Lake Tahoe Skiing and Lodging

Lake Tahoe is expecting to get a nice big snow storm爐o come in and blanket the Tahoe Basin with a much needed snowfall.燭his accumulation of fresh powder will sure boost the skiing conditions at local Lake Tahoe Resorts.

The streets in Lake燭ahoe were busy today, probably because all the locals are "battoning-down-the-hatches" and getting thier chores done before the storm hits. Tahoe hasn't gotten a whole lot of snow this year (Global warming and all), but the seasons not over yet, and man-made snow making machines have kept the slopes white (for the most part).

The Lake Tahoe爏kiing conditions have been icy in the mornings and then slushy in the afternoons, it's pretty much like spring skiing these days. But this storm due to hit Tahoe Sunday night and last through next week, is projecting 2-6 foot of snow fall above 7000 feet. Now if we get 2 feet of snow up here this week we'll all be happy. But if we get 5 or 6 feet up here...the town shuts down. The summits all close for days, no commerce is brought in and every local skier and snowboarder is waiting for it to be over so they can carve up the fresh powder.

It hasn't happened in a while but when we get that much snow all at once, it makes it hard to get supplies up here, the shelves start running bare at the market, there's endless hours of snow removal and the streets are hard to get around on. And that's if you have 4 wheel drive, it you don't have a?x4 then you need to chain up or use studded snow tires. This is part of the "battoning down the hatches" I mentioned earlier.

So the streets are full and locals are scrambling around and getting all their shopping done, and waiting, for hopefully a nice big storm, we could sure use it. The new snow would attract some much needed tourism and help stimulate our economy. Hey, Tahoe's an expensive town to live in. We need all the help we can get. And this storm should be just what the doctor ordered.

Skiing will be awesome and the Lake Tahoe Ski燫esorts ( http://www.laketahoequest.com/skiing.htm ) will have a deep fresh snow pack that they so dearly need. Stay on the marked runs though, and beware the newby OOC (out of control) snowboarder on the black diamond runs. You gotta keep your head on a swivel up there. So if you're planning a爐rip up to Lake Tahoe to hit the ski slopes, check the road conditions ( http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roadlt ) and drive cautious,燾ars like sliding around on the white stuff.