Lake Tahoe

Photo by: Colby Duncan

The unknown Sierras pg. 6

Sierras and what

lies in between
The beauties of Lake Tahoe and
the fun that comes with it pg. 4-5

What about the

Sierras? pg. 6
Wanna get away? Far away?
Check out Costa Rica pg. 7
See what is upon the outskirts of Reno Nevada
and see its wonders pg.
2-3

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By: Colby Duncan

Photo By: Brian Cane

N-Dot trail

Reno Nevada, the Biggest Little City is a interesting

town to say the least with a 24 hour strip and a renovated downtown with the second tallest rockwall in
the country to the national bowling staduim, to the
Circus Circus, but what is really interesting is what is
beyond Reno that will leave you speechless. For one
is the background photo is taken at the top of Peavine
mountain, and the greatest part about it is that it includes no walking, the simpilist of vehicles can take a
well maintained dirt that will lead you to the very top.
Next in the bottom left corner is the top of Stead and
the rugged nature that awaits, there are no roads are
even trails within these mountains, but if you make it
to the top the scenic view is at the very least spectacular with veiws of Lake Tahoes mountains in the
depth and also the great lake pyramid. Lastly in the

Photo by: Colby Duncan

Top of Stead Mountain

Top of Peavine Mountain

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Photo by: Colby Duncan

Lake Tahoe and its Fun

Photo by: Colby Duncan

Summit pass Mt.Rose

Igetting
t was Christmas Eve of 2012 and I was just
off the mountain where I worked at Mt.

I had the privilege to grow up in, and it was all

in my own backyard. It was Christmas Eve and
I was able to get off work a little earlier to go
Rose Ski Resort, about 15 minutes from my
spend the evening with my family. The decision
house back home in Reno, Nev. At 9,700 feet
to get off early that day meant that I was to be
high Mt. Rose is the tallest mountain on the Mt.
at the mountain early the next morning. Our
Rose Highway pass between Reno and Lake
family had dinner and I spoke with my mom
Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is truly a beautiful place
about my work schedule for Christmas day. She
with crisp air, tall mountains and the clearest
was upset to say the least. Are you serious, you
water
you
can
find.
An
have to work all of Christmas Day? No way,
Photo by: Colby Duncan
immaculate place that
you cant! she said. This would have been my
third year working at Mt. Rose. My mom
understood that Christmas Day was one
of the busiest days for the resort. During
Winter Break and especially Christmas Day
Mt. Rose is hit with an invasion of tourists
from the Bay Area and Southern California.
My mom took a couple sighs. My mother
was just upset because as our family has
grown my brother now has a 4-year-old
daughter named Kayleigh and my sister has
an 8-month-old son named Duncan and it
would be his first Christmas. She wanted us
all together for Christmas. Then she looked
at me and said, Well, thats fine, we will
celebrate Christmas the next day. I was objective at first as I didnt want to ruin it for
the family, but my mother like all mothers
reassured me that it would be OK. Since my
brother and sister just moved to new homes
they said it would be fine because they
wanted their children to open their presents
at their new homes. Then the next day we
could have a little Christmas at grandmas
house. Our family had a great dinner and
then I went to bed early to prepare for the
Alpine Meadows Ski Resort day ahead of me; 4:15 a.m. the alarm starts
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.
I will always live hear from the
day i was born till the day that i die
i will live in Lake Tahoe, it is my
to scream at
up a snowy road at 4:30 in the
me to get up. I sanctuary
morning, no people, and no worries.

Hidden Beach Lake Tahoe

Photo by: Colby Duncan

drop and peaking sunrays as the sun starts to

climb over the mountain create purples, reds,
greens and yellows in the ski. Its a beauty that
is almost unimaginable and indescribable. My
crew and I shoveled snow off the lodge deck
and stairs for a until 9 a.m. At that time it was
our first break. After snow removal our crew
attends to the morning rush of traffic. Our crew
could already tell the day was

at Mt. Rose. We have to block off the entrance

boys, we have no more parking, my boss said
get my things
over the radio. There were some cars that made
I roll into the parking lot at 5 a.m.
ready for the
it into the entrance before we could block it
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.hearing the sounds of bellowing
day and Im
off but all they could do was drive around the
diesel
loaders
working
as
hard
as
Tahoe local
.
on my way.
parking lots because there was no more space
possible to push the snow out of the
By this time in the winter Mt. Rose has about parking lot for the busy day ahead. Mt. Rose is
to park. By 2:30 p.m. we were able to open up
an 8-10-foot base of snow and the storms come open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A loader is a
the entrance as the Christmas Day stress upon
regularly. This winter in particular was getting massive piece of equipment that looks almost
the parking lots was released as some
a lot of snow. This winter break there were a
customers
were leaving. Allowing our
like a tractor with a huge shovel on the front
series of four storms that altogether dropped
crew to finally have a lunch break. Our
with massive chains connected to their 8-foot
7-10 feet of snow depending on elevation in the tires. What I do at Mt. Rose is parking and snow
crew parked the vehicles in the most
Lake Tahoe region. It is easy to drive up a snowy removal. The snow removal part of the job is,
efficient way ever at Mt. Rose, resulting
road at 4:30 in the morning, no people, and
in the most cars ever compacted into the
if needed, we remove all the snow or as much
no worries. I roll into the parking lot at 5 a.m. snow as possible from the parking and lodging
resort at one time. This was rewarding
hearing the sounds of bellowing diesel loaders to be adequately accessible to as many guests as
and gave me a sense of accomplishment
working as hard as possible to push the snow
at my work force, it was nice. But the
possible. The parking part of the job is parking
out of the parking lot for the busy day ahead.
work was not over. After lunch around
as many people as possible within each parking
Mt. Rose is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A lot so the resort can have as many guests as pos3:30 p.m. we all had to go back out to
loader is a massive piece of equipment that looks sible for that day. Being the parking instructor at
the parking lots and make sure all the
almost like a tractor with a huge shovel on the a ski resort is very important because we have
vehicles exited properly and did not start
front with massive chains connected to their
any blockages to stop the flow of traffic.
to park people adequately. Also we are the first
8-foot tires. What I do at Mt. Rose is parking and people the customer sees as they arrive and
Another long process, not as hard as the
snow removal. The snow removal part of the job we are the last people they see as they leave.
morning, but just as tiring. Directing all
is, if needed, we remove all the snow or as much It is imperative that we know the ins and outs
traffic to one exit can be difficult and
snow as possible from the parking and lodging of the whole resort so the customer can stay
very time consuming considering there
to be adequately accessible to as many guests as happy and informed. Mt. Rose only has one
were around 5,000 customers trying
possible. The parking part of the job is parking asentrance and one exit and when parking is not
to leave. As 6:30 p.m. rolled around I
going to be crazy. By 9:30 a.m. we already filled
many people as possible within each parking lot set up properly then it can get chaotic. There are the first parking lot and werelot was almost full.
finally got a shout out from the radio. All right
so the resort can have as many guests as possi- eight parking lots that hold an estimated 5,000
Colby, great job today, you can go home, said
There was about to be no more parking at Mt.
Photo by: Stephen Devencenzi Rose. I didnt Angora Lake above Lake Tahoe my boss. Finally, my Christmas
ble for that day. Being the parking instructor at people. Its a crazy feeling
a ski resort is very important because we have being on top of a mountain that early, hearing
Day was over. But really, when
know what we
to park people adequately. Also we are the first only the sound of blowing snow and enjoying a
I though
were going to do. After growing up at this ski
people the customer sees as they arrive and we view over all of Reno and lots of Nevada. This
resort for 10 years I have never seen all of the
are the last people they see as they leave. It is view is a type of art that gives off a mixture of
parking lots full, let alone ever seen this many
imperative that we know the ins and outs of the
colors throughout the ski. The dry, cold people at a ski resort. By 1:30 p.m. the parking
whole resort so the customer can stay happy and Pg. 4
lot was full. There were no more parking spots
temperatures, with drastic elevation
informed. Mt. Rose only has one entrance and

What about the Sierras?

Photo by: Colby Duncan

T
he day was going to be crazy. By 9:30 a.m.
we already filled the first parking lot and were

already halfway done with filling the second

parking lot. It is so hectic trying to park people
in the snow who have never been in the snow
at all, let alone ever driven in the snow. Every
driver is like a Photo by: Colby Duncan toddler
trying
to
walk,
they
cant
ever
do it
the
first
time.
You
would
think
it
would
be
easy
to
park
in an
orderly

Waterfall Below Lake Aloha

fashion, but believe me, for these drivers it is so

difficult. By 11 a.m. the fifth parking lot was
Pg. 5 full and people were still coming. The

Costa Rica

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ages to stop the flow of traffic. Another long
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from the radio. All right Colby, great job today,
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