As a follow-up to my previous article, Senator Ted Gaines and Assemblyman Brian Dahle have introduced a bill in the Legislature that would allow local management and funding for the Kings Beach State Recreation Area to continue. It also provides for the North Tahoe Public Utility District to obtain ownership of the park. The NTPUD has adopted a resolution which states, in part, that the community Continue Reading
Welcome Home Tahoe Olympians
Squaw Valley is hosting a “Welcome Home Celebration” on March 21st for the Olympians from the Lake Tahoe/Truckee Region who competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. It’s going to be a very busy weekend with the 2014 U.S. Alpine Championships also occurring at that time. The festivities will include an athlete parade, a video presentation, fireworks, an athlete meet and autograph event, live Continue Reading
Rahlves’ Bonzai Tour Begins Tomorrow
Now that you have been enjoying the Olympics and the excitement of each event, take this opportunity to sign up for a local activity, the Rahlves Bonzai Tour, either as a participant or a spectator. Join other skiers and snowboarders in the ultimate test of skiing and riding skills. It begins this weekend (February 22nd and 23rd) at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, followed by Squaw Valley on March 1st Continue Reading
Homewood Lawsuit Settled
JMA Ventures, owner of Homewood Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, reached a settlement agreement on Thursday January 30th with the Friends of the West Shore and the Tahoe Area Sierra Club. This agreement opens the door for JMA Ventures to move forward on their Master Plan to develop a slope side Village at the two base areas of the Ski Resort and to renovate the Resort with new lifts and a Continue Reading
Tahoe Regional Planning Compact Is On Its Way to Congress for Ratification
In 1968 the States of California and Nevada entered into a bi-state agreement for the purpose of protecting natural resources and controlling development in the Lake Tahoe region. The bi-state agreement was adopted by the States of California and Nevada, ratified by Congress and signed by the President of the United States in 1969. Under the terms of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, the Tahoe Continue Reading
Time to Plan for the Great Ski Race
The Great Ski Race, a 30 kilometer cross country race, will be held this year on March 2, 2014. We all have our fingers crossed as we wait for more snow. The race begins at the Tahoe XC Ski Area east of Tahoe City on Dollar Hill, and finishes in Truckee where a party is waiting. The race course climbs from 6,500 feet in elevation, out of the Tahoe Basin, over Starratt Pass at 7,770 feet, and Continue Reading
TRPA Dealing With The Perfect Storm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is between a rock and a hard place. The Regional Plan Update due in 2007 was overdue. The State of Nevada was threatening to withdraw from the bi-state compact which governs land use in the Lake Tahoe Region. And now, having adopted an updated plan, TRPA is being sued by the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore. The bi-state compact was adopted by the Continue Reading
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