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Sledding and Tubing
Join us for a fun guided snowshoe hike from 7 – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 8. We suggest participants dress in warm layers, bring a hat and gloves, headlamp or flashlight, and water. We will serve hot chocolate. Meet at Trout Creek Recreation Center and we will caravan to our hiking destination. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance by calling (530) 587-9437. Cost of the hike is $7.50 with your own equipment, or $15 with snowshoe rental.
During March, Snowplay is open from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. on Fridays and from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. We will have a special night sledding session on Friday, March 9, and stay open until 6:30Rp.m. E S EMB M T TD MEE
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March is the time for spring skiing! We are all looking forward to lots of snow and great skiing! This time of year the sun is high in T the sky and it is usually still bright out when E we close. I would like to remind you that we EQU K close the trails at 5 p.m.Rbecause we need to E E RC LD start grooming atEthat time. We need your A R E ONN help. Please make sure you are off the trails at OE D TA H I Special Glow Stick 5 p.m. We only have a small E N window of time PU R BLIC AM NNE O D Night SleddingH O E to groom before the freeze starts. Once the I EN PU TA BLIC AM surface is frozen, the grooming comes out The second Friday of every month, the I chunky and we can’t lay a nice corduroy to Snowplay Area is open late for night sledding EN PU BLIC AM ski on. Make sure you come in on time so we and tubing until 6:30 p.m. We’ll have night Marvelous March is here with lots of can get out there to give you the best possible sledding on Friday, March 9. Snowplay fun for your family! We are all ready groomed surface. We ask that even though it’s to have a tube-ular month and Parker the OE N still light out, that you remain off the trails Penguin is ready for you to join us. Come play PR E TA H I VAT E A M St. Patrick’s Day Concert after 5 p.m. If someone skis over the freshly with us March 9 in the glow in the dark night R ruts in the surface BE groomed trail it leaves sledding session until 7 p.m. Each tuber will Join us on Saturday, March 17, for a special N Ebig AT DON E N O which then freeze overnight. You’re bound to get a glow stick and lights to slide with. Check P R I St. Patrick’s Day Concert from 12 – 3 p.m. E H TA V AT E A M get your skis stuck in those ruts the following out our new target practice signs as you spin We’ll have live music from Todd Wees and his E day. They Bcould also lead to a nasty fall. down the tubing lane. Win a special prize if band The So Heavies, snow-building contests, R E AT T H E H NNE O D N T E E At the end of the month, we celebrate spring you canPsplat snow on the bull’s-eye! games and prizes for all! Wear your green flair N O R I V your E AT E A M TA H E VIrish L the A with the annual Tour d’ Euer on March 25. Finally, share your Irish luck at our first St. and celebrate theC luck of with us. I SPE The tour can start any time between 8:30 - 11 Patrick’s Day Carnival from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 NER N O a.m. We have three different length tours p.m. with live music, games and prizes. Hope OE D TA H including a 7 kilometer, 15 kilometer or 25 to see you on March 17! kilometer course for you to choose from. MARIAH MCCLOSKEY PR V OG & E S R A M There are two aid stations in the valley with RECREATION COORDINATOR SH
ARE INT Feel like getting a great workout and exploring Tahoe Donner on foot? Snowplay now offers snowshoe rentals for $7.50 per hour or $15 for two hours. It’s a great activity for kids and beginners!
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