Airbnb income is a great boost in offsetting the cost of owning a home in the Tahoe Truckee area. This is true for both vacation home owners and full time residents. According to a May 17th article in the Sierra Sun, there was a 48% increase in Airbnb guests this ski season in the Lake Tahoe area over last year's ski season. That translated into 185,000 visitors, the Continue Reading
Archives for May 2017
Tips on Good Places to Hike, Bike and Run in Truckee This Spring
Now that the snow is starting to melt and the weather is turning warmer our choices for outdoor recreation in the lower elevations are starting to become available. Truckee has a number of great trails that are good for both paved and off road biking, hiking and running. Around North Lake Tahoe we don't have any low elevation trails other than the Truckee River and Westshore bike paths Continue Reading
Take Mom To Lunch On The Tahoe Gal Emerald Bay Cruise This Sunday
Treat your mother to beautiful cruise and a great brunch this Sunday on the Tahoe Gal. She will love it. The Gal cruises from Tahoe City down the Westshore of Lake Tahoe close to the shore so passengers get a good close look at the fabulous lake front homes while the Captain gives a narration about Lake Tahoe ecological issues and history. In Emerald Bay the Gal circles the Continue Reading
Tahoe City Farmers Market Starts Thursday May 18, 2017!
Hooray, the Tahoe City Farmers Market starts on Thursday, May 18th and goes through October 12th at Commons Beach. The hours are 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Click here for More Information. Continue Reading
KSL Capital Partners – Aspen Skiing Co. Alliance Buying Mammoth & Intrawest To Compete With Vail
On April 10th the Denver Post broke the story that an alliance between Aspen Skiing Co. and KSL Capital Partners (the owners of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows) is buying Intrawest. Two days later they broke another story that the same alliance is buying Mammoth Mountain in Southern California. In an obvious attempt to compete with Vail's Epic Pass these two Continue Reading
The Cushing Crossing At Squaw Valley Is Sunday, May 28th at 1:00pm
The 27th Annual Cushing Crossing was moved from the original scheduling in April to May 6th and now again to Sunday May 28, 2017. Don't miss this fun entertaining pond skimming event. Spectators will see some great costumes, some big spills and have a lot of laughs. Registration for competitors is at 9:00 am at the KT Base Bar and the event starts at 1:00 pm in the pond to Continue Reading