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Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

Partly Cloudy to Clearing Skies with a Wind Advisory Posted… All Upper Mountain Lifts will operate Wind & Weather Permitting… Wind Holds reported at Heavenly, Mt Rose, Squaw & Mammoth Mountain… Call Ahead… Have Fun & Be Safe!

Today’s Weather: Mostly Cloudy Skies in the morning then clearing. Highs: 44F-49F (34F-39F on the Slopes). Southwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph increasing to south 25-35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph in the afternoon. Ridge Gusts up to 75 mph increasing to 110 mph in the afternoon.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

A Beautiful Hump Day with Partly Cloudy to Clearing Skies and Miles of Machine Groomed Corduroy to Carve Up… Don’t forget the Sunscreen… Have Fun & Be Safe!

Today’s Weather: Partly Cloudy Skies in the morning the clearing. Highs: 41F-46F (31F-36F on the Slopes). West winds around 10 mph shifting to the east with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon. Ridge gusts up to 70 mph in the morning..

Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Lows: 11F-21F. South winds 10-15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

Partly to Mostly Cloudy Skies with a Chance of Snow & Rain. Winds could be an issue today… But, Miles of Machine Groomed Corduroy and Skier-Rider Packed Powder to make turns… Have Fun & Be Safe!.

Today’s Weather: Expect Mostly Cloudy Skies. Chance of Snow & Rain. Snow accumulation up to 1”. Highs: 36F-41F (26F-31F on the Slopes). Southwest Winds 10-15 mph. Ridge Gusts up to 55 mph.

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy with a chance of Rain & Snow. Lows: 14F-24F. Light winds.

LAKE TAHOE, Nev. - There will be full road closures on State Route 28 south of Incline Village for two nights this week so the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) can install bridges on the new shared used path.

Both directions of SR 28 will be closed between Lakeshore Boulevard in southern Incline Village near Tunnel Creek Café and Sand Harbor State Park from 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. nightly Dec. 11 to Dec. 13. The road closures are scheduled for overnight hours to reduce impact on heavy daytime traffic. The closures are weather dependent and subject to change.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

Mostly Clear to Partly Cloudy Skies and Resorts continue to open more Lifts & Terrain. Heavenly opens California Base access; Kirkwood opens Chairs 2, 3 & 4 to the Back Side, Sierra at Tahoe opens Back Side’ Squaw opens KT22, Scott & Sherwood open at Alpine; Mammoth opens all lifts with 151 trails open. Sunshine & Blue Skies with Machine Groomed Corduroy and Skier-Rider Packed Powder… Have Fun & Be Safe! Don’t miss the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival this evening at Montbleu.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

More Fresh Snow… Resorts continue to offer more lifts & terrain… Heavenly opens Stagecoach today… Homewood & Tahoe Donner now scheduled to open on Friday… Take the Rose or Yellow Tinted Goggles, today. Have Fun & Be Safe!

Today’s Weather: Expect Mostly Cloudy Skies with Isolated Snow Showers. Highs: 31F-36F (21F-26F @ 8000 feet). Light Winds.

Tonight: Partly Cloudy. Lows: 10F-20F. Light Winds.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

Cloudy Skies and Scattered Snow Showers today… But, more fresh snow. Resorts continue to offer more lifts & terrain… Homewood now scheduled to open on Friday… Take the Rose or Yellow Tinted Goggles, today. Have Fun & Be Safe!

Today’s Weather: Expect Cloudy Skies with Scattered Snow Showers. Highs: 29F-34F (19F-24F @ 8000 feet). East Winds 10-15 mph.

Tonight: Snow Likely. Snow accumulation of 1-3”. Lows: 22F-32F. East Winds 10-15 mph.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Phase II of the three-year, $57,000,000 Highway 50 project from the Y to the Trout Creek Bridge in South lake Tahoe is complete and Caltrans will back in the Spring of 2019 to work on the final phase.

The project is a water quality project that has also addressed ADA compliance on curbs, widened bike paths to six feet, added bus pullouts, replaced curbs, gutters and sidewalks, added new pavement, added one stop light, and will have replaced two others and added left turn lane improvements at Sierra Boulevard when it wraps up next year.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

More Fresh Pow with the Winter Storm Warning continuing in effect through 3pm this afternoon. All Lifts will operate Wind & Weather Permitting… More Lifts & Terrain open at Resorts… Road Controls posted and subject to change, so buckle up and drive with care… Don’t Miss Warren Miller’s “Face of Winter” tonight at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe…

Today’s Weather: Expect Snow… Snow accumulation of 3-9” with 7-13” above 7000 ft. Highs: 27F-32F (17F-22F @ 8000 feet). Southwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Ridge gusts up to 70 mph.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

A little break in storm action… Get out on the mountain! More Fresh Snow reported and Resorts are firing up more lifts & opening more terrain… Sierra at Tahoe & Sugar Bowl are opening today. Winter Storm Warning posted tonight thru Saturday afternoon. Road Controls posted and subject to change, so buckle up and drive with care… Don’t Miss Warren Miller’s “Face of Winter” tonight at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe…

Today’s Weather: Expect Mostly Cloudy skies with scattered snow showers. Highs: 31F-36F (21F-26F @ 8000 feet). West winds 10-15 mph.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

Fresh Snow reported at resorts and Lifts will operate Wind & Weather Permitting… Heavenly will fire up Dipper Express today. Kirkwood, Mt Rose & Mammoth are open top to bottom. Sierra at Tahoe & Sugar Bowl scheduled to open Friday. Chain Controls posted this morning… Buckle Up! Winter Storm Warning posted starting tonight with snow thru Saturday.

Good Morning Lake Tahoe Skiers & Riders…

We survived the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and resorts that remain open this week and for the season continue to make snow and spin lifts. Kirkwood has scheduled Chair #6 – Cornice Express to offer top to bottom skiing & riding. Mammoth Mtn. & Mt Rose also open top to bottom. More snow predicted to come through with a Winter Storm Watch starting Wednesday.

Today’s Weather: Expect Partly Cloudy Skies. Highs: 46F-51F (-10F@8000 ft.). Light Winds.

STATELINE, Nev. - A project to replace the roof, siding, interior flooring and add new wall padding at Kahle Community Center is now completed.

Construction was done by Shaheen Beauchamp Builders of Carson City.

The center located off Kingsbury Grade in Stateline is multi-use center with gymnasium, weight room, jogging track and class rooms, as well as a large public park.

Modifications to the roof included removing decorative dormers and all old metal roofing, reframing and adding new metal roofing.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Rockefeller Center in New York City has a Christmas tree as a backdrop for all holiday activities in the Big City since 1933, and now South Lake Tahoe is starting what hopes to be an annual tradition. Standing at 60-feet, the local version isn't quite as big as their neighbor on the East Coast (which runs 60-100 feet and can weigh close to 30,000 pounds), but it serve as a place to warm hearts and be a center of holiday photos and fun.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It's been 44 years since Gene Wilder brought the character of Dr. Frankenstein to the Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein, along with Peter Boyle as the monster and Marty Feldman as Igor.

Now Young Frankenstein returns to the South Tahoe stage for a six-day run in their TADA Theater. Opening night was a sellout with two more days of full crowds, and they continue the production November 9-11.

Two South Shore casinos recently gave a donation of $10,000 to the Tahoe Rim Trail for their volunteer stewardship program.

Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe's contribution will help the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) achieve their goals of expanding opportunities for community members and tourists to experience nature, improve trail users’ safety, reduce negative environmental impacts, and create a desire to protect and restore Tahoe’s special places within the community.

STATELINE, Nev. - Lane closures in place on Kingsbury Grade (SR 207) this summer have been removed now that the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has substantially completed a project to enhance roadway drainage pipes on the Carson Valley side of the road.

Motorists can still expect some intermittent minor shoulder and other closures.

Caltrans is alerting motorists to upcoming overnight lane closures on Interstate 80 east of Colfax due to continued construction work on the Truck Climbing Lane Project.

Motorists can expect alternating eastbound lanes closures between the Long Ravine Bridge and the Alpine (Secret Town Road) Overcrossing from 8:00 p.m. Sunday until 11:00 a.m. Monday and 6:00 p.m. Monday until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday for water blasting to remove temporary striping.

In addition, the eastbound #1 lane will remain closed until Tuesday when the water blasting has been completed.

Caltrans is alerting motorists to anticipate delays on a section of State Route 89 for the next several weeks as culverts along the highway are removed and replaced.

Work started Monday on Highway 89 between Truckee and Squaw Valley to replace the drainage pipes. Granite Construction is the contractor and will work weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., weather permitting, under one-way reversing traffic control with flaggers. Motorists should anticipate delays of up to 15 minutes.

The work involves removing and replacing six culverts and making improvements to three others.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) would like to remind residents and contractors that the annual grading and digging season for permitted projects will end on Monday, October 15, after which all construction sites must be appropriately winterized.

The public has the opportunity to comment on the Nevada segment of Interstate 11 (I-11), a planned four-lane highway from Mexico to Canada. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is seeking public input on recommended corridor alternatives for the future I-11 connecting Las Vegas and northwestern Nevada.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Each of the nine candidates for City Council answered the same ten questions that were given to them by South Tahoe Now. For nine consecutive days the candidate's responses will be shared in the order received.

Today, Hal Cole gives his responses as he attempts to return to the South Lake Tahoe City Council:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Each of the nine candidates for City Council answered the same ten questions that were given to them by South Tahoe Now. For nine consecutive days the candidate's responses will be shared in the order received.

Today, the first-time candidate Bruce Grego gives his responses as he seeks a seat again on the South Lake Tahoe City Council:

NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There will be a lane closure near the Caltrans Maintenance Yard on SR 89 heading into Tahoe City from Truckee from 10 p.m. this Sunday, Sept. 23 to noon on Monday, Sept. 24. The construction contractor will be handling drainage work and underground utility work.

Traffic may back up along SR 28 into downtown Tahoe City.

Flaggers in the area have been advised to let school buses and public transportation (TART buses) to go through without having to wait upwards of 20 minutes as the rest of the vehicles can expect to be delayed.