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Snow slide on Echo Summit traps one, closed highway for much of the day
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/01/2019 - 4:56pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Highway 50 over Echo Summit has been closed all afternoon due to snow slides across the highway. State Route 89 around Emerald Bay is also closed due to snow slides in that area as well.
Travelers may have been hoping for an April Fools Day joke when they saw the road closures signs go up on a day free of snow showers, but it wasn't.
Lake Tahoe area ski and weather news: The Mountain Resort Report©
Submitted by paula on Sat, 04/01/2017 - 9:13am
Good morning skiers and riders, and if you're visiting, welcome to Lake Tahoe!
Today is Saturday, April 1.
Shaping up to be a Beautiful Day with 24” of Fresh Pow… April Fools Day… Spring Weather Returns today with Sunny Skies and warmer temps… Get out and enjoy your April Fools Day… Heavenly is hosting Gunbarrel 25 this today & Sierra at Tahoe hosting “Dual on Dynamite” on Sunday… Come out and hits the bumps and join me as I announce these annual event… Have Fun & Be Safe!
Cattle grazing and zip line to Emerald Bay top Lakeside Inn April Fool's Day jokes
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 2:34pm
In honor of April Fools Day, here is a reprint of our 2016 story.
Mike Bradford knew the April Fool's Day ad campaign was a hit when people started calling him to complain about Lakeside Inn's plans to turn Rabe Meadow into Lakeside Ranch. People took their rants to social media as well.
The headline read, "Lakeside Inn and Casino returns cattle grazing to historic Lake Shore Meadow." The story that followed outlined the casino's plans to raise prime Angus beef so their restaurant, Latin Soul, could put new meaning to the term, Farm-to-Table.
South Lake Tahoe ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 7:12am
The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, April 1, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe, brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.
Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 59 and a low tonight of
32. Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. East wind around 5 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Lakeside Inn and Casino Decides Not to Go Through With Grazing on Rabe Meadow
Submitted by paula on Tue, 04/01/2014 - 8:48am
April 1, 2014 (Stateline, Nev.) - Lakeside Inn and Casino has received a lot of feedback from the South Lake Tahoe community on their announcement yesterday that they would raise cattle on Rabe Meadows.
Letter to the Editor: April's fool
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:23pmWith April 1 just around the corner, it appears that the meat industry is playing us as April fools by hiding its violations of humane and sanitary laws.Under intense pressure from the meat lobby, ...
