Accelar Announces Launch of 3-Day/2-Night Reno Tahoe Ski Packages with Weekly Departures from San Francisco Bay Area

Accelar announced today the launch of its All-inclusive 3-day/2-night Reno Tahoe Ski Packages with two weekly departures from San Francisco Bay Area – one from North Bay and one from South Bay. The company also announced the schedule and pick-up locations for these departures with the first departure scheduled on February 5th, 2010 followed by departures each subsequent Friday through the end of March, 2010. Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) January 22, 2010 — Accelar announced today the launch of its all-inclusive 3-day/2-night Reno Tahoe ski packages with two weekly departures from San Francisco Bay Area – one from North Bay and one from South Bay. The company also announced the schedule and pick-up locations for these departures with the first departure scheduled on February 5th, 2010 followed by departures each subsequent Friday through the end of March, 2010. The company also announced today the launch of its ski package booking portal – www.RenoTahoeSkiTrips.com – which enables consumers to build and book their customized ski packages. The company also announced agreements with leading ski resorts for lift tickets and leading hotels, casinos, and resorts for lodging options included in these ski packages that consumers can book online. Please see accompanying press release for additional details. The ski trips portal – www.RenoTahoeSkiTrips.com – is the latest in the lineup of sports, events, and destination portals launched by the company. The portal promotes Reno Tahoe as a destination for skiers and snowboarders and enabling them to build and book their own customized ski packages, including lift tickets, lodging and transportation to / from San Francisco Bay Area to the leading ski resorts in Reno Tahoe.   The company also announced agreements with seven leading ski resorts:    Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Incline Village, NV Heavenly, South Lake Tahoe, CA Kirkwood Ski Resort, Kirkwood, CA Northstar-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, Truckee, CA Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort, Twin Bridges, CA Squaw Valley USA, Truckee, CA Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Norden, CA These ski resorts offer a variety of skiing and snowboarding experience – advanced, leisure, beginner – based on the skiing experience sought by consumers. The ski resorts offer consumers diverse skiing options on Lake Tahoe’s North Shore – Diamond Peak, Northstar and Sugar Bowl – as well as South Shore – Heavenly, Kirkwood and Sierra-Tahoe. The company also announced agreements with several hotels, casinos, and resorts:    Cal-Neva Resort, Crystal Bay, Nevada Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Property, Truckee, CA Harrah’s, Reno, NV Harvey’s, South Lake Tahoe, CA John Ascuaga’s Nugget, Reno, NV Northstar Village, Truckee, CA Resort at Squaw Creek, Squaw Valley, CA Silver Legacy, Reno, NV Included in each of the packages is round-trip transportation from eight locations all across San Francisco Bay Area – Concord, Daly City (San Francisco), Emeryville, Fremont, Mountain View, San Jose, Stockton, Vacaville – to the ski resorts and lodging chosen by the consumer. “We are excited about the opportunity to serve the 3+ million skiers and snowboarders who visit Reno Tahoe each year with a broad set of ski resorts, lodging and transportation options we offer through our portal,” said Accelar President and CEO, Kumar Shah. “Unlike other websites and portals promoting Reno Tahoe skiing, our portal offers consumers the ability to build and personalize their own all-inclusive ski packages and self-serve their needs for lift tickets, lodging and transportation booking – all through one portal.” “We are delighted with Accelar’s all-inclusive ski and snowboarding packages promoting Reno Tahoe as the destination for San Francisco Bay Area skiers and snowboarders,” said Jan Colyer, Executive Director with the Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association. “With more than seventeen ski resorts in the Reno Tahoe region, our region offers the broadest array of skiing options and most diverse terrains compared to any other ski & snowboarding destination in the world. With their all-inclusive packages, including transportation, Accelar has made the Reno Tahoe region a lot more accessible to the San Francisco Bay Area.” “With the multitude and diversity of lodging options – hotels, casinos, and resorts – Reno has a lot to offer skiers and snowboarders,” said Mark Tulman, Member Representative from the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce. “Accelar offers a unique way for visitors to our area to personalize and customize their ski packages so they can explore all those options and build a package that will make their Reno Tahoe Experience memorable.” About Accelar: Accelar, Silicon Valley based Web-2.0 company, specializes in building, marketing and launching E-Commerce web portals for the Group Travel Services industry. The company has developed Group Travel Services and On-line Booking platform, which provide dynamic packaging of travel components to meet the needs of Group Travel Planner. The company has built and delivered a variety of Sports, Events and Destination portals, including www.PresidentsCup2009.com for the International President’s Cup 2009 Golf Tournament, www.49ersExperience.com for the 49ers fans for the San Francisco 49ers home games, and www.RenoTahoeSkiTrips.com, www.RenoTahoeSkiPackages.com, www.RenoTahoeSkiExcursions.com, www.RenoTahoeSkiTours.com, and www.RenoTahoeExperience.com promoting Reno Tahoe as a Destination. For more information about the company visit: www.accelarinc.com.

NORTH LAKE TAHOE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF OLYMPIC LEGACY, JAN 8-17, 2010

NORTH LAKE TAHOE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF OLYMPIC LEGACY, JAN 8-17, 2010

AND SO IT BEGINS………
Friday, 8 January 2010

9 AM – 4:30 PM: Commemorative Relay from Sugar Pine Point State Park to Squaw Valley USA
2:30 PM: Torch Relay Torch Presentation by Bill Bowness and Penny Pitou at Tower of Nations, Entrance of Squaw Valley
4:30 PM: Opening Celebration and Fireworks – The Village at Squaw Valley USA
6:30 PM: 1960 Olympians’ Reception – Squaw Valley Lodge

Saturday, 9 January 2010

10 AM – 4 PM: Biathlon Re-enactment – Sugar Pine Point State Park
10 AM: Shooting Stars Youth Slalom Race – Squaw Valley USA
8 PM: 1960 Retro Party – Olympic Village Lodge, Squaw Valley USA
Sunday, 10 January 2010

10 AM – 12 PM: 50th Anniversary Jazz Service – Squaw Valley Chapel
10 AM – 3 PM: Cross Country Expo and Demo – Sugar Pine Point State Park
10 AM: Historic Biathlon Video – Sierra Conference Room, Village at Northstar
1 – 3 PM: Biathlon Demonstration and Race – Northstar Cross-Country Ski Center
10 AM: Traditional Ski Jumping – Auburn Ski Club Training Center, Donner Summit
11 AM – 3 PM: Plumas Ski Club Longboarding – Resort Run, Squaw Valley USA
3 PM: Apres Ski Social – Sun Deck, Resort at Squaw Creek
5:30 PM: PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn Commemorative Wine Tasting with Jonny Moseley
Monday, 11 January 2010

10 AM & 2 PM: 1960 Men’s Downhill Course- Olympian Guided Tours- Squaw Valley USA
Tuesday, 12 January 2010

8 AM – 4 PM: Freestyle Moguls Competition – Alpine Meadows
12 PM: Silver Belt Luncheon and Ski Tour – Sugar Bowl
7 PM: Olympic Themed Broomball – Resort at Squaw Creek

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

10 AM – 2 PM: Elementary School Cross Country Day – Sugar Pine Point State Park
10 AM & 2 PM: 1960 Women’s Downhill Course – Olympian Guided Tour – Squaw Valley USA
Thursday, 14 January 2010

9 AM: Squaw Valley Institute 1960 Historic Walking Tour – Squaw Valley USA
3 PM: Youth Hockey – High Camp, El. 8200’ Squaw Valley USA
4 PM: Hockey Expo – High Camp, El. 8200’ Squaw Valley USA
7 PM: Hockey Dinner – A Tribute to 1960 US Olympic Team – Olympic Village Lodge, Squaw Valley USA
Friday, 15 January 2010

10 AM – 2 PM: Scholastic (CNISSF) Nordic Race – Sugar Pine Point State Park
3 PM: Figure Skating Exhibition – Resort at Squaw Creek
4 PM – 5:15 PM: “Skate & Taste”, followed by Winemaker’s Dinner – Resort at Squaw Creek
5 PM – 7 PM: Snowboard Rail Jam – Base of Big Springs Gondola, Village at Northstar
6 PM: 1960 Nordic Olympian Dinner – Granlibakken Resort
Saturday, 16 January 2010

10 AM & 2 PM: Biathlon “Citizens Against the Clock” – Sugar Pine Point State Park
10 AM – 12 PM: Olympic Legends GS Challenge – Exhibition Run at Squaw Valley USA
3 PM: Closing Celebration – The Village at Squaw Valley USA
6 PM: 1960 Olympic Legends Gala – The Resort at Squaw Creek
Sunday, 17 January 2010

3 PM: Youth Figure Skating Program – High Camp, El. 8200’ Squaw Valley USA
Ongoing Events
Interpretive Programs on Mountain at Squaw Valley USA
1960 Men’s/Women’s Slalom and Giant Slalom – flagged/marked – Squaw Valley USA
Temporary Museum Exhibits at Squaw Valley USA and Sugar Pine Point State Park
Squaw Valley Institute Winter Film Festival – Bar One, Squaw Valley USA
1960 Mountain Venue Tours – Squaw Valley USA
1960 Cross Country Trails – Sugar Pine Point State Park
Curling – Resort at Squaw Creek
For a complete listing of all Olympic Heritage events visit www.squaw.com, www.squawvalley1960celebration.com, or call 530-583-6985.