Californians looking for a stunning destination to swim might want to consider Lake Anza. It’s about 200 miles away in San Francisco’s East Bay region, and known for its redwoods, oaks and other trees that provide a relaxing, hidden environment. Plus, unlike Lake Tahoe, which receives around 15 million visitors in a given year on average, … Read more
Forget security systems, Nevada wildlife officials have found a fur-covered solution to Lake Tahoe’s growing black bear problem. As wealthy homeowners around the lake battle increasingly brazen bears breaking into houses, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has been relying on two highly trained Karelian bear dogs, Badger and Banjo, to send the unwelcome visitors … Read more
A Lake Tahoe ski resort has called it quits on winter early—shutting down days ahead of schedule as warm weather wiped out what little snow was left. Homewood Mountain Resort closed for the season on March 17, cutting things short before its planned March 22 end date, according to SFGATE. The already brief season barely … Read more
Two Australian siblings say they’re lucky to be alive after they survived a massive avalanche at a Californian ski resort that left one man dead. Experienced skiers, Hannah Sugerman and her brother Oliver Thompson were enjoying fresh snow on the slopes with Sugerman’s partner Callum at Palisades Tahoe, formerly known as Squaw Valley and the … Read more