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This is the current conditions weather report for South Lake Tahoe. The report was made 63 minutes ago, at 02:53 UTC. The temperature was 36°F / 2°C, with a dew-point at 36°F / 2°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.91 inHg / 1014 hPa. The relative humidity was 70%. The skies were overcast.

South Lake Tahoe is a city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 23,609 at the 2000 census.

The east end of the city, on the California-Nevada state line, is mainly geared towards tourism, with T-shirt shops, restaurants, hotels, and the Heavenly Ski Resort with the Nevada casinos just across the state line in Stateline, Nevada. The city extends about five miles west-southwest along highway 50, also known as Lake Tahoe Blvd. The western end of town is mainly residential, and clusters around "The Y" - the X-shaped intersection of US Highway 50, state highway 89, and Lake Tahoe Boulevard after it loses its federal/state highway designation.

Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California-Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe. It has 85 runs and 29 lifts that are spread between California and Nevada and a four base facility. The resort was recently purchased by Vail Resorts, Inc. The resort has 4,800 permit acres (19 km²), with approximately 33% developed for skiing, making it one of the largest ski resorts in California. It is also Tahoe's highest ski resort, with a peak lift elevation of 9,965 ft (3,037 m) and a vertical rise of 3,325 feet (1013 m). With an average of 360 inches (9 m) of snow annually and one of America's largest snowmaking systems, their season usually runs from late November to mid April.

South Lake Tahoe is located at 38.929237, -119.984347. As its name suggests it is located on the southern shore of Lake Tahoe, right next to the Nevada border and the town of Stateline, Nevada.

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