July 14-19, 2009

20th Anniversary Celebration of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe.

Scheduled to appear are Ben Roethlisberger, Jack Wagner, Ray Allen, Tony Romo, Ray Romano, Oscar De La Hoya, Drew Brees, LaDainian Tomlinson, Dan Marino and Dennis Quaid, Elliot Sadler, AJ Hawk, Joe Carter and Ozzie Smith. 2009 Player Acceptance List

At this point, Kenny Chesney is the only act named to the Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys for a show on July 29, 2009. More acts will be added as we get closer to spring/summer. Follow this link for more info.

Search and Rescue responded to two groups of lost skiers yesterday at around 4pm MSNBC Story. I saw the helicopter hovering for about 2 hours above Firebreak and the Palisades areas of Heavenly Mountain Resort. Firebreak and Palisades are out of bounds runs located on North side of Heavenly in Nevada. You should not be in these areas unless you really know what you are doing. We had 5-7 feet of fresh snow fall over the last few days. Fresh, unpacked powder makes it very, very difficult to get out of low or flat spots.

All pictures were taken 3.5.09 at 8am. Should be a beautiful day at Heavenly Mountain Resort.
Top of Stagecoach Lift

Lower part of Stagecoach Run

North Bowl Trees

The following pictures were taken in the North Bowl Lane parking lot located near the Stagecoach Lift at Heavenly Mountain Resort.

MAJOR STORM LAST NIGHT

Heavenly Mountain Resort had to open late this morning so they could dig the lifts out. I waited at Stagecoach with 200+ skiers and boarders this morning until they started loading the lift at 9:50am. It took at least an hour to track things out so you could get through the powder on any run that was not groomed. If the slope was not steep enough the 3+++ feet of powder brought you to a complete stop and you had to dig and hike out. As the day went on it got much easier to get down more runs as the powder got tracked out.

Woke up to 16 inches on my deck in the Heavenly North Area of South Lake Tahoe. Spent most of the day in the North Bowl Trees at Heavenly Mountain Resort where I found 24+++ inches of fresh powder. Mott Canyon opened around 12:30 pm today after a full morning of avalanche control with an easy 2+++ feet of powder. From the loud bangs I believe they were doing avalanche control all day in Killebrew Canyon.

Another 2 feet of powder with the storm arriving tonight/tomorrow. Should be a great week and weekend for skiing.

Finally, the ski season has arrived!!!

New snow has been falling all morning in the Heavenly North area. 2-3 inches at the Stagecoach Lift and Lodge right now with more on the way. In addition, we have snow predicted for the next 4 days. Finally, a chance to create fresh tracks at Heavenly Mountain Resort.

This giant Snowman is roughly 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It was built during the snow storms that hit South Lake Tahoe and Heavenly Mountain Resort in late December 2008. There were plenty of people who stopped along Kingsbury Grade on the way to Heavenly's Stagecoach and Boulder Lifts for a photo opportunity.

Heavenly Mountain Resort now has great coverage and the 2009 Ski Season is in full swing. If you are looking to move to Lake Tahoe we currently have a 3 bd/ 3 ba unit available for $1500 per month located at 339 Quaking Aspen Unit A in Stateline, NV 89449. Visit the long term rental tab at Launch Lake Tahoe, Inc for more information.

I am seeing more tourists in town and on the slopes so I assume the job market and employment options are improving. Please contact us if you have any questions about long term rentals in the area.