The Johnny Redstreake SnowBall 2012 is a joint fundraising effort of Eastern Plumas Recreation District and Plumas Ski Club supporting the revival of the new and improved Johnsville Historic Ski Bowl and the historic Longboard events. Nakoma Golf Resort has donated the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed clubhouse for the event, which will feature live entertainment by Cool Black Kettle (a popular contemporary and classic rock band out of South Lake Tahoe) great grub and libations, no-host bar, kegs of beer from local breweries, live and silent auction, raffles and much more.

EPRD is in the process of updating the facilities at Johnsville in anticipation of the Bowl’s grand reopening in 2012. We have a 10-year operating agreement with the State Park, have purchased Squaw Valley’s Main Line chairlift and two surface lifts for tubing and beginner skiing. The support we have received so far has been fantastic, but we need more help.

Once reopened, Johnsville Bowl will be an economic, recreational and cultural treasure for Plumas County. Enhanced winter recreation will keep the lights on many of our businesses and vacation homes throughout the year giving our local economy the boost it so badly needs. The Ski Bowl will provide a positive and healthy recreational resource to our local youth, strengthening our community by encouraging young families to build their lives here. The Longboard events celebrate our colorful history and preserve the rugged character and reverence of history that is uniquely Plumas County.