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Medieval Droughts of the Western United States - CO2 Science Magazine

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:24:00 -0800

Medieval Droughts of the Western United States
CO2 Science Magazine
Duration and severity of Medieval drought in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Quaternary Science Reviews 30: 3269-3279. The authors write that "evidence for medieval droughts of duration and magnitude much larger than those in the instrumental record has been ...

Martis Camp Achieves $90 Million in Sales During 2011 - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:04:00 -0800

Martis Camp Achieves $90 Million in Sales During 2011
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Martis Camp, a private golf and ski community in North Lake Tahoe, is coming off another tremendous year of sales, announcing more than 90 property sales in 2011 totaling $90.2 million. This represents a 68% increase in sales transactions from 2010, ...

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Skiers, snowboarders riding Tahoe backcountry despite variable conditions - North Lake Tahoe Bonanza

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:41:00 -0800

Skiers, snowboarders riding Tahoe backcountry despite variable conditions
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
By Dylan Silver LAKE TAHOE — Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow. “It's shallow, but it's better than it was,” said Sierra ...

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Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Cabins Found Using Bobzio.com Offer Travelers ... - PR Web (press release)

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:08:00 -0800

PR Web (press release)

Lake Tahoe Vacation Rental Cabins Found Using Bobzio.com Offer Travelers ...
PR Web (press release)
Lake Tahoe Vacation Cabin Rentals are great family-friendly destinations to cure the mid-winter blues. Travelers are taking advantage of affordable overnight, weekend, and one week vacation rentals this season, according to Vacation Rental Organization ...

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Glider's Heavenly Landing: A Miraculous Mistake? - CBS Local

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:00:00 -0800

San Francisco Examiner

Glider's Heavenly Landing: A Miraculous Mistake?
CBS Local
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) — At South Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Ski Resort, the run turned into a runway on Sunday, and staff at the resort are fuming over the pilot's potentially deadly decision. The pilot says his last resort was to land right on a ...
Critic's Notebook: Hitting the jackpot on Lake Tahoe hillsMontreal Gazette
Glider makes emergency landing on ski slopeTahoe Daily Tribune
Tubular in Tahoe: Heavenly offers tubing, sledding for snow loversSan Francisco Examiner
Carson Now
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Tahoe resorts still having trouble drawing customers - KGO-TV

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:56:00 -0800

KGO-TV

Tahoe resorts still having trouble drawing customers
KGO-TV
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KGO) -- The rain storm coming to the Bay Area in the next couple days is expected to bring just a little bit of snow to Lake Tahoe. That's bad news for Sierra ski resorts because they need a lot. But the weather is just part of the ...

Lake Tahoe Controlled Burns Continue Through the Week - KTVN

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:29:00 -0800

Lake Tahoe Controlled Burns Continue Through the Week
KTVN
The US Forest Service is conducting several prescribed burns up at Lake Tahoe this week. Crews will be burning north of Emerald Bay, along Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin, in the area of Logan Creek, near Kings Beach and near Elizabeth Road close ...
Prescribed fires throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin to begin MondayCarson Now

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Feb 10, 2012 (Fri), Cabin Fever - Cottonwood Restaurant, Truckee

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:03:00 -0800

6:00 pm
Jody on piano…Sweet.

Plunge into Tahoe For a Good Cause - Carson Now

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:29:00 -0800

Plunge into Tahoe For a Good Cause
Carson Now
Teams of super heroes, penguins, pirates and other characters jumped into Lake Tahoe last winter, and on March 17, they'll do it again. You're invited to join them as Special Olympics Northern California and Nevada co-host Polar Plunge® 2012 at Zephyr ...

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Feb 9, (Thu) - Feb 12, 2012 (Sun), The North Face Park & Pipe Open Series at Northstar California

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:47:00 -0800

Day Event ~ Featuring slopestyle and Superpipe freeskier competitions. 530-562-1010.

Feb 10, 2012 (Fri), Father Daughter Dance - Tahoe Biultmore Hotel & Casino, Crystal Bay, NV

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:00 -0800

6 - 9pm
Get ready to dance the night away with your little girl at the 3rd Annual Father Daughter Dance to be held Friday February 10th, 2012 from 6-9pm at Tahoe Biltmore Hotel in Crystal Bay, Nevada. Enjoy dancing to DJ music, creative stations; have a photo taken in the photo booth and make memories to last a lifetime.

Feb 10, 2012 (Fri), Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Film Festival - Sawtooth Ridge Cafe, Tahoe City

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:38:00 -0800

7pm
Alpenglow Sports and Tahoe Cross Country are proud to announce the Lake Tahoe premier of the ever-popular Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival.

Feb 9, 2012 (Thu), Project Wet Updated Training (north shore)

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:37:00 -0800

10am-4pm
A completely revised Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide was released in September. Join us to be trained in this newly formulated water education curriculum. Cost of training is free with registration and you receive a FREE Project WET Guide 2.0 for all California and Nevada Educators. Optional Lunch $6 – 10. To register contact Dana Olson, (530) 543-1501, ext. 120, dolson@tahoercd.org

Feb 8, 2012 (Wed), TCDA Members Appreciation Party - The Blue Agave

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:37:00 -0800

5:30 - 7:30 pm
Join TCDA Staff, Board of Directors, volunteers and other Tahoe City Downtown Association Members for refreshments at The Blue Agave. Come meet other members and discuss the needs and future direction of Tahoe City.
Please RSVP to confirm you will be attending by phone (530)583-3348 or e-mail us at tcda@visittahoecity.com.

Feb 8, 2012 (Wed), Under the Radar plays at Big Water Wednesday

Tristan Roberts — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:36:00 -0800

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Live jazz, funk, rock and blues from Under the Radar at Big Water Grille. Enjoy special prices on food and drinks in the bar.