The golf season is in full swing in Lake Tahoe. To the delight of local golfers and tourists, both the Championship Course and the Mountain Course at the Incline Village golf complex are in great shape this season. The Incline Village Championship Course and the Mountain Course began offering play May 18. The Mountain Course is […]
Vail Resorts offering Epic Pass for Tahoe resorts
A season pass at Vail Resorts includes more than just access to the mountains for skiing and snowboarding. It also involves considerable perks this summer. In the Lake Tahoe area, Vail Resorts operates Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain. Summer Perks for a 2018-19 Winter Season Pass (for use this summer) Complimentary scenic lift […]
Annika Sorenstam Golf Weekend at Ritz-Carlton
For the fourth straight year, Annika Sorenstam will be at the Lake Tahoe hotel to offer members of The Ritz-Carlton Rewards Program an exclusive weekend, Sorenstam, a Hall of Fame golfer , will be a major part of an exclusive golf weekend getaway on Aug. 10-12 at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe. The weekend includes a two-night luxury […]
Sugar Bowl Academy training young, talented skiers
The Sugar Bowl Academy is nestled in a quaint European-style ski village at the base of Sugar Bowl ski resort is recognized for nurturing that talent while providing top level academics. Sugar Bowl Academy was founded in 1998 by Tricia Hellman Gibbs, a former U.S. Ski Team athlete whose father founded a ski academy in […]
Resort at Squaw Creek offers array of summer activities
The fun activities have increased this summer at Resort of Squaw Creek, which has a number of interesting things to do in the summer months for visitors at the resort hotel in Lake Tahoe. Resort at Squaw Creek, a luxury California resort with an idyllic mountain setting, features 405 luxurious resort rooms and suites. It […]
2018 Lexus LS 500 cool luxury sedan
Bid farewell to the Lexus LS 460 and offer a welcoming hello to the all-new LS 500, an elegant full-size luxury sedan that should fare quite well in its debut season. Always a fan of the LS 460, we like its replacement – the 2018 Lexus LS 500 – even more. It has a rather […]
2018 Honda Accord better than ever
Honda has historically produced a great vehicle in the Accord, the benchmark for midsize sedans for many years. Introduced in 1976, the Honda Accord arrived with very little fanfare – it was a modest two-door hatchback. Now in its 42th year of production, the Accord remains an icon among sedans. What’s not to like? Year […]
2018 Toyota Tacoma remains popular midsize truck
Toyota enjoys huge sales numbers in the U.S., largely due to the popularity of the Tacoma. Reportedly, half the midsize trucks sold in this country are Toyota Tacoma models. For more than two decades, the Tacoma has been a very popular alternative for shoppers who feel full-size trucks are just too big and too expensive. […]
2018 Hyundai Elantra hatchback redesign
A year ago, Hyundai introduced a new bolder designed Elantra that transformed an appealing-looking compact sedan to seemingly a larger car that resembled a midsize. Somehow, Hyundai managed this transformation despite making the Elantra only about an inch longer and wider. The redesign took away the vehicle’s somewhat bold curves and replaced them with a […]
2018 Kia Niro includes EV model
Following a successful debut early last year, the folks at Kia added a plug-in electric hybrid vehicle (PHEV) to the 2018 Niro. A compact crossover sport utility vehicle, the Niro doesn’t have a huge range – 26 miles is the maximum mileage in EV mode. But that does extend the Niro’s overall range to around […]