview: 3,000 acres. Adult trail pass $15, junior/senior $12, child $6. Information: (916) 583-9353. Lake Tahoe alpine resorts Squaw Valley Squaw Valley, valley, NE Calif., in the Sierra Nevada Mts., NW of Lake Tahoe. A well-known ski and winter recreational resort, it was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Ski lifts and trails are on Squaw Peak (8,960 ft/2,731 m high). USA: 4,000 acres; 4 surface lifts, 31 chair lifts, 4 express quads, 1 gondola, 1 tram. Adult lift ticket $45, child $5. Information: (916) 583-6985. Heavenly: 4,800 acres; 6 surface lifts, 15 chair lifts, 3 express lifts, 1 tram. Adult lift ticket $44, youth (age 13-15) $31, child (6-12) $19. Information: (702) 586-7000. Northstar-at-Tahoe: 2,000 acres; 3 surface lifts, 4 chair lifts, 4 express lifts, 1 gondola. Adult lift ticket $43, child $19. Information: (916) 562-1010. Sierra-at-Tahoe: 2,000 acres; 6 chair lifts, 3 express chairs. Adult lift ticket $37, teen $27, child $17. Information: (916) 659-7453. Kirkwood: 2,300 acres; 1 surface lift, 10 chair lifts. Adult lift ticket $41, young adult (age 13-24) $31, child (6-12) $5. Information: (209)258-6000. Alpine Meadows The term Alpine Meadows may refer to:
Sugar Bowl: 1,110 acres; 5 double chairs, 2 quad chairs, 1 express quad, 1 surface lift. Adult weekend ticket $40, child weekend $10. Information: (916) 426-3651. Ski Homewood: 1,260 acres; 4 surface lifts, 4 chair lifts. Adult weekend ticket $34, child (9-13) weekend $11. Information: (916) 525-2992. Diamond Peak: 655 acres; 5 double chairs, 2 quad chairs. Adult lift ticket $35, child $14. Information: (702) 831-3249. Boreal bo·re·al adj. 1. Of or relating to the north; northern. 2. Of or concerning the north wind. 3. Boreal : 380 acres; 9 chair lifts, 1 express quad. Adult weekend ticket $33, child weekend $10. Information: (916) 426-3666. Tahoe Donner: 120 acres; 1 surface lift, 1 double lift, 1 quad lift. Adult lift ticket $26, senior/child $12. Information: (916) 587-9444. Mount Rose: 300 acres; 2 quad lifts, 3 triple chair lifts. Adult ticket $38, child $14. Information: (702) 849-0704. Donner Ski Ranch: 400 acres; 5 double chair lifts, 1 triple lift. 4-day adult weekend ticket $20, child $10. Western Sierra alpine resorts Bear Valley: 1,280 acres; 2 surface lifts, 9 chair lifts. Adult lift tickets $30, child $13. Information: (209) 753-2301. Sierra Summit: 400 acres; 3 surface lifts, 5 chair lifts. Adult weekend lift ticket $32, weekday $26; child weekend $17. Information: (209) 233-2500. Mount Shasta: 300 acres; 1 surface lift, 2 triple chairs. Adult weekend lift ticket $27, weekday $22; child weekend $17. Information: (209) 965-3474. Dodge Ridge: 550 acres; 4 surface lifts, 7 chair lifts. Adult lift ticket $34, junior (13-17) $28, youth (7-12) $16. Information: (209) 965-3474. Badger Pass: 85 acres; 1 surface lift, 4 chair lifts. Adult weekend lift ticket $28, weekday $22; child weekend $13. Information: (209) 372-1000. Western Sierra cross-country resorts Bear Valley: 3,000 acres; 35 trails. Adult trail pass $15, child $10. Information: (209) 753-2834. Mt. Shasta: 350 acres; 13 trails. Adult trail pass $10, child $6. Information: (916) 926-8610. Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (yōsĕm`ĭtē), 761,266 acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir. Located in the Sierra Nevada, it is a glacier-scoured area of great beauty; Mt. : 350 miles of trails. Trail use included with pSark entry fees. Information: (209) 372-1332. Mammoth Lakes alpine resorts Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is a large lava dome complex[1] that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest. Mammoth Mountain is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area which is notable in that it gets an unusually large amount of : 3,500 acres; 25 chair lifts, 2 gondolas, 2 express quads, 2 surface lifts. Adult lift ticket $43, teen $33, child $22. Information: (800) 832-7320. June Mountain June Mountain is a winter resort in northern California, located near June Lake, southeast of Yosemite National Park. June Mountain hosted the 2006 Ski Mountaineering Race Series and the ski and snowboard portions of the 2006 California Winter Games in March of 2006. : 500 acres; 5 chair lifts, 2 express quads, 1 tram. Adult lift ticket $35, teen $25, child $18. Information: (619) 648-7733. Mammoth Lakes cross-country resorts Tamarack tamarack: see larch. Lodge: 22 trails. Adult trail pass $15, senior/youth $10, 10 and under ski free. Information: (619) 934-2442. Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, alpine resorts Snow Summit: 230 acres; 1 surface lift, 9 chair lifts, 2 express quads. Adult lift ticket $42, child $23. Information: (909) 866-5766. Bear Mountain: 195 acres; 2 surface lifts, 7 chair lifts, 2 quad chairs. Adult lift ticket $40, child $22. Information: (909) 585-2519. Snow Valley: 235 acres; 8 double chairs, 5 triple chairs, 1 tow. Adult lift ticket $39, child $22. Information: (909) 867-2751. Mountain High: 205 acres; 9 chair lifts, 1 express lift. Adult lift ticket $38.75, child $15. Information: (619) 249-5477. Ski Sunrise: 100 acres; 3 surface lifts, 1 quad chair. Adult weekend lift ticket $28, weekday $22; child weekend $15. Information: (619) 249-6150. Mount Waterman Mount Waterman is a ski area on Waterman Mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains (Angeles National Forest) of Los Angeles County, California. It is located on the State Route 2, the Angeles Crest Highway. It reaches a height of 8,030 feet, has an overall vertical drop of 1,030 feet. : 150 acres; 3 chair lifts. Adult lift ticket $30, child $12. Information: (818) 440-1041. Snowcrest: 58 acres; 2 chair lifts, 1 rope tow. Adult weekend lift ticket $28, child weekend $15 (free with paying adult). Information: (818) 440-9749. Big Air Green Valley: 40 acres; 2 surface, 1 chair lift. Adult weekend lift ticket $27, child weekend $18. Information: (909) 867-2338. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo (1-2) A skier goes over the Hump hump (hump) a rounded eminence. dowager's hump popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic vertebrae seen in osteoporosis. at Heavenly, left. At Big Bear Lake's Bear Mountain, a snowboarder snow·board n. A board resembling a small surfboard and equipped with bindings, used for descending snow-covered slopes on one's feet but without ski poles. intr.v. catches some air. |
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