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• October 22, 2010 •
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE…
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH …
• May 21, 2010 •
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Monday night, a ferocious storm blew in from the Pacific Ocean, and battered the Tahoe area with 50-100 mph winds. 80 foot tall ponderosa pines were swaying like twigs, and one a few streets away snapped in half and narrowly …
• April 12, 2010 •
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Tags: Surfing, Tahoe, Waves, Weather, Wind
I was over skiing some spring sugar at Alpine Meadows earlier today and on the way back grabbed a picture of this unnamed surfer catching waves by Agate Bay. That ride looks oddly like an ironing board. Please Confirm. Also, …
• April 12, 2010 •
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Posted in Surfing Stories
Tags: Surfing, Tahoe, Waves, Weather, Wind
From the Virginia (Nev.) Entperprise, Oct. 1. 1882
Although Lake Tahoe is not a very large body of water, yet at times it “boileth like a pot.” Tremendous gusts of wind rush down the surrounding gorges from the summit of …
• March 30, 2010 •
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A ferocious late winter storm is currently pounding the Tahoe area. Yesterday, as the leading edge of the storm flirted with the Sierra Crest, the winds gusted to well over 100 mph. Such strong winds over the lake can mean …
• March 30, 2010 •
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Tags: Surfing, Tahoe, Waves, Weather, Wind
BY CHRISTIN ANELLEMANN
Winter in the Sierra and Tahoe Range is notorious for its hellacious winds. Wet storms coming in from the California coast sweep over the mountains and bring with it 80-100 mile per hour winds on the tops …
• January 6, 2010 •
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by Jon Coen
ESPN Action Sports
It’s long been known that landlocked surfers have found waves on freshwater lakes. The weather required to create swell on these lakes is often generated by winter storms — picture heavy onshore wind, tiny …
• November 20, 2009 •
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Here is the way to usher in a storm at Tahoe Nov. 20th. I went for a surf check at 8 am and was in the water by 9 am. Four other surfers joined me at this spot. It was …
