Tag: skiing
North Lake Tahoe Correspondence – February 2019
If you are in a love affair with the snow, then you’re in luck this month, as all the ski resorts around the lake and the Tahoe back country have plenty of it to...
North Lake Tahoe Correspondence – February 2018
Lake Tahoe is finally getting some snow!
Although this season has been unpredictable and completely opposite of last winter, Lake Tahoe ski resorts have done a fantastic job of offering their guests great skiable...
Ely Correspondence – January 2018
Skis and Snow (or Slush): The Bristlecone Birkebeiner
“It’s nice to get out and enjoy the fresh air and God’s country and the exercise. It’s a good sport,” says Marlene Vlahos of cross-country skiing in...
North Lake Tahoe Correspondence – January 2018
Happy New Year!
Even though the snowstorms have been a little sparse compared to last season, it has been plenty cold enough, and there is still a lot to do in North Lake Tahoe....
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 arrive with high hopes and their the skis strapped to...
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 start flying. November is also the preparation month for the...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – May 2017
Amazing what a difference a year makes! Last year at this time the West was gripped by a severe drought. It seemed as though climate change had shifted the weather pattern so badly...
NevadaGram #187 – Snowbound at Tahoe, Nevada Correspondence, Comstock Mining Update
Mark McLaughlin
Our Guest Author is an award-winning, nationally published author, speaker, and photographer with seven books and more than 750 articles in print.
He has been a regular contributor to California and Nevada media, and has won 5 Nevada...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – February 2017
Snow, snow and more snow!
That’s what we wanted, and that’s exactly what we got. A good old fashioned Sierra dump. The type of snowfall that makes people move out of town; the type of...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2016
The wait is over .... The temperatures dropped and the snow started falling the weekend before Thanksgiving. Artificial snowmaking efforts had begun when Mother Nature decided to give us a taste of real snow...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – April 2016
South Lake Tahoe
Shoulder season, the time of year between the peak winter and summer travel seasons at places like the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, experiences a downturn in visitors and activity. Winter has...
Baker Correspondence – March 2016
Baker
Climbing Wheeler Peak
A popular activity for those who visit Baker is to climb Wheeler Peak, the second highest peak in the state of Nevada, at 13,063 feet. Most who climb it do so in...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – March 2016
South Lake Tahoe
Winter at the South Shore of Lake Tahoe has taken a hiatus. Apart from one nice snow dump on February 17, it was a dry month and March may be more of...
