http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com All Things Lake Tahoe Fri, 19 May 2006 17:21:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Spring is waterfall season in the Sierra Nevadas, and with this year's record-breaking Spring snowfall amounts in North Lake Tahoe, the waterfalls are a sight to be seen. Here is a guide to finding some of the best waterfalls: Eagle Falls (North Shore's most prominent falls) - not far from ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/waterfall-season-in-tahoe/ A recent review of air-quality research in Tahoe has made it evident that "pollutants most closely connected to the decline in Lake Tahoe's water quality originated largely from within the [Tahoe] basin," according to the UC peer-reviewed journal California Agriculture. So what is generally responsible for pollutants in the lake? ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/tahoe-pollution-from-withing-basin/ Caesar's Tahoe will soon change owners and subsequently its name. It will soon be known officially as MontBleu, which is scheduled to open with all the new changes on May 24th. The doors will never close. About the only visitors who will see an immediate effect are the gamblers. ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/caesars-changes-to-montbleu-in-tahoe/ The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival will be this summer from July 13th to August 20th. This year marks a record 39 nights of performances highlighted by "Othello" and "Twelfth Night." The open air ampitheatre has breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe. The festival also offers an array of gourmet menu ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/summer-shakespeare-at-tahoe/ 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 ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/lake-tahoe-water-level-highest-in-over-5-years/ 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 ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/record-setting-snowfall-in-tahoe-make-great-conditions/ The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company announced that it will operate a new luxury hotel planned at the Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort near Truckee, California. Company officials say the 172-room Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe will be modeled after the upscale mountain lodges built in the West a century ago. It is not scheduled ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/ritz-carlton-to-build-luxury-resort-in-tahoe/ This time of year in Lake Tahoe usually sees the beginning of Spring, with snow gear and skiing a memory of the now-over winter. But not this year. Tahoe has been experiencing some unusually wintery weather this week, with snow storms and temperatures well below average. ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/tahoe-spring-sees-snow/ Lake Tahoe is the world's second largest alpine lake, nestled in the Sierra Nevadas, and full of major attractions such as world-class ski resorts, magnificent golf courses and excellent casinos. First of all, what do you want to do? If casinos and glittering entertainment is more your style ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/vacation-rentals-in-tahoe/ Round Hill Square Shopping Center in Zephyr Cove, Nevada has been purchased for $40.6 million. Property is scarce and development highly regulated in the Lake Tahoe Basin area. The purchased property is a 483 sq. foot mixed use property, with Safeway on one side and the Post Office ... http://lake-tahoe-news.askafriend.com/lake-tahoe/shopping-center-sells-for-40-million/