Resources

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The NOAA website provides official National Weather Service forecasts, showing local conditions, hourly and extended outlooks, and weather alerts from a specific map location.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin fire page shows current fire danger levels, Red Flag Warnings, restrictions and alerts to help the public understand wildfire risk and safety conditions.

The Sierra Avalanche Center shows daily avalanche danger levels and snowpack/weather conditions for backcountry areas of the Central Sierra. It helps backcountry travelers assess avalanche risk and safety in the mountains.

Tahoe Environmental Research Center: Lake Conditions by UC Davis shows real-time and forecast water temp, wave height, currents, plus air quality and UV info to help plan swimming, boating or paddling on Lake Tahoe safely.

Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association (TAMBA): shows up-to-date local mountain bike trail status and reports (via Trailforks) so riders can see current conditions, closures, and cautions on Tahoe area trails.

OnTheSnow shows a Lake Tahoe ski report page, with current snow conditions, weather, trail status, lift info, and resort snow totals for the Lake Tahoe ski areas.

Mountain Project shows how Lake Tahoe climbing features vast granite trad, sport and bouldering across the northern Sierra Nevada, with classics at Donner Summit, Lover’s Leap and Woodford’s Canyon

AirNow provides real-time air quality data according to your Zip code helping residents and visitors stay informed about pollution levels and protect their health with accurate, up-to-date air quality information.

TahoeAlerts features an interactive regional map where you can click on specific areas to access links for signing up for alerts, keeping you informed and connected across the Tahoe region.

California Highway Patrol (CHP): official website, with info on public safety, traffic laws, road closures, driver resources, and CHP services across California.

Caltrans QuickMap: an interactive map from the California Department of Transportation showing real-time traffic conditions statewide including speeds, lane closures, incident reports, cameras, rest areas and more to help plan travel.

Nevada 511 road: an interactive map ran by the Nevada Department of Transportation, providing real-time traffic, highway conditions, cameras, closures, weather and construction updates to help plan travel across Nevada.