Precipitation is in the air. As the clouds soak the sky the rain falls lightly right here in Squaw Valley, projects continue and preparation for winter continues. A helicopter at the base of Squaw is bringing rickety parts of the Siberia ski lifts off the mountain and replacing them with shiny, new metal. An excavator works at 8000 feet to relocate the Headwall Patrol shack and lay a new Continue Reading
Archives for September 2015
Shoulder Season in Squaw Valley and North Lake Tahoe
As the temperature drops and second homeowners move back to the city, most of the world is thinking about going back to school, work schedules and planning events. Not in the Tahoe area. North Lake Tahoe locals are taking a big breath of fresh air as our Autumn shoulder season approaches. Shoulder seasons in Tahoe are the in between tourist months when many locals decide to take time off to Continue Reading
IRONMAN Lake Tahoe 2015
The trucks load in. Road signs line the streets. Cyclists, runners and swimmers in coordinated gear rise with the sun to start their day. Race day is near. IRONMAN is here. IRONMAN Lake Tahoe attracts triathletes from around the world to compete for 50 slots to get into the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship and another 30 slots for the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. On the Ironman Lake Tahoe Continue Reading