Looking for a vacation spot in Lake Tahoe that will challenge your children and keep them entertained? The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe will enhance the popular “Ritz Kids” program this summer. Located mid-mountain at Northstar California Resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe introduces an initiative for the Ritz Kids program that includes an Energy Challenge and Sustainability […]
Minivan with style: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
Once the rage and deemed the vehicle of choice for “soccer moms” everywhere, minivan sales peaked in the early 2000s and has slowly subsided ever since. This year Chrysler bid farewell to the Town & Country minivan, an automobile it had produced for more than two decades with some degree of success. Realizing the peak […]
Sugar Bowl ski resort closing Sunday
A long ski season ends Sunday (May 7) for Sugar Bowl ski resort. It was both a long and memorable ski season for Sugar Bowl and all Lake Tahoe ski resorts. Due to huge snow storms in January and February, and several in early March, eight Lake Tahoe ski resorts had already received 600 or […]
Woodinville: Washington’s premiere wine region
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL Californians love their wine. Well, guess what, so do people in Washington, who also know quite a bit about the art of winemaking. Washington is the second largest premium wine (wines sold for $8 or higher) producer in the U. S., trailing only California. Located 30 miles northeast of Seattle, Woodinville Wine […]
Seattle: A summertime playground for tourists
BY JEFFREY WEIDEL It doesn’t take long for a visitor to arrive at the realization that there’s a mind-blowing natural beauty to the Seattle region. With a week to really get to know Seattle and all its many intriguing areas, guess what? Upon departure, my wife and I felt there were so many more things […]
Will Squaw Valley ski resort be open all summer?
The 2016-17 ski season may never end in Lake Tahoe. Squaw Valley announced Wednesday its plans to extend the ski season beyond July 4. In March, Squaw Valley announced it would offer skiing and riding on July 4 for the fourth time ever. Now the famed Lake Tahoe ski resort is venturing beyond Independence Day […]
Lake Tahoe snow survey yields high numbers
Frank Gehrke of the state Department of Water Resources was once again supplying some very positive news Monday regarding this year’s Lake Tahoe snow survey and what it means to previously draught-stricken California. Gehrke’s final snow survey of the season took place Monday morning at Phillips Station, a large field located near Echo Summitt off […]
2017 Subaru Impreza an impressive hatchback
Although definitely more of a sport utility vehicle kind of guy, I can also see the attraction car buyers have for hatchbacks. It doesn’t seem that long ago when hatchbacks were shunned. In some circles, they became known as “notchbacks” and “liftbacks,” two terms that weren’t flattering for a vehicle that many people considered a […]
Heavenly ski resort closing today
If one final run down famed Gunbarrel is the goal, do it now. The mogul-infested run won’t be available tomorrow because Sunday (April 30) is the final day of the ski season at Heavenly Mountain ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Like many Lake Tahoe ski resorts this season, Heavenly Mountain decided back in March that […]
Four Lake Tahoe ski resorts still open
While much of the country’s ski resorts have closed for the season, four Lake Tahoe ski resorts remain open. Heavenly Mountain, Sugar Bowl, Mt. Rose and Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows are the Lake Tahoe ski resorts that are still running lifts for skiers and snowboarders. This comes after five Tahoe ski resorts – Soda Springs, […]