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Learn to Ski or Board in North Lake Tahoe this Winter

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Sports

Well, I might as well confess: I am not grace personified on the slopes. Forget snowboarding, my goal is (and has been) to navigate a green slope all by myself before I turn 40. If you're similarly situated -- and glare at impossibly skilled children as they schuss past you -- make your plans to visit North Lake Tahoe this winter. On December 12th-13th, it's the 10th Annual Learn to Ski and Board Weekend. It's a bargain at $25, and includes all-day beginner lift ticket, group lesson and gear rental at the area's nine resorts, including Alpine Meadows, Boreal Mountain Resort, Diamond Peak, Granlibakken, Homewood Mountain Resort, Mt. Rose-Ski Tahoe, Northstar-at-Tahoe, Squaw Valley USA and Sugar Bowl.

I had my annual ski lesson -- yes, only one a year, which may be why I've yet to really learn -- in South Lake Tahoe this year, at Heavenly, which was worth it for the view and the excellent lunch on the top and the itsy-bit of progress I made. If you need more incentive to visit the area this year, a new Ritz Carlton will be opening up at Northstar this season.

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Crystal Bay, Estate of the Day

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Today's home occupies a gorgeous spot on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe in the gated community of eight homes in Crystal Bay in the Northlake HOA. The four-bedroom home has a shared pier and a private buoy with 287 feet of lakefront to enjoy. A manmade recirculating steam ends in a pond. The home is dominated by a gorgeous curving limestone staircase.There is a modern kitchen and lakeviews from almost every room. Glass ceilings include motor driven shades for ease of use and multiple decks let you take in the fresh air. In the bathrooms the mirrors are laid directly into the limestone for a seamless effect. A separate studio has its own kitchen and bath. This property is listed at $10.75 million.

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Black Diamond Ski Package Features Black Diamonds

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Sports

I've seen plenty of diamonds dropped into cocktails but this is the first time I've seen it package with a ski package. Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort's black diamond ski package includes seven nights of lodging in a three-bedroom, three-bathroom suite, six day lift tickets for two kids and two adults, lessons, equipment rentals, a spa package, $1,225 in dining and food credits and a $10,000 black diamond necklace. It sells for $26,653. The package celebrates the addition of more expert, black diamond terrain to the resort and is designed to also attract attention to the $55 million Village at Northstar project. The black diamond necklace is being provided by one of the stores in the village.

[via The Olympian]

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