Skiing's Popularity Fades at Lake Tahoe
Changing demographics and climate change are behind the decline.
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today.
The tourism scene at Lake Tahoe’s South Shore used to be dominated by skiing (and gambling), but travel experts say that’s now changing as fewer winter sports enthusiasts hit the slopes. Why? They point to lackluster snowfall from climate change and the fact that millennials are less interested in skiing than previous generations.
