If you were having a little trouble booking a Lake Tahoe room in January, it’s not surprising. According to Denver-based DestiMetrics, overall business at mountain destinations in the Rocky Mountain and Far West regions received a boost for winter bookings. As of Jan. 31, actual aggregated occupancy from November through April is up 3.4 percent […]
Subaru Forester: Reliable compact SUV
Like any Subaru vehicle, there’s nothing flashy about the Forester, a compact crossover sport utility vehicle with a boxy exterior that’s very straight forward. The Forester is a no-frills SUV that embraces Subaru’s practical approach to auto making. People searching for a high-tech interior and more engaging on-road manners should look elsewhere. The 2016 Subaru […]
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows earn top resort honors
Both pro skiers and snowboarders are pretty impressed with Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. USA Today recently announced that the two Lake Tahoe ski resorts were the winner of the 2016 Readers’ Choice Poll for Best Ski Resort. Owned by the same company and less than a mile apart, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is an internationally […]
How to become an expert skier
Golfers who regularly hit their drive long and straight don’t do it by accident. Basketball players who methodically make free throw after free throw aren’t lucky. And tennis players with perfect ground strokes that can be repeated over and over again didn’t come by the skill naturally. What the big hitter in golf, the high […]
All-new Scion iA offers great gas mileage
Originally a brand that was looking to capture youth-oriented car buyers that parent company Toyota was unable to reach, Scion has drifted from the game plan of late. The concept of offering vehicles with a certain edgy, unique appearance has not reached the level of success that was first expected. So the shift toward more […]
Plenty of February activities at Diamond Peak ski resort
Diamond Peak Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe has lined up a variety of events for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy in February. Below are the upcoming events at Diamond Peak: Community Snowshoe Hikes, February 12 & March 6: The 1.5 mile (3 miles round trip) hike hikes to Diamond Peak’s Snowflake Lodge includes guides, […]
Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge offers secure place to board pets
For people seeking a location to board their pet for a day, several days, or an entire week when visiting North Lake Tahoe during ski season, the Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge has earned a great reputation as a dependable and reliable location. While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, there are also […]
Freeride World Tour coming to Sierra-at-Tahoe
Some of the top freeride skiers and snowboarders will descend on Sierra-at-Tahoe later this month for the Huck Cup, a 2-Star Freeride World Tour Qualifying event. Presented by Subaru, the Huck Cup is scheduled for Feb. 26-27, 2016. This is a worldwide circuit of freeride skiing and snowboarding event where athletes compete on challenging terrain […]
All-new Honda HR-V an impressive small SUV
Honda decided several years ago that it wanted to be one of the primary players in the subcompact crossover sport utility vehicle class, so it went to work on creating a vehicle that would have mass appeal. Like most of the vehicles that it manufactures, the all-new 2016 Honda HR-V has immediately earned praise and […]
Sierra snowpack at 130 percent of average
The current snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is currently mimicking the amount measured five years ago. And that is a good thing because 2011 was the last healthy winter before the current drought. The state Department of Water Resources conducted the season’s second manual measurement of the Sierra Nevada snowpack Tuesday. The Water Resources employees, led […]