Lake Tahoe, CA Fire Crews Attending to Illegal Fires on a Daily Basis North Lake Tahoe’s fire crews are attending illegal fires on a daily basis, diverting their attention from the major wildfires engulfing the state. Bonfires on the beach, grills or BBQs, and campfires are the most common offenses. Related: Arizona Trail Runner Heads Out For Training Run and Ends Up Fighting Wildfire There was a week in August where 15 wildfires were […] Fire Firebrains | September 4, 2020 0 Comments
A Crowded Summer Season in the Tahoe Basin: By the Numbers Lake Tahoe area locals and business owners have been beyond frustrated for the past several months as tourists have inundated the popular summer (and winter) recreation spot that is home to many individual communities. Holiday weekends have always been busy during the summer but with people being forced outside in order to remain socially distanced, there was been some conflict […] Industry News Galen Carrico | September 3, 2020 6 Comments
Glider Crashes into Lake Tahoe, Pilot Miraculously Uninjured Local paddleboarders were stunned when a huge splash occurred out of nowhere on Lake Tahoe, California after a glider attempted an emergency landing and crashed into it. Somehow, the pilot was uninjured and was then rescued with the help of Tahoe-officials and bystanders. Related: VIDEO: 3 Hot Air Balloons Crash in Jackson Hole, WY: Up to 20 Injured The United […] SnowBrains | August 31, 2020 0 Comments
Swimming The Length of Lake Tahoe Kate Rye became the latest person to swim the length of Lake Tahoe this past week. Rye grew up in Incline Village by the shores of Lake Tahoe. In high school, she was a competitive swimmer winning the freestyle state championships for her division four years in a row. Now enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno she has refocused her […] Alex Camerino | August 27, 2020 1 Comment
Alex Honnold Standup Paddleboards Solo Across Lake Tahoe, CA To celebrate his birthday, Alex Honnold decided to just SUP the length Lake Tahoe, CA from South Lake to Kings Beach. The ~21-mile journey took five and a half hours, and he did it solo, without any support boats. Not enjoying his birthdays and not a lover of receiving presents, he asks people to instead donate to the Honnold Foundation, […] SnowBrains | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Sherry McConkey Begs Truckee Town Council to Do Something About Tourists Trashing Lake Tahoe, CA Sherry McConkey has joined the campaign asking local authorities, who are being accused of not doing enough about the disruption caused by the influx of tourists to Lake Tahoe, CA hotspots, to step up and make a difference. Many long-time Lake Tahoe residents believe the appropriate authorities are not properly handling tourism and the traffic issues that coincide, and that […] SnowBrains | August 17, 2020 18 Comments
Demonstrations Set for This Weekend in Lake Tahoe, CA to Protest Trash, Tourism John Lease, a 20-year South Lake Tahoe resident, is infuriated with how much trash has continued to accumulate around his beautiful community along with the steady-flowing stream of tourists to the area during the pandemic. So, he made a couple of social media posts that got much more traffic than he expected, which eventually led to the formation of organized […] SnowBrains | August 13, 2020 2 Comments
95% of Wildfires in California Are Human Caused: Illegal Campfires to Blame The Lake Tahoe Basin has seen an increase in illegal campfires this summer. These campfires are part of the reason 95% of wildfires in California are human-caused. Fires are only permitted in a designated metal fire ring in an established campsite with an on-duty host. While the rules are strict, they are in place to protect everyone during the hot […] Fire Alex Camerino | July 30, 2020 0 Comments
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