Forest Service Extends Closure of Lake Tahoe, CA South Shore Recreation Sites Until May 15th 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 has extended the temporary closure of national forest recreation sites and areas in the South Shore Recreation Corridor effective Friday, May 1. Related: Forest Service Shuts Down […] SnowBrains | May 4, 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
Death of a Dog Leads to Testing of South Shore Lake Tahoe, CA for Toxic Blue-Green Algae A dog has died following swimming in Lake Tahoe prompting officials to conduct tests to determine if a toxic form of algae is present on the shoreline of Lake Tahoe, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Related: Annual ‘Tahoe: State of the Lake Report’ | Temperature Rising, Clarity Improving, Aspens Dwindling A person reported last week that their dog had died […] SnowBrains | August 27, 2019 2 Comments
High Water Causes Some South Shore Lake Tahoe, CA Beaches to Close to Ensure Public Safety Some stretches of the South Shore beaches of Lake Tahoe will close to the public in order to ensure public safety and protect sensitive wildlife habitat and areas prone to erosion, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Starting Friday 28th June, public access will be restricted to areas of the Upper Truckee Marsh and some land near Lakeview Commons, the California […] SnowBrains | June 25, 2019 0 Comments
Descending During the NorCal Drought @ Kirkwood – 01/18/14 Wow what a year eh? Not much has changed since my last update but the bottom line is that there is definitely some fun to be had in the Sierra Nevada Range. On January 11th, it actually snowed. Yes, those 4 inches made things steep and…well…a bit better than expected. Arrival at Kirkwood blessed us with a glimpse of winter. With temperatures in the 30s, a cool breeze, snow on the trees and crisp blue skies, it was shaping up to be a great late November, er January day. Given the lack of gnar on the slopes, I have been taking this opportunity to get my kids on the slopes. Parker, age 2, is pretty enthusiastic about wearing the gear, riding […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | January 24, 2014 5 Comments
Kirkwood Conditions Report: Corduroy Cruising & Variable Off-Piste All of us who ski Tahoe are aware of our snow situation. WE NEED A CLASSIC SIERRA CEMENT SNOWATHON! Well, at least we have something right? A few days ago, I was able to head up to Kirkwood and get the legs burning but also pleasantly surprised to find some quality skiing. Off of Chair 5, Lower Zach’s and Outlaw were blissful packed powder corduroy and perfect to burn off the summer rust of your edges. They were blowing a ton of snow on Chair 6 and it looks like they will be opening Zachary tomorrow morning. Not sure if […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | December 13, 2013 2 Comments
Conditions Report
