SnowFest! 2012 – Schedule of Events, New Snow in Tahoe City, California
It’s Friday, March 2, 2012, and it finally stopped snowing here in Tahoe City, California. While snow in February and March is not unusual, what is different this year has been the lack of snow storms, when compared to last year’s near record breaking snow fall totals.
I’m here on the West Shore of Tahoe City, near the Sunnyside Resort area, and by mid-afternoon yesterday we have between 1.5 – 2 feet of new snow.
This new snow has come just in time for the 31st Annual SnowFest that will officially kick-off today, Friday, March 2, 2012. Anyone who has been wishing for more snow so they can snowshoe, cross country ski, downhill ski, snowboard, snowmobile, sled, or just play in the snow, you’re going to get another chance to do that with this storm. Check out the what the weather was like yesterday:
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This snow storm will certainly enhance the upcoming SnowFest! events. SnowFest! has become the largest winter carnival in the west. Event organizers plan all-year to make this winter event and experience one that will bring people back year-after-year. This year the ten days of fun for SnowFest 2012 will officially begin on Friday, March 2, 2012, and will end on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
Here’s a look at the upcoming SnowFest! Events:
Thursday, March 1, 2012 (Pre-Kick Off Party)
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Kick Off Party at Garwood’s in Carnelian Bay, CA
Friday, March 2, 2012
12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Space Cowboy’s and the Unimog – KT-22 Sundeck, Squaw Valley, CA
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Mamasake Extreme Food Challenge – Mamasake Patio, Squaw Valley, CA
5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Downtown Truckee Snow Ball Poker Walk – Registration located next to the Train Depot, Truckee, CA
6 p.m. – 7 p.m. SnowFest Queen Coronation and Laser Show Display – KT 22 Deck Squaw Valley, CA
7 p.m. – 7: 30 p.m. SnowFest Opening Ceremonies with On-Mountain FIREWORKS presented by Coors Light – Squaw Valley, CA
7:30 p.m. Opening Night Party – Olympic Plaza Inside KT-22 Deck, Squaw Valley, CA
9 p.m. 3rd Annual Hot Dog “80’s Retro Party” – Cornice Cantina, Far East Building, Squaw Valley, CA
9 p.m. Free Mumbo Gumbo Concert – Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, NV
Saturday, March 3, 2012
7 a.m. – 11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast by the North Tahoe Firefighter’s Association – Tahoe City Fire Station, Tahoe City, CA
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Rahlves’ Banzai Tour – KT 22 Bazai, Squaw Valley, CA
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Parade Watching Party at Rosie’s Café, downtown Tahoe City, CA
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tahoe City SnowFest Parade – downtown Tahoe City, CA
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Paint the Bear – North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, CA
12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Pete ‘n Peters Post Parade Party, downtown Tahoe City, CA
2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. 22 Annual Garwood’s Polar Bear Swim, Garwood’s, Carnelian Bay, CA
9 p.m. – 12 a.m. 4th Annual “Snowdown” with the Space Cowboys – Lakeside Pizza, Tahoe City, CA
9 p.m. Tainted Love Concert – Crystal Bay Casino – Crystal Bay, NV
Sunday, March 4, 2012
9 a.m. 36th Annual Great Ski Race – Tahoe XC Center, Tahoe City, CA ends in Truckee, CA
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Rahlves Banzai Tour – KT-22 Banzai, Squaw Valley, CA
9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Special Olympics North Lake Tahoe Polar Plunge – Hyatt Regency, Incline Village Private Beach, Incline, NV
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wacky Winter Bowling – Tahoe City Golf Course, Tahoe City, CA
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Arbor Car of Tahoe Man Contest – Tahoe City Golf Course, Tahoe City, CA
4 p.m. – 10 p.m. Sunnyside Luau, Sunnyside Resort, Tahoe City, CA
5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Blind Pigs and Speakeasies: Prohibition Pub Crawl – Tahoe City – Multiple Sites, Tahoe City, CA
Monday, March 4, 2012
4:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Jake’s Mardi Gras Party, Jake’s, Boatworks Mall, downtown Tahoe City, CA
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Broomball Tourney – Resort at Squaw Creek Ice Skating Rink, Squaw Valley, CA
8 p.m. Hacienda Margarita Races and Twister DJ Party – Hacienda, Boatworks Mall, downtown Tahoe City, CA
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
4 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Cornice Cantina’s Sundeck Ski Race – Cornice Cantina, Squaw Valley, CA
6 p.m. Glamour Girls Night Out – Hacienda, Boatworks Mall, downtown Tahoe City, CA
7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Pete ‘N Peter’s Bar Game Olympics – Pete ‘N Peter’s, downtown Tahoe City, CA
9 p.m. Beer Gardener’s Local’s Night Party – Rosie’s Café, downtown Tahoe City, CA
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Truckee River Winery’s Ice Carving Extravaganza – Truckee River Winery, 11567 Brockway Road, Truckee, CA
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Bunco Babes Bunco Bash – North Tahoe Event Center, Kings Beach, CA
7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Truckee’s Fastest Bartender Competition – Tourist Club, 10110 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA
Thursday, March 8, 2012
4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Cornice Cantina’s Bloody Mary Masters Competition, Cornice Cantina, Squaw Valley, CA
4:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. West Shore Café Toccata “Baroque Masters” and Antinori Wine Dinner, West Shore Café, 5160 West Lake Blvd., Homewood, CA
8 p.m. Hacienda Unofficial Thursday Grand Prize Night – Hacienda, Boatworks Mall, downtown Tahoe City, CA
8 p.m. – 11 p.m. Pete ‘N Peter’s Fastest Server Contest – Pete ‘N Peter’s, downtown Tahoe City, CA
9 p.m. Rosie’s Bingo Night – Rosie’s Café, downtown Tahoe City, CA
Friday, March 9, 2012
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dick Linkey Rotary- Annual Ski Challenge – Northstar at Tahoe, Northstar, CA
4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Bridgetender’s 4th Annual Rib Fest, Bridgetender, across Fanny Bridge, Tahoe City, CA
7 p.m. – 12 a.m. Dress the Part(y) Incline Karneval Pub Crawl, Incline Village, NV
Saturday, March 10, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. North Tahoe Public Utility District Pancake Breakfast – North Lake Tahoe Event Center, downtown Kings Beach, CA
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Rahlves’ Banzai Tour Final and Super Final “Silver Belt Banzai” – Sugar Bowl Resort, CA
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dress up your Dog Contest – North Tahoe Events Center, downtown Kings Beach, CA
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. SnowFest! Kings Beach Parade
12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Caliente After Parade Party and SnowFest! Queen Raffle
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. New York Hot Dog Stand “Hot Dog Eating Contest” – 8369 North Lake Blvd., Kings Beach Chevron, downtown Kings Beach, CA
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Kings Beach Friends of the Library Snow “what” Building Contest – Kings Beach Library, Kings Beach, CA
2 p.m. – 5 p.m. SnowFest! Après Ski Party – Alpine Meadows Ski Area Lodge, Alpine Meadows, CA
5 p.m. – 9 p.m. ARC and NLT Family Resource Center “2012 Snow Fiesta” – North Tahoe Boys and Girls Club, Kings Beach, CA
9 p.m. Creekside Benefit Concert – Dockside, 700 North Lake Blvd. (At Tahoe City Marina), Tahoe City, CA
Sunday, March 11, 2012
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Rahlves’ Banzai Tour Final and Super Final – “Silver Belt Banzai”, Sugar Bowl Resort, CA
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Citizen’s Against the Clock X/C Biathlon Event, Sugar Pine Point State Park, Tahoma, CA
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Ta-Hoe Nalu Arctic SUP Race, Blue Onion Café, Hwy 28 and Hwy 267, Kings Beach, CA
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. River Ranch Annual Snow Sculpture Contest, River Ranch, Hwy 89 South at the entrance to Alpine Meadows, CA
1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Tahoe Donner Ididarun Dog Pull Race – The Lodge Restaurant, 12805 Northwood’s Blvd. Tahoe Donner, Truckee, CA
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Gourmet Ski Tour Fundraiser – Tahoe Cross Country Ski Center, 925 Country Club Drive, Tahoe City, CA
8 p.m. Fine ‘N Funky SnowFest! Fashion Show – Hacienda, Boatworks Mall, downtown Tahoe City, CA
Get ready to have a lot of fun. For a complete calendar of events and more details, check out the SnowFest 2012 schedule here, or better yet plan to be here in Lake Tahoe and have some winter fun!
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SnowFest! 2012 – Schedule of Events, New Snow in Tahoe City, California
