Publisher’s note: Updated as of 7:29am Dec. 21. A winter weather advisory for Lake Tahoe has been issued by the National Weather Service from 10am Monday to 9am Tuesday. Snow is expected to begin falling Monday morning and is likely to get heavier as the day progresses. Four to 8 inches could fall at the […]
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By Tom Kelly, USSA TELLURIDE — It was a hot day Sunday on the SBX course for the U.S. as Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT) and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City) took first, and Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) and Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) second at the Visa Snowboardcross Cup team SBX event in Telluride. […]
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Winters Creek Lodge at Mount Rose ski resort opens Dec. 21, the first day of winter. The building includes a food court, Sky Bar and restrooms. The hours of operation for the Winters Creek Lodge are 7:30am-6pm. The Sky Bar opens at 10am. Winters Creek Lodge has a no cooler policy inside, but you can […]
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By Matthew Piper, USSA ALTA BADIA, Italy -– The U.S. had to put its podium hopes on ice Sunday as Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) finished seventh in sub-zero conditions at the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy. On a sun-soaked morning at the infamous Gran Risa slope, Ligety struggled […]
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By Lindsey Sine, USSA VAL d’ISERE, France — It was another podium finish for World Champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) who, after taking the win in super combined on Friday, finished third Sunday in the Audi FIS World Cup super G in Val d’Isere. Switzerland’s Fraenzi Aufdenblatten won the race to mark the first World […]
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Bundle up because the winds are expected to pick up this afternoon. And those winds could affect lift operations. Here is today’s ski report brought to you by Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Tina Barna The quest for affordable, quality child care continues to challenge parents, according to the 2009 California Child Care Portfolio. The 2009 Portfolio is a series of statewide and county-by-county reports documenting licensed child care supply and demand in California. The data was collected in 2008 from local child care resource and referral […]
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California traffic safety officials continue to tighten their grip on drunken drivers by and declaring 2010 as “The Year of the Checkpoint” and announcing a record $8 million in grant funding to 148 law enforcement agencies for DUI checkpoints – up from $5 million in 2009. The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will fund […]
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Publisher’s note: Get in the spirit and share your idea for a gift valued at $20 or less. Click here for details. A wonderful stocking stuffer is a tube of Biofreeze. It’s one of the of best topical pain relievers for the sports nut on your list, the computer worker whose neck and shoulders are […]
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES — Clouds are expected to move into the area today, with a 30 percent chance of snow tonight above 6,500 feet. This means all the Lake Tahoe resorts will get freshies because lake level is 6,200. The best chance for snow, according to the National Weather Service, is Monday night […]
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