~ Karen Soo – Trip Director

It’s November and you can feel the chill in the air. I was just in Lake Tahoe for a few days attending Marmot’s Fall12 sales meeting. All the Aspen leaves had fallen and a winter cold blast had hit the Tahoe area, a good sign that snow will arrive early this year. I heard Boreal is making snow and there is word that they might open this weekend.

They say La Niña is back. What does this mean?

Well water temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean are much colder than average, which is the definition of La Niña. Those temperatures can affect weather patterns across the globe, and that’s why La Niña is important. For North America, La Niña has some predictable consequences for snow during the winter meaning    LOTS OF SNOW FOR 2012

The two weekend trips that are scheduled for 2012 are set and ready to go.   Read the rest of this entry »

Back by popular demand, Mammoth Mountain returns as the destination resort for the NSC Long Weekend Ski Trip. Its stats certainly reflect its moniker: 3500 acres, 3100 vertical feet, 385 inches of snow and 300 days of sunshine. California’s highest ski elevation and longest season.  The trip will begin with an early Friday departure to our first bonus ski destination, Kirkwood. After enjoying a day of skiing, we’ll continue on to Mammoth for a three-night stay in condos. Three fun-filled days of skiing at Mammoth Mountain will follow. After the third day at Mammoth Mountain (Monday), we’ll drive north to Reno and stay overnight at Sands Hotel. The next day, we’ll drive to Sugar Bowl, where we’ll finish up the trip with our fifth day of skiing (or boarding)!

Dates:  Friday, March 23 – Tuesday March 27, 2012

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