Leadership Experience:Tom started on the east coast leading Boy Scout groups at summer camp with some time the environmental consulting world before moving to the bigger western landscapes. Since leaving Pennsylvania, he's been a ski patroller for 15 years in Colorado and California with a bonus season in New Zealand.
Education:BS in Environmental Resource Management from Penn State, OEC, CPR, NAS-Pro 1
Favorite Adventure Trip: Round the world lap through China, SE Asia and Europe. First backcountry ski experience at Tuckerman’s Ravine, NH.
Favorite TAC Trip: He is looking forward to finding out!
Favorite Sport: Making Happy Pow Turns
Other than guiding: Skiing anything, ride mountain bikes, cook, eat Mexican food, yoga, reading a book somewhere outside, travel to see new places and people
Visitors Love To Adventure With Us
"This was my first visit to Lake Tahoe, and my experience with the people at the Tahoe Adventure Company was great from start to finish. I received prompt responses from both the online info request and a phone message. Our starting point on the lake was easy to find, and the people onsite were immediately helpful and informative and had everything we needed. Robin was our guide - laidback, friendly, helpful, and full of tips and info!!! Our group of seven family members had never done this before, but we had a blast!!! We will definitely use them the next time we are in town." Tom S.
"Sophia was our guide and we absolutely loved the experience! She was kind, knowledgeable, friendly and obviously skilled with a kayak. She also snapped this great photo of our group." -Ashley B.
I went kayaking today with a youth group I volunteer with, ages 10 to 14. We had a great time! The instructors were helpful and knowledgeable, and made everyone feel safe. We paddled out into Tahoe Lake individually, including a boat race, and then the kids got to swim (with their life vests) in the lake, or play games between the kayaks. The bottom wasn't more than 30 feet deep. We spent about 2.5 hours on the water. On the way in, we linked all the kayaks and paddled as a chain. Nice teamwork! Overall a great experience. I hope to return again. -Chris C.
"We had a wonderful adventure to Thunderbird Lodge. The kayak trip to the lodge was beautiful and at a casual pace. Our guides Bailey and Collin were very informative and shared their knowledge of the history, nature & geology of Lake Tahoe. The tour of Thunderbird Lodge was interesting and thorough. We then had a great picnic lunch on the grounds before paddling back to Sand Harbor. We would say that if you could only do one thing at Lake Tahoe, that this trip would provide some of the best Lake Tahoe has to offer." Angie R.
-- Angie R.
"Thank you Jill for leading our bachelorette group of 7, such a great experience!!" -Kaitlin G.
-- Kaitlin G.
"First time to Tahoe and first time on their trails, so we got a guide. John with Tahoe Adventure was awesome. It was my wife's first time mountain biking and he was very helpful and patient with her. We saw some incredible terrain, and were able to hike up to an area to get a great view of the lake. Incredible trip!" -Trip Advisor Review