Sunday, February 27, 2011

12th Annual Snowshoe Thompson Tour at Hope Valley Outdoors

12th Annual Snowshoe Thompson Tour!
Sat. March 5th 9:00 AM
Hope Valley Outdoors
Let's join the celebration!
 




Of all the people that have lived in our mountains, the one person that truly became a legend
during his lifetime was a man who only lived to be 49, but a man that was adventurous,
fearless and the best mountaineer to ever ski through the Tahoe Basin.
Join Nina with historical facts about Snowshoe Thompson!

$20 Charge ($10 with your own equipment)


The Histoy of Snow Shoe Thompson 

For more information:
Hope Valley Outdoors
Pickett's Jct Hwy 88/89
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 US
(530) 694-2266

Friday, February 25, 2011

Blizzard Conditions in Alpine County

It has been snowing heaving all day. High winds and white out conditions. Highway 88 is closed at Silver Lake and Red Lake so Kirkwood is  isolated. Check road conditions before heading up.

  Drive careful

Road Closures

Highway 88 is close at the Carson Spur and at Red Lake so Kirkwood is isolated. No access today or this evening. Check road conditions before coming up. Highway 50 is open with chain controls.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Snow coming in tonight.

More snow coming in this evening. Check road conditions before leaving home. Highway 50 is an alternate route for Highway 88. Take highway 50 to highway 89 over Luther Pass to Hope Valley. Kirkwood is approxmately 15 miles west. Woodfords is 6 miles east. Get up early Friday and miss the heaviest part

Fishing at Indian Creek Reservoir

Attention Fish Lovers: The Alpine Fish and Game Commission planted 2,000 lbs of Rainbow Trophies in Indian Creek Reservoir on February 7,2011.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Alpine-County-California/391797538608

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Snow is back for this Weekend annd the skiing at Kirkwood is great


We have more snow coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday AM. We have an opening for this weekend in our snuggy guest house.

This is an attempt to add a video


Enjoy