Tahoe Donner

It’s bathing suit season and Trout Creek Recreation Center has a few new fitness options for you to explore this month!

Yoga for Golfers
Mondays from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Looking for an advantage to your game? This class is designed for all levels and includes exercises designed to bring greater flexibility to the muscles involved in the mechanics of the golf swing. Your body and game will benefit!

Qi Gong
Sundays from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., starting with a FREE two-hour intro to Qi Gong on Sunday, June 17, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Qi Gong is an ancient Chinese health care system that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention. It is a highly effective self-care practice that cultivates energy and is a system for health maintenance. Health care professionals recommend Qi Gong as an important form of complementary medicine.

Aqua Zumba®
Starts Friday, June 29, from 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. with a FREE demo class!
This class is a Zumba® “pool party” for all ages. Integrating the Zumba® formula and philosophy with traditional aqua fitness disciplines, Aqua Zumba® blends it all together into a safe, challenging, water-based workout that’s cardio-conditioning, body-toning and exhilarating. Great for students looking for an exercise option outdoors that is easy on the joints.

Tahoe Donner Junior Tennis Programs will be held Monday – Friday, from June 25 – August 17.

Here are the options for the summer:

10 and Under Play Based Learning 12 – 1 p.m.
Supervised play for kids 10 and under using 20′, 36′ and 60′ courts with 36′ foam, 36′ felt and 60′ felt tennis balls.
Cost: Free

8 to 10 year olds 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Clinic based format with emphasis on technique, footwork, strategy and fitness. 60’ orange felt balls and 60’ courts.
Cost:$12 for members, $15 for guests.

5 to 7 year olds 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Clinic based format with emphasis on technique, footwork, hand eye coordination, fitness and other skill building drills. 36’ red felt balls and 36’ courts.
Cost: $12 for members, $15 for guests.

3 and 4 year olds 4 – 4:45 p.m.
Clinic based format with emphasis on hand eye coordination, fitness and other skill building drills. 36’ foam balls and 36’ courts. 
Cost: $6 for members and $7.50 for guests.

11+ novice/intermediate academy 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Clinic based format with emphasis on technique, footwork, strategy and fitness. 78’ green dot balls and 78’ courts.
Cost: $12 for members and $15 for guests.

11+ intermediate/open academy 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Clinic based format with emphasis on technique, footwork, strategy and fitness. 78’ regular balls and 78’ courts.
Cost: $12 for members and $15 for guests.

Sign up for Junior Tennis Programs by calling (530) 587-9474.

Following the success of its Robert Cray concert last year, Tahoe Donner has announced its summer concert for 2012. Tahoe favorites Dead Winter Carpenters will open for bluegrass legend Sam Bush on July 21.

Sam Bush is a three-time Grammy Award winner known for being one of the primary originators of the “newgrass” or progressive bluegrass movement. The genre takes traditional, acoustic bluegrass and adds a little electricity with rock and jazz influences.

Bush is an incredible mandolin player who has performed with the likes of Leon Russell, Emmylou Harris, Bela Fleck, Lyle Lovett, Garth Brooks and Jerry Garcia. In 2010, the Kentucky Legislature named Bush “The Father of Newgrass.” He visits Tahoe Donner shortly after other performances at Bonnaroo, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall.

North Tahoe’s Dead Winter Carpenters is a rollicking five-piece band that mixes rock, country, folk, bluegrass and world music into a unique blend. The sound comes from fiddler Jenni Charles, upright bassist Dave Lockhart, drummer Ryan Davis and guitarists Jesse Dunn and Sean Duerr. The band has moved quickly from local bar band to an impressive national touring schedule. In 2011, Lake Tahoe Action named them Tahoe Band of the Year. The band played 175 shows last year and expects to do just as many this year in support of its new album “Ain’t It Strange.”

Tahoe Donner is a homeowners association that also offers a number of outdoor recreational facilities for the general public to enjoy. Along with golf, mountain biking and an equestrian center, the summer concert is part of a busy summer schedule. The show takes place on Tahoe Donner’s driving range, on a gentle slope surrounded by giant pines. Performers often say that it is one of the more beautiful and relaxed settings they have ever played.

Inner circle tickets (closest to the stage) are available for $50 and outer circle tickets are $35. Purchase tickets here or at the Member Services office (530) 587-9400 at Northwoods Clubhouse, 11509 Northwoods Blvd. in Truckee. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. Food and beverage items are available for purchase at the show. Parking is free.

Read the concert press release.

We always close out the season with a big bang! Hope you’ll come out for the annual Downhill Dummy and Rail Jam event on Sunday, April 15.

Lift tickets will be discounted at half-day rates for the entire day. In addition to skiing and riding, we will offer snow tubing on this special day, plus a free bounce house.

The rail jam kicks-off at 12 p.m. We’ll have live music from Forget the Roses on the deck all afternoon, plus food and drink specials.

The highlight of the afternoon is the Downhill Dummy. Teams build unique dummies to send down the hill and launch off a jump. This year’s theme is movie characters, and prizes will be awarded for best design, best air and best crash. Watch them fly down the hill starting at 4:30 p.m. You’ll want to get there early to get a good spot to watch!

Downhill Dummy registration form (pdf)

Summer is just around the corner, and that means bathing suits, road races and triathlons. Trout Creek Recreation Center offers a great selection of classes for everyone.

* New * Kickboxing Class

Kickboxing is coming to Trout Creek Recreation Center starting Sunday, March 11, at 3 p.m. Taught by Holly Hunt, this class is an action-packed workout with a series of punching and kicking combinations. It’s a great workout for toning your entire body!

Fitness Training

Plan on trying a triathlon this summer? Let Trout Creek Recreation Center be your training ground.

Adult Swim Club is for swimmers of all levels who are looking to improve stroke technique and fitness level. Classes are taught by Lisa Hussar and offered every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

There are several different spin and yoga classes that focus on different fitness levels. From yoga for structural integrity to spin & sculpt, you can be at your strongest when it’s time to compete!

Whatever you are up to this summer, Trout Creek Recreation Center can get you in the shape you need to perform at your best.

For a full list of classes, descriptions, dates and times, please check out our March 2012 fitness schedule (pdf).