Lake Tahoe News

Lake Tahoe is higher now than it has been in 5.5 years. The lake’s surface elevation as of Thursday was 6,227 feet, and it will most likely fill another two feet to its upper limit at 6,229 sometime this year, according to Federal Water Master Garry Stone in Reno. High precipitation numbers last year officially brought the region out of drought, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. But the lake was so depleted from years past, it took a year to catch up to normal levels.

Under federal law, it’s Stone’s job to make sure it doesn’t exceed that 6,229 level. This law was set up to make sure that high water levels do not erode the shoreline.

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With Sierra-at-Tahoe receiving 18.5 feet of snow in the month of March and Northstar-at-Tahoe receiving 12 feet, both resorts are blowing away their seasonal snowfall averages. Sierra’s average annual snowfall is 420 inches, which it has surpassed by a whopping 100 inches already with 240-520 inches falling so far this season. Northstar’s average annual snowfall total is 350 inches, which the resort has already exceeded by 10 inches with three weeks still remaining in the season.

This is great news for Skiers and boarders who still arent quite ready to put away their winter gear.

Both Sierra and Northstar are offering great Spring Break packages to encourage college spring breakers to go to the mountains instead of the beaches. Lift tickts are only $41 to Sierra and Northstar Resorts with your school ID.

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