After years of bickering over this controversial project, the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the Village at Palisades Tahoe Specific Plan. The plan will allow Palisades Tahoe to complete what it terms a “world-class village and base area to complement and support its world-class mountain.” Palisades Tahoe believes the plan […]
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Multiple Tahoe ski resorts opening this week
More early-season snow is likely arriving for possibly a week, and the result is many Tahoe ski resorts will be open by this weekend. Northstar California has scheduled its opening for Thursday (Nov. 21), joining already open Mt. Rose. In South Lake Tahoe, Heavenly should be running its lifts Wednesday (Nov. 21). Four other Tahoe […]
An intriguing plug-in hybrid – Volvo XC60
To simplify the brand, Volvo has removed the Recharge tag for its line of vehicles with an electric component, including fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. It was a move designed to help customers distinguish between its electric and hybrid models, and to streamline its naming system. Volvo currently manufactures five full EVs and reportedly […]
Heavenly, Palisades Tahoe opening early
Some welcome November snowfall and low overnight temperatures have led two of Lake Tahoe’s iconic ski resorts to open a few days early for the 2024-25 season. Following 9 inches of new snow in the past week, Heavenly Mountain Resort announced it will open two days earlier than originally planned on Wednesday, Nov. 20. On […]
Hyundai Tucson emerges as class leader
Introduced nearly 20 years ago, the Hyundai Tucson struggled to establish an identity for more than a decade. The compact crossover SUV class was dominated by the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, several Mazda models and the Ford Escape. Where was the Tucson situated? It was mired in the middle of the pack amongst many also-rans. […]
Check out Lexus NX 350h
Like many auto manufacturers, Lexus rarely gets criticized when it comes to offering a multitude of small SUVs, a class that’s grown enormously in popularity. We’ve driven many of those SUVs in the past decade, including a week with the 2024 Lexus NX 350h. The NX brand is a compact luxury crossover SUV that’s smaller […]
Mt. Rose kicks off Tahoe ski season
On a sunny Friday with comfortable temperatures, skiers and snowboarders were gleefully heading down the slopes of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, kicking off the start of the 2024-25 ski season in the Lake Tahoe region. This season is no different than the past two regarding season openers. The popular Nevada ski resort was once again […]
No. 1 again! Mt. Rose ski resort opening Nov. 8
Anyone who pays attention to ski resort season openers in the Lake Tahoe region knows that Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe likes to get its lifts running first. And this year should be no different as the popular Nevada ski resort will open Friday (Nov. 8), once again offering skiing and snowboarding first among its Tahoe […]
Tara Schoedinger assumes leadership role at Northstar
Northstar California recently announced the hiring of a seasoned veteran in ski resort management. Tara Schoedinger is the new Vice President & General Manager of Northstar, effective Nov. 11. She is leaving Crested Butte Mountain Resort, where she served as VP & GM at the Colorado ski resort since 2021. In her new role, Schoedinger becomes […]
Will Mt. Rose be first Tahoe ski resort to open?
The calendar has clicked over to November, annually a time when talk around Lake Tahoe frequently focuses on when will the ski season begin. Several Tahoe ski resorts reported multiple inches of snow earlier this week and more is likely to drop this weekend. In addition, evening temperatures have recently dipped into the teens and […]