Tahoe Woman Sets Fastest Known Time for 173-Mile Tahoe Rim Trail Amber Weibel is one of the best endurance runners in the Tahoe area; earlier this month, she proved it. Weibel completed the 173-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in a fastest known time (FKT) for a woman of 49 hours, 39 minutes, and 03 seconds. What made it even more impressive was she completed it unsupported, meaning she did not have any […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 16, 2022 6 Comments
Did You Know That 500,000,000 Gallons of Water Evaporate from Lake Tahoe Daily? | Here’s a List of Tahoe ‘Fun Facts’ Fun fact: the daily evaporation from Lake Tahoe is about half a billion gallons of water. This amount would meet the daily water needs of 5 million Americans, or enough to support the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. More facts about Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Basin (courtesy of Tahoe Environmental Research Center) Q. How deep is Lake […] Brains The Brains | August 4, 2022 2 Comments
Local Trails Get a Boost From the Tahoe Fund’s Trails Endowment Nonprofit grants $45,000 to local trail organizations for trail maintenance With higher trail usage in the Tahoe region, many of the existing trails are being loved to death. The Tahoe Fund is hoping to help solve this issue through its Tahoe Trails Endowment. The nonprofit recently awarded $45,000 in grants from the endowment to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) […] Cycle CycleBrains | July 21, 2022 0 Comments
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Missing Backpacker Confirmed Dead in South Lake Tahoe, CA A 32-year-old hiker who was reported missing on Tuesday near South Lake Tahoe’s Aloha Lake was found dead on Wednesday in a body of water by El Dorado County Search and Rescue. Jia Huang started a solo backpacking trip from Mt. Tallac on the Tahoe Rim Trail on Wednesday, June 22, according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune. That following Monday, […] SnowBrains | June 30, 2022 0 Comments
Alpenglow Expeditions’ Tahoe Via Ferrata Opened this Weekend on Tram Face at Palisades Tahoe, CA The Alpenglow Expeditions’ Tahoe Via Ferrata opened for its summer operations over the weekend. Located on the iconic Tram Face at Palisades Tahoe, CA, the Tahoe Via Ferrata towers above The Village and first opened on 1st October 2018. Related: The Top 9 Via Ferratas in the United States The @TahoeVia is open daily for summer operations! This climbing excursion […] Climbing CragBrains | June 6, 2022 0 Comments
Parts of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Were Filmed Near Lake Tahoe Set to hit theaters this Friday, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ comes more than 30 years after the original ‘Top Gun’ that was released in 1986. Parts of the new film were actually filmed in the Tahoe, California, area. A few flight scenes were shot in South Lake Tahoe and Meyers in 2018, according to the Tahoe Art Haus Cinema website. The Tahoe […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 25, 2022 1 Comment
Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Looks to Reopen Next Winter After Devastating Caldor Fire The 2021/22 ski season would have been the 75th season for Sierra-at-Tahoe resort. Instead, the resort stayed closed due to the Caldor Fire that devastated the resort late last summer. Over 70% of the resort’s 2,000 acres suffered burn damage. Along with the vegetation devastation, the fire damaged the maintenance facility, five of the nine lifts, and the magic carpet. […] Industry News Brent Thomas | May 17, 2022 0 Comments
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