Pop Up Scotty Lapp Memorial Skatepark Now Open in Tahoe City, CA Located in downtown Tahoe City, the park offers a legal, accessible place to skate The Scotty Lapp Foundation announced today that the Pop Up Scotty Lapp Memorial Skatepark is now open in Tahoe City, CA. Located behind the old Blue Agave building, the 4,000-square-foot temporary skatepark is open to the public every Friday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to sunset […] SnowBrains | August 29, 2022 0 Comments
Tahoe City, CA Legend, Former Squaw Valley Instructor, and Co-Founder of Pete n’ Peters Bar Passes Away Peter Paine, a Tahoe legend, passed away last week. Peter was a co-founder of the popular Pete ‘n Peters bar in Tahoe City, CA along with his business partner Pete Perta. Related: Squaw Valley Aerial Tram – 50 Years of ‘The Monster’ Peter was working both as an instructor and marketing liaison for owner Alex Cushing at Squaw Valley in […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 11, 2020 0 Comments
Locals Upset by Photo of 100s of Rafters Congregating on Truckee River, CA A picture of rafters on the Truckee River near Tahoe City, CA has gone viral as an example of how not to practice proper social distancing. Related: Reminder: Travel to Truckee, CA Is Not a Vacation From COVID-19 As temperatures soar, naturally people want to head to the great outdoors, and especially into water. Rafting is the perfect summer’s day activity. […] SnowBrains | July 20, 2020 6 Comments
NOAA: Lake Tahoe, CA Just Saw Wettest October in Over 100 Years | 437% of Normal Precipitation NOAA is reporting that Tahoe City, CA just had its wettest October in over 100 years of recording keeping. Tahoe City saw 437% of normal precipitation in October 2016! Tahoe City saw 9.04″ of precipitation in October 2016. “October 2016 was very wet in many areas of the Sierra and western Nevada. At Tahoe City, 2016 was the wettest […] Industry News WeatherBrains | November 4, 2016 0 Comments
$30.1 Million Community Revitalization and Fanny Bridge Construction Project in Tahoe City, CA This past Monday, the Tahoe Transportation District announced that Martin Brothers Construction has been contracted to begin a $30.1 million construction project in Tahoe City, California. It is an extensive project with plans to start and hopefully complete Phase 1 this Fall then continuing Phase 2 and completion of the project through Summer 2017. Phase 1 Construction Improvements Installation of a […] Dylan Cautela | October 9, 2016 0 Comments
Avalanche Hits 2 Cars on Highway 89 in Tahoe City, CA Last Night “Traffic Alert: The avalanche on SR-89 south between Alpine Meadows and Tahoe City caught two cars in its path. Everyone is out safe and no one was injured. The slide was 200 feet across and 12 feet high at its termination point. No estimated time of re-opening SR-89 south.” – CHP Truckee at 2:06am today As of 6am today, highway […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 23, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA: “Severe” Storm to Impact Lake Tahoe, CA | 2-4 Feet of Snow Above 7,500-feet NOAA is calling this storm a “Severe” storm. Severe storms only impact Northern California once every several years. This morning, NOAA is saying that confidence is HIGH for a significant precipitation event with MULTIPLE FEET of snow Wednesday night and into Thursday night. They’re forecasting an “Atmospheric River” to come directly Tahoe’s way that is forecast to drop 2-4 inches of liquid precipitation on the Tahoe area. NOAA is calling for 2-3 feet of snow above […] Weather SnowBrains | December 8, 2014 0 Comments
Tahoe Storm = 10 Inches of Snow in 12 Hours Today Tahoe’s has been under a Winter Weather Advisory since 4am this morning. That advisory will continue until 4pm today. Tahoe’s higher elevations are forecasted to received up to 10 inches of snow in this 12 window. Temperatures are going to be very cold this week with sub-zero temps on Wednesday night. Highs today at Lake Level are forecasted to reach 29F today and only 22F tomorrow Snow Totals as of This Morning in Tahoe: Sugar Bowl = 2-4” Kirkwood = 1” Squaw = 1” Mt. Rose = 1” (they’re closed today due to “extremely cold […] Weather SnowBrains | December 3, 2013 0 Comments
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