Well, as it stands now if you do any short term renting - it doesn't matter how many days - you need to have a permit and pay TOT. Truckee is pretty well organized with all of this and really makes it an easy process (even sending you a reminder and TOT form every quarter), to their credit. Not sure about enforcement but it's obviously in their best interest to crack down on the non-permitted rentals, which should be fairly easy to do.Quote:
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Thx - I should do some research before I open my damn mouth (but I just love to hate ABNB so much).... "the Town’s Municipal Code Chapter 3.24 states that “every operator of a hotel in the Town of Truckee for stays of less than thirty-one (31) continuous nights shall collect the tax on the amount of rent from the occupant.” Each Transient (lodger) is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the rent charged by the operator (hotel, owner of property). It is the operator’s duty to pay the tax to the Town of Truckee."Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
Truckee even has hired consultants to track down the scofflaws. "[T]he town has somewhere around 1,500 short-term rentals..."
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/new...lodging-taxes/
Spent Saturday night at Upper Velma Lake in Desolation this weekend with three friends. Two of us brought skis with us, hoping Dick's would be holding enough snow for a decent line. It was on the lower end of expectations but, you know, it's August and backpacking and skiing is more fun than just backpacking.
Here's what the north side of Dick's looks like from Fontanillis Lake.
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The best combination of access ease and quality was this line just left of center. There's a barely visible keyhole that accessed the lower snowfield dropping off to the left of the frame.
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Grating the parmesan:
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Headed back down to camp in time for a sunset swim. Granite is pretty.
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Things are pretty burned out as you can see from the photos, but we did see a really tempting line in the distance on the way in and out. The two snowfields in the center of the picture below connect for a really nice, steep looking run. The iphone picture sucks, but it's a nice long run, longer than it appears in the pic. I'm not sure if the best way to access it is to traverse from the top of the Tallac summer trail, or to hike up the SE ridge from the backside from the PCT trail, just past Gilmore Lake. I'm tempted to go back this weekend and check it out...
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Much of the land in the railyard is "don't call it contaminated" and not fit for housing. Artist lofts are slated, but according to the last moonshine I read, they did not get the grant for the artist lofts (affordable housing). If they don't get it I bet they still build, but it won't be affordable. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f06b3912ca.jpg
Saw this in a patrol shack when I was riding around alpine the other day. LoL,d
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I'm thinking someone wasn't too happy about the early closing with all of that snow on the ground. Heh.
In case you were wondering why I wasn't skiing around Tahoe in July... :fmicon:
https://vimeo.com/229916244
MT. LOLA 8.15.17
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There's still quite a bit of decent lines up on Lola. This is one of the two north facing backside patches. this one was wide and moderately steep. it broke at the treeline at the bottom and continued, but the lower portion cliffed-out.
The other backside run is long (broken at the top 1/3), but still skiable with a meager portage (basically stepping your skis over a few rocks and thin spots).
The ridge, just under the summit proper, is still solid, too.
Sadly, we cut our tour short due to impending weather and threats of lightning/thunder.
"THE NIPPLE" AREA 8.16.17
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The weather gods just aren't shining in my favor this week. Cut yesterday's tour short due to threatening weather.
Today, when I got out to "The Nipple" around 4:30, I was welcomed by yet another sky of impending bad weather (it looked and smelled like it had recently rained, but a thick mass of ominous, grey clouds hung over "The Nipple" and the surrounding ridge). Due to what looked like unpredictable weather to me, I banged out 2 quick laps and packed it in.
The snow was moderately cupped and a bit "icey", perhaps from the recent rain.
Wish I'd been able to have taken a few more laps.
That said, if you live in South Lake, Meyers, Carson City, or Minden/Gardnerville, this is a quick hit with some decent, albeit kinda short, lines still for the skiing/riding.
I know it's never going to happen but I would love it if KSL would offer an Alpine only ski pass
Yah...
*the carpets will run*
Oh it was so good...and thanks for inspiration to have even more fun this year!Quote:
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4th Of JULY CHUTES BOWLS - 8.19.19
Gonna go on record and make the call: The 4th of July Chutes Bowls are officially done.
Hit them up this morning and only the first bowl still has skiable snow.
Longest run = 7 turns
Shortest run = 3 turns
snow was decent, though; soft, smearable, edgeable, and mild on the suncup tip.
Good for a quick Saturday morning jaunt (I have a wedding to attend this afternoon, so needed something I could bang out fast), but, yeah, they're pretty much cooked.
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More pix and a longer TR over on the Patchskiing thread:
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...52#post5080052
Thats sick. Skiing through the rock mines at the bottom looked techy! Like gates that hit back.Quote:
Originally Posted by skier666
Is the Squaw/Alpine pass any more expensive this year than last year? I don't want a pass to a mountain I can't get to/park at.
Re : Housing. There is a serious housing crunch for workers in Tahoe. People have always had to scratch out an existence to live in paradise, but it sounds like it's gotten a lot worse over the past few years due to the loss of long term rentals. But if you think about it, second home owners would much rather rent for a week to tourists who have credit cards on file to cover damages rather than renting to 7 recent high school grads who are gonna trash their place and most likely leave in the spring. Prediction: Communities/neighborhoods that limit the usage of short term rentals are gonna become the defacto slums over time.
In 2013 it wasn't that difficult to find decent long term housing in South Lake. We paid like $1300 for a nice 2/1 with a garage, fenced yard and great landlords. Good luck finding anything like that now. The only realistic solution I can see is employee housing at the resorts, similar to what already exists in Kirkwood.
A little bit, but not enough to make any difference. Nothing like having to leave Truckee before 7am just to make sure you find a spot. No thanks.Quote:
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Eclipse Ski day on the Sisters with Somethingclever, Vets and Dooky
First we had to time travel through the solar tunnel of doom
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8 google lenes (Not OSHA Approved)
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Dooky brought his NASA approved viewing device
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Looks like there's going to be a total eclipse right over Lake Tahoe on August 12, 2045. Make sure to mark your calendars.
As of last week, The developer has secured the required funding through another source and will be breaking ground/ moving along as planned pretty soon. Don't know why the Sierra Sun can't report on that, but it was announced at a community arts alliance meeting. Can't comment on how they will remediate the site...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mokomahonah
More. Some nice lines in this one and good drone photography...
https://vimeo.com/230639565
[QUOTE=TahoeBC;5081125]Eclipse Ski day on the Sisters with Somethingclever, Vets and Dooky
First we had to time travel through the solar tunnel of doom
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if you don't mind me asking, is the snowcave near winemucca or somewhere on the approach from carson pass?
Sweet!
I'm up in South Lake this week and may go Thursday or Friday morning.
Very nice lines/terrain!Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
[QUOTE=mike_e;5081802]This was off the trail from Woods lake to Roundtop lakeQuote:
Originally Posted by TahoeBC
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My understanding is that the railyard project of which the artists lofts are part is going forward but the artists lofts themselves are still on hold. I don't see anything new in Moonshine Ink, Sierra Sun, the Railyard web site, or the Town website but your information could certainly be more recent.Quote:
Originally Posted by underover
Yeah, I thought the artists lofts were actually included in the development to qualify for that tax deduction from the state. The artist's lofts were recently included as a cornerstone in the town's ( and arts non-profits) bid for the CA Cultural District assignation, which Truckee received, and why Nancy Holliday was talking about the funding in the first place. So I guess the lofts will happen anyway, which is not new news, but will happen despite no tax relief from the state and with new funding from elsewhere. I haven't looked at the phasing of the plan recently.Quote:
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You weren't around Tahoe in July cuz you're now "this man from Telluride"?? :biggrin: https://www.tetongravity.com/video/s...w-in-tellurideQuote:
Originally Posted by skier666
You need to go further N, to at least I-80 in Truckee to get any totality as the furthest N part of Lake Tahoe (Incline Village) will only be 99.9% eclipsed. Reno will have about 2 minutes and 45 seconds of totality. The centerline of the 2045 eclipse runs between Red Bluff and Redding, and between Mt Lassen and Mineral and just S of Susanville and will have 4 1/2 minutes of totality. See http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages...6&Zoom=13&LC=1Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
And while a 99% eclipse is only 1% percent away from totality and sounds good, it is 4000x as bright as totality and not the same experience.
A sign of things to come--sign on the door of the Rock Garden. "We are closed Saturdays and Sundays because we can't hire any help." Plan on seeing a lot more signs like that.
My lady says somebody's going to have to drive me there.Quote:
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Just hop in an autonomous flying car from GoogUberAmazonCorp.Quote:
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And then put in your eclipse viewing contact lenses, of course.Quote:
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I added it to my calendar - I'm mostly interested to see if I'm still using Google Calendar in 28 years.
By then won't it be easier and less expensive to have Rekal just implant the memory of seeing the eclipse?
One of the things I absolutely dig about living in Tahoe is that you can go to the movies in the morning and ski in the afternoon...in August, no less!
Went and saw The Dark Tower this morning in Sparks. Giving it a 2.75 / 5. Had some good acting from the leads (Elba and McConaughey) and some decent action sequences, but overall it felt rushed and as if it glossed over the source material rather hastily (for the record, I have not read any of the Dark Tower novels).
Followed up the cinematic experience with a late afternoon schuss out near "The Nipple." The area is still holding nicely and if you live in Carson City, Minden, Meyers or South Lake, it's a quick hit; probably like 45-minutes (it took me 1.5 hours from Reno and I got back to Truckee in about 1 hour and 50 minutes, fwiw).
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Off topic -- but since I assume there are lots of Bay area mags who watch this thread:
I've got a weekend to kill in the bay area early november -- Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Was thinking of trying to sneak in a quick backpacking trip somewhere out there. Any recommendations on something driveable from the Bay area that won't be a shit show and I can get back to SFO by mid-evening?
Point Reyes. Make reservation for backpack in campsite.Quote:
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That's a great idea.
Also backpacking Skyline to the Sea. Castle Rocks SP
If it wasn't going to be a million fucking degrees I'd suggest Henry Coe or Pinnacles, but those are way better in Fall Winter Spring
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