ASC Training Center
ASC is one of the oldest ski areas in California and in the Tahoe Sierra, founded as the Auburn Ski Club in 1928 with the first ski area at Cisco Grove. The ASC has been a leader in the growth of winter sports in the state and lobbied the California State Legislature in 1932 to keep Highway 40 (the predecessor of Interstate 80) open year-round so visitors could access winter recreation.
The current cross-country ski area opened in 1989 on Donner Summit next to Boreal Mountain and the high-altitude training center offers programs in Nordic, biathlon, alpine and snowshoeing.
Night skiing | ASC has installed permanent night-skiing facilities at the center. Night skiing will be offered from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays through the season, with night skiing also offered daily through Jan. 4. The New Year’s Eve Freestyle is a fundraiser for the lighting project.
Western Ski Sports Museum | ASC founded the Western SkiSport Museum housed in the parking lot next to Boreal in 1969. Working with ski writer and historian William B. Berry (read Mark McLaughlin’s story on Berry in this edition), the Museum was developed as an exhibition of Western North American ski history.
The museum is closed while its collections are being archived to become part of the future SNOW Sports Museum that will be built in Olympic Valley. | thesnowmuseum.org
Events
Dec. 31 | New Year’s Eve Freestyle
Jan. 13 | Truckee Sprints race
Feb. 17 | President’s Cup Skiathlon
