By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES — Some ski areas in Lake Tahoe are discovering there are consequences to too much snow. And that would be not enough parking to cater to all those people who want to ski and snowboard. A sign at the base of Echo Summit on Highway 50 warns people that traveling […]
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Bring the sunscreen and plenty of layers today for what could be another epic day on the slopes of Lake Tahoe. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Ski Racing News Service ARE, Sweden — It couldn’t have been any closer on the super G track today. German overall leader Maria Riesch secured her sixth World Cup victory of the season just one-hundredth of a second ahead of friend and chief rival in the overall standings, Lindsey Vonn of Vail. Riesch now […]
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• College Week at Sierra-at-Tahoe is March 14–21. College students can purchase $56 lift ticket (regularly $71) for a full day of skiing or riding with a valid student ID card. • As Borders bookstore goes through bankruptcy and closes stores, it is keeping the Carson Valley location open. • Placerville based El Dorado Savings […]
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More than 250 local business and community members attended the 57th Annual Community Service Awards presented by the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce this month at the Resort at Squaw Creek in Olympic Valley to recognize the outstanding achievements of residents. Emilio Vaca, executive director of the North Tahoe Family Resource Center, received the […]
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The boat launch facility at Sand Harbor will open March 3. Boating hours will be 7am-3pm, Thursday through Monday through the end of April. Boat inspectors will be present during these hours. Closures or delayed opening may occur due to weather. Lake levels are still low and launch conditions may be hazardous, especially for boats […]
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By Joanne Marchetta Since the dawn of time, transportation has been a driver of human culture. From the onset of wheeled carts in 3,500 BC to air and high-speed rail travel today, humanity has relied on transportation to live, work, play and thrive. It’s no different at Lake Tahoe present-day. With private automobiles the transportation […]
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By Michael Martinez, Reno Gazette-Journal He has been doggedly pursuing the mysteries of a single organism, one that causes deadly fungal meningitis, since he was an undergraduate at the University of Iowa in the 1960s. But the research by microbiology professor Tom Kozel of the University of Nevada, Reno has earned a satisfying dividend: a […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau TWIN BRIDGES — On the hill they looked just like any other snowboarders. But underneath the helmets, goggles and bulky snowboard gear, the riders at this weekend’s Pipeline Learn to Ride and Race camp are truly unique. Amy Purdy, a tall, slender young woman with long auburn hair explains that she is […]
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Snowboarding CALGARY, Alberta -– In only her first slopestyle snowboarding and third career World Cup, Allyson Carroll of Truckee clinched victory Saturday in Calgary. Austria’s Clemen’s Schattschneider won the men’s contest. Carroll headed into the Saturday afternoon finals having qualified in fourth. The 22-year-old threw down big launching a frontside boardslide […]
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