More than 2,000 Community Members Sign Vacancy Tax Petition in South Lake Tahoe, CA More than 2,000 community members in South Lake Tahoe have signed the petition for a tax on houses that sit vacant for the majority of the year. Proponents say they need another 350 valid signatures to get on the ballot. The deepening housing crisis has motivated community members in South Lake Tahoe to rally behind a petition to put a […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 16, 2024 0 Comments
Closing Dates for Lake Tahoe, CA, Ski Resorts There is much to love about spring skiing. Sun, longer days, corn snow, and pond skims are just a few. However, as much as we hate to admit it, it means the ski season is ending soon. The Lake Tahoe region of California not only has some of the most concentrated areas of ski resorts but also has areas that […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 7, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: 1 Ridiculously Long Powder Run Report from March 24, 2024 Yesterday we skied one ridiculously long powder run above Lake Tahoe, CA. Fox and I were exhausted. Well, I was exhausted. Fox beat me to the summit by 12 minutes… We recharged on top then dropped this endless line. The snow was exquisite. I slashed and sprayed and hooted as I bounded downhill. We savored. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 25, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Powder Returns! Report from March 23, 2024 Yesterday was Fox’s 1 year anniversary of his hip fracture. We went for a walk. Clouds and views were in and out. We dropped into 12-16″ of fluffy, fast new snow that had all fallen overnight. There was definitely a firm, smooth bottom, but we didn’t notice hitting it. The skiing was superb. We came […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 24, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing A 46° Steep No-Fall-Zone Above a Cliff In Bad Snow Report from March 16, 2024 On Saturday, we went for some sunny chutes on the first warm day after our small storm last week and our big northeast wind event. We might have been a couple days early… It generally takes about 5 melt/freeze cycles to make good corn snow. We’d only given it one day or maybe less… It […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 18, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: The Neatest Line I’ve Skied This Season | Alaska Style Terrain in California Report from March 13, 2024 Yesterday we went for a new zone. A zone I’d never been to before. When we got there, our eyes were ablaze… The sun was irradiating a crystalline white snow surface full of playful features. It appeared to be all powder. I dropped first taking an air entry off the cornice. “Whap!” went my skis […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 14, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: “Pinky & The Brain” Chutes | Slender, Uncouth, & Frighteningly Elegant Report from March 9, 2024 We got back out there again today. I was exhausted. We encountered many challenges just getting to spots we wanted to ski. Only one location was available to us and it was one we’d never skied. Well, at least Garrett & I hadn’t. We skinned up through trees being thrashed by the wind. We switched […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 10, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Skiing Every Condition Known To Man In An Epic Chute Above A Paddlewheel Boat Report from March 8, 2024 Well, the monster 102″, 190mph storm has come and gone. In its wake, it left wind-pressed snow, bizarre snow formations, and clear skies. We let things settle out and cook the past two days then got back out into the backcountry today looking for corn or pre-nubile corn. We found it. Kinda… Honestly, in the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 8, 2024 0 Comments