Sebastian Foltz
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Lake Tahoe snowmelt opening up hiking, biking trail options
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — With spring snowmelt underway, U.S. Forest Service officials and mountain biking and hiking advocates are reminding early season trail users to be cautious with → Read More
Sierra Club, Tahoe governing agency argue lawsuit in federal court
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Attorneys for the Tahoe Area Sierra Club, Friends of the West Shore and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency appeared in front of a three-judge → Read More
Tahoe backcountry policy under review; comments through May 2
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — While there may not be concrete numbers tracking usage, there’s little question backcountry travel is on the rise in mountain ranges across they U.S. → Read More
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Basin took a significant step toward ongoing watershed restoration, forest health and lake water quality projects last week. California Tahoe Conservancy awarded $7 million in grant money from the state’s Proposition 1 funds for seven separate initiatives. “These awards demonstrate California’s continuing commitment to Tahoe’s Environmental Improvement Program,”… → Read More
The ski industry: Western, Lake Tahoe resort bookings continue uptick
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — It’s no secret that snow is the big cash cow for any mountain town.While resorts across the Rockies and farther west continue to expand → Read More
Tahoe bear killing: Man gets 2 years probation, 200 hours community service
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The man who admitted to illegally shooting a juvenile bear in a South Lake Tahoe neighborhood last summer was sentenced in El Dorado County → Read More
Lake Tahoe weather: Snowpack improves, ‘no two El Niños are the same’
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — After a quiet February, the Lake Tahoe region’s snowpack recovered significantly following early March storms. “We far exceeded our expected March total,” California Department → Read More
Amid economic uncertainty, Lake Tahoe focuses on next decade
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — With a recent economics report indicating a staggeringly low average income for Lake Tahoe residents and increasingly challenging housing opportunities, the need for change → Read More
Lake Tahoe native Nick Cahill chats about his approach to photography
LAKE TAHOE — When National Geographic reaches out to you for a photograph — not the other way around — it’s safe to say you’re on your way to → Read More
Sierra Avalanche Center seeks grant to beef up safety programs
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — While no organization currently tracks backcountry usage in the Lake Tahoe Basin, anecdotally it’s clearly on the rise.Ask any U.S. Forest Service ranger or → Read More
Tahoe man who admitted to shooting bear pleads no contest
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The man alleged to have illegally shot a juvenile bear in a South Lake Tahoe neighborhood in July 2015 was in El Dorado County → Read More
Tahoe eyes growth in face of CA’s $117 billion tourism industry
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Tourism industry insiders from across California met in the Bay Area last month to discuss tourism trends and growth potential for the state as → Read More
Lake Tahoe Forest Service seeks input on backcountry access policy
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — For many backcountry skiers and snowmobilers, the U.S. Forest Service’s current winter land use policy is an outdated one. It’s something the Forest Service → Read More
Tahoe snowpack drops to mid-80 percentages after poor February
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — While a dry February may have been detrimental to the Sierra Nevada snowpack, the early March forecast is showing significant potential for recovery.“February wasn’t → Read More
Tahoe governing agency mulls housing/lodging policy revision
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — When it was created, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s commodities system was designed to limit growth and overdevelopment in the Tahoe Basin.The main goal → Read More
Lake Tahoe lake level rising, but ‘dry February is a big concern’
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — While Tahoe’s lake level has been on the rise, experts say it remains a concern — especially given a relatively dry February.But even with → Read More
Woman, 77, killed after skiing into tree at Lake Tahoe resort
STATELINE, Nev. — A 77-year-old woman died Tuesday while skiing at Heavenly Mountain Resort off Lake Tahoe’s South Shore.According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Kathryn Strangman, 77, of → Read More
Lake Tahoe skiing: Know terrain park basics before you go big
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — There’s something captivating about ski area terrain parks. Skiers and snowboarders airing off jumps, sliding rails, that ever-so-brief taste of flight — it’s enough → Read More
Lake Tahoe weather: Warm, dry spell not a cause for snowpack concern yet
LAKE TAHOE — While temperatures around the Tahoe Basin are forecast to reach close to 15 degrees above average this week — with no precipitation expected — meteorologists and → Read More
Tahoe ski resort chairlift that failed, forced evacuation reopens after probe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit approved the reopening of Heavenly Mountain Resort’s North Bowl chairlift last month after a malfunction → Read More