Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking areas of the West, and one that has attracted travelers for generations. Whether you come to ski in the winter or enjoy the water and the sun in the summer, the Lake Tahoe area is a beautiful place to visit all year round.

"At last the lake burst upon us--a noble sheet of blue water lifted six thousand three hundred feet above the level of the sea, and walled in by a rim of snow-clad mountain peaks that towered aloft three thousand feet higher still! As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface, I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole world affords."

- by Mark Twain