Town/Resort Life

The City of South Lake Tahoe and the Stateline area are part of a broader South Shore community that includes California's El Dorado County in the Tahoe Basin and Nevada's Douglas County at Stateline/Zephyr Cove:

Population: South Lake Tahoe, including the Stateline area, has a permanent, year-round population of 34,000.
Sunshine: The sun shines at Lake Tahoe during 75% of the year, or 274 days.
Snowfall: At lake level, annual snowfall averages 125 inches. At alpine skiing elevations, the snowfall averages 300 to 500 inches each year.
Gaming: There are six 24-hour casinos at the Stateline. Together, they have a total of 7,051 slot machines and 411 game tables.
Skiing: Skiers and snowboarders can hit the slopes at Tahoe on 181 ski trails across more than 8,800 total ski resort acres. Heavenly boasts the longest ski run in the area at 5.5 miles long. Lake Tahoe's greatest vertical drop is 3,600 feet, also at Heavenly.

For more information regarding the city of South Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe statistics, visit "Town Info."