For those of you heading out to hit some fresh Sierra powder at Squaw, Northstar or Alpine, good news: there are two new transport programs in the North Tahoe area that will help you to get from airport to mountain, or mountain to bar…to bar, all without having to drive. If you haven’t driven in the area in winter before, trust me, it’s something you want to leave to the pros: the snow and ice can get pretty thick, those mountain roads are steep, and Caltrans means business with their tire-chain checks. The North Lake Tahoe Express shuttle just kicked off a new route of regularly scheduled service from Reno/Tahoe International to resorts and villages around the north shore of the lake, and starting December 14, the town of Truckee has extended evening hours for their shuttle service which runs between various hotels and the nightlife of downtown. Both services connect to the existing regional network of what has to be the best (or worst?)-named public transit system in existence, the TART (Tahoe Area Rapid Transit).
(via Jaunted)

– North Lake Tahoe Express
– “Truckee to test more evening shuttle bus hours” (Nevada Appeal)