Tahoe TAP

Quick-hitting news bits from around the globe and inside your community to keep you up to speed with the world!  LOCAL NEWS: - Douglas County commissioners passed their plan the week before last that would have most businesses reopen to 100% capacity by May 1. That plan was reviewed Thursday last week by the NV COVID-19 task force and it was passed. So, beginning this Saturday, the first county su...

Quick-hitting news bits from around the globe and inside your community to keep you up to speed with the world! National News: - A Cancer Surviving Girl Scout Broke the Record, Selling over 32K Boxes of Cookies… Now that’s a lot of dough.! Proceeds will go to childhood cancer research and to an organization that feeds the homeless. Lilly didn’t just conquer America, she conquered the world. In add...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! NATIONAL NEWS: - Genesis, the Hyundai-owned auto brand, just set the Guinness World Record for most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (aka drones) in the air at the same time. It sent 3,281 drones into the Shanghai night sky on March 29 to promote its entrance into China. China out the video online! - Forbe...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! LOCAL NEWS: - Early last week Vail (Heavenly, NStar, Kirkwood) announced that they were slashing season pass prices by 20% across the board. You can get a Tahoe local pass for under $500 – Also, - Mammoth officially announces they stay open until at least Memorial Day. Spring skiing in the Eastern...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date!  National News: - Vail Resorts is not planning on using a reservation system for guests next season. CEO Rob Katz states that the system was only created in light of COVID-19, and he plans on it not being needed for next season. Also announced was a Kit Lender partnership providing head to toe rent...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Local News: - Beginning yesterday on the NV side, businesses are able to up their capacity limits to 50% and public gatherings and events are now able to operate at 50% of their capacity or 250 people – whichever is less. For larger venues, they can submit a form to the Dept. of Business And Indust...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date!  Local News:  - This coming Friday the Tahoe Transportation District board will vote on whether or not to purchase the old elementary school in Incline Village with the intent to turn it into a mobility hub. There’s been a lot of tensions between the community and TTD on this project so I’m certain...

National News: - Largest storm system ever! The old Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in northern California holds the record for the most snow received from a single storm system. A total of 15.75 feet (189 inches) of snow was measured Feb. 13-19, 1959. …   That led me down a rabbit hole of research and sent me to the top amount in a single HOUR which was 12 inches in Copenhagen, New York, Dec. 2, 1966. That...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date!  National News: - Apple will introduce 217 new emojis in its next iOS update, 14.5. These include a heart on fire, exhaling face, and gender options for the people with beards. Also included in this update is a vaccine-friendly syringe emoji, and support for couples with a mix of skin tones - Engla...

We hope you enjoyed the long weekend, whether you were celebrating the joyous Lunar New Year (FYI: Year of the Ox), Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras, President's Day... or just this 4-day week! Regional News: - Perseverance, NASA's most sophisticated rover to date, is expected to land on the surface of Mars on Thursday, February 18, around 3:55 p.m. ET. The rover has been traveling through space since...

Here are some conversation starters from around the globe and within your local community to add to your social toolkit.  Regional News: - 6 more weeks of winter. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow in Pennsylvania. Hilarious that we still celebrate a rodent meteorologist tradition that start back in 1887. Then, it took until 1993 to become an adjective of something happening over and over again, tha...

Regional News: - X Games returns to Buttermilk in Aspen, Colorado for the 20th consecutive year January 29-31! Nearly 100 of the worlds top winter athletes will take center stage and will compete in biggest snow sport event of the year. X Games Aspen will have live coverage of the event on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC - NFL announced that 22,000 fans will attend Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay, including 7,500...

Here are some conversation starters from around the globe and within your local community to add to your social toolkit.  Global News: - The Sahara Desert in Africa has a fresh blanket of snow after temperatures recently dropped to 27ºF. The area has experienced snow only three other times in the last 42 years; 1979, 2017, and 2018. The average temperature in January is 57ºF. In the summer, temper...

Here are some conversation starters from around the globe and within your local community to add to your social toolkit Regional News: - The Spanish capital of Madrid was still trying to get back on its feet Monday after a 50-year record snowfall that paralyzed large parts of central Spain and hampered the delivery of coronavirus vaccines. 20 inches and 11 degrees Fahrenheit. Video of massive snow...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Regional News:  - Mt. Baker has received up to 84 inches (7 feet) of snow in the last 8 days, and another 4-5 feet of snow is forecasted over the next 10 days! Seems like the PNW is the only region benefitting from La Nina - West Virginia was one of the few states without a National Park, but that...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date!  Regional News: - Feel Good News: 8-Year-Old Raises $10,000 To Save His Local Ski Area. Max Mostad raised the money to save Frost Fire Park located in Walhalla, ND. The area was on the verge of closing down for good when Mostad and the community rallied behind his lemonade stand. - MacKenzie Scott,...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Regional News: - Google has announced their top search terms for 2020 — Interesting list to check out online. Wanna know how to find it? Just google “top search trends 2020” - Disney+ casually racks up 70m+ subscribers in the last year plus huge announcement of 10 new Star Wars spinoffs 10 new Marv...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! - On the night of Dec. 21, the winter solstice, the two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will appear so closely aligned in our sky that they will look like a double planet. This incredibly rare 'Christmas Star' is making its appearance for the 1st time in 800 years.  - The n...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Regional News: - 2020 is back at it again! Invasive and creepy snake-sized Hammerhead worms Virgina and Georgia.  - Yellowstone sets record for visitors last month: The park hosted 837,499 recreational visits, a 21% increase from September 2019 - Historic 2020 hurricane season is officially “over”...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Regional News: - The NFL will hold a virtual Pro Bowl this year, with players competing in the Madden video game - Ken Jennings, Jeopardy’s greatest all time player will be the interim host in place of the late Alex Trebek  - Netflix announces Queens Gambit is officially their most popular scripted...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date!  Regional News: - We officially have a new 2nd richest person in the world: Bernard Arnault, head honcho of French fashion house LVMH worth $137B… he trails only Mr. Burns (Jeff Bezos) — Elon Musk set to take the #3 spot by the end of the week after Tesla’s shares soar following acceptance into the...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Local Topics: - Washoe Co. reports 328 new C19 cases just yesterday! - NLTRA launches a new initiative for local restaurants called Take Out Lake Tahoe - Trump rally in Carson Valley raises funds to pay for fines via GoFundMe - Christmas tree permits on sale for Lake Tahoe on Nov. 16 - North Tahoe...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Local: - Forest Services closures begin around the Tahoe Basin for winter - Gov. Newsom’s Thanksgiving guidelines and directives overview - Douglas County commissioners meeting this Thursday - American Pickers is searching for goods in California - Single digit temps this weekend with possible snow...

75th Episode Anniversary! From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! LOCAL: - Washoe Co. COVID cases surging. Now the per capita epicenter in the State of Nevada - Gov. Sisolak last week announces NV will not walk back restrictions yet - Crystal Bay Casino hosts live show over the weekend with 150 people in attendance, SnowGlobe canceled -...

From around the globe to out your backdoor, here are the topics to keep you relevant and up-to-date! Local News:  - City of SLT Council agenda items overview - Multiple bank robberies in the area lately - 4 arrested in major drug bust in SLT - Tahoe Land podcast wins highest award for any TV/Radio/Digital entity - New Truckee restaurant offering ‘Mountain Italian’ cuisine - Earth just experienced...