Publisher’s note: LTN is uncovering tidbits about the Winter Olympics while on assignment. By Kathryn Reed WHISTLER, British Columbia — It seems odd that the Inuksuit is the mascot of the Vancouver Winter Olympics when it’s the Indians who are protesting these Games. Talk on the street and slopes of Whistler is how the Indians […]
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By Nancy Oliver Hayden The idea of having the 1960 Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe began as a marketing ploy with no chance to succeed. It culminated with record performances and many firsts and put the Lake Tahoe region on the international map of world-class skiing. In 1954 Alexander Cushing read […]
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Where are you going to be during the Vancouver Olympics? Lake Tahoe is likely to have the most athletes of any region going to Games and Sierra-at-Tahoe should be well represented. Why not live like an Olympian for two weeks? Inn by the Lake in South Lake Tahoe and Sierra are offering a Go for […]
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Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal Vidler Water Co. is proposing to build a 100-megawatt solar farm, one of the largest in the country, at its Fish Springs Ranch about 40 miles from Reno in northern Washoe County. If approved by Washoe County and regional officials, construction is planned to start in 2011 and be phased in […]
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Mark Williams, Lake Tahoe Community College music instructor, will be singing duets with some of the area’s best divas to raise money for a concert grand piano for the college’s music department. “It Takes Two: A Broadway Valentine†will be Feb. 6 at 8pm in the Duke Theatre. Tickets will be a $20 donation. “In […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News takes to the slopes where the Olympics will be in 20 days. By Kathryn Reed WHISTLER, British Columbia — Six hours of skiing. It’s been a long time since I’ve done that in one day. It was made that much easier because of Susan Sommer. She took the five us […]
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South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena is hosting a curling clinic on Jan. 31 from 2:30-3:45pm. Curling is an Olympic sport similar to shuffleboard played on ice. Instruction will include discussion on safety, equipment, preparation, technique and rules of the game. The fee is $8, and space is limited. Spectators are welcome at no charge. For […]
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Count on clouds, light winds, and scattered snow showers in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, delivers his ski report for the day.
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By USSA PARK CITY — Two weeks after locking down their Olympic spots, Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) perfected his double McTwist 12 and Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) bested the women’s field Friday night during the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix victory at Park City Mountain Resort “It was just the run of my life, […]
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By USSA KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) was ninth in the 70th year of the legendary Hahnenkamm Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill, the final chance for American speed skiers to earn their U.S. Olympic Team start. Switzerland’s Didier Cuche won for the second day in a row as five Americans landed in […]
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