NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. Feb. 2, 2012 - Lake Tahoe competitors did the region proud with a dozen of the Sierra Nevada's best taking part in the 2012 Winter X Games held at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado January 26-29.
"Lake Tahoe has a long history of producing some of the world's best ski and snowboard athletes," said Chief Marketing Officer Andy Chapman of the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association. "With the largest concentration of ski resorts in the country and unmatched mountainous terrain, Tahoe is naturally a magnet for pioneers in the sport who continually push the envelope in their training."
One of the most notable at the 2012 Winter X Games was two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, whose home mountain is Northstar California, taking home his fifth consecutive gold medal in the men's snowboard superpipe with an unprecedented perfect score of 100 on January 29.
Northstar California's Elena Hight won silver in the women's snowboard superpipe and Torstein Horgmo won silver in the snowboard big air.
Also outstanding was Squaw Valley athlete Nate Holland who claimed his sixth Winter X gold medal in the men's snowboarder X January 28, bringing his total Winter X Games medal tally to nine with five consecutive gold victories from 2006 to 2010.
Jayson Hale, of Sugar Bowl Ski Resort on Donner Summit, proudly represented North Lake Tahoe, taking home bronze in the men's snowboarder X on January 28.
North Lake Tahoe's top women athletes were fierce competitors as well at Buttermilk Mountain. Squaw Valley athlete and Squaw Valley freestyle coach Brita Sigourney (a silver medalist at the 2011 Winter X Games) received a bronze in the women's ski halfpipe and landed the competition's only 1080.
All North Lake Tahoe ski resorts, both downhill and cross-country facilities, are open with snowpack averaging 30 to 50 inches. Resorts continue to crank out more snow nightly as low evening temperatures are making for optimal snowmaking conditions. It's a great time to ski and board North Lake Tahoe in the tracks of Winter X Games athletes.
For more information about North Lake Tahoe ski resorts, the best deals on lodging, special events, dining and winter activities, click to www.GoTahoeNorth.com.
North Lake Tahoe is a 45-minute drive from the Reno Tahoe International Airport, two hours from Sacramento International Airport and just over three hours from San Francisco International Airport. For lodging reservations, recreation and event details, call North Lake Tahoe at 1-877-949-3296 or visit www.GoTahoeNorth.com. Visitor information centers are located at 380 North Lake Boulevard in Tahoe City and 969 Tahoe Boulevard in Incline Village. The North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureaus, Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau and the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, work together to promote North Lake Tahoe as a premier, year-round destination.
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