Snowbomb.com Ski and Snowboard Festival in San Francisco. 2 Feet of snow expected.

Virtually all of the ski resorts in the West were represented, as were ski and snowboard brands like Solomon, Rossignal, Atomic and Burton. Merchandise and apparel was sold at up to 70% off. Contests for trips and lift tickets were conducted every hour. There were demonstrations, new gadgets, and an abundance of wine and beer….everything you’d expect at a Ski and Snowboard Festival was presented this weekend at Ft. Mason in San Francisco. If you missed it, the party moves to the Santa Clara Convention Center November 13-14. We had a chance to chat with a few of the Ski Resort. Mammoth on the eastern slopes of the Sierra, a couple hours south of Reno not only has upgraded lodging options like Snowcreek at the base of the Western United States largest ski mountain, but also now has partnered with United Air for direct service into Mammoth from the Bay Area. Folks have been flying around Mammoth for years, but now it’s time to use a plane. Big news around Lake Tahoe finds Vail Associates buying out Northstar…adding the resort on the North Shore to become the sister mountain of Heavenly at Stateline Southshore which was acquired by Vail a couple seasons ago. Julie Mauer who started in PR/Marketing at Northstar 25 years ago, is now VP of Marketing and talks about the new Epic Pass in the video. It rained most of the day in the San Francisco Sunday, and 2 feet of fresh snow is expected at the higher elevations for all Tahoe resorts, with openings planned for Thanksgiving …
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