Lake Tahoe Travel Blog

Lake Tahoe ski resorts are reporting some of the biggest snowfall totals in the last quarter century, and 2011 might just be one of the best spring skiing years that the lake has seen. Most ski resorts are still sporting over 10 feet of snow and the nights have been cold, making for some powdery goodness. During...

Squaw Valley USA on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe is offering a free afternoon or evening ski pass to travelers just off the plane. Guests to the resort can present a same-day commercial airline boarding pass, ticket, printed itinerary or baggage claim ticket and receive a complimentary lift ticket good...

Three deaths have occurred this year at Lake Tahoe resorts: one during a Freeskiing competition, a snowboarder who either suffocated in a snow well or hit a tree, and a woman who crashed into a lift tower. The latter two were not wearing helmets. Helmets are not required on any Lake Tahoe ski resorts,...

Invasive quagga and zebra (freshwater) mussels, which are carried in on boat trailers and boats, as well as runoff and soil erosion from urban areas, are threatening the crystalline clarity of Lake Tahoe. The fast breeding mussels cause damage to the lake by clogging water pipes and intake valves and...

Squaw Valley USA is holding its own unique ski program designed exclusively for the ladies called “Just For Women”. Squaw Valley’s top female instructors will spend a full day teaching classes on skill development and enhancement as well as goal-setting for female skiers. Each day...

I recently wrote about the best resort and free sledding runs in the Lake Tahoe area, but what might not occur to visitors is that there are some unwritten rules about sledding in the Tahoe area that locals will call “slediquette”. These rules are for safety reasons in the sometimes chaotic...

The popular wine and cheese bar in Squaw Valley now has a second location in Tahoe City. Uncorked at the Village at Squaw and at the Cobblestone Center in Tahoe City both feature fine wines, cheeses and wine accessories for both the connoisseur and the novice. Uncorked features boutique wines, hard to...

So, you’ve been skiing or boarding in the fresh air all day long. After a full dinner, you deserve a calorie-laden, but delicious dessert to give yourself a boost of energy for the night’s activities. These five restaurants around the Lake Tahoe area will fit the bill…without breaking...

Lake Tahoe is a great place to spend New Year’s. Your day can be filled with skiing, boarding and other snow sports and your nights can be filled with great meals, parties, gaming, dancing and fireworks. For 2010 there are dozens of events all over the lake area including midnight parties, parades...

Most videos and photos of Lake Tahoe tout the hardcore dardevils who attempt to conquer the top of each mountain, but many ski resorts at the lake cater just as well to the beginner or intermediate skier or boarder. When you come to the lake for some fresh powder sports, you want to get the biggest bang...