#6 Overall Resort. #6 Best Parks. #9 Best Pipes.

TRUCKEE and SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – October 5, 2010 – The 2011 TransWorld SNOWboarding Resort Guide, which hits newsstands today, lists Northstar and Sierra-at-Tahoe Resorts among the Top 10 Overall Resorts in the United States.

"To make it as one of the ten best, a resort has to rank high in both the park and pipe categories, as well as in other crucial areas such as nightlife, snowfall, vibe, lodging, food, et cetera," explain the editors of TWS. "All the other stuff that matters when you're looking for the best shred experience possible."

"Whether you're in search of a weekend road trip, your precious annual winter vacation, or the decision of where to move for the winter of your life, we put on our serious beanies to find the answer," from the TWS Resort poll. "We do this by polling TransWorld readers about their resort experiences over the past winter – who better to tell you how the pipe is cut on any given Monday, or how the park looks once the big-budget contest leaves town?"

The rankings speak to the commitment by both resorts to creating and maintaining innovative freestyle terrain that appeals to an ever-growing demographic of skiers and snowboarders.   

Designed, built, and maintained throughout the season by the lead innovators in the industry – Snow Park Technologies (SPT) – the freestyle terrain at both resorts offers an experience that caters to the young and old, first-time jibbers and seasoned park riders, families and college students alike.

Both resorts were also recognized as among the Top 10 Best Parks in the nation, earned by scoring high in specific categories like jump and rail design, grooming, variety of features, overall vibe, and park challenge.

The cumulative rankings for Northstar-at-Tahoe™ Resort are:

• #6 Overall Resort
• #6 Best Parks
• #9 Best Pipes

The cumulative rankings for Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort are:

• #7 Overall Resort
• #10 Best Parks
• #4 Best Value
• #7 Best Vibe

"The TransWorld SNOWboarding rankings are the most highly anticipated in the industry because so much sweat equity goes into a successful park program," said Mike Bettera, SPT Senior Project Manager. "Between weather, snow conditions, and the massive demands on equipment that can throw a curve ball at terrain parks every single day, these rankings let your guests and your park crew know that true commitment to freestyle terrain is worth the effort."

Northstar and Sierra-at-Tahoe Resorts are proud to be among TransWorld SNOWboarding's top resorts year after year after year.

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About Northstar-at-Tahoe™ Resort

One of the finest year-round mountain resorts in North America, Northstar®  Resort is host to a base area village featuring more than 35 unique shops and restaurants, a conference center, 9,000 square foot skating rink, on-site lodging, special events and more. A winter sport enthusiast’s paradise, Northstar Resort offers 93 ski trails spread across 3,000 acres, award-winning terrain parks and snow sports including alpine and Telemark skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and tubing. Summer activities include mountain biking, golfing, scenic lift rides for sightseeing and hiking, horseback riding, fly-fishing and more.

Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort is located on Highway 267, just six miles north of Lake Tahoe and six miles south of downtown Truckee.

For more information, call 1.800.GO.NORTH (1.800.466.6784) or visit www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com.

To make it as one of the ten best, a resort has to rank high in both the park and pipe categories, as well as in other crucial areas such as nightlife, snowfall, vibe, lodging, food, et cetera,

- Editors of TWS

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