A beautiful and active area this time of year, Squaw Valley announced recently it was now operating its summer season. Located on Lake Tahoe’s north shore, Squaw Valley offers many fun summer activities. They include hiking, mountain bike rides along miles of smooth bike paths, relax on a nearby Lake Tahoe beach, or float the […]
Northstar opens for summer activities
After shutting down in mid-March due to the coronavirus, Northstar California ski resort will reopen in July for its summer season. Summer activities open July 3 at Northstar California and will include scenic lift rides on Big Springs Gondola, hiking access, and grab n’ go food and drink options from the Lodge at Big Springs. […]
New Hyundai Venue budget-friendly SUV
Hyundai has this vehicle aimed squarely at youthful buyers and seniors looking for a modest sport utility vehicle. The all-new 2020 Hyundai Venue is a subcompact SUV with an extremely appealing sticker price. One can drive home with a new Venue for a budget-friendly $17,500. That ranks as one of the lowest starting prices in […]
Lexus GX 460 remains old school
Despite a mild facelift this year, the 2020 Lexus GX 460 still comes up lacking overall. The midsize luxury SUV is not all that different from 10 years ago when its last major redesign took place. While the GX has remained mostly stagnant, much of the competition has evolved over that past decade, pushing the […]
Will Tahoe’s Vail Resorts be ready next season?
If you are considering a season pass to Northstar California, Heavenly and Kirkwood ski resorts, what can you expect next season? Vail Resorts, which operates the three resorts in Lake Tahoe, recently offered some insight into the 2021 ski season, the first in the era of physical distancing. Vail Resorts addressed how things will likely […]
Acura RDX bargain luxury SUV
Introduced halfway through 2006, the Acura RDX luxury compact sport utility vehicle has gradually gained popularity over the years. In 2015, it exceeded the 51,000 mark for the first time in sales and those numbers were nearly identical the next two years. The RDX had record-sales of 63,580 in 2018 and last year nearly matched […]
Will new redesign bolster Hyundai Sonata?
A new redesign should be a boast for the 2020 Hyundai Sonata. However, don’t expect the solid midsize sedan to gain much, if any ground on the two perennial class heavyweights. It’s unlikely to happen. For more than two decades, the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord have been far-outdistancing the other top midsize sedans when […]
Tahoe celebrity golf tourney scheduled for July 8
Despite the COVID-19 epidemic, there will be an American Century Championship golf tournament this summer in Lake Tahoe. However, one huge difference: there will be no spectators when the 31st annual American Century Championship takes place July 8-12 on the shores of Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. Only the celebrity players and essential tournament staff will be […]
New Mazda CX-30 cool compact SUV
The 2020 Mazda-30 is a somewhat perplexing new vehicle that’s been added this year to the Japanese automaker’s lineup. In our week with the Mazda CX-30, we became fans of the compact crossover sport utility vehicle. The perplexing part from our vantage point is this: will the new SUV hinder sales of two other well-known […]
2020 Toyota RAV4 still class leader
There’s no disputing that Americans love their 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 U.S. market, the Toyota RAV4 has been a class leader […]