Easter bunnies and egg hunts in Reno

Enjoy Easter weekend with family and kids by attending one of the Easter egg hunt events happening all around the Truckee Meadows. Many of them are on Saturday, but the choices include Sunday hunts as well. Should you be up at Lake Tahoe for Easter weekend, particularly if you are at a ski resort, you will find a nice selection of Easter egg hunts to enjoy with the family.

After working up an appetite, head out to one of the many Easter brunches being served around town. Some of these are quite extravagant gourmet buffets. Other choices range from fancy dinners to simpler fare at numerous area casinos and restaurants. And like the Easter egg hunts, there are several choices for Easter dining at Lake Tahoe.

New snow in the Sierra

Better late than never. That’s how lots of people are looking at the latest Sierra snow storms, which have also dumped a blanket of the white stuff on Reno as well as on the mountains around Lake Tahoe. It has breathed some new life into the ski season, though probably not enough to revive a dismal season at this late date. However, dedicated skiers now have some new powder to carve and there’s plenty to slide on if you want to take the kids and dogs to one of our nearby snow play areas. If you venture over to the California side, be sure to get a SNO-PARK permit so as to avoid an expensive parking ticket.

Even with these latest storms, the snow pack remains well below normal. Because of the extraordinarily heavy winter last year, we won’t have any water shortage issues this summer. As always, however, we should all keep water conservation in mind.

Before leaving for the mountains, check highway conditions and the weather forecast. There’s no point in driving into trouble if you don’t have to.

Winter is coming at last – big storm on the way

Stay safe and informed when you must travel in winter conditions… Check Highway Conditions and the Weather Forecast before you go.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the relatively mild weather we’ve been having. Now, however, it’s time to batten down the hatches and get ready for some Nevada-style winter storms. According to the National Weather Service, a series of storms will start moving in on Wednesday with clouds and wind, followed by rain and snow into the weekend. It’s not going to be all that cold in the Reno area, but snow levels are expected to drop down to the valley floors in western Nevada (that’s us). It’s not going to be frigid in the Truckee Meadows and significant accumulations of the white stuff aren’t expected. It will be wet, however, with more rain than snow expected.

Up in the Sierra, it’s going to be a lot worse (or better if you are a skier). If you need to get over the hill into California, carry your chains and be prepared for winter driving conditions. Before heading out, make sure your car is in good shape and check highway conditions and the weather forecast.

Lake Tahoe ski resorts are looking forward to their first significant snowfall during what’s been a mighty dry winter so far. Here’s hoping they get enough to go into full operation.