Palisades Tahoe
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Palisades Tahoe USA will host the Rahlves' Banzai Tour with the KT-22 Banzai on the opening weekend of the North Lake Tahoe SnowFest. The iconic KT-22 chair accesses Squaw's most epic terrain and RBT gets a piece of the action. Start location and route will be off the top of West Face hooking a right and airing into GS Bowl. Turns control the speed heading under the lift with another air next to the lift tower. Touch down and into long turns cruising by Powder Horn and funneling into Schimmelpfennig at top of Exhibition Chair. This next section was wild in 2012 due to the low snow pack and we called it "Choose Your Own Adventure" with 3 established lines through the willows heading to the cat road crossing and motoring to the bottom of Julia's Gold for the finish line. The upper section can have some big airs in play depending on speed and tactics of competitors. Spectators prime views, KT chair as heats battle down the mountain, first turn, on top of Powder Horn, corner at Extrabitchin' Chair and at the finish for those on foot. Rahlves' Banzai Apres Party, hosted by High Fives Foundation will be at The Loft Bar in Le Chamois. Come hang and celebrate life at The Chamy, our local watering hole where the good times roll and if you're lucky ask Junior and Katja about their Birds of Prey or Kitzbuhel experiences.