Northstar-at-Tahoe delighted skiers and riders on new year's day, opening the first superpipe among Lake Tahoe ski resorts this season.
One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week the sixty-some members of the desperate Donner Party were counting on the snowshoers who had left for the Pass and Sutter's Fort on December 16. The “Forlorn Hope” group, as it was known, had been gone for three weeks, but no rescuers had arrived back from California.
There are some men and women in the world that spend their entire life looking for the meaning of life. I’ve spent my entire life looking for the free lift ticket.
A few days ago I ran across some old photographs that have absolutely no value to anyone in the world except me, for they trigger memories of where my filming career started.
How would you like to walk (safely) in a nearby railroad tunnel that has walls covered with artistic graffiti? Read on.
In the Beginning was The Plan.
And then came The Assumptions.
North Lake Tahoe pulls out all the stops to commemorate the 50th anniversary of hosting the 1960 Winter Olympics with the Olympic Heritage Celebration, January 8-17, 2010, at venues throughout the region.
On December 30, 1856, a two and a half inch snowfall fell on The City. The Alta California reported: "The oldest inhabitant was about the streets yesterday, freely expressing his opinion that he had never seen such a day before in San Francisco."
Here and there one can always hear a sprinkling of light-hearted banter on being a local. It is a fun subject that usually evokes warm connotations.
Tahoetopia's best wishes to you all for a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous year ahead.
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