Baby It’s Cold Outside
This morning, we awoke to our morning ritual of the day’s first light dancing on the face of Mt. Tallac - an absolutely gorgeous way to start the day. A hot cup of coffee, silence as we watch the “festival of lights,” and a glow from the fireplace added the final touch to a magical morning. Yes, we live in Paradise. Alas, the reality of a work day made its way through our foggy brains and we realized we should take out the garbage. As the door opened, our hearts stopped. Have you ever tasted frigid air? Okay - one more cup of coffee and a quick check of the weather. It took a moment to sink in but yes, weather.com reported a brisk zero degrees. ZERO in capital letters.
By the time we arrived at the office, the vacation rental phones were ringing with reports of “the shower is not working,” “how do you turn on the fireplace” and my favorite, “can you make it warmer outside.” Yes, winter is here in all its glorious wonder and Lake Tahoe’s real estate market is buzzing - at least the phones are!
And more is coming. Today’s weather report is calling for a cold northerly flow keeping the temperatures in the 20’s throughout the day. Good news - snow fall during the next couple of days should be adding another 6 - 12 inches above 7,000 ft. and 6 inches at lake level. Bring out the cocoa - this is what we have all been waiting for.