By Elizabeth Karam, USSA LAKE PLACID — Travis Ganong (Olympic Valley, CA) and Keely Kelleher (Big Sky, MT) were crowned 2010 Visa U.S. Super G Champions on Saturday at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid. Ganong and Kelleher both led the pack from starting bib one. U.S. Championships bring together top athletes from national team and […]
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The U.S. Forest Service is seeking comment on an environmental assessment for proposed capital improvements at Heavenly Mountain Resort, the second round of review for this proposal. Initial comments primarily supported the proposed improvements. There are no major changes from the proposal originally released for review.The projects, which include a new lodge, new runs and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nearly $1 million was allocated by the California Tahoe Conservancy board to reduce forest fuels, improve habitat and forest restoration. In that dollar amount is $200,000 to finish work in the Angora Fire area on CTC land. This includes the urban lots as well as 30 acres the state owns. Many of […]
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By Daniel Gross, Newsweek The balmy weather in Vancouver, which delayed some of the Olympic downhill events, highlights the danger warmer winters pose to ski resorts. The situation isn’t as dire in the higher-elevation resorts of the Rockies, however. But these large businesses—think of the Trapp Family Lodge on steroids—still worry that a warming planet […]
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By Sacramento Bee Wife killers, one from Placer County and one from El Dorado County, are scheduled for parole hearings within the next two weeks. Here is the list of Sacramento area convicts serving life sentences who are due hearings by the end of the month: -March 23, Ronald LeRoy Koehler, 66, California Men’s Colony. […]
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Salomon Snowboards will host the Salomon Backyard Bang rail jam at Stateline’s MontBleu Casino on March 27. The event will feature Tahoe’s elite local snowboarding athletes competing for $2,000. The Salomon Backyard Bang will be in the MontBleu parking lot under the lights by the marquee. The event is invite-only and limited to 30 competitors. […]
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By Whitworth University MINNEAPOLIS — Rory Buck raced to the highest individual finish of the meet to date for Whitworth University, finishing third in the 100-yard breaststroke during the second day of the 2010 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Beloit College and The College of Wooster at the University of Minnesota […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee California corrections officials have increased scrutiny of paroled sex offenders, a move that follows years of failures in how Phillip Garrido, now accused in the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard, was monitored. A policy that took effect Thursday calls for parole agents to check records of GPS tracking for offenders […]
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REELcomp.com of Incline Villages hopes for a major uplift to its one-of-a-kind Skate Community with the addition of its newest ambassador, skateboarder Aaron “AA” Astorga. REELcomp.com is committed to providing a rich experience to its membership in the snow, skate, surf and ski communities and is established as the premier site to upload original footage, […]
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It’s the first day of spring and it will feel like it on the slopes today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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