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Lake Tahoe Waves and Waterspouts

• April 12, 2010 • Leave a Comment

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 …


Surfing the Big Blue

• October 11, 2009 • Leave a Comment

When I was a schoolkid back in Jersey learning about how the US was settled they told us that the ‘crazies’ went to California. I always thought this was a funny idea and that my teacher must never have ventured …


Surfing Attempt – Lake Tahoe October 3, 2009

• October 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I tried to surf the lake yesterday. I caught a couple of waves but it was not quite surfing. Still, it was good fun and it felt really good to be out there. The kiteboarders were having a blast, but …


Winds Allow Surfer to Ride Lake Tahoe

• May 6, 2008 • Leave a Comment

Last Tuesday’s gale-force winds probably caused lots of cursing — especially among firefighters battling a wildfire near Reno — but one intrepid North Shore man seized the gusts for all they were worth.

Photographer and fine-art framer Jimmy Callian, 36, …


Surfing the Storm

• January 3, 2008 • Leave a Comment

by Court Leve

On January 3, 2008, as the big storm started to form, Truckee resident Tal Fletcher hit Lake Tahoe for some surf at Sand Harbor. After catching two waves, it was time to call it a day. Not …


Big wave surfing coming to North Shore?

• February 14, 2007 • Leave a Comment

There was a day, while sitting on a board in Hanalei Bay, when life was free and easy.

There were three or four of us sharing nine-foot waves, watching for sharks and looking out for one another. Between every seventh …


Surf’s Up on Lake Tahoe

• December 15, 2005 • Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, frustrated skiers and snowboarders took to the waves when blustery winds kicked up the surf on Lake Tahoe. While the ski conditions are not that bad now 12-15-05, theyre not that great either. Squaw Valley …


 
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