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For Immediate Release
February 5, 2006                   

Media Contact: Nicole Klay
(530) 562-3866 or nklay@boothcreek.com

NORTHSTAR AND SIERRA OFFER SPECIALTY CLINICS SKIERS AND RIDERS ARE SURE TO ENJOY

TRUCKEE/S. LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Northstar and Sierra understand the need for a variety of different ways to learn and improve skiing and riding skills. Both resorts are committed to providing guests with a top-notch learning experience that will satisfy their needs regardless if it’s their first or fiftieth time on the slopes.

WOMEN’S CLINICS
Spend a day with the girls at Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe’s women’s clinics. Both resorts invite ladies ages 13 and older to hone their skiing and snowboarding skills in a series of upcoming clinics, taught for women by women.

Northstar-at-Tahoe offers all-inclusive women’s ski/ride clinics taught by top-certified female instructors for intermediate through expert skiers. Whether women are looking to improve their skills, have fun or meet new friends, this personalized program will satisfy all of their goals.

Clinics include five hours of instruction each day, a three-day lift ticket, video analysis, daily lunch, introductory breakfast, one-day unlimited demo rental, an après ski party and equipment and boot-fitting seminar. Clinics are taught with a 6-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio and personalized videos are available.

Dates of the Northstar clinics are Feb. 8-10 and March 17-19, 2006 and the cost is $459 for non-passholders; $354 for passholders. The clinics are guaranteed to challenge women, not intimidate them. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 530-562-2470.

Sierra-at-Tahoe offers one-day women’s ski or ride clinics for all ability levels. The clinics are taught by top-rated female instructors and cater to the area groups want to work on. Clinics include all-day instruction, slope specific warm-ups, lunch, video analysis and a group photo. Cost is $79 for the clinic only, $115 for the clinic and lift ticket and $145 for clinic, lift ticket and rentals. Sierra-at-Tahoe will host these one-day clinics on Feb. 19 and March 26, 2006.

NORTH AMERICAN SKI TRAINING CENTER
This season, Northstar has joined forces with the North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) to offer specialized clinics guests are guaranteed to enjoy. Since 1994, NASTC has helped skiers improve on conditions and terrain that challenge their students. This ultimate ski vacation combines fun-loving people, delicious food, fine wine and the beauty of Northstar’s mountain and 2, 420 acres of skiable terrain. NASTC’s total immersion clinics are led by members of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) demonstration team and class sizes are limited to no larger than six skiers per class.

Adults over 60 are invited to join NASTC’s Active Adults clinic offered Feb. 20-21. This Masters program will not only refine their skills and techniques but also allow guests to relax and enjoy fine wine and dinner after a day on the mountain. The Active Adults clinic is perfectly suited for those skiers of an intermediate to advanced skill set. Cost for the program is $764 and includes lodging, lift tickets, lessons and meals.

FREERIDE SESSIONS
Northstar-at-Tahoe knows teenagers have the most fun freeskiing and riding with friends, which is why the resort is offering freeride sessions for teens ages 13-16. Each session will be taught in a casual format, allowing teens to ski/ride with their peers with an instructor to guide them along the way, helping everyone master jibs, jumps, the halfpipes and more.

Both skiers and riders will meet their certified instructors at the Butterbox located in the new Village at Northstar at 9:45 a.m. Tickets for the session can be purchased in advance or on the day of at any ski and snowboard school ticket location including the rental shop, ticket and season pass office and the ski and snowboard school located at mid-mountain. Cost is $102 per day and includes lift ticket, all-day instructor guided session and lunch. Freeride sessions are offered Feb. 11-13, Feb. 17-26 and every Saturday and Sunday in March. For more information about these freeride sessions, please call Northstar’s Ski and Snowboard School at 530-562-2470.

Northstar was recently ranked fifth best overall resort for families by SKI Magazine’s Reader Resort Survey and Sierra Ski and Snowboard School instructors Lynnea Anderson and Doug Perini were named in the top 100 instructors by SKI Magazine. For more information about all of Northstar and Sierra’s specialty clinics, visit www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com or www.SierraAtTahoe.com or call 1-800-GO-NORTH or 530-659-7453.

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