Rocklin snowboarder Wenyu Zhang was found dead Friday morning in the Squaw Creek area of the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort in Lake Tahoe. The 42-year old Zhang was reported missing Thursday night by friends, according to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows spokesperson Liesl Hepburn. The Squaw Creek area is a popular intermediate area for skiers […]
Snow report: Lake Tahoe ski resorts reporting 3 feet of snow
Although still in the midst of the largest snow storm this season, the snow totals at Lake Tahoe ski resorts are already quite amazing. The storm hit Lake Tahoe ski resorts Wednesday evening and by Friday morning the totals were as high as 36 inches. The raging storm system is expected to continue into Saturday […]
Snow report Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Lake Tahoe ski resorts were reporting some big snow totals Tuesday morning. And what’s even more exciting is the next storm will likely be much larger. Lake Tahoe ski resorts were reporting up to 20 inches of new snow Tuesday. There were five ski resorts with 17 or more inches and 10 resorts were reporting […]
Dodge Ridge ski resort reopening March 2
Not many Northern California ski resorts were happier to see snow piling up Monday than Dodge Ridge ski resort. Dodge Ridge received 8 inches of snow Monday, and with the likelihood of more than 2 feet of additional snow dumping Thursday evening, the resort has announced in will reopen Friday, March 2. Like many ski […]
2018 Lexus GX570 luxurious SUV
What most drivers will like about the 2018 Lexus LX570 is the combination of gracious around-town capability and its ability to go off-road in rugged winter conditions. That’s not something many large sport utility vehicles can offer these days. There’s no substitute for the feeling of safety when navigating a snowy, icy road, or driving […]
2018 Toyota RAV4 top-selling compact SUV
Americans love compact crossover sport utility vehicles. These smaller SUVs offer a lot of versatility, typically have an appealing design, and are also somewhat sporty. Introduced in Japan and Europe in 1994 and a year later a hit in the American market, the Toyota RAV4 has been a class leader for more than two decades. […]
Lake Tahoe Olympians earn 4 medals
Led by snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Lake Tahoe Olympic athletes brought home four medals, including a pair of gold medals. Here’s a breakdown of how the eight Lake Tahoe athletes fared. Jamie Anderson: Despite treacherous conditions that had many women enraged that the slopestyle snowboarding event wasn’t canceled, Anderson scaled back her more aggressive plans for […]
2018 Genesis G90: Luxury sedan, reasonable price
The goal was to establish a luxury brand, so the folks at Hyundai decided the most simplistic way to begin the process was by not creating anything entirely new. Why do that when the Korean automaker could just mirror its first two high-end vehicles, a pair of well-received sedans that were part of its regular […]
Village at Squaw Valley offers excellent lodging
The Village at Squaw Valley is an excellent lodging location when visiting the iconic Lake Tahoe ski resort that hosted the 1960 Olympics. My wife, daughter and I had a bedroom condo for three days, four nights in late January, 2018. We loved the window looking out on the Village and even better was the […]
Snow report: Storm totals high at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Surprises like this are quite welcome. Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts were happily reporting Friday morning they received more snow than expected from the latest storm. One of the largest beneficiaries was Homewood Mountain Resort. The snow started dropping mid-morning Thursday (Feb. 22) and continued throughout the day and into night. Homewood is reporting 14 […]