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Mother Nature Says “Let’s Rock” to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
Ma Nature finally decided it was time to send Indian Summer packin’ for the beach and usher Ole Man Winter into the Sierra Nevada Mountains. More than a foot of snow fell at Mammoth Mountain over the weekend, and today the resort decided to kick off the 08-09 season a full 10 days ahead of schedule. With more snow in the forecast tonight and tomorrow it looks like they’re off to a good start.
This time of year often triggers my Seasonal Confusion Disorder, which is currently collecting overtime While I love warm weather and the California sun, it’s hard to not get excited about everything going on this season: air service at Mammoth, the World Freeride Tour at Squaw Valley USA, and our friends at Moody’s opening their second restaurant, Baxter’s, which will be located in the Village at Northstar.
So Mother Nature, here’s a toast to you and good acquaintances the Snow Gods. We hope you’ll look kindly on all the ski resorts this season.
La Toque’s Move to Napa Recognized by San Francisco Chronicle
Opening: La Toque in Napa
Bringing a level of swank to Napa that’s uncommon in this Wine Country town, Ken Frank’s La Toque restaurant opened Thursday in the new Westin Verasa, a luxury condo-hotel on the Napa River. Full story here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/24/FDI3132L0O.DTL
The Westin Verasa, Napa Celebrates September Opening
The Westin Verasa, Napa opened its doors this month, continuing Downtown Napa’s transformation by introducing an unprecedented level of service, luxury and amenities while at the same time staying true to the region’s relaxed lifestyle.
Wine country travelers can savor the resort’s convenient location within walking distance of Downtown Napa’s most popular attractions as well as Chef Ken Frank’s renowned La Toque restaurant, which relocated to The Westin from Rutherford.
“The opening of The Westin Verasa, Napa is the culmination of years of planning, design and effort to create a resort that’s unprecedented in the region,” said Brian Collins, President, Intrawest. “It represents a marriage between the high level of quality for which Intrawest has become known and Westin’s outstanding reputation.”
The 180-room hotel, the first full-service, upper upscale property to be built in Napa in nearly five years is located blocks away from COPIA, The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts, and the new Oxbow Public Market.
For more information visit www.westin.com/verasanapa.
