Snippets about Lake Tahoe

• Homewood Mountain Resort opens Dec. 14.

• New owners Juan and Loreen Sanchez are reopening Burger Lounge in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 15 with a new menu.

• Livability.com named Reno one of the top 10 Winter Vacation Destinations.

• Due to lack of snow, the Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival will be postponed to early 2013.

• Sally Jones has been hired as the manager of the Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area.