Homewood

Lake Tahoe, California – San Francisco and Truckee, California based JMA Ventures, LLC announced today the acquisition of Lake Tahoe’s West Shore Cafe, a full service lakefront property located in Homewood, California, adjacent to Homewood Mountain Resort.

JMA’s acquisition of West Shore Cafe represents a new beginning for the inn and restaurant, which closed its doors during the summer of 2009.

“We are extremely pleased to be able to offer the West Shore Cafe,” said Art Chapman, Chairman of JMA Ventures, LLC. “The re-opening fits JMA’s commitment to restore the vitality of the west shore. We intend to bring back good food at an affordable price to those looking for a lake view dining experience; and to have some fun at the same time,” he said. “The Cafe will create new employment opportunities in both the winter and summer; and will encourage destination visits to Lake Tahoe’s west shore,” he added.

The West Shore Cafe is the fourth property acquired by JMA Ventures within California’s North Lake Tahoe destination. Other current holdings include Homewood Mountain Resort; Alpine Meadows Ski Resort; and the Hotel Avery – a full service four star hotel slated for construction, which received approval from Truckee, California’s Planning Commission during November, 2008. Within San Francisco, JMA holdings include Ghirardelli Square; Fairmont Heritage Place; 706 Mission Street; and Epic Roast House and Waterbar restaurants along San Francisco’s famed Embarcadero.

JMA has plans to announce the re-opening date for dining and lodging later this summer. For additional information about West Shore Cafe, visit WestShoreCafe.com.

West Shore Cafe viewed from Lake Tahoe

It seems like yesterday we were skiing/riding deep powder fields; hitting the long perfectly groomed runs; and memorized by Lake Tahoe water at the tips of our skis. Yes, another snow season has come and gone.  Just as our quadriceps muscles have committed to memory the feeling of gliding down the hill, all good things come to an end…at least until next season! From all of us at Homewood Mountain Resort, we wish you a safe summer season and look forward to having you on our slopes again in the 2010/2011 winter season. As always, stay tuned to our website for the latest news for season passes, lift tickets, and events.

Kids who were skiing and riding at Homewood today were not only shredding the one to two feet of fresh powder; they were rippin’ it UP in the 2nd Annual Homewood Mini Slopestyle contest! Homewood’s park crew pushed together a triple jump line sized just right for groms to show off their tricks in the terrain park at the top of Madden Chair. Check ‘em out!

Homewood Mini Slopestyle Contest

Homewood Mountain Resort held its annual Pro Patrol Tuesday, March 9. This event is truly legendary – a Tahoe tradition. HMR Patrol Race serves as a beacon for California patrol teams from all Tahoe mountains; as well as the southern Sierra and northern Nevada mountains.

The Homewood Patrol Race, though, is a ski/snowboard race in a way that Bay-To-Breakers is a running race; or Mardi Gras is homage to the approach of Ash Wednesday. As there are skilled players in every football game, there are racers at this race; but as there are tailgaters at a football game, there are the rest of the folks at the Homewood Patrol Race.

Before we digress too much, a big congratulations goes to Team Kirkwood, who left with the Patrol Race trophy for 2010. Strong work.

Now back to digressing. If you missed the 2010 Homewood Patrol Race, below is a quick recall. If you see yourself in it, fantastic. If not, be sure to mark the date next year and join us for an evening of fun, racing [kind of], taco eating, and a chance to be posted on the internet while dancing by yourself in the middle of a driving snow storm.

Homewood Patrol Race 2010

Also, this man simply deserves his very own video:

Snowbomb set if off at Homewood last Saturday with stop three on their Toyota Sick ’N Twisted Big Air Tour.

The snow was coming down hard at times, but the competitors threw down even harder and we saw some killer tricks off the big jump on The Face, check out the teaser we posted on Saturday.

Check out the upcoming events @ Homewood Mountain Resort

Far West Division Moguls Championship: Feb 27, and 28
Video form last year

Pro Patrol Race and Taco Feed: March 5th
Video from last year

Homewood’s 2nd Annual Mini Slopestyle: March 13th
Video from last year

Some awesome performances on the big jump @ Homewood today!

Thanks to Snowbomb for putting on another Killer event! Stay tuned for competition results and more video.

I knew this was going to be a good day from the moment I woke. Plus, it was dumping out! I was off to a late start, but it really didn’t matter; I had just overheard Quail Face had opened. Yee haw! I migrated my way from Old Homewood Express to Noonchester Traverse; really, it’s an easy traverse and so worth it if you are seeking fresh powder shots. And jackpot! Let the face shots begin. Now I don’t know about you, but starting my day off with a little hike to get some fresh turns makes any day a Homewood day. I hope you all had the chance to find your turns.

~Bob

All I can say is WHAT A DAY! Homewood today is why we all either live at Lake Tahoe or visit Lake Tahoe: amazing snow, gorgeous weather, great friends, and stunning scenery. It really doesn’t get any better.

Today was Homewood’s opening day, and the entire mountain was open thanks to the 5+ feet of snowfall (at the base!) the mountain has received so far this December. I found light, silky snow off trail on the north facing slopes in the trees, and Shaggy and his team of grooming pros deserve a HUGE nod for putting down some of the best groomed trails! Thanks guys!

If you still need a little motivating “push” to log off the computer and start logging some vertical at Homewood, here are some pictures and videos from opening day. Hope to see you here soon!

All signs pointed toward a beautiful opening day, right from watching the sunrise from the shore at Homewood:

This is “just the way it is” at Homewood:

First chair for the day – AND for winter 09/10!

You won’t find friendlier skiers and riders than you will at Homewood:

Beautiful snow, fun vibe, gorgeous day – see what I mean? Doesn’t get better than this!!

Heather Cosby was stoked on the snow and the view:

And of course, one of Homewood’s frequent visitors, Ellis, dropped in to say hello around noon:

Ellis was jealous because he can’t ski. Because he’s an eagle.

This view is amazing, whether you’ve seen it once or a million times:

Great snow, lots of fun people out there for Homewood’s opening day – what a great beginning!

It was a great season for competitive skiing and snowboarding events here at Homewood and none was more fun than the First Annual Mini Slopestyle jump competition. It was a stunningly beautiful day at the mid-mountain terrain park when 4 – 12 year olds threw down some impressive tricks on the jumps and rails.

We saw some great moves by the littlest shredders in Tahoe. There was big air (for them), some slick switch moves, and some crashes. Everyone with a big smile, which was everyone, was a winner and got a Mini Slopestyle sweatshirt and certificate.

This was such a fun event for everyone involved. The parents lived it, we enjoyed playing with the kids for the day and the kids had a blast! Pretty soon these kids will be ripping it of the huge kickers in the big kid comps, but we love watching them learn here at Homewood.

On February 28th and March 1st 2009 Homewood was treated to an awesome show of mogul mashing skill and aerial daring for the 2009 Farwest Moguls Championships. We built a STEEP and challenging course down The Face right above the North Lodge, and competitors age 13 and up shredded the course with amazing views of the lake.

It was awesome to see so many youngsters out tearing it up. All our neighbors were here too with teams and competitors coming from Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley, Mt. Rose and Heavenly. Thanks for coming out! There’s nothing better than great snow, great views and GREAT SKIERS!

Thanks to Chase Duhon of Reno for rocking the helmet cam on a killer run down the course!

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