18 Feb Mountain Living in Modern Comfort
The Tahoe ski retreat has a new look—clean, simple, contemporary—and it is embodied by The Palisades at Squaw Valley....
18 Feb Rebuilt for a New Generation
When two sisters and their families outgrew their childhood home on Tahoe’s East Shore, they enlisted the talents of architect Phil GilanFarr and Sierra Sustainable Builders to create an elegant new residence to be enjoyed for generations to come....
18 Feb Marketplace for the Mountain Homeowner
A homeowner’s “to-buy” list is never complete. Aside from the essential purchases, there’s always an additional item (or three) on the wish list—be it a luxury spa, an outdoor TV or a select piece of furniture to adorn a space. Fortunately for the Tahoe homeowner,...
01 Dec The Second Coming of the Flames
If you wanted to see what awaits more than 4 million acres of land incinerated by wildfire across California in 2020, you might come to Angora Ridge Road, an undulating ribbon of one-lane asphalt that follows the skyline above Fallen Leaf Lake. You might look...
01 Dec Ancient Ice’s Last Stand
Turquoise blue, soft gray, iridescent silver, pearl white… There’s something sublimely magical about the rich hues found in the ice layers of a glacier. It’s as if glaciers glow with the light of all the centuries they have seen, like time capsules of alpine sunshine and...
01 Dec Wild Horses: Nevada’s Pride and Burden
There is a scene in The Misfits, a 1961 film written by the great American playwright Arthur Miller, that encapsulates the complex and emotionally fraught issue surrounding wild horses in the American West....
01 Dec A Legacy Set in Stone
In the winter of 1973, Jake Smith left his job-with-a-future and drove his flat-land car through a storm to Tahoe. Alpine Meadows was hiring for the spring. Lodge maintenance was a toehold in the mountains. He found a small cabin to rent on the West...
01 Dec Backcountry Allies
If you’re going to start backcountry skiing in Tahoe this winter, there are a few things you should know before setting off on the skin track. First, gear. A backcountry setup is not simply skis, boots, poles and skins. It also includes a beacon, probe and...
01 Dec Tahoe’s Unsung Heroes
The call often comes in the middle of the night and in the midst of a blizzard. The Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue team has thrived in such conditions for the past 44 years, using teamwork, selfless determination and sheer physical stamina to find lost...
01 Dec Comfort Food Gets a Lift
Award-winning chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Michael Mina, who operates over 40 dining destinations, including his flagship Michelin-starred eponymous eatery in San Francisco, has added another concept to his culinary quiver—Bourbon Pub....