I live in the Bay Area. Fall is my favorite time of year for Tahoe
yes. we came up here for years during the off=season. either April-May or October before the snows came. best time in our opinion. rates were low and roads not too bad.
after awhile , we said ,why don't we just move here? glad we did. been here since 96 and there is so much to do and places to go. lot's of Bay Area people sell their homes and pay cash for homes here. Most locals don't like it cause it drives uphousing and cost of living.
we don't care too much. just have to make adjustments since our little town has tripled in population so i go to the stores at 6-7 am and plan around weekend/tourist crowds.
on the positive note our house has gone up over 300% so we daydream about 'Living Alaska" or going somewhere else. probably not since spouse is very ill. we do love it here but like i said we have to plan ahead before going somewhere.