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
We Need YOUR Help to Rate Avalanche Safety Course Providers Eddy van der Kloot, owner of Lake Tahoe, CA based company Backcountry Ski Maps is planning on writing a series of articles on the state of avalanche courses across the country, as a valuable crowd-sourced resource to anyone planning to take an avy course in the future. Related: Top 5 Backcountry Runs Around South Lake Tahoe Unlike most products and services, […] Avalanche AvyBrains | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Police Are Cracking Down on Public Nudity at Lake Tahoe Beaches Authorities are starting to crack down on public nudity at Lake Tahoe beaches that for decades have been considered ‘clothing-optional’. The heightened enforcement of clothing rules was prompted by an encounter where nude men at Secret Cove, located on Tahoe’s East Shore, made inappropriate and lewd gestures at deputies, leading to a confrontation. Related: Lake Tahoe Trashed on 4th July | 1,875-Pounds Trash Cleaned […] SnowBrains | July 9, 2019 1 Comment
Lake Tahoe Is Less Than 6″ From Its Legal Limit Right Now as Warm Temperatures Increase Snowmelt Lake Tahoe’s water level is less than 6″ from its maximum legal limit today. The runoff season has begun, with warmer temperatures leading to increased snowmelt, so look for water levels to further increase over the coming weeks. If you were to pour Lake Tahoe out onto an area the size of California, the water would still be 14 inches (36 […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 10, 2019 0 Comments
We’re Into June But 150 Lakes in the Tahoe Basin are Still FROZEN Thanks to some historical and record-breaking snowfall (who will ever forget FebruBURIED?!), that continued well into May, the Sierra Nevada is blanketed in a deep snowpack. So much so that, even though it’s June, many mountain lakes are still frozen solid with the summer tourism season about to begin. In the Tahoe Basin specifically, an estimated 150 lakes are solid or […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 5, 2019 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Guy Digs Out Jeep Buried Beneath 10-Feet of Snow Since November A Tesla engineer bought a 2000 Jeep Cherokee in November, but before he could spend much time enjoying it, it ended up buried beneath 10-feet of snow near Lake Tahoe. Within an hour of being bought, a blizzard hit, preventing tow companies from helping, so the engineer left the vehicle for four months to be crushed by 10 feet of […] SnowBrains | May 29, 2019 0 Comments
Siberia & Gold Coast Park Operations Have Been EXTENDED At Squaw Valley, CA: Squaw Valley, CA announced some great news today. Operations have been extended for Siberia and the Gold Coast Park. You may also like: Ski for Just $5 Every Friday in June at Squaw Valley, CA | Proceeds Go to The Tahoe Fund Both of which will be open on June 7th, 8th, and 9th. Squaw Valley’s got you covered for […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 28, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Mammoth Mountain, CA | Up To 12″ of Snow Saturday Night – Sunday Night The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Mammoth Mountain, CA. It’s in effect from 5:00am Sunday morning – 5:00am Monday morning. High winds and heavy snowfall are expected to impact the area throughout that time. Storm Summary: Up To 12″ Of Snow Above 7,000ft Saturday Night – Sunday Night Winds Gusting As High As 40 MPH […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
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