The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency wields tremendous power, determining the number and height of buildings, traffic patterns around the lake and, ultimately, how much more growth the high alpine ...

Like any alpine destination, Tahoe winters hinge on the slopes. January and February are peak months, luring an influx of visitors and sporting diehards to towns encircling the lake. Save for last ...

the alpine lake became a place of leisure, “a fabulous example of the idea of the natural landscape being restorative,” Raymond said. “Lake Tahoe became one of the places in California ...