Go west, young skier
Leaves are still clinging to the trees in my backyard, but that hasn't stopped ski resorts from getting the word out on the upcoming winter season. Most of the time, they boast about the latest changes, like a new trail or quad chairlift. Big whoop. But now and then something catches my eye. This year it's the latest developments at Northstar-at-Tahoe in California. The
same Ritz-Carlton team that helped transform Colorado's Beaver Creek from Vail's forgotten little sister into one of the finest family-friendly mountains in the country has descended on Northstar. A new Ritz will make its debut this December mid-mountain, surrounded by a greatly expanded teaching area and a new Burton Snowboard Academy. If it sounds strikingly similar to Beaver Creek, you're right. Ritz knows how to focus on the family market. And if they have the same success as their Colorado cousin, expect Northstar to rise out of the shadows and challenge Squaw Creek and Heavenly as one of Tahoe's premier ski areas.
Posted by Steve Jermanok, Globe correspondent
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Right on with the team via Vail / Beaver Creek. The master developer is the same "East West Partners" which developed most of Beaver Creek and partnered with Ritz to develop the hotel and residences there at Bachelor Gulch. At Northstar, East West developed the new Village at Northstar from the model used in Beaver Creek.