Surf
Riders at normally snow-iconic Tahoe, California broke-out a very different style of board, catching waves upon the area’s famed alpine lake.
Surfers took advantage of what local news sources call, “crazy weather” for a rare, wind-generated Monday session.
By The Numbers:
- Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America
- 2nd largest apline lake on Earth
- Elevation 6224ft
- Surface area: 191 square miles
- Max. depth of 1600+ feet
- Average water temp. in September: 60 degree F
- Water purity: 99.994 percent (one of the purest large lakes on Earth)
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Lake Tahoe is the best Lake in the United States
It is not the largest lake in North America, its not even in the top 25. It is the largest alpine lake.