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10th annual New Year's Day plunge into Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/03/2018 - 11:57am
For the tenth consecutive year, a group of friends have jumped into Lake Tahoe to celebrate the New Year, rain, snow or shine.
What started as a group of five South Lake Tahoe friends jumping in to the lake in 2009 has grown, and to celebrate 2018, 70 took the plunge at Camp Richardson.
According to Kelly Sheehan, all of the plungers agreed that this year the weather was practically balmy.
Hundreds run into Lake Tahoe for annual Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge
Submitted by paula on Sun, 03/19/2017 - 4:24pm
Individuals and teams from Carson City, Northern Nevada and Northern California took an icy cold dip into Lake Tahoe Saturday for the annual Special Olympics Polar Plunge, raising around $150,000 for the program's many functions.
The event at Zephyr Cove Resort featured more than 400 water warriors, many who dressed up in costumes for the event. Participants either ran, walked or swam in the 38-degree lake, which has experienced a rapid rise in its shoreline due to heavy snowfall this winter.
Feel the brrrrr at Special Olympics Polar Plunge in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 6:08pm
Event Date:
March 18, 2017 - 10:00am
May the frost be with you! Special Olympics Nevada and Northern California will host the annual South Lake Tahoe Polar Plunge fundraiser beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, in the icy waters of Lake Tahoe at Zephyr Cove Resort. The 2017 Polar Plunge will feature a “space odyssey” theme and raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics and its athletes.
"Frosty-5-0" team formed in Douglas County for Polar Bear Plunge
Submitted by paula on Wed, 03/09/2016 - 6:43pm
The Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, March 19 just got safer with the addition of a team made up of Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies and Explorer Scouts. Dubbed Frosty 5-0, the group will be swimming in the annual event for Northern Nevada Special Olympics at Zephyr Cove at Lake Tahoe starting at 9:00 a.m.
Tahoe Keys Polar Bear Plunge to raise funds for Christmas Cheer
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 7:20pm
Event Date:
February 15, 2015 - 12:00pm
Jumping into the lake in the dead of winter is normally a very chilly task but this year's participants in the Third Annual Tahoe Keys Association Polar Bear Plunge will have sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60's.
Spectators and participants will be at the Tahoe Keys Pavilion on Sunday, February 15. Sign-ups will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and the plunge starts at high noon.
Polar Bear Plunge into Lake Tahoe for Christmas Cheer
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/13/2014 - 11:30pmEvent Date:
February 16, 2014 - 12:00pm
The Tahoe Keys Polar Bear Plunge is Feb. 16. People will be taking to the water at 356 Ala Wai. Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe at noon.
Registration and check in is from 10-11:30am.
This is a fundraiser for Christmas Cheer. For more info, email ltpolarbear@yahoo.com or call 800.916.0900.
Tahoe ski conditions ideal in time for 10-day Winter SnowFest
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:13pmIt just doesn’t get any better. March came in like a lion, with a series of storms leaving 4 feet of new snow at North Lake Tahoe ski resorts’ upper elevations. The National Weather Service is predicting that the weather will change Friday with sunny, clear skies for the weekend.
