By Megan Michelson, Outside Ski bumming is hardly a glamorous lifestyle. It means things like eating ramen for dinner, sleeping in your car, and taking an assortment of odd jobs. But the payoff can be worth it when you get an all-you-can-eat buffet of powder days. So how do you make life work in a […]
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times In the final report before the end of his term in office, President Obama’s National Economic Council lashed out against “hidden fees” charged by airlines, hotels and other businesses. The council, made up of various department and agency heads within Obama’s administration, said fees that are not readily […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former El Dorado County Supervisor Ron Briggs wants the state Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 66, which voters narrowly approved in November. “Prop. 66 is a sloppily written document, failing several constitutional tests,” Briggs told Lake Tahoe News. “… from firsthand experiences we know it takes approximately 17 years post penalty phase […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post The slow start to the ski season did not help Vail Resorts. The Broomfield, Colo.-based resort operator reported Friday that early-season visitation to its nine North American mountain resorts and three urban hills was down more than 13 percent compared with the previous season. By the end of December though, visitation […]
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Bill Mosher, a descendent of several prominent South Lake Tahoe pioneer families, has died. He was 64. William Merwin Mosher IV passed away Jan. 6, 2017, after a lifelong battle with rheumatoid arthritis. He was born Jan. 2, 1953 in Sacramento to Melba and William G. Mosher Sr. Mr. Mosher was a fourth generation cattleman […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Everybody talks about the weather. And few can accurately analyze it – especially when we speak of the climate, which is technically the statistics of weather. But that’s just what many tried to do Thursday morning at Harveys as Operation Sierra Storm wrapped up amid an unprecedented series of storms that knocked […]
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By Associated Press Stateline casinos helped contribute to 2016 being the first time since the 2008 fiscal year that Nevada casinos showed net income instead of a loss. The Gaming Control Board released the figures Wednesday. The South Shore reported a 5.1 percent increase year-over-year to $375 million. In 2015 the Stateline casinos had a net […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal March Madness is upon us, another time of the year when people who almost never set foot inside a race and sports book become sports experts and serious gamblers. It was only a month ago that twice-a-year bettors showed their expertise on Super Bowl Sunday. But come […]
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Update 5:34pm: While a winter storm warning remains in effect for the Tahoe area until 10 tonight, the forecast for next week is for another atmospheric storm to hit the region. It is expected to arrive Tuesday night and last through Wednesday. Forecasters are saying it will not be as strong as the storms that […]
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By Susan Wood With Christmas snow conditions ripe, Heavenly Mountain Resort’s Chief Operating Officer Pete Sonntag tweeted he was about to drop into Killebrew Canyon and thanked his “ski patrol for keeping us safe.” This January marks the 16th year of National Ski Safety Awareness, changed from a weeklong event to a month in 2013. […]
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