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Tahoe Bike Challenge riders log over 45,000 miles
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 9:17amLAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Over 300 locals and visitors took part in the 15th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge, biking 45,442 miles during the month-long event. The Tahoe-basin wide challenge was a friendly competition that annually encourages individuals and teams to track trips and miles completed on their bikes.
“Congratulations to all of the winners and riders,” TRPA Transportation Planner Kira Smith said. “Although this year looked a little bit different, we hope the Challenge inspires people to bike and walk through the rest of the year.”
Class of 2020 graduation via ski lift at Sierra-at-Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 06/20/2020 - 4:43pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It was a perfect day, at a perfect location, at a perfect celebration to wrap up what wasn't such a perfect senior year of high school.
On Friday afternoon, one by one, the South Tahoe and Mt. Tallac High School seniors stepped out of their decorated cars amidst cheering from teachers and staff. They sent the students onto the red carpet, down the stairs to more cheering, and dancing, and more red carpet, as they made their way onto a ski lift at Sierra-at-Tahoe.
South Lake Tahoe senior graduation ceremonies moved to Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/09/2020 - 5:03pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In a graduation season marked by COVID-19 social distancing regulations, high school students across the globe knew the ceremonies marking the end of K-12 school careers would be different than in years past. With daily school work moved online, graduations were moved to a virtual format.
At both South Tahoe High and Mt. Tallac High schools, graduation has been made special by social media acknowledgments, yard signs, and special bags full of gifts.
Two newest South Lake Tahoe police officers excel at academy
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 8:33pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department (SLTPD) has two new members - Christopher Cable and Charles Roesch. Both men were sworn in during a ceremony Tuesday, September 17.
Before their swearing in, both Cable and Roesch graduated from the six-month long Napa Police Academy on Saturday. At graduation both were honored for their grades and skills and ended up as the top two in their class.
How the Olympics in Lake Tahoe changed the games forever
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/25/2018 - 6:23pmAs the 2018 Olympics come to a close, taking a look back to the 1960 event at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe puts a lot into perspective. Perhaps those Olympics should have been called "Against All Odds."
Several rescued from chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/01/2017 - 6:09pmSouth Lake Tahoe, Calif. – Several people were evacuated from the Comet Express chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday after a mechanical malfunction caused the lift to stop operating.
Heavenly operations staff immediately responded to the lift and started the evacuation of all guests from the lift, using rope harnesses to lower the skiers and riders to the ground, 20 to 40 feet below.
There were no injuries reported.
Witnesses said the staff got everyone down quickly and very efficiently.
Heavenly lift maintenance personnel are currently assessing the mechanical issue
Morgan's Tahoe: A Look Back in Time at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/21/2015 - 7:44am
Event Date:
January 23, 2016 - 1:00pm Author William Morgan will share his newest book "Morgan's Tahoe". This intriguing book is a memoir of his time with the U.S. Forest Service at Lake Tahoe and, later, of his experiences as Executive Director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) during one of the most tumultuous times in that Agency's existence. It has been said that Morgan's ideas resolved many of the long standing issues at Tahoe and led eventually to a spirit of cooperation among the various interest groups that survives to this day.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
38° 56' 43.5084" N, 119° 58' 22.296" W
See map: Google Maps
Douglas County Search and Rescue locates missing skier
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 9:30pmUpdate: A South Lake Tahoe man, 28 year old Nicholas Bridges, ducked under the out of bound ropes and skied out of bounds at Heavenly Ski Resort on December 19.
At 4:33 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office received a call that Bridges' friend couldn't find him after trying to find for over two hours.
Members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team began a coordinated search of the potential area. At approximately 8:10 p.m., Bridges was able to call dispatch and alert them as to his wearabouts.
Bridges was issued a citation for skiing out of bounds.
Tickets selling quickly for 21st Annual St. Theresa's Crab Dinner
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/27/2015 - 8:02pmEvent Date:
February 13, 2015 - 6:00pm
St. Theresa Catholic Church is hosting the 21st Annual Crab Dinner on Friday, February 13, 2015. The event will take place at Grace Hall, on the corner of Highway 50 and Lyons Avenue in South Lake Tahoe, right next to the church.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction, the crab dinner starting at 7 p.m., followed by the dessert auction at 7:45 p.m. If that weren't already enough, there is a raffle and live auction beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Signup begins for 20th Boys and Girls Club golf tourney at Edgewood Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 12:40pmFrom tee to green set against a stunning fall backdrop of the Sierra Nevada, player and sponsorship spots are now open for the 20th Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Golf Tournament set for Columbus Day, Oct. 14 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course.
Long considered one of the area’s top golf fundraisers, the event annually raises more than $40,000 to support the work of the Club, which assists more than 800 local kids throughout the year.
Tahoe resorts, business outfit vehicle fleets with Lake Tahoe license plate
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 4:26pmNew Lake Tahoe license plates are appearing on the vehicle fleets of major ski resorts and businesses in the Tahoe Basin, as support for the Tahoe plate program in California and Nevada continues this winter.
Heavenly Ski Resort helped launch the program in 1996 and has 140 vehicles plated for Tahoe. Northstar Resort, Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, and Tahoe Dave’s Skis and Boards have ordered new Tahoe plates.
JT Holmes Shoots Promo for Lake Tahoe 'Plate for Powder' program
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 9:45amExtreme snow sports legend and Transformers film wingsuit stuntman JT Holmes has finished shooting promotional TV spots for the Tahoe Fund’s Plate for Powder program, which gives purchasers of California and Nevada
Tahoe License Plate for Powder Program To Benefit from Snow Forecast
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 1:00pmThe snow forecast to hit the Lake Tahoe region during the next few days is expected to give the Tahoe Fund's Plate for Powder program a boost along with Sierra ski resorts and businesses. Drivers who purchase a California or Nevada Tahoe vehicle license plate will receive two free ski lift or Nordic tickets to the resort of their choice. New Tahoe plates cost $50 in California and $61 in Nevada.
Ski experts: Riding in car riskier than ski lift
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:54amCARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) - It was a perfect day for skiing at Sugarloaf on fresh powder left by a December snowstorm the day before. But something seemed amiss as Rick Tonge and his son rode...
Free Ski Lift Tickets as Tahoe Fund Launches 2nd Annual Plate for Powder Program
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:21pmThe Tahoe Fund announced today that 12 major Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are offering two free Alpine or Nordic tickets for every purchase of a California or Nevada Lake Tahoe license plate between December 12 and April 15.
Nevada Tourism Commission welcomes skiers with new winter campaign
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 6:52pmAs the Silver State enters what appears to be another record-breaking ski season at Lake Tahoe and the Sierra, the Nevada Commission on Tourism has launched an ad campaign geared at winter enthusiasts in several key markets, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced Wednesday.
Boreal opens for the season
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 1:14pmTo the delight of Lake Tahoe's jib-starved legions, the first ski lift in California started spinning Friday afternoon at Boreal Mountain Resort on Donner Summit. The previous week of cold nights in the Sierra allowed Boreal to make enough snow to open one 100 percent man-made run. The open slope featured terrain park obstacles top to bottom.