Let the fun begin! Ample early season snowfall has put ski season in to high gear, and Palisades Tahoe | Alpine Meadows, two of Tahoe's top mountains have announced an early opening scheduled for this week, with Alpine opening on Thursday, Nov. 12th and Palisades Tahoe on Saturday, November 14th. The announcement brings the current total resort open for the coming weekend to six, including Palisades Tahoe, Alpine Meadows, Northstar, Heavenly, Mt. Rose, and Boreal Mountain.

This weekend's full moon, at it's peak on September 27th and 28th, is much more than your usual full moon - it's a Super Supermoon the biggest, brightest and closest Supermoon of the year, and a total lunar eclipse. Lake Tahoe will offer clear night skies and unobscured views of this rare event.

After a disappointing cancellation last year, this Sunday, September 20th, Palisades Tahoe, Truckee and North Lake Tahoe will host the IRONMAN Lake Tahoe triathlon, welcoming competitors from around the globe for what is becoming known as one of the most challenging IRONMNAN events in the world.

The Butterfly Effect, the largest all-women's non competitive paddling event in Northern California, returns to North Lake Tahoe Saturday, September 12th, spreading the word and inspiring girls of all ages.