Tahoetopia

UNR Scientists See Tsunami in Lake Tahoe's Future

There are three major fault lines running across the bottom of Lake Tahoe. In the event of major quake, portions of the lake floor may shift physically and cause a massive, underwater landslide. Water displaced by the slide can generate a powerful tsunami wave.

Tragic Alpine Meadows Avalanche - March 31, 1982

"We stared in disbelief. Earlier, we had found her boyfriend lifeless only a few feet away." Lanny (Johnson), a fellow patrolman, said into the snow: "Anna, is that you?" She responded, "Yes, it's me."

Finding Anna Conrad alive was a miracle that helped overcome the sense of loss and ruin surrounding one of North America's most fatal ski-area disasters.

Tahoe City Poised for New Era?



What are reasons for hope?
--Rents may fall.
--The fledgling Tahoe City Downtown Association may become a productive force.
--Eyesore buildings may collapse, or be condemned and carted away.

How Snow Removal Came to Tahoe

Before 1930 the only way to reach this winter playground was by train; roads were not kept open in winter.

Daron Rahlves, Champion, '06 Home Coming

The 32-year-old has earned 12 World Cup victories, a Super-G World Championship gold medal in 2001, two medals at the 2005 World Championships, and over two dozen second and third-place podiums. The "Sugar Ambassador of Skiing" ended his World Cup career recently in Are, Sweden on the podium by placing second in the Super-G behind teammate Bode Miller.

Nemeth & Ball Score in '06 Longboard Ski Championship

On Sunday, March 19, 2006, the Plumas Ski Club hosted the 14th annual National Longboard Ski Championships at the Eureka Ski Bowl in Plumas' Eureka State Park near Johnsville, California. Longboard racing has a long history in the region dating back to the 1850s when miners would ride ore buckets up the mountain and then ski down.

TRPA Will Need Many Power Bars

Uneasy Settlement
Many of the members agreed the Forum has made great strides and that the Interim Report submittal is a valuable contribution. Forum member and Tahoe Architect, Elise Fett, said: "We have come a long way and the members have worked together to achieve so much."

Is All This Snow a March '06 Miracle?

The first Miracle March was 15 years ago. At the peak of the most severe drought since the Dust Bowl, heavy snowfall in March 1991 saved the Tahoe-Truckee region from setting a record for the driest winter ever. It was tough going here in February 1991. The lake was at its lowest level in history, and the snow pack was down to 19% of normal. Needless to say, ski conditions were terrible.

St. Patricks Day, Chinese Downhill at Squaw

"The race originated by chance," recalled the late Norm Simmons. Simmons was a Palisades Tahoe ski patrolman and groomer who moved to Palisades Tahoe in 1966 after a short stint with the Houston Oilers of the old American Football League.

Unpublished Letters of Tamsen Donner--Part 2

George was described as a "big man, fully six feet tall, with black hair shot with silver. He was of cheerful disposition and easy temperament. Neighbors came to him for advice and sympathy."

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