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it consolidated after the area (at Squaw
Valley) hosted the Winter Olympics in
1960.
For about six months this is a busy
winter sports destination, and these
same facilities and ski-lifts are now used
by mountain biking enthusiasts. I would
also recommend watching the pros show
off with their well-rehearsed stunts at the
NorthStar Downhill Mountain bike resort
– the perfect time to put your mobile
shooter in slow-mo mode.
While I didn’t try aping these pros on
their mountain bikes, I got my adrenaline
highs from a 1,000-feet high: a para-sailing
experience where I could take in 360-degree
Mountain biking at Northstar village
views of the Sierra mountains and the azure
blue lake in one breath.
Golf is certainly one excuse to visit Lake
Tahoe. There are at least 10 courses between
the Northern and the Southern shores of the
lake that make it one of America’s golfing
paradises.
In many ways Edgewood defines Lake
Tahoe’s status as a luxury travel destination.
It’s a cosy alpine lodge in the winter and a golf
and outdoor resort during the rest of the year.
This 2010s resort has won numerous critics’
and reader accolades.
One of my favourite courses here is the
Tahoe City Golf Course that recently
Views from Edgewood Golf resort celebrated its centenary and was designed by
one of the area’s most accomplished female
pros – May “Queenie” Dunn Hupfel. It may
not boast of the same sweeping lake views as
Edgewood but is one of the most charming
nine-hole courses in the area.
But more than all the adventure and the
outdoor activities, it was the quiet moments
that I savoured. That moment when I could
watch the sun go down behind the lake from
the top deck of the historic Dixie cruise liner.
I’d visit Tahoe all over again for that sunset.
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