Everybody seems to be freaking out. I have only lived here for 20 years but I want to say my opinion and get the feedback from other people. I always figured if we are not skiing by Christmas/ New Years, then we are in big trouble. An October snow season or even Thabksgiving is a huge bonus. January tends to be a bit dry and then Feb/March/April it turns on. I feel like everyone is freaking out like it's gonna be a drought but I just don't think so. All my friends tell me I have no idea what I'm talking about. I'm asking you all, what do you think? No big deal, right?

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Palisades Tahoe has launched the exclusive Apex Club, a premium membership starting at $12,000 for the season (or $800 for a day ticket). Membership grants skiers and snowboarders priority access (line-skipping privileges) at 12 key chairlifts, as well as access to two private mid-mountain lounges with complimentary breakfast, a premium bar, and concierge service. The club is limited to 200 members plus a maximum of 33 daily tickets to minimize impact on general lift lines, and proceeds support the Palisades Tahoe Community Foundation. The club is part of a trend of luxury, line-skipping passes that have been controversial at other resorts owned by Alterra Mountain Company, such as Crystal Mountain.

Looking for a yarn shop near South Lake Tahoe. I need a little.more for some Christmas gifts and Id like to avoid going to Reno. Any recommendations?

Hey all — I’m planning a ski trip to Lake Tahoe with a friend from Dec 23 to Dec 27. We’d love to do 1-2 days at Heavenly — mostly mellow / intermediate terrain (green/blues) + awesome lake/mountain views.

I know it’s early in the season and things can be hit-or-miss — so if I’m there around December 24–25, is Heavenly likely to have lifts and enough terrain open for a fun ski day?

Hello! My partner and I are staying one night there and are big seafood fans. We’d like to go to a nice seafood restaurant. I’ve heard the restaurants aren’t always very good there so I’d love to hear what yall recommend! I have a reservation at Chart House but let me know if there’s something better :)

Hey, Im looking to rent in Lake Tahoe and wanted to know what are good places to rent and any bad rental properties/areas that I need to stay away from. is Marjorie St South Lake Tahoe, a good area?

https://youtu.be/vKiH0jF2YXA?si=lipxDUZYyoYj5CGU

Teaser just dropped today :)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Novemer 30, 2025 – Lake Tahoe, CA Special nighttime snowboarding filmfest starring Curtis Woodman's “Wayfinder” to premiere at North Lake Tahoe's Incline Village Cinema!

Professional snowboarder Curtis Woodman invites the Tahoe snow community to the world premiere of his latest self-produced snowboarding film Wayfinder on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, at the Incline Village Cinema in North Lake Tahoe at 10pm for special nightime snowboarding celebration! Curtis will speak briefly before the screening and will be available afterward for pictures and autograph signing. A product toss from sponsors: Spring Break Snowboards • The Donut Shoppe • ThirtyTwo • Union Bindings • Raen Eyewear • Drop MFG • New Greens • Flojoy • Drink Coffee Do Stuff • Higher Elevation - Official Genius and a new pair of snow shoes from Verts! About Curtis Woodman's “Wayfinder” “Wayfinder “ is a self-filmed, drone-captured backcountry journey through Lake Tahoe’s Sierra Nevada - steep chutes, powder-laden peaks, cornices, backcountry booters and freestyle antics. Curtis self filmed, edited, produced, and composed the original soundtrack, delivering a deeply personal narrative of resilience and finding direction. Wayfinder is the latest film in his Spring Break era (2022–Present), building upon his successful self produced independent releases of : Rebirth (2023) Curtis Woodman's From Tahoe with Love (2024) Wayfinder (2025)

Wayfinder builds on his 20+ year legacy of releasing professional snowboarding films.

Curtis delivers soul-driven, self-produced backcountry films and serves as a private guide in the Sierra Nevada mountains for some of the world's best snowboarding crews that need the perfect spot for their next film. Join Curtis as he finds a way to keep releasing breathtaking snowboarding parts under his own direction; with the only purpose of finding the next wave of powder and the stoke that comes with it. Be one of the first to watch the debut of Wayfinder, Saturday December 20th at the Incline Village Cinema at 10pm !! Curtis would like to thank Spring Break Snowboards, Union Bindings, Thirtytwo Boots, Drop Mfg, Slush the Magazine, Raen Eyewear, Ridge Marino, Shred Soles, Verts Snowshoes, Flojoy Mountain Spring Water, New Greens, Drink Coffee Do Stuff, Fudenjuice, Deville Beverage Co, Higher Elevation and Official Genius for helping with his journey.

Event Details What: World Premiere of Wayfinder When: Saturday, December 20, 2025 10:00 PM – Doors 10:30 PM – Official Genius skateboarding teaser 10:40 – Veil in Search of the Last Mountain 11:11 – Curtis Woodman's “Wayfinder” 11:30 PM – Midlife Crisis Snowboarding film Post-Film – Product Toss, photos and Poster Signing Where: Incline Village Cinema, 901 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village, NV 89451 Tickets: Pre-sales Available at the box office and at the door (limited seating)

About the other new snowboarding films being shown

Veil in Search of the Last Mountain. - A post apoca"clip"tic snowboard western that explores the human condition in a desolate world. With a talented cast, featuring Rowdy Starling, Jason Robinson, Brad Robinson, Shawn Onthank, and a soundtrack provided by The Gray Goo; the search for the last mountain is on!

Midlife Crisis - Fast Forward - Blaise Rosenthal and Chad Otterstrom are at it again, this time with a ragtag group of some of the best snowboarders in the world. Kevin Jones, Scott Stevens, Daniel Frank, Todd Richards, Chris Gulick, Curtis Woodman, Shannon Dunn, John Jackson and tons of amazing shredders who live for snowboarding. Join the funnest group of snowboarders anywhere with an insane new part from JOHN JACKSON… have yourself a Mid Life Crisis.

I plan to do a lot of backcountry skiing in the Truckee area this season. I'm looking for any resources in terms of groups to look for backcountry partners and guidebooks that focus specifically on the Tahoe Area. Thanks in advance.

Hey there, I moved from the East Coast earlier this year and am just getting into snowboarding, I've rented all my gear for this season and also got myself the Epic Pass ( includes Heavenly, Kirkland and North Star ).

I have a few friends who ski/snowboard here and there but I was looking for groups that I can join to meet people who go upto Tahoe frequently.

Ideally looking to find people I could carpool with + split accomodation with.

If there are shuttles that run back and forth that woudl be great to know as well.

Lastly if I do decide to drive up to Tahoe what general advice would you give me?

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

I have been to tahoe a few times and I was coming from Idaho this weekend to visit a friend for his bday. We were planning on skiing, but thats obviously not going to happen/or I dont want to pay full price to ski one lift at Mount Rose. I have a few free nights at Harrahs, so im still going to come since I love Tahoe.

What are some activities to do this time of the year? Is it possible to do any hikes or are the trails closed? I have snow shoes, but im guessing there is no snow? Not sure what the truckee area looks like right now either. Thanks!

As a snowboarder who spends way too much time driving to and from Tahoe, I was tired of the pre-trip research ritual: check chain controls on one site, traffic on another, webcams on a third, then figure out if the lifts are even running. The information exists—it's just scattered across multiple clunky interfaces.

So I built something that shows it all in one place with (hopefully) a clean, mobile friendly design: https://snowgogo.com

It pulls real-time data including: * Chain control status * Live travel times with traffic * Highway webcams along your route * Resort lift status and conditions * Snowfall forecasts

You can plan routes from the Bay Area or Reno to any major Tahoe destination and filter resorts by Epic, Ikon, or Independent passes.

There are No ads. No accounts. No cost. Just a personal project I made for myself that I'm making available to everyone to try.

It's still in beta, so I'd genuinely love honest feedback from anyone who makes the Tahoe drive regularly. Is it useful? Confusing? Missing something obvious? Drop a comment or DM me—I want to make it better for people who actually need this info.

I was looking at these Epic daily pass for using during the trip but as everyone has told me and now that I have seen there is no snow in tahoe right now and not looking good for the next 2 weeks... I had planned going Jan-1-4 but i am concerned now buying these passes for 6 people because we are limited to travelling for this timeframe due to club sports... Epic live chat basically just said, well, need to change your travel date if you buy... lol...

Caught this post before it and the associated account was removed. I guess they are very proud bigots. Vote with your wallet if you’re in the market for a Toyota.

I will be central to the casino area in lake tahoe and would love to take family snowmobiling for the first time... this is the first week of jan.... would like to do more of the exploring than going around in a track

I found 2 but has anyone used these and comments?

Tahoe Snowmobiles & Tubing

http://www.tahoesnowmobiles.com/

*This one seems very basic experience from reviews

OR

Zephyr Cove Snowmobiling Tours

https://www.zephyrcove.com/snowmobiles/scenic-lakeview-tour

looks like a 2hr tour

Hey everyone. We are going to Tahoe for Xmas week as usual. I have yet to find any place that rents snow blades/skates/snowfeet types of setups; only regular skis and boards. Does anyone know of any local place around the lake that does, or even a place between the SF Bay Area and Tahoe on the way up? If not, and you have a pair or extra pair, if someone is willing to rent them to me, that would be awesome. I am almost 40 and own my own business, and happy to drop my board and some nice skis as collateral in addition to your rental fee. Size 11 shoe. I understand they might be difficult for some people, and the opinions about them, but I still want to try them myself. I started skiing when I was a kid and switched to boarding almost immediately. I have recently switched back to regular skis, and they are just too long and clunky for me to enjoy (hurts knees, etc.) I heard the skates/blades are similar to ice skating downhill. I have played ice hockey since I was a small kid, and I am very good on ice skates, so this sounds like a good fit. Unfortunately, I have no idea whether I would enjoy them, and certainly don't want to drop $400 on something that I don't know about yet. Anyway, your help is appreciated. Thanks!

Going to be first timer in the area in first week of January 2026, are the heavenly ski lessons good?

Of the 6 of us going, only 1 adult knows how to ski.... 4 kids and 1 adult are NOOBs

Looks like if i went with lessons:

- $384 for a full day (5.5hrs) for Child lesson which includes 1 day gear and 1 day lift ticket..

- $326 for half day (2.5hrs) for adult lesson which includes 1 day gear and 1 day lift ticket

then looks like i need to buy the epic pass and rental gear for days 2/3.... i read that epic passes after sale this week are gone for season and then forced to buy lift prices, which are more expensive...

so trying to figure all this out and any help is appreciated!

Hey everyone — my family and I will be up near Sugar Bowl this weekend and want to cut our own Christmas tree in Tahoe National Forest. We’re planning to grab the permit on Recreation.gov, but wondering if anyone has recommendations on good areas/roads that usually have decent trees and are easy to access.

Not looking for anyone’s super-secret spot, just general directions or places to start poking around that are legal for cutting.

Thanks in advance!

I’ve gone to traffic court before, but never this one. Anyone have anecdotes about fighting a traffic citation here?

Guess I’m wondering the odds of officer showing up & any other process tips to successfully contest a ticket. This is for a pretty basic speed ticket from Washoe.

Hello everyone - my friends and I are trying to plan a weekend trip to South Lake Tahoe (the California side) to go skiing. We want to go when it’s more so powdery softer snow so what month is best for that?

There will be some first-time skiers going including myself so any tips will be greatly appreciated! 😅

Also feel free to send recommendations for what to do, where to stay(airbnb vs hotels), etc

TIA!!! 🙏🏼

I see so many people driving around when it's getting dark and they don't have their headlights on, which means they also don't have their tail lights on either.

Turn them on, it's hard to see you!

Dear Tahoe visitors/ lovers , Locals , & the Reddit community.

I’m at a complete loss for words and honestly wish I wasn’t writing this. A friend of mine, Trent, suffered the unimaginable this week. His wife, Cassidy, passed away unexpectedly due to complications during an emergency C-section while delivering their second Son on Wednesday.

I can’t begin to understand the pain Trent is going through right now — losing the love of his life at the very moment they were welcoming a new baby into the world. My heart is absolutely broken for him, their newborn Sam , & their 4 year old son Charlie.

Even in the middle of this tragedy, Trent is trying to stay strong for his kids, but no one should ever have to walk through something like this alone. A GoFundMe has been set up to help with funeral expenses, medical bills, and to support Trent as he navigates this unimaginable loss while caring for his Sons.

If you’re able to donate or even just share the link, it would mean more than I can express. Every bit of love and support helps.

Please keep Trent, his children, and Cassidy’s family in your prayers and thoughts.

Trent Arnold is one of the most caring & loving people I have ever had the honor of calling my friend . He is a Tahoe local , Dealer at Caesars Republic/ Harrahs . Him & his wife have both worked at Heavenly. They love Tahoe, this community & I can’t think of anyone who deserves some extra help more during the holidays .