By Kathryn Reed White – that’s the word for the day in Lake Tahoe now that the winds have calmed down. Snow is rapidly accumulating at lake level, with it coming down even harder on the ski slopes. About 1.5 inches have fallen at the South Shore as of 4pm Friday. This is good news […]
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Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District has scheduled a meeting to discuss among other items the future of a marina and general store operation at the mountain hamlet. At issue for much of the year has been whether the Rich family will continue to run the operation after 14 years or whether the district board […]
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All week Lake Tahoe News has been bringing you stories about what’s going on at nine of the ski resorts in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Now find out what is going on within the ski industry as Publisher Kathryn Reed talks to Julie Maurer, marketing exec with Booth Creek Resorts, on KTHO FM-96.1/AM-590 […]
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Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, brings us today’s ski report. The big news is the high winds throughout the basin. They should calm down as the storm arrives this afternoon. But it is gusty enough for Heavenly Mountain Resort to delay its season opening to Saturday.
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By Susan Wood It is only fitting that “star†is in its name. As well as hosting the opening of the Lake Tahoe region’s first 5-star resort with expanded lift access and more snowmaking, Northstar-at-Tahoe gets in on Olympic action by launching the 2009-10 season with a biathlon course and instruction by competitive athlete Glenn […]
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By Susan Wood Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe slides into another season with a new lodge set to open next month that offers a panoramic view of Washoe Valley, a feature not likely to be lost on its most faithful riders. Skiers will be accommodated with signature food service and full bar inside the new 7,865-square-foot […]
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By Kathryn Reed A line of parents and children streamed out of Bijou Community School and down the hall – all in an attempt to not get the flu. Barton Community Hospital staff dispensed the nasal vaccination for the H1N1 flu for free to ages 2-9 on Thursday. “I figured we might as well give […]
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El Dorado Community Foundation handed out $60,000 Thursday night to a slew of South Lake Tahoe organizations. It was a record amount of money given out at the event at Inn by the Lake. However, not all of the requests could be met. Fifty local groups applied for $210,437.85. In the Foundation’s request for proposals […]
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By Kathryn Reed The 2010 officers for the South Tahoe Association of Realtors is a done deal. But the directors, well, that’s another story. A fax machine with no ink is being blamed for the re-vote. An email to association members says, “Please be advised that the Election Committee has met and reviewed this year’s […]
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By Susan Wood Alarmists and the apathetic beware: one thing is clear when facing a tropical phenomenon like El Nino this winter — weather is not an exact science. With a moderate El Nino predicted to bring average temperatures and slightly more precipitation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and “2010 Old Farmer’s Almanac†have […]
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