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South Lake Tahoe is on top of a list that perhaps isn't the best list to be on as the area it is now the most expensive destination in California to spend New Year's Eve 2016.

The region is a very popular one with skiing, concerts, and bars and restaurants where can ring in the new year from.

According to a recent survey by LosAngelesHotels.org, the average overnight stay in SLT is $345 for the most affordable room. They took the rate for the cheapest available double room at a 3-star hotel (or above) at 20 popular destinations for the holiday in the state.

Good morning and Merry Christmas Eve Lake Tahoe skiers and riders! If you are visiting Lake Tahoe, welcome!

Today is Saturday, December 24.

MOTHER NATURE AND SANTA DELIVERED EARLY WITH FRESH SNOW REPORTED AT ALL RESORTS AND SHAPING UP TO BE GREAT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. GET OUT TODAY… HAVE FUN AND PATIENCE WITH HOLIDAY LINES… STAY ON OPENED RUNS ONLY AND BE SAFE!

TODAY’S WEATHER (NWS GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA): Expect Snow Showers with accumulation up to 3”. Highs: 23F to 28F. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 50 mph in the morning.

The Elves did it again!! They visited the South Lake Tahoe Children's Memorial tree for the fourth straight year, leaving behind signs of Christmas with stockings and garland.

There is a stocking at the tree for every child who is memorialized there.

The memorial was created 25 years ago when tragedy struct the local community when South Tahoe High students Rory Hrbacek, Sandy Haynes, and Casey Wells died in an vehicle accident on Pioneer Trail.

Join South Tahoe High's Performing and Visual Arts Booster Association this Saturday, December 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for their annual PABA Gala, just before the evening's performance of White Christmas.

This is a great event for the entire family. There will be Holiday Cookies and treats by Cakes by Grace, Don Ewing, The Flour Girl, Sugar Pine Bakery and Starbucks, as well as egg nog, cider and hot chocolate.

It’s a Wonderful Life will be playing in the viewing room and Santa will be there for the kids to take photos with.

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Good morning Lake Tahoe skiers and riders! If you are visiting, welcome to Lake Tahoe.

Today is Saturday, December 10.

GORTEX IS THE WORD OF THE DAY… RAIN & MIXED PRECIPITATION, PLUS GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS HAVE CREATED ISSUES FOR RESORTS TO OPERATE TODAY. SOME ARE CLOSED AND OTHERS HAVE LIMITED LOWER MOUNTAIN LIFTS AND TOWS OPERATING. CALL AHEAD!

A holiday favorite, the Santa Train, is heading to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City for two special weekends, December 10-11 and December 17-18.

Santa will join the museum crew on historic steam trains from the Virginia & Truckee Railway for 20 minutes trips where children can visit with Santa, write him a letter at a special table and receive candy canes.

The rides run every half hour from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each weekend.

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Good morning Lake Tahoe skiers and riders! If you are visiting, welcome to Lake Tahoe.

Today is Tuesday, December 6.

GUSTY RIDGE TOP WINDS ARE AFFECTING OPERATION OF UPPER MOUNTAIN LIFTS. LIFTS WILL OPERATE WIND & WEATHER PERMITTING. IF YOU ARE GOING UP, BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE WIND HOLDS. HEAVENLY GONDOLA ON WIND HOLD, SO NO ACCESS TO MOUNTAIN. AERIAL TRAM AND SEVERAL UPPER MOUNTAIN LIFTS AT SQUAW ARE ON WIND HOLD. NW 6 AT MT ROSE ON WIND HOLD… CALL AHEAD!

The Lake Tahoe Historical Society is inviting the whole community to come out to the museum on Saturday, December 10 for their annual Holiday in History.

While the main event starts at 5:00 p.m., children are invited to come by and use their antique World War II phone to make a call to the North pole between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Then, starting at 5:00 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Santa will arrive by sleigh, then everyone can jump on board for free rides.

Dr. Kindred Murillo, Superintendent/President of Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC), is a finalist for the same position at Southwestern College (SWC) in Chula Vista.

Murillo and the two other finalists were in Southern California this week to meet with students, faculty and administrators at a public forum on Wednesday. On Monday, December 5, they will have a final interview before the college's governing board.

The Ski Run Holiday Stroll, a new event in South Lake Tahoe, will take place on Sunday, December 11, 2016, between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., on Ski Run Boulevard, between Alder and Tamarack streets, on both sides of Ski Run.

All are welcome to attend this fun, family-friendly event which is meant to get the local community into the holiday spirit with several different activities doing on during the two hours.

The 8th annual Barton Festival of Trees & Lights at MontBleu got underway on Thursday with the Senior Stroll, complete with an ukulele concert and treats.

Judging of the decorated trees also took place. A team of local media, chamber members and educators viewed the trees and judged them on criteria including elegance, theme and creativity.

The Best of Show and Best Interpretation of Theme awards went to "Woodland Queen."

Catch the annual holiday treat, a ride aboard THE POLAR EXPRESS™ from Carson City to "the North Pole."

Even though all VIP tickets are sold out, there are a few regularly priced coach tickets available for the magical train ride that runs through December 23. There is even a special 25 percent off day on Sunday, November 27.

The train ride has completely sold out for five consecutive years.

Use the promo code “FLASH” for rides Nov. 27. With this special promotion coach tickets are $34.50 for adults and $27 for children.

It may only say November on the calendar but it is already time to get your furry family photos taken during the 30th annual Lake Tahoe Humane Society's Santa Paws.

Get your photo taken with Tahoe's original Santa Dog, Hopeful Henry. Bring your pet(s) along to get in on the photo which can be used on greeting cards, ornaments or other keepsakes.

Enjoy some hot chocolate, coffee or Mimosas while you wait! There will also be some fun shopping for both pets and their humans.

100 percent of the proceeds help Lake Tahoe Humane Society's efforts in assisting local animals in need.

Enjoy the breakfast buffet in Squaw Creek's Cascades restaurant and make sure Santa knows what's on your list. Every Saturday and Sunday starting November 26, through December 18, plus December 23 - 25, from 8:00 am - 11:00 am.

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A long-standing South Lake Tahoe tradition, the Valhalla Holiday Faire, will be held November 18-20. For the 21st year, the non-profit Valhalla Tahoe will be holding the free event full of 28 local vendors & artisans, singing by the South Lake Tahoe Children’s Choral Society and a visit with Santa Claus.

The faire will be open at the Tallac Historic Site's Valhalla Grand hall during the following hours:

Friday, November 18, 2016 – 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Saturday, November 19, 2016– 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 10 AM – 4 PM

On Friday, Dec. 2 the Meyers Community Foundation (MCF) will hold the sixth annual Tree Lighting at 5:00 p.m. in the Divided Sky/Downtown Café parking lot. The MCF will serve popcorn, hot chocolate and other goodies.

The Christmas fire truck and Santa will return via the CALSTAR helicopter (weather and circumstance permitting). The event is free and open to the public.

The Meyers Community Foundation (MCF) is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to improving life in Meyers, California through its support and promotion of creative and sustainable local projects and community-enhancing events.

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Get a head start to the holidays and support health and wellness in the community at the 46th annual Holiday Faire on Sunday, November 13. Community members and visitors of all ages are invited to attend this festive event at St. Teresa Grace Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Browse through the finest and fanciest holiday and winter treasures set aside from The Attic Thrift Store donations. Items include jewelry, books, holiday decorations, winter wear, crystal, dolls, purses, antiques, and collectibles.

LONG-TERM PROJECTS
State Route 89 (Placer County): Work continues on a $70.1 million project from Tahoma to just north of Granlibakken Road in Tahoe City that is upgrading storm water drainage and treatment systems, adding curb and gutter, resurfacing and realigning the road, adding new left-turn pockets and widening shoulders on an 8-mile stretch of the highway. Completion is expected by summer 2017.

The three bear cubs from Yosemite that arrived in South Lake Tahoe after their mother was killed on July 4 now have company! Two new cubs have arrived, one from Santa Maria and one from Azusa, California.

All five bear cubs are being housed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care until January or February, once they are big enough to go back into the wild.

The victim in the August 7 fire in Incline Village has been identified as a 19-year-old man about to start his sophomore year at San Francisco State.

Smoke has moved into the Lake Tahoe basin and Northern Nevada, causing concern among those looking at the sky this morning.

According to South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston, the smoke is most likely from the Soberanes Fire burning near Big Sur in Monterey County. The National Weather Service in Reno believes the same.

No fires are burning near Lake Tahoe or Reno.

As of 7:00 a.m. Monday, the Soberanes Fire has consumed 14,897 acres is 5 percent contained.

Former South Lake Tahoe City Manager David Jinkens is headed south to the city of Avalon to take on the same position for that city on Santa Catalina Island, one that he held in the 1980s.

Jinkens was the SLT City Manager from August 2002 until August 2010 when he retired after 35 year of service as a City CEO. Now, he's headed back to where he and wife Terri lived and worked when they were first married.

At the 2016 Amgen Tour of California, the biggest and most prestigious pro cycling race in America, the young development team Axeon Hagens Berman is making a name for itself and its riders – and three of them share a look at what's for breakfast on the road.

The 144 pro cyclists (18 teams) in the 8-day race aim to consume the same amount of calories they burn on the bike, which at Amgen, depending on the length and toughness of the day, can be anywhere between 4,000 to a whopping 8,000 calories!

With thousands of fans lining the streets of Santa Rosa, Team KATUSHA’s star sprinter Alexander Kristoff (NOR) catapulted to a stage win, his eighth of the season, by a rim over all-time Amgen Tour of California stage win record holder Peter Sagan (SVK) of Tinkoff, who had spent much of the 109.1-mile day in a breakaway. The Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease™ Women’s Race Empowered with SRAM also spent the day in Santa Rosa, with cycling’s winningest woman Marianne Vos (NED) cinching the victory for Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team.