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America’s All-Year Playground - Lake Tahoe 
Lake Tahoe is North America’s largest alpine lake, and the third deepest lake in the United States, with an average depth of 989 feet. The Lake’s capacity is 122,100,000 acre-feet, enough to cover the entire State of California with more than one foot of water. The Lake is two thirds in California and one third in Nevada. Because of several decades of stringent growth and development ordinances, the Lake’s water remains 99.7% pure.
Long before white settlers arrived in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for nearly 10,000 years, the Lake was home to the Washoe Indians. They considered Lake Tahoe sacred - the water of life which fed all living things. The discovery of gold and silver in the Sierra Nevada, the arrival of the white man and the growth of towns and settlements in the late 1800’s ended the era of the Washoe. Lake Tahoe became the favorite summer vacation spot for wealthy San Franciscans in the 1900’s, beginning the reign of tourism as the foundation of the Lake’s economy.
Today, mild temperatures and the crystal clear Lake encourage outdoor enthusiasts to sample Tahoe’s many recreational activities: golfing, hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, camping, sailing, biking and horseback riding, to name a few.
In the winter, Lake Tahoe lives up to its reputation as one of the world’s finest year-round playgrounds, with American’s highest concentration of ski resorts, including Squaw Valley USA, host of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Alpine Meadows, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Mount Rose, Northstar and of course, Incline’s own Diamond Peak are just a few of the many major ski area to choose from.
Complete community services are available around the entire Lake, with a full range of fine restaurants, casinos, hotels and top-name entertainment, convenient shopping, excellent public schools, colleges and an active art community.
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