Tahoe Food Hub - Bring Local Food to Tahoe!

Tahoe Food Hub is a non-profit organization that is building a regional food system in North Lake Tahoe by taking advantage of its close proximity to year-round food production. 

Tahoe Food Hub will increase the availability of nutritious, ecologically grown food by connecting small-scale, regional, food producers with new markets such as restaurants, schools and hospitals. Tahoe Food Hub is committed to improving food security not only by sourcing food regionally but also exploring ways to grow food locally using 4-season growing methods. 

Help the Tahoe Food Hub raise $30K in its first crowd funding campaign! Your support will help the community come together to build a regional food system connecting local, small farms to food businesses in North Lake Tahoe. Donate HERE!

Heavenly Fined $120K for Environmental Violations That Threaten Lake Tahoe

Story by Unofficialnetworks.com

Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe has been fined $120,000 by California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for violating the state’s hazardous waste laws.

The fine: $94,000 in penalties and $26,000 in administrative costs

In September 2010 a compliance inspection found

1. A lack of controls to prevent spillage and overflow of a used oil tank
2. Failure to have a tank holding used oil assessed and inspected
3. Failure to provide ongoing training to the emergency coordinator managing hazardous waste
4. Failure to maintain secondary containment for the used oil tank
5. Failure to provide secondary containment to pipes connected to the tank.

More on this Story from firsttracksonline.com

“Compliance with the Hazardous Waste Control is vital to protecting the environment close to Lake Tahoe,” Paul Kewin, assistant deputy director of the DTSC’s Enforcement and Emergency Response program, said in a press release issued on Wednesday. “The settlement signifies the department’s continuing efforts to uphold both environment safety and compliance with existing law.”

The violations resulted in a lawsuit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by the DTSC against Heavenly, which was resolved by the $120,000 settlement that was approved by Judge David I. Brown on February 27, 2013. Department officials indicate that Heavenly recently paid the fine.

ZIMRIDE ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC ROUTE TO LAKE TAHOE

Innovative Social Transportation Company Pays for 500 Road Trips to Tahoe with Free Gas

San Francisco, CA – November 16, 2011— Zimride, the largest online ride-sharing service in North America, today announced that a new route between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe will open to the public beginning Thanksgiving day, bringing Bay Area residents convenient, inexpensive access to one of the country’s top winter destinations. To celebrate the route’s launch, Zimride is giving away $20,000 worth of free gas to riders on the route.

Zimride will give a free tank of gas ($40 value) to the first 500 drivers who successfully book a ride along the Tahoe route, through the end of the year. On average, it will pay for a roundtrip drive between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe!

Zimride allows drivers to sell the empty seats in their car to passengers who need a ride along popular routes, like San Francisco to Tahoe. As part of their mission, the company not only facilitates monetary transactions, but connects individuals, many of whom list the personal connections they’ve made as a key benefit of the service.

“We’ve been looking forward to opening the Lake Tahoe route all Fall, because we know it will be a popular destination for our Bay Area users—from college students to weekend travelers, skiers to snowboarders,” says Logan Green, co-founder and CEO of Zimride.  “Tahoe has over 3 million visitors every year, and over 20% of the people headed to the South Shore come from the Bay Area[1]. Even more important, nearly 80% of North Shore visitors arrive by car[2]. So that’s a lot of potential for Zimriders to save money and gas, while making friends. And even better, we’re paying for their drive! ”

To support the Lake Tahoe route, Zimride has also partnered with several top resorts in the area including Alpine Meadows, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Sierra at Tahoe, Squaw Valley USA and Sugar Bowl, as well as several others. Added incentives for riders who Zimride to the resorts include promotions such as free and discounted lift tickets, VIP parking, and other giveaways.

Zimride is already a key resource on many university and corporate campuses across 30 states in the US. Recently, expanding on their growing success in the college and corporate market, Zimride launched their first public route, San Francisco to Los Angeles, in August.

For the drive between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, Zimride is suggesting a $25 price per seat, each way. Drivers selling their empty seats, however, can name their own price.

Since launch, Zimride, which aims to transform transportation infrastructure by integrating social networks and ride sharing, has facilitated more than 26,000 carpools, helped users travel over 100 million miles and created over $50 million worth of savings in vehicle operating expenses. 

Key to Zimride’s success is the combination of social and accessibility; Zimride users connect via Facebook, which adds a layer of trust to the system.  Before a rider accepts a seat in a car or a driver accepts a passenger, he or she can view the person’s profile information to ensure he or she is comfortable with the match.

To sign up for a Lake Tahoe Zimride and have the chance to earn a free tank of gas, visit: www.zimride.com

About Zimride:

Zimride, the largest online social rideshare community in North America, is building a marketplace for drivers to sell empty seats in their car by matching them with passengers traveling along the same route.  In addition to public routes like San Francisco to Los Angeles, Zimride has implemented networks for over 120 of the nation’s leading universities and companies including Stanford, UCLA, University of Michigan, Facebook and Jet Blue.

Zimride makes sharing rides for drivers and passengers fun, easy and social. It’s a new spin on ridesharing, using social networks to enable real connections. In seconds you can set up a profile, see and book a ride in your area, or post a ride of your own. With Zimride profiles, you can view photos, music and radio preferences to ensure an enjoyable ride.

Zimride proves that “life is better when you share the ride”: www.zimride.com

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[1] http://ltva.org/documents/LTVA_Intercept_Survey_Summer2010.pdf

[2] http://www.deanrunyan.com/doc_library/FinalReportCA.pdf

THE LAKE TAHOE BACKCOUNTRY VERTICAL CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY, TUESDAY NOV.15TH!!!

Article by BRENNAN LAGASSE unofficialnetworks.com

This Tuesday Nov. 15th the first ever community-wide fundraising initiative to benefit our very own Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC) will get underway.   In a quest to attain operational dollars for Lake Tahoe’s local avalanche forecasting agency, Alpenglow Sports has challenged the entire Tahoe backcountry community to a cumulative goal of 15 million vertical feet of human-powered uphill travel.

As a Tahoe backcountry enthusiast, this is your opportunity to give back to the SAC at zero cost! As such, every single foot of uphill travel matters, and no number is too small!  While 15 million vertical feet is a lofty cumulative goal, the ultimate payoff is a $3000 donation to the Sierra Avalanche Center, given by Alpenglow Sports. To sweeten the deal, Alpenglow Sports will also pay participants for their progress! The event is designed to motivate, inspire, and bond the Tahoe backcountry community around a vital, underfunded, resource for all methods of backcountry travel and recreation.

The event will run from November 15, 2011 through April 30, 2012 and data will be recorded at www.tahoevertical.com. For competitive types, podium prizes will be awarded for the top three men and women, as well as for best camera edit pertaining to the event. Any skier or rider that registers data is also eligible for a FREE bi-monthly raffle!  Major sponsors include: Black Diamond, Scarpa, G3, Marmot, Suunto, Clif Bar, Smith Optics, Rotefella, and Honey Stinger.

About Alpenglow Sports:

Established in 1979, Alpenglow Sports is Tahoe City’s original mountain shop. Specializing in backcountry and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, trail running, backpacking, hiking, camping, and the mountain lifestyle apparel, Alpenglow is always psyched to offer premier user-based customer service.

If you would like more information about this event, or to schedule an interview, please call Alpenglow Sports at 530.583.6917 or email brendan@alpenglowsports.com

High Fives Non-Profit Foundation Video

High Fives Foundation is an amazing Tahoe-based non-profit organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for athletes who have suffered a life-altering injury while pursuing their dream in the winter action sports community. 

Check out their new promotional video at YouTube and Vimeo!

They hold a number of fun events in the tahoe area (notably the Squaw Valley Prom!) to raise money and awareness.  You can also donate online through their website - www.highfivesfoundation.org!

Shreddy Times Snowboard Video "The Breakdown"

Our friends at the Tahoe based Shreddy Times need your help to fund a new kind of snowboard movie this season. Let's help them out!

About This Project

Shreddy Times (ST) is a dynamic video production company based in North Lake Tahoe, California. This season the ST crew will be taking a new approach to snowboard movie production. The crew will use the Internet to distribute a “behind the scenes” video series which follows the riders all season long. The series will take our fans on an adventure through the lives of professional snowboarders as they work on an end of the season video called “The Breakdown.”

A “behind the scenes” before-the-release approach has never been done before in the snowboard industry. Viewers of our project will be able to follow us on a daily basis to find out where we are and what we are up to.

We will be releasing a minimum of 6 videos per month for 6 months as well as "The Breakdown." Our backers will be updated every week as to what we are doing and how things are going. These updates will come through ShreddyTimes.com, Twitter and Facebook.

The money we are searching for simply covers the costs to make the the season happen fluidly. We need to buy cameras, a boom, tapes, gas, data storage, and a laptop. If we cover our expenses, then we will be able to execute the project in Lake Tahoe. Our hope is that potential backers might find it fun to take trips with our group or come live with us. The more funding we get for the project the more fun we will have (The better the video will be).

*** ALL OVER FUNDING only makes our project better. That is why we have some of these ridiculous options for 3, 4 and 10k. If we fell into that kind of money that is exactly what we would want to do with it to provide our viewers more entertainment. The $6225 will simply make the project here in Lake Tahoe possible.

Shreddy Times is by no means a big operation. To date, we have had zero funding and zero help from anyone. We are now at the point in our careers where we need to buy the right equipment; and we want the ability to spend money on travel and expenses that the different projects require. We really need your help to get to the next level!

To see some of the videos that we have already made, or to check out our following, go to any of the following places:

www.shreddytimes.com 

www.facebook.com/shreddytimes 

www.twitter.com/shreddytimes

If you have any questions at all about any of our backing opportunities please contact us:

Conor Toumarkine 603-496-6621 production@shreddytimes.com 

Danny Toumarkine 603-662-6565 danny@shreddytimes.com

Thank you very much for taking interest in our project.