No Boats from Outside the Region Will Be Allowed on Lake Tahoe Until Public Order Restrictions are Relaxed In an effort to discourage visitors to the area, no boats from outside of the Lake Tahoe region will be allowed to launch on the lake until public orders are relaxed or removed. In a press release on their website, officials outlined their phased approach to boating this year. Related: South Lake Tahoe Write to California Governor Requesting Permission to Begin […] SnowBrains | May 11, 2020 3 Comments
Access to Popular State Park and Beach on Lake Tahoe’s East Shore is Now Closed Until Further Notice Foot traffic to a portion of the Sand Harbor East Shore Trail is set to close to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Access to one of Lake Tahoe’s most popular state parks is closed from today, May 8th, to prevent overcrowding as warm weather descends on the area. Related: NHP Issued 67 Parking Citations in Two Hours Yesterday as Crowds Flocked […] SnowBrains | May 8, 2020 0 Comments
Tahoe Water Suppliers Earn National Drinking Water Award The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has recognized the Tahoe Water Suppliers Association (TWSA) with the coveted 2020 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award. TWSA demonstrated the highest level of protection and preservation of the Lake Tahoe watershed, the region’s primary water source for residents. “The TWSA members and staff are so incredibly excited to receive this North American award. It’s a […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 0 Comments
NHP Issued 67 Parking Citations in Two Hours Yesterday as Crowds Flocked to Lake Tahoe’s East Shore Nevada Highway Patrol wrote 67 citations in two hours for illegally parked cars on Lake Tahoe’s East Shore yesterday as the unseasonably warm weather brought the crowds out of self-isolation and to the Lake. Cars lined both sides of State Route 28, near Sand Harbor, with total disregard for whether they were parked legally, or not. Related: Citations Jump by […] SnowBrains | April 29, 2020 1 Comment
Colorado and Nevada Join Western States Pact to Fight Coronavirus With Science, Not Politics Colorado and Nevada announced yesterday that they will join California, Oregon, and Washington in the Western States Pact, a coalition of Western state governors formed 2-weeks ago to coordinate on how to reopen from the stay-at-home orders each has issued to limit the spread of the coronavirus. “There’s no silver bullet that will solve this pandemic until there is a cure, […] SnowBrains | April 28, 2020 0 Comments
Incline Village, NV Has Had More Coronavirus Cases Than Any Other Lake Tahoe Community Interactive data from Washoe County shows that no community at Lake Tahoe has had more coronavirus cases than Incline Village, NV the Tahoe Daily Tribune reports. A map produced by Washoe County officials shows that 17 Incline Village residents have contracted the virus. Washoe County has seen 710 cases with 21 deaths. “Residents should keep in mind that the data does […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2020 1 Comment
Incline Village, NV on Lake Tahoe CANCELS 4th of July Celebration Due to COVID-19 Incline Village, NV has canceled all of this year’s Fourth of July events this year, according to the Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitor Bureau, due to uncertainty around the coronavirus. “The amount of people that come up for the events and head to the beach is where we are concerned,” says Andy Chapman, CEO of the visitor bureau. “We see […] SnowBrains | April 20, 2020 0 Comments
Forest Service Shuts Down Many South Lake Tahoe, CA Recreation Sites In alignment with current federal, state and local guidance for social distancing and to ensure health and safety of its employees, visitors and volunteers, the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) will temporarily close national forest recreation sites and areas in the South Shore Recreation Corridor effective April 13, 2020. Related: Lake Tahoe Cities Seeing INCREASE in […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2020 0 Comments
