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July 4th

Freedom Fest at Palisades Tahoe, CA – Have Fun And Be Safe!

As Freedom Fest is approaching, many of us are packing skis and snowboards to get ready sliding down the hill in some blue-red-white outfit.  And I got it – it’s fun! But don’t underestimate how many people are coming to enjoy the last day on the slopes for the 2022/2023 season. I was skiing a few of Freedom Fests – […]

Claire Weiss | June 26, 2023
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Drunk Drivers Kept California Highway Patrol Busy Over 4-Day Holiday | 1,204 DUI Arrests and 21 Deaths

chp, dui, Memorial Day weekend

According to the California Highway Patrol, 1,204 people were arrested on suspicion of DUI this holiday weekend, compared to 389 last year, (when the maximum enforcement period was shorter) and 1,244 in 2017. 21 people died on California roadways compared to 11 last year during the shorter maximum enforcement period, according to the CHP. 47 people were killed during the […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | July 8, 2019
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Tahoe Turns on July 4th…possible?

During my skiing lifetime around Northern California, there have been two massive years with top to bottom lift-served skiing on July 4th. Those years were the Summer of 1995 and 2011. But what about a normal year or worse yet, a below normal year? Bottom line for the Summer of 2013 – Head South on Hwy 88 near Carson Pass. […]

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Casey Cane | July 3, 2013
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