Alpine Meadows

Off Peak Podcast Episode 0: The First Ever PeakRankings Podcast

It’s Steve’s first day on the job. Nicole talks about her journey down the Keyhole trail at Alpine Meadows. We discuss COVID-19-related lift construction delays. The team attempts to keep the pod G-Rated.

Alterra Releases 2020-21 Lift Ticket and Ikon Pass Reservation Policies (Many Resorts Don’t Require One)

Alterra released their initial ticket and pass policies for the upcoming winter today. Many Ikon resorts, including the overwhelming majority of unlimited destinations, will not require reservations. However, multi-day pass products for Alterra-owned mountains will be severely limited.

7 Notable Lift Installations from the Past Half Decade

Over the past five years, dozens of new lifts have been installed at major mountain resorts around North America. While nearly all of these upgrades have provided mountain experience improvements over their predecessors, a few examples have especially stood out in their positive impacts.

Squaw/Alpine Opens A Day Early, Several Other North American Resorts Open This Week

Multiple North American resorts open for the 2020-21 season this week. We’ve detailed the opening-week access details for each of these mountains here.

California Ski Regions Mandated to Suspend All Overnight Stays, Non-Takeout Dining Starting Tonight

California ski regions must suspend all non-essential overnight stays and non-takeout dining starting tonight at 11:59pm. Only one mountain in the state is unaffected by the order.

Alpine Meadows Early-Season Roundhouse Run: Sympathy Face + Associated Trees

A lap down Alpine Meadows' Sympathy Face, one of the only trails exclusively served by the resort’s Roundhouse lift. This tree terrain is quite technical, with steep, twisty pitches and considerable exposed rock on this mid-December day.

Palisades Tahoe

Two of Tahoe’s best ski areas have now been linked as one continuous lift-served destination, but the resort still functions as two separate mountains in many ways.