Palisades Tahoe hit by second avalanche

Palisades Tahoe hit by second avalanche

LAKE TAHOE – Another avalanche was reported Thursday afternoon at Palisades Tahoe ski resort, a day after one person was killed and another was injured in a similar incident, officials said. No one was killed or injured in the most recent avalanche, ski resort spokesperson Patrick Lacey said in an email. Thursday’s incident was reported … Read more

‘Incredible’ glow observed in California’s Tahoe Basin

‘Incredible’ glow observed in California’s Tahoe Basin

Photographer Michael Kennedy of Blue Wolf Gallery observed a glow at sunrise on Dec. 13, 2023, from the window of his home in California’s Olympic Valley.  Michael Kennedy “I’m sitting at my desk and my desk faces the post office in Olympic Valley and to the right of me on the mountain the sun was … Read more

Spinouts reported over Donner Summit as snow falls in Calif.’s Sierra

Spinouts reported over Donner Summit as snow falls in Calif.’s Sierra

Snow chains were required Tuesday morning along California’s Interstate 80 over Donner Summit on Dec. 19, 2023. Caltrans Chain control went into effect late Tuesday morning at Donner Summit on California’s Interstate 80, a key route in and out of the Tahoe Basin, as snow levels started lowering in the northern Sierra Nevada, officials said. … Read more