Dust off your hiking boots and enjoy miles and miles of trails as you hike around the Lake Tahoe Basin. There are many breathtaking views available for your delight. The very little amount of snow that we got this winter is now melting fast and the trails are opening much earlier this year than usual. • If you would like an easy hike, check out Fallen Leaf Lake, Van Sickle Bi-State Park, Ward Continue Reading
Archives for April 2014
Get Ready for Summer Activities in Squaw Valley!
Mark your calendars for upcoming summer activities. The summer begins in Squaw Valley with the opening of the aerial tram on May 24th. Enjoy the view from High Camp at 8,200 feet and the many other available activities like High Sierra hiking, Disc Golf or lounging around the swimming pool. Click on the link below for more information, rates and schedules. Once at High Camp a wide variety of Continue Reading
The Ski Season Is Not Over at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are still open for Great Spring Skiing. All of the other resorts on the North Shore are closed. Check out this video; Spring 2014 Come ski in the morning and play golf or go mountain biking in the afternoon. More snow is predicted for the next few days and this weekend. This is a great time to be in the North Tahoe-Squaw Valley-Truckee area. Continue Reading
Resort at Squaw Creek 1st Qtr 2014 Market Report
Sale prices on closed escrows are rising at the Resort at Squaw Creek. The number of condominiums sold in 2013 was just two more than in 2012 but the total dollar volume of sales was 61% higher than the previous year. Why this tremendous increase? I think it is due to a significant reduction in Distressed Property Listings (Short Sales and Bank Owned). Sellers now have less concern with having Continue Reading
Village at Squaw Valley 1st Qtr 2014 Market Report
Sales activity at the Village at Squaw Valley in the 1st quarter of 2014 appears to be a continuation of the good year we had in 2013. At the end of the quarter, four condominiums had closed escrow and there were four in escrow. Assuming these pending sales close escrow, the total dollar volume will be approx. 60% of the total dollar volume for all of 2013 which was a good year for Village Continue Reading
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan Upheld by Court
In a twenty-page decision rendered on April 8th Judge John A. Mendez ruled in favor of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s (TRPA) Updated Regional Plan stating that the TRPA acted properly when it approved the Updated Regional Plan. Further, the court upheld TRPA’s right to make policy decisions based on sound science and a complete record. The lawsuit filed in December 2012 by the Sierra Club Continue Reading
Officials Warn of Severe Fire Season in 2014
California is confronted by a drought emergency resulting in wildland fires in the middle of winter in a fire season that never really ended. In most cases, careless campfires have been the source of these fires. The moisture content of the snowpack in the latest snow survey was only 24 percent of average. The consequence of three dry years is an increase in the number of trees dying and a Continue Reading
Disparate Views on the Village at Squaw Valley Expansion Plan
The comment period on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Village at Squaw Valley expansion proposal ended on March 24th. Approximately 50 comments were received. Issues raised in these comments include noise impact both during and after construction, water supply availability, traffic, and obstruction of mountain views. These are the same complaints raised in response to this project since Continue Reading
Earth Day 2014 in Squaw Valley
The Tahoe Truckee Earth Day 2014 Festival takes place at the Village at Squaw Valley on Saturday, April 19th. The festival is a volunteer, non-profit event to celebrate the North Tahoe/Truckee region’s exceptional beauty and to preserve it for the ages. Educational booths will provide information on watershed and forest health, pollution prevention, alternative energy and waste management. The Continue Reading