Exercise your tastebuds at North Tahoe's only on-snow gourmet food tasting event, the Gourmet Ski Tour, Sunday, March 10th.

Glide, stride, or snowshoe your way through a gourmet lover’s on-snow wonderland at the 12th Annual Gourmet Ski Tour.   A fundraiser for the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association, the epicurean and fun afternoon event is held at the Tahoe Cross Country Center in Tahoe City on Sunday, March 10th from 12:30 -2:30PM.  Work up a hearty appetite and experience quilt free noshing before, during, or after touring some of the cross country center’s 65 kilometers of beautiful forested trails.

Outdoors enthusiasts and foodies will advance from one food station to the next all the while socializing with other participants.  Don your most inventive hat creation for this year’s event theme, “The Mad Hatter’s Ski Party”, for a chance to win a season pass to the Tahoe XC Center for most original hat.

Beginners can rent skis or snowshoes at the Tahoe Cross Country Center and move around at their leisure sampling tastes from some of the best local restaurants and purveyors. The afternoon ends up with margaritas and live music by “The Jelly Bread Band” from 2:30-5:00.

Delicious food and beverages will be provided by Sugar Pine Cakery, Uncorked, Tahoe House, Coffee Connexion, Christy Hill, Wolfdale’s, Sunnyside, Lanza’s, Mamasake, Jake’s on the Lake, Brockway Bakery, Bridgetender, Ron Allen Personal Chef, Men Wielding Fire, and Uncommon Kitchen. Tickets are $35 for adults and juniors ages 13-17(includes a free half day trail pass), $30 for season pass holders, and $25 for volunteers.   Only a limited number of tickets are available--and they sell out quickly, so don’t miss out! Get your tickets now by calling 583-5475.

Location:  Tahoe Cross Country Ski Center, 925 Country Club Drive, Tahoe City, CA  96145    530-583-5475  For more info go to www.tahoexc.org.