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How To Make a Perfect Thanksgiving Meal in Your Condo

If you plan on staying at one of our resorts this Thanksgiving, our condos are fully equipped to whip up your turkey dinner and favorite side dishes. For those looking to pull off the ultimate Thanksgiving feast, we break down everything you need pull off the perfect meal. Your...

How to Plan the Perfect Vacation

Your Ideal Vacation Guide So you’ve picked a destination and booked the accommodations, now comes the fun part of deciding what you’ll do once you’re on vacation. While planning your trip, pinpointing your vacation style will help you choose which activities will most likely appeal to you. If you’re...

Tips For Taking Your Own Family Fall Photos While on Vacation

It might be hard to believe, but fall is right around the corner, and now is the time when people start thinking about their holiday photos. Whether you’re in the vineyards of Napa or on the beaches of Carlsbad, fall is the ideal season for taking family pictures—the weather...

Scenic Sunday Drives: Short on Length, Long on Leisure

If you’re eager to hit the road again but want to hold off on a long trip that requires lots of advance planning, then scenic Sunday drives are the perfect in-between solution. Check out these shorter stretches of road that offer all the amazing scenery without any of the...

5 Summer Road Trip Tips

As the weather warms up and the restlessness stirs, the open road calls us back once again. Perhaps you associate the road trips of your youth with hours spent cramped in the backseat with your siblings asking, “Are we there yet”? However you happen to recall these childhood rites...

Leave Your Worries At the Door

Here at Tahoe Sands Resort, your safety remains our top priority. From Associate health screenings to stringent unit and property sanitization throughout the day, we continue to take every precaution to ensure you and your family vacation well. Our ongoing arrival procedures include placing dishwasher seals, linen seals, and...

4 hidden charms in Tahoe City that your family must explore!

Of course the lake and mountains are the main attraction in Tahoe, any time of year. However, Tahoe City is definitely something that should be on your itinerary! Here are your resort’s top picks for the family to explore: Bakeries that are just like being in grandma’s kitchen. Sugar...

Help Us Clean The World

If you don’t throw your soap away when you leave your vacation, you can help clean the world! As you may or may not know, in 2016 we partnered with Clean the World, an organization committed to gathering and providing basic hygiene necessities for people around the globe affected by...

The History of Olympic Valley and the Olympic Triumph

Olympic Valley is one of the largest ski areas in the United States and houses a popular landmark for Northern Tahoe, the 1960 Olympic Games. It all began in 1942, when two ski adventurists, Wayne Paulsen and Alex Cushing, began building Squaw Valley Ski Resort. The quaint mountain resort...

5 Easy Ways to Save Big on Your Ski Vacation

Everyone loves a good deal, especially when it comes to skiing and snowboarding. Between the accommodations, lift tickets, and gear rentals, the costs of a slopeside vacation quickly add up. But with a little early planning, you can save big on this season’s ski trip. Visit lesser-known ski resorts. Resorts like...