LAKE TAHOE — Though this winter hasn't been characterized by plentiful powder, skiers and snowboarders are still taking trips into the region's backcountry for untracked snow.

“It's shallow, but it's better than it was,” said Sierra Avalanche Center forecaster Andy Anderson. “...

TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Lake Tahoe announced their new menu of spa treatments designed for the winter season and the active lifestyle of the mountain destination. “After an active day of skiing or snowboarding, our guests will enjoy relaxing in the Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe,” said Allen Highfield, general manager of the resort. The menu with treatments are inspired by the active lifestyle of Lake Tahoe paired with unique ingredients that exemplify Northern California. Winter treatments include the 50-minute organic passion fruit cabernet envelopment, which includes a grape seed exfoliation, mud envelopment followed by a hydrating body butter massage. All the stages of the treatment have a passion fruit Cabernet aroma that will leave your senses intoxicated. (50 minutes, $155) The 50-minute organic Napa grape envelopment begins with a stimulating rosemary mint grape seed scrub, detoxif...