A protective layer is being placed on the South Lake Tahoe ball field. Photo/LTN

While it’s in the contract for the SnowGlobe to return the field to the condition it was in prior to setup for the concert, promoter Chad Donnelly is going a step further this year.

He has purchased a cover for the new field near Lake Tahoe Community College. It will be over the majority of the area.

It cost about $1 million. There is the possibility of Donnelly renting the cover to an entity putting on an event at that location, which would help him recoup some of his costs.

Donnelly wants a long-term contract with the city. Electeds are in a wait-and-see mode with this new ball field. The cover is seen as a step in securing SnowGlobe’s future in South Lake Tahoe.

While SnowGlobe was on this field last year, at the time it was just dirt. Sod was laid this fall. Prior to 2016 the event was on the artificial turf at LTCC.

Crews began setting up for the Dec. 29-31 music festival this week, with the bulk of the infrastructure coming Christmas week.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report