2011: A Depressing Year for Snow

Makayla Karr-Warner, Student Life Editor
January 14, 2012

This is a view of the valley where the condo is located as well as downtown Steamboat. Every winter break, my parents and I go on a skiing trip to Squaw Valley. However, the fall and winter of 2011 brought absolutely no snow to the Tahoe area. Currently, the ski resorts around Lake Tahoe only have less... Read more »

Snowless Northstar Still A Good Time

Ryan Blocker, Sports and Food Editor
January 13, 2012

This winter break, on the weekend after New Year’s, my family and I took a short trip up to my grandparents’ cabin at Northstar in Tahoe. The familiar drive up took us through Truckee, a small town located just north of the Northstar Resort off Highway 80. Founded in the mid-1800’s as a stopping... Read more »