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Visitors to Lake Tahoe’s east shore could soon have a new bike path linking upscale Incline Village to Nevada’s Sand Harbor State Park, but the price tag might induce sticker shock: $12.5 million for the 3-mile project.

Yes, that is more than $4 million a mile in taxpayer dollars for a 10-foot-wide bike path traveling just about 16,000 feet along the picturesque mountain lake.

Not to mention another $7 million to $9 million that the Nevada Transportation Department plans to spend in state gas taxes in conjunction with the project on related environmental and safety needs.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, March 19, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 58 and a low tonight of 35. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, March 12, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Lake Wind advisory in effect from 4:00 a.m. to noon
Winter Storm Warning from in effect from 4:00 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Monday
Flood Watch in place until 6:00 p.m. Sunday

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, March 5, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Flash Flood Warning 3/5/16 4:00 p.m. until 3/6/16 6:00 a.m.
Winter Storm Watch 3/5/16 7:00 p.m. until 3/7/16 10:00 a.m.
Wind Advisory 3/5/16 1:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

Wind may be a factor today at some area ski resorts.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, February 26, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Lake Wind Advisory from 4 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 56 and a low tonight of 36. Today:Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Thursday, February 25, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 53 and a low tonight of 31. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Mountain Resort Television reporter Nicole Marsel congratulates a local South Tahoe High School Junior on his win at State this past weekend, gives details on the removal plans for the boulder that rolled off the mountain north of Cave Rock, and shares this weeks Weekly Wag!

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday, February 23, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 49 and a low tonight of 25. Today: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind.

A large boulder has rolled down onto Highway 50 on the Lake Tahoe east shore near Logan Creek, causing a dent in the road but no injuries.

The Nevada Highway Patrol was dispatched to the incident at 6:19 p.m. Saturday, February 20. Once there they found the boulder, it was reported to be eight feet across, blocking one lane north of the Cave Rock Tunnel in the westbound lane.

One passerby said the boulder was bigger than their Lincoln Navigator, at least six to seven tall.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, February 19, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Lake wind advisory in effect until 10:00 p.m. Friday.

The following report is from reports at 7:30 a.m. Wind may be an issue on some lifts today so call ahead or follow the links provided to check on current conditions.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Monday, February 15, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 51 and a low tonight of 28. Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. East wind around 5 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, February 13, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 51 and a low tonight of 30. Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Friday, February 12, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high today of 52 and a low tonight of 29. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

8:15 p.m. update: Highway 50 through Cave Rock is now open and clear. All rocks have been cleared away.

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A large boulder rolled onto Highway 50 Saturday evening on the Lake Tahoe east shore, closing one eastbound lane of traffic on the west side of the Cave Rock tunnel.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, just after 6:00 p.m., several rocks fell onto the roadway, the largest too heavy to be moved by one of their patrol cars. They are now waiting for a bulldozer to clear the roadway.

NHP estimates for all to be cleared by 9:15 p.m.

Park City, UT (Feb. 3, 2016) – The U.S. qualified seven total skiers to the finals of the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix at Park City on Wednesday, with Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe leading the way with the top spot for the women while Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, CO) was the top American for the men, qualifying in second.

"Qualifying went really well," said the South Tahoe High graduate. "Everyone’s pretty tired after X Games but everyone went out and did the best that they could do and laid down a good qualifier, so I’m excited for finals."

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, January 23, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 4 p.m. Saturday.

The boulder that fell into traffic lanes on Wednesday afternoon was 15 feet wide and weighed 20 tons.

UPDATE 6:30 p.m. - All pieces of the boulder that locked Highway 50 near the Wright's Lake turnoff have been removed and the road is open and free of controls around the rock, but chains or 4WD with snow tires are required from Meyers to three miles east of Kyburz.
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UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. - Caltrans have blasted the rock and are now in the process of removing the pieces. At this time the road is still controlled traffic in one direction.
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The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Monday, January 11, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 41 and a low tonight of 18. Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. South wind around 5 mph.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Saturday, January 9, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Thursday, January 7, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

Weather - South Lake Tahoe will have a high of 33 and a low tonight of 19. Today: Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.Tonight: Isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Tuesday, January 5, 2016 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - A chair fell from Heavenly Mountain Resort's North Bowl chairlift today, resulting in 65 people being stranded for two hours before being evacuated from the lift.

Just before 11 a.m. on January 3, 2016, the unoccupied chair fell off the cable and the lift was immediately shut down.

Lara Miller of South Lake Tahoe was among those stranded on the chairlift. She said the resort's ski patrol checked on the stranded skiers during the two hour ordeal.

The following is the ski, snowboard and weather report for Sunday, December 20, 2015 for South Lake Tahoe brought to you by Lake Tahoe SkiBum.

South Tahoe High graduate, and Olympic champion, Maddie Bowman was named to the 2016 U.S. Freeskiing halfpipe team on Thursday. She leads the women's team that also includes Annalisa Drew from Andover, Maine, Devin Logan from Dover, Vermont and Brita Sigourney from Carmel, Calif.

Bowman, a Sierra-at-Tahoe skier, won gold in the freeskiing halfpipe at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi,

The men's team is led by Reno resident and Olympic champion David Wise.