By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal You’re throwing a Christmas party and, unbeknownst to you, everyone slips the dog a few tasty morsels from their plate. The scenario may sound familiar, but it could also cause your dog to end up at the veterinarian with pancreatitis. Fatty, greasy people food is especially to blame. Already chubby […]
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Santa delivered his gift to the ski resorts early with plenty of snow. Today he brings sunshine with a few clouds. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Updated Dec. 25 at 8:12am. Christmas Day should be low-key when it comes to the weather, but the same cannot be said for this evening. The National Weather Service in Reno says a low pressure system will drop south from the Gulf of Alaska and quickly move across the Sierra and Western Nevada tonight. A […]
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By Anita Creamer, Sacramento Bee Mary Hopp has firm beliefs about her role as a gift-giver to her seven grandchildren. Money deposited into their 529 savings plans for college? Absolutely, on every birthday. Money frittered away buying them trinkets, gadgets or (heaven forbid) cars? Not on your life. Every Christmas, the grandchildren – ranging in […]
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Publisher’s note: This originally appeared in the December 2010 issue of Ski magazine. By Edie Thys Morgan We have developed a tradition in our house at Christmas. Every year the kids ask for a Wii, and every year they don’t get one. This is not because we are the meanest parents in the world (though […]
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The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series, a two-stop tour featuring ski slopestyle and halfpipe competitions, is Jan. 6-9 at Northstar-at-Tahoe in Truckee and Feb. 17-20 at Waterville Valley in New Hampshire. The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series will dedicate one competition day to halfpipe and two days to slopestyle. Judging will […]
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By Kathryn Reed SPOONER SUMMIT — Despite the sounds of fearful screams echoing in the woods, the sledders jumped off the plastic speed bullets to hike back up the hill. Clearly, the thrill of spinning out of control on a plastic saucer is addicting. Reza Rahinzadeh likes going fast over bumps. At 4, he has […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal Kim Toulouse, a Nevada Wildlife conservation educator, checked the recent work of beaver on a large Fremont cottonwood along the Truckee River, near the National Automobile Museum in downtown Reno. With the trunk girdled or eaten all the way around, he said the 50- to 70-year-old tree is a goner. […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Bing Crosby should come to Lake Tahoe. With a fresh heap of snow blanketing the landscape, the classic “White Christmas” crooner couldn’t have dreamed it any better. Nor could the area’s tourist industry. An abundance of snow and a temporary pause in the inclement weather are promising for ski resorts. […]
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It’s definitely sunny and likely to be crowded today. Patience is the word Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, is using today. Here is his ski report.
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