No snow: Aramark — sleds, boat cruises impacted
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Zephyr Cove Resorts is being hit extremely hard by the lack of snow this winter.
The snowmobiles have not been fired up all season. The opening date has been pushed back three times. Now the projected start date is Jan. 15, but that is weather dependent.
Snowmobiling is a $1.7 million money generator – usually – for Aramark. Aramark has the concession at the resort and also operates the two South Shore paddle-wheelers.
The M.S. Dixie paddle-wheeler is no longer able to get into Emerald Bay because the water level is so low. It gets to the edge and then turns around. Reservation specialists have finally been told this and have changed what they tell the public to be the truth.
A spokeswoman from Aramark, which runs the sled and boating operations, failed to return phone calls.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
All those connected in any way to snow sports (skiers, snowboarders,resort owners, employees, snow equipment manufacturers and so forth would be welcome partners in the fight against global warming.
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Yikes! This does not bode well for the summer. I guess it was 1994 when the lake was at its lowest and was well below the natural rim.
Aramark’s loss now and in the summer could be an opportunity for someone else local who might keep the money in the basin and not send it off to a corporate headquarter. Wouldn’t it be nice to just have sailing and kayaking in Emerald Bay for one summer.
It could mean that there will be a lot of Beach for Families to enjoy and play on, and always remember that the lake can be filled in one large winter storm.. It’s good to see that the lake is down and hope that we get a strong storm to help fill it but if not, the summer visitors will enjoy the large beach areas and the jerks that think that they own the beach in front of their lake front property may have to share what rightfully is public property.
As for Global Warming. I think it’s a bunch of Bull S#$T,
Hiking is great on the new paved trails as long as snow removal was done competently so as to not have icy patches. There are miles of refurbished or new trails at the lake. Around 1 or 2 in the afternoon is very pleasant for outdoor activities. We have a great pint winter season.
Hikerchick- over the years I’ve spent most of my discretionary income on carbon offsets and donations to the Sierra Club, with nothing to show for it now. I wish I had been putting the money away for retirement instead. The resort that I work for is laying everyone off, but since I sold my car in favor of riding my bike, I can’t commute to Costco or Walmart, which are hiring.