Travel Update, December 2020

Truckee gift cards for the holidays are a kind and hopeful way to help our small businesses while planning for winter fun in the months to come. It’s easy, you can “shop local” by buying Truckee gift cards for lodging, restaurants, and retail with a phone call or a few clicks. Just tuck your gift in a holiday card envelope for your loved one to enjoy later (maybe with you!) when travel is allowed again.

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Learn new avalanche skills or brush up on your own knowledge from the comfort of your couch at the virtual Tahoe Backcountry Safety Awareness Week, happening now! Mountain guides, gear shops, and avalanche professionals came together to create a series of daily videos on essential gear, training, and safety tips. Binge watch on the link below, then join us on Thursday, Dec. 17th for a live-stream Athlete Summit with Michelle Parker, Amie Engerbretson, Connery Lundin, and Jeremy Jones!
Registration required for live event. Videos released on webpage each day.

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We so wish you could be here, but in the meantime, we’ll bring the wonder and excitement of the outdoors to you. Gather your family together around these 14 Wildlife Cams to watch the action unfold, live, in the wild. We can’t get enough of the Katmia bears, fattening up for winter!

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Here’s a must-watch to lift your spirits: Full Circle, a beautiful film by Trails and Vistas that takes you on a virtual art walk through art, poetry, music, and dance in nature. Queue it up and go on a journey along Truckee-Tahoe’s trails. Available until Dec. 31st.

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All of us here in Truckee, California hope to see visitors on the slopes soon when lodging is allowed, especially these happy-go-lucky pups who work hard to keep you safe. “Meet” the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and Sugar Bowl Resort avy dogs and learn what they do on the slopes.

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Ever heard of the Donner Party? This winter, four Northern California runners are retracing their steps. The runners plan to take a 100-mile route up and over the snowy Donner Pass and into formidable winter terrain. They start Wednesday, December 16th!

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