Lake Tahoe Posts

With the warmer winter we're having, it's never too late to grab some kids snow gear! Come shop our selection of both new and lightly used merchandise!

While we pray for more snow on the mountain, it's a great time to check out all the amazing shops and restaurants in the Village! Take advantage of the sunshine and warmer weather and stroll the cobblestone streets!

BTW... Snowfest is back on Sunday, March 8th. So is the Snow Sculpture contest, and it's public again.
Live music. Snow sculptures, and general mayhem. Registration is officially open.
Many will enter. 10 will be chosen.

$50 entry fee. River Ranch will match $500. Winner takes the whole $1,000. Losers still get gift cards and merch and stuff.
More details coming soon. Not to be too cryptic. Let's just say it's going to be really cool.

We're in for an E.P.I.C. weekend as Violin Virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn makes her annual return to TOCCATA for a dazzling performance of Dvorak's Concerto in A minor, in partnership with the 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius violin. Don't miss our series of shows throughout the Tahoe Basin and Reno!

We have recently partnered with Palisades Tahoe on some great deals for our Borderhouse guests. Book a room with us and receive a code for up to 40% off your lift tickets. There are also discounts on rentals, lessons and lift ticket packs.
Stop by or call (775)833-6333 for more information!

Truckee’s showing up big on the world stage. Five Tahoe–Truckee athletes are headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics — and the whole community is leaning in. Meet the hometown competitors, see when to watch, and get your winter kit dialed before the storms return.
What event or athlete are you most excited to watch this Winter Olympics? ⛷️❄️Read more on our blog below!

🎉 SNOWFEST Kickoff at Gar Woods Grill & Pier on Feb. 26th 🎉
@tahoesnowfest officially launches with a classic Tahoe night at Gar Woods 🍹❄️
Start the festivities with drinks, eats, the iconic Wet Woody, and live music from The Blue Monsters—plus a special celebration honoring our SNOWFEST Scholarship Program participants 💙
🗓 Thursday, Feb. 26
⏰ 5–10 PM
📍 5000 N. Lake Blvd., Carnelian Bay
🎟 $50 advance | $60 at the door
Kick off SNOWFEST the right way—great music, great people, and a great cause.

🏈 Get ready for the BIG GAME with unbeatable deals at Incline Village Grocery Outlet! Whether you’re making guacamole, tacos, burgers, or game-day snacks, we’ve got you covered:

🥑 Avocados — 99¢ each
🍅 Roma Tomatoes — 99¢ per lb
🧅 3 lb Bag Onions — 99¢
🥤 Pepsi 12-packs — $2.99

Stop in before kickoff and tackle these savings! 🏈

🔐 Your Safety, Our Priority! At Elevation Escape Tahoe, we want every experience to be fully immersive — and completely safe. While we recommend staying in the room until your escape, all of our escape rooms are equipped with a safety button, allowing you to exit at any time if needed. Our team ensures a fun, challenging, and secure adventure for every player, so you can focus on solving puzzles, collaborating, and enjoying the experience.

TONIGHT! Moontricks is coming back to the Crown Room, by popular demand!
If you missed them at their performance at our inaugural Gambler's Run Music Festival, now is your chance to recapture a little bit of that magic.

This Sunday marks the ultimate Sunday Funday! Join us for great food and the super bowl on the TV's! See you there!

Artistic Director Candidate Finalist, Phoenix Delgado, joins TOCCATA Tahoe Symphony on the conductor's stand for our E.P.I.C. concert series (February 13-22). We sat down with the Maestro to learn a little more about his musical journey, inspiration, and artistry:

1. What prompted your desire to pursue conducting?
"Ever since I can remember I've never shied away from stepping into leadership roles, but I never really thought about conducting as a career until I was about to finish my bachelor’s degree (in flute performance).
My flute teacher thought that my brain would eventually crave the complexity of the full orchestral score. At the same time, my “Introduction to Conducting” professor was encouraging me to consider conducting as a career path. That, coupled with the frustrating experience of working with underwhelming conductors that lacked clear ideas of what they wanted, eventually led to me stepping onto the podium.
There is something incredibly exciting about working collaboratively with a large group of musicians and being a part of the process that assists in unlocking our full collective potential. It’s magical how an orchestra can sound one way under one conductor and completely different under another. "
2. Favorite music genre/era?
"Late classical all the way through the romantic period. I love the long beautiful, melodic lines that prioritize deep emotions over form and rules. Puccini is a great example—the way he doubles the melody in unison or octaves across so much of the orchestra, creating sweeping lines that fully envelop the listener. It probably all stems from my love of film music."
3. What excites you about the repertoire you'll conduct in our E.P.I.C. Concert Series?
"I’m really looking forward to having the opportunity to work with both the symphony AND a chorus. It’s not every day that conductors get to work with both for every concert and it is giving me the opportunity to learn new repertoire like the Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer (Love Song Waltzes). Programming a concert is much like cooking: you must first take stock of what ingredients you have and work backwards.
I discovered these waltzes by accident since I needed to find pieces with similar instrumentation to the Dvorak Violin Concert in A minor that was already programmed. Not only are they beautiful but they also fit our “love” theme that runs throughout the program given the proximity of Valentine’s Day (and they allow me to put my choral and vocal experience to work). Faure’s Pavane is a beautiful piece that I was familiar with and the option to add chorus was serendipitous.
As for Jennifer Lucy Cook’s For You I Will Be An Island, I first heard it done by the LA Master Chorale and immediately knew I had to program it as soon as the opportunity presented itself.
The Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni not only serves as the perfect backdrop for our “love” theme but its virtuosic nature allows the orchestra to shine and, of course, working with Elizabeth Pitcairn for the Dvořák Violin Concerto is a tremendous honor. Our paths have crossed throughout our careers, and I could think of no better way to close the concert. "

The 1960 Lake Tahoe (Squaw Valley) Winter Olympics were full of firsts! 🏅
For the first time ever, the Winter Olympics featured Walt Disney as pageantry chair, the first nationwide TV broadcast (with instant replay invented!), the first Olympic Village, artificial ice for speed skating, electronic timing, and the debut of women's speed skating and the biathlon.
And did you know that you can actually snowshoe or cross-country ski the Olympic trail at Sugar Pine Point State Park?!

Super Bowl Sunday Specials this week! We'll have the game in the bar and on the projector in the DR.
Be there.

Last week, we announced that we have received a $1,500 grant from the Truckee Core Values Event Fund to support our fourth-annual Legacy Day at Donner Memorial State Park. Well, this week, we're excited to share that we received $29,500 in grant funding from Parks California’s Route to Parks program, supporting efforts to reduce transportation barriers and expand access to California’s state parks.

This year with the grant's support, Sierra State Parks Foundation and our local California State Parks will:

• Increase the capacity and safety of the Donner Memorial State Park's Paddling Tour Program

• Increase the capacity of Sugar Pine Point State Park's weekly kayak programs

• Reduce transportation costs and barriers for underserved communities locally and in nearby urban communities

Thanks to our partners, California State Parks and Parks California, for their support!