Tag: Brendan Packer
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2019
The leaves have fallen, days are shorter and the temperatures are low. Everything is waiting for the snow to start flying and winter to...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – October 2019
It’s the fall shoulder season at Lake Tahoe and the temperatures are cooler, days are shorter, but the time to visit couldn’t be better. ...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2019
Every year, the same thing happens: the summer hits like a ton of bricks. You look at the calendar and realize that it’s already...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2019
Is that the sun? It’s so nice to feel the warm embrace of the sun, watch the snow melt, see the flowers bloom and...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2019
We are jumping into spring around here, and Tahoe South has brought us Spring Loaded: Sun, Snow and Good Times.
The event started on March...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2019
We’re number one! Lake Tahoe holds the best snowpack in the western United States, beating out Utah and Colorado. Heavenly Mountain Resort received about 20...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – February 2019
January was dubbed "Janu’Bury" by the local paper, after we received a large amount of snow for the majority of the month. It provided...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – January 2019
We may be starting 2019 with a government shutdown, but things at Lake Tahoe are open and ready for business; the slopes, casinos, restaurants,...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2018
The storm door swung open and in came the snow, just in time for the Thanksgiving weekend. Could this mark the start of a...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2018
It has been a glorious autumn here at South Lake Tahoe. Everywhere you look are pockets of turning Aspen and Willow trees just popping...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – October 2018
Our South Lake Tahoe Correspondent, Brendan Packer, found himself speechless with wonder at the beauty of “the Lake of the Sky” and sent us...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – August 2018
As usual, the summer seems to be flying by at a rapid pace, but it is certainly the dog days of summer. We are...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2018
The secret is out: Lake Tahoe is a great place to visit in the summer. Triple digit temperatures scorch places like Sacramento and Reno,...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2018
When you’re up at South Lake Tahoe this spring, head on over to Zephyr Cove Stables, hop on a horse and go for a...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2018
Lake Tahoe in all its splendor is wonderful to gaze upon from any vantage point, and even the small peek-a-boo views can provide a...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2018
In terms of snowfall, this winter has been rather lackluster, compared to a year ago when the Lake Tahoe basin was buried in snow...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – January 2018
It’s a nice, optimistic feeling to see people get excited for all the snow at Lake Tahoe when there is no snow yet. People...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2017
It’s a nice optimistic feeling to see people get excited for all the snow at Lake Tahoe when there is no snow yet. People...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2017
As Tom Petty said, the waiting is the hardest part; the late fall is filled with anticipation while people wait for the snow to...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – September 2017
It felt as if every person on the planet visited Lake Tahoe this summer. People from all walks of life came to the South...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – August 2017
The last big push of summer is upon us, and it’s been one hot summer all over the country. The dog days of summer...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – July 2017
The Fourth of July lands on a Tuesday this year, and that means a four-day weekend. (Yay! ) Or why not just take the...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – June 2017
On one particular day in the month of May, my father and I went for the shakedown cruise on his Sea Ray motorboat. The...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2017
Spring is in the air, and there is snow everywhere. But the big thaw is underway, while the days get longer and the temperatures...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – January 2017
On New Year’s Day a lot of people wake up bleary-eyed and discombobulated from a night of saying goodbye to the old year. 2016...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2016
November is a month of great anticipation: who is going to be elected the next president of the United States? Will marijuana be legalized...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – September 2016
Lake Tahoe Is Lovely in September
Well, that’s a wrap on summer at Lake Tahoe. Wait, no it isn’t: September is the hidden gem month...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – August 2016
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It’s the middle of the dog days of summer. The temperatures are hot, and life tends to slow down a little bit. ...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2016
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Shoulder season, the time of year between the peak winter and summer travel seasons at places like the South Shore of Lake...
