Beaches

ADIA VAN PEBORGH

During the summertime, the District's restricted-access beaches typically get more visitation than most anywhere else, and this year was no different. IVGID manages the following four beaches (listed from east to west): Hermit Beach, Ski Beach (and the Ski Beach boat ramp), Incline Beach, and Burnt Cedar Beach.

www.AspenLeafInteriors.com | 530.338.1088 | design@alifirm.com | CID#6680 District staff manage beach entrances for residents and their guests and operate in accordance with the beach access rules incorporated in the newly-revised Ordinance 7.

Our beach staff members are also trained by the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD) to help protect Lake Tahoe from invasive species by ensuring all watercraft entering Lake Tahoe via the Ski Beach Boat Ramp have proper intact inspection seals from an aquatic invasive species inspection point before launching. Our staff is also able to reattach the inspection seals for watercraft exiting the lake as a service to our residents.

GOALS

The goal of IVGID’s Beaches team is to provide a fun and safe recreational area for the residents and their guests to enjoy throughout the summer. We strive to make each transaction as quick and efficient as possible while upholding the rules and regulations included in Ordinance 7.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

This year we made a concerted effort to cross-train Beaches employees at all three beach kiosk locations, the boat ramp, and all of the parking lots. This ensures a versatile staff that can be flexible and moved around as necessary.

This summer, the Beaches team implemented a new Ambassador Program, designed to increase staff’s presence on the beaches and create a customer-centric approach to keeping our beaches safe and creating positive experiences for our residents and their guests. Our Ambassadors are trained in all of the areas of beach operations mentioned above, as well as being able to provide excellent customer service to beach patrons, de-escalate tense situations, report any safety issues, and ensure the beach rules and regulations are being followed. This makes for a safer beach experience for all.

During the 2022 beach season, we typically had two or three Ambassadors on duty midweek and Sundays, with three or four on duty on Saturdays. Moving forward we hope to expand on this popular Ambassador program.

This year we have seen an increase in Picture Pass holder use of the beaches, processing almost 20,700 more Picture Pass holder entries than in 2021 (entry data from May 1 through Sept. 9 for both years).

We also navigated a third year of drought conditions, monitoring the lake level daily to make the most informed decisions on boat ramp restrictions to ensure safe launching for boaters and to keep the boat ramp operational as long as possible. Adia vanPeborgh

Adia India Rodriguez van Peborgh, Parks & Recreation Admin Specialist