Alcohol Ban on Truckee River, CA Extended to Reduce COVID-19 Exposure, Intoxicated Behaviour, and Trash Addressing health and safety concerns resulting from a recent increase in activity along the Truckee River, the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to temporarily extend an alcohol ban on the Truckee River until Oct. 15. The ban is in effect immediately. State law authorizes the board to impose an alcohol ban on the Truckee River between Fanny Bridge […] Raft SnowBrains | July 29, 2020 0 Comments
Insights From a Raft Guide What’s the difference between a catfish and a raft guide? One has whiskers and smells bad; the other one’s a fish. This is one of those jokes that doesn’t tend to stray too far from the truth– raft guides are dirty, sun-burnt, mildly hungover, and definitely don’t get paid enough. But you’ll be entrusting them with your life as they […] Raft Spencer Cox | July 29, 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
$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
Lake Tahoe Has Fallen To Its Natural Rim… Lake Tahoe has fallen to its natural rim (6,223′) as of Monday, September 12th, 2016. This means no more Truckee River – at least from Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows where local creeks start filling the Truckee River again. “As you can see from the picture of the Truckee River near the outlet of Lake Tahoe, little additional water […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 14, 2016 0 Comments
Ready for Summer? | Mike Wilson Triple Backflips into the Truckee River, CA This video symbolizes summer in the mountains. Not that anyone in the world but Mike does over-the-top stunts like this and makes them look this easy, but we all like jumping into water. Most of us enjoy the tame 15-foot cliff into a deep lake thing. Mike enjoys the 60-foot high velocity rope-swing into 12 feet of water thing. When […] SnowBrains | May 16, 2013 2 Comments
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