Ski resorts gear up for season

By Susan Wood -Tahoe Daily Tribune
October 16, 2001

Do you remember the white stuff that didn't come in an envelope or scare you to death?

Lake Tahoe Basin ski resorts do. And they're already making plans to introduce their guests to the great white hope after a lackluster winter last year.

Sierra-at-Tahoe is gearing up by opening five backcountry gates behind the Grandview chair lift, weather permitting.

The ski resort located 12 miles west of Meyers needs a 5- to 7-foot base to make it worthwhile, Megan Waskiewicz said Monday.

The backcountry gates open an additional 600 acres of terrain to advanced Alpine and telemark skiers as well as snowboarders.

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