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United Airlines and destination marketing agency, Gate 7, are hosting a famil in California this week for Australian and New Zealand travel specialists from Flight Centre, Mogul Ski World, Travelplan Ski and Executive Travel. The group spent their first night in the newly opened Viceroy property in San Francisco, Hotel Zetta, and watched Australian basketball player Andrew Bogut take on his old team, the Milwaukee Bucks.
After a pleasant drive from San Francisco to North Lake Tahoe, the group checked into the Village at Squaw and spent two days exploring Squaw Valley, home to the 1960 Winter Olympic Games and Northstar, which boasts a 22-foot Superpipe designed by two-time Olympian Shaun White. Blessed with bluebird snow conditions and led by Jeremy Jacobson from North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureau, the group covered the best tracks that these two amazing resorts have to offer. Later that night and in true American spirit, four of the group tackled the infamous Gnar Burger at Rocker restaurant, weighing in at a healthy four pounds! A trip to North Lake Tahoe would not be complete without a visit to the Hyatt Regency at Incline Village, which offers beautiful views of the sapphire blue lake and an on-site casino, which the famil group took full advantage of (without too many big losses!). Next on the agenda was South Lake Tahoe, where the party tried to keep up with Mike Frye from Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority for an enthralling mountain tour of Heavenly, where you can start a run from California and end it in Nevada. After three days of intense skiing and boarding, it was an early night for the group, who stayed at The Forest Suites. The final stop will be Mammoth Mountain, one of North America’s largest ski resorts at the top of the Sierra Nevada, guaranteeing excellent snow conditions and breathtaking views. Sunset at the lake (left to right) – Tristan Freedman from Gate 7, Susan Redding from Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Sophie Wakefield from Gate 7. |
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Soaking up the sporting atmosphere at an NBA game, San Francisco – (left to right) – Michelle Gray from Travelplan Ski, Kirill Litovchenko from United, Katie Hinds from Mogul Ski World, Tim Watts from Flight Centre, Samantha Locke from Flight Centre, Sophie Wakefield from Gate 7. |
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Braving the enormous Gnar Burger at Rocker, Squaw Valley (left to right) – Jake Christoferson from Squaw Valley, Sophie Wakefield from Gate 7, Tristan Freedman from Gate 7, Kirill Litovchenko from United. |
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Enjoying the lake at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort – (left to right) – Sophie Wakefield from Gate 7, Nigel Wearing from Travelplan Ski, Tim Watts from Flight Centre, Samantha Locke from Flight Centre, Jeremy Jacobson from North Lake Tahoe Visitors Bureau, Kirill Litovchenko from United, Susie Cassels-Brown from Executive Travel, Michelle Gray from Travelplan Ski, Katie Hings from Mogul Ski World. |
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