By Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. said Tuesday it saw a 4.3 percent rise in lift ticket revenue and a 2 percent gain in total skier visits for the 2012-13 ski season through Sunday from the same period of last year’s winter season. But the ski resort operator also pulled back on […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association is accepting applications for the 2012-13 Special Events Grant Program until Feb. 22 at 5pm. There is $14,000 available to award recipients to be used this fiscal year that ends June 2013, or next fiscal year. The available funds are open to those with events planned for the Placer […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown, who paid relatively little attention to the University of California for the first two years of his term, started showing up for board meetings late last year, urging spending reductions as part of a “new paradigm” in higher education. “We are going to have to restrain this […]
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Hacienda Del Lago will host the North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association Business Mixer and the annual SnowFest fundraiser — Party Like It’s Snowfest — on Jan. 17 from 5-8pm. Hacienda Del Lago is located at 760 North Lake Blvd., Boatworks Mall, in Tahoe City. The cost is $20. SnowFest is scheduled for March 1-10 and […]
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By Anne Knowles, Northern Nevada Business Weekly In three weeks the 77th Regular Session of the Nevada Legislature begins and the state capital will once again host a swarm of lawmakers, citizens, reporters and, maybe most of all, lobbyists. About 250 lobbyists have already registered for the session, and about half of them were in […]
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Snow is for skiing, snowboarding and snowball fights, among other things. One of the most creative uses for the white stuff will be showcased Feb. 8-12 at Northstar ski resort, at the inaugural Carve Tahoe competition. It’s free to spectators. At the snow-sculpture contest, expert snow-carvers from more than 20 countries will shape 20-ton blocks […]
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By Los Angeles Times A Northern California man is facing charges for allegedly shooting a mother bear whose cubs he later tried to sell at a gas station last summer, authorities say. Chris Puett said he shot the mother of the two bears, a brother and sister, who are now sleeping through their first winter […]
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Temperatures will be getting back to normal, but winds may hamper the operation of upper mountain resorts. Here is the Jan. 15 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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• Barton Health will move part of the South Lake Tahoe Community Clinic Jan. 16-20. This is the completion of the first phase of the clinic’s expansion and renovation. The clinic will remain open for emergent patients during the move. The project will be finished this summer. • TEDxSouthLakeTahoe is March 23. Cost is $100. […]
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Dale Cox and Michael Dettinger with the U.S. Geological Survey will discuss ARkStorm impacts at Lake Tahoe on Jan. 31 at the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village. The no-host bar opens at 5:30pm, with the presentation begins 6pm. Cost is $5. The USGS is working with local communities to use the science, […]
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