Person Rescued After Falling 50-feet Down Cliff at Lake Tahoe, CA Someone fell down a 50-foot cliff on Lake Tahoe’s South Shore Wednesday, prompting local officials to launch an emergency rescue. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at about 1:30 p.m. for someone who suffered a long fall at Eagle Falls in the Emerald Bay State Park, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reports. According to the Sheriff’s Office, […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2021 0 Comments
Tahoe Transportation District Experimenting with Expensive Parking Fees to Reduce Overcrowding at Lake Tahoe Parking fees at a popular Lake Tahoe beach just got a lot pricer. At the start of the newly constructed trail that leads to Lake Tahoe’s Hidden Beach on the Nevada side of the lake, transportation officials have raised parking fees in an effort to change the behavior of visitors and reduce overcrowding. The plan raises parking fees to as […] Martin Kuprianowicz | August 2, 2021 7 Comments
Tahoe Fund Donor Boosts Camp Wamp Fundraising Effort With $10,000 Match Donations will fund field trips for kids with physical disabilities to the Tahoe East Shore Trail and Sand Harbor State Park An anonymous donor has offered a $10,000 match to the Tahoe Fund, boosting its fundraising efforts in support of Camp Wamp, a sleepaway camp for children with physical disabilities. Last month, the Tahoe Fund announced it partnered with Camp […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2021 0 Comments
Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association Completes World-Class Trail Update on West Shore of Lake Tahoe, CA Stanford Rock Trail Rerouted, More Than Five Miles of Multi-Use Trail Improved Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA), in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, has completed the Stanford Rock Trail on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, CA. The project involved more than three years of handbuilt singletrack construction, yielding more than five miles of trail with over 2,200 […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 22, 2021 1 Comment
2020 Lake Tahoe Clarity: Trends Holding but Threats Remain The Lake Tahoe water clarity measurements, which are indicators of the health of the watershed, averaged 62.9 feet through 2020, the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced last week. Last year’s report: Lake Tahoe’s Legendary Clarity Decreased by 8-Feet Last Year Lake Tahoe’s clarity peaked in February 2020 when it was deeper than […] SnowBrains | July 19, 2021 1 Comment
Southern California Man Died After Jumping From Boat into Lake Tahoe Without Life Jacket A 36-year-old Southern Californian man died after jumping from a boat on Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, police have confirmed. The man was found at the Tahoe Keys Marina before 5 pm Tuesday. The man was boating with his family when he jumped into the lake without a life vest and got into trouble. Sadly, none of the family left on […] SnowBrains | July 16, 2021 0 Comments
After 4,000 Volunteer Hours, Lake Tahoe’s Newest Trail Opens to the Public SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (July 13, 2021) – Tahoe’s newest trail, sure to become one of the region’s most iconic, is now open thanks to nearly 4,000 volunteer trail building hours and generous contributions from Tahoe Fund donors including the Mathman family and a triple match from Vail Resorts’ EpicPromise guest donation program at Northstar, Heavenly and Kirkwood. The new […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 14, 2021 10 Comments
S**** Valley | Alpine Meadows, CA, Renaming Update: New Name Will be Announced in Early Fall Almost a year ago Squaw Valley ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA, committed to changing their name because the word “Squaw” is considered a racial & sexist slur against Native Americans. Related: Online Petition Asking for the Washoe Tribe to Rename Squaw Valley, CA “After extensive research into the etymology and history of the term “squaw,” both generally and specifically […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 9, 2021 8 Comments
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