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Welcome to another week of our Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we share ski conditions, racing info, ski events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.

Send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.

Another dusting of cold smoke is on the ground and the skiing continues to be fantastic here in Tahoe - if you're not here you're missing out!

We're excited to be nominated by Skiing Business for Most Knowledgeable Staff, Most Innovative, Best Backshop: Ski Tuning and Best Backshop: Bootfitting! We've taken wins in Best Backshop: Ski Tuning, best Backshop: Bootfitting, and Most Knowledgeable Staff in the past, so keep your fingers crossed for us.

In ski racing and competition news, Far West Skiing has Ski Cross coming up at Squaw Valley on January 12-13 and 19-20. U10/U12 Juniors will be racing at Sugar Bowl January 12-13. The Tahoe League Race Series is heading to Auburn Ski Club January 12-13. Far West Masters head to Sierra at Tahoe this weekend as well. At Northstar, the U.S. Revolution Tour brings halfpipe, slopestyle and cross events on January 13-18. USASA Rail Jam and Slopestyle are on tap at Boreal.

Wax calls for this weekend at Sugar Bowl: Holmenkol Beta Mix, Swix CH8, Toko Red, and Dominator Race Zoom.

Welcome to our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we share ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.

Don’t forget to send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.

Holly snow - we got a white Christmas and then some in Tahoe - we've already hit 55 percent of average snowfall for the year, just in December!

Welcome to our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we share ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.

Happy holidays from the Start Haus crew! We've been dreaming of a white Christmas and it looks like we've got it! If you haven't been here before, this is our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog post, where we tell you about ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.

It's not too late to get that special somebody what they really want - we're offering free 2nd Day UPS Shipping on all orders over $300!

So if you've got somebody on your list looking for a new pair of skis, the perfect pair of ski boots, the right set of ski bindings or any other piece of ski equipment, now's your chance to make them happy. Or maybe you've been eying something in our ski outlet and want to buy yourself a little present - we won't judge.

Just make sure to place your order by Thursday, 1 p.m. PST for the 2nd day shipping to get your package to you in time for Christmas.

Questions? Shoot us an email at Online@starthaus.com

Welcome back to our weekly Tahoe Ski News blog, where we tell you about ski conditions, racing, events, wax calls and ski deals every Friday.

Don’t forget to send your race, ski event or results to website@starthaus.com. with the headline: Tahoe Ski News to get them listed here each week.

With the cold storm that blew through on Wednesday the skiing is fantastic - almost all resorts are open, many top to bottom, and our team has been out getting fresh tracks in boot-deep powder at Northstar, Alpine Meadows, Sugar Bowl and Squaw.

We’re starting a weekly post here at the Start Haus to bring you all the Tahoe ski news you need. We’ll post up racing info, Tahoe ski events, wax calls, ski deals and more here every Friday.

Today Alpine Meadows joins Squaw Valley, Sugar Bowl, Boreal, North Star, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Mt. Rose and Sierra at Tahoe on the list of open Lake Tahoe Resorts, and the conditions are great! It may have rained down low in the last storm, but serious base-building snow stacked up high, making for a great start to the season.

Our crew has been busy out testing new 2013 ski equipment with all the new snow, and we're starting a new contest "Find Phil on the Hill." We'll post what Phil will be wearing and where he's skiing on our Facebook page, and the first 2 people to find him will get prizes!

We've got two fantastic all mountain skis from Salomon on sale this week - the Salomon Sentinel and Salomon BBR 7.9 - both for only $299!

We're starting a weekly post here at the Start Haus to bring you all the Tahoe ski news you need. We'll post up racing info, Tahoe ski events, wax calls, ski deals and more here every Friday.

We'll start off the week with a couple of screaming deals: We have the Salomon BBR 7.9 and Salomon Sentinel on sale for only $299! The BBR is an superhero ski for intermediate skiers looking to get beyond the groomer, and the Sentinel is a rockin' all mountain ski that's a solid contender for a Tahoe quiver-of-one.

Don't be fooled by anyone telling you it's only raining up here, the skiing is good! Check out this picture from Thursday - Start Haus's Phil getting freshies on his Blizzard Bonafides, testing out the new Fischer Vacuum Ski Boots:

We hope you saved some ski shopping after Black Friday, because we've got great deals on Cyber Monday for your holiday buying needs - take 10% off anything on the website* with the code CYBER13 on Monday, November 26!

The coupon works Monday only, ONLINE ONLY, not in store - so if you're a Truckee/Tahoe local, you can shop online and pick "in store pickup" to grab your new skis, boots or whatever you want at the shop.

Shop our wide ski selection including powder skis, all mountain skis or race skis, check out the latest and greatest ski boots, or make even deeper discounts in our Ski Outlet section with the code CYBER13, it's up to you.

This code only works Monday, November 26, 2012, so take advantage while you can.

*Certain brands not participating, apply code CYBER13 at checkout to find out.

UPDATE: All sold out!

Whether you're a backcountry veteran who earns more turns than most people get off the lift, or new to the idea of dipping into the sidecountry out of the resort for fresh powder turns, one of the most important pieces of gear is a good pair of touring ski boots.

And Dynafit ski boots are widely regarded as some of the best backcountry boots available, with an excellent balance of walk-ability, downhill performance, low weight and a comfortable fit. Lucky for you, we've got a huge sale on 2012 Dynafit Boots up to 50% off! Our stock is extremely limited however, so these are going to go fast.

We need your help! User reviews are a great way to give your feedback on a pair of skis, boots, bindings - whatever you use. Not only do we see what our customers think, but your helping out other shoppers by adding your voice.

All you have to do is go to the bottom of any product page and click "write your own review." It's quick and easy - not to mention fun! Love a certain pair of skis? Think there's something other shoppers should know about the last pair of ski boots you bought? We want to know.

Here's what a review looks like on our product page (this one is on the Blizzard Gunsmoke)

Here's how to get paid:

• Write reviews on products you've used - skis, boots, bindings, whatever.
• Shoot us an email at online@starthaus.com with the user name you used.
• We'll read it, approve it and post it on the page, then send you a unique code for $5 off at www.starthaus.com.

It's that easy, 5-10 minutes of your time to help us and help other shoppers and you get $5 off online purchases at the Start