Sierra-at-Tahoe will host the second annual Huck Cup, a 2-Star Freeride World Tour qualifying event, on March 3-4. The Freeride World Tour is a worldwide circuit of freeride skiing and snowboarding events. The event will take place in Huckleberry Canyon, 320 acres of backcountry terrain accessed by five gates at the summit of Sierra-at-Tahoe. Sierra […]
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By Susan Wood The idea of having drones deliver avalanche charges at ski resorts may one day fly with regulators, but major roadblocks now hinder movement in that practice. The U.S. Department of the Interior is looking into the initial concept as a way of keeping ski patrollers who conduct this duty even more […]
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By John M. Glionna, Las Vegas Review-Journal The men arrived at Letha Roberson’s house early, with crackers and beef jerky for the job of skinning and harvesting the downed mountain lion. But the one with the knife and the know-how provided a profound twist to this gritty ritual of the hunt: A woman was showing […]
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Starting March 1, Eldorado National Forest will begin selling personal use fuelwood permits for $5 per cord. Today permits are $15. The minimum charge for a permit is $20, which will permittees four cords. “The reduction in price will allow the public to obtain fuelwood for heating their homes at a lower cost,” Forest Supervisor […]
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By Julie Brown, Powder The morning after a February storm had shut down the ski resort for two days, the Sun Valley ski patrol started yet another day of work to open the mountain to the public. The meeting started with announcements: race schedules, grooming reports, mountain closures, fallen trees from the storm. Then […]
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By Tony Berendsen As the star guide for Tahoe Star Tours, I spend countless hours under the stars. My passion for helping people understand what they see while looking up on a starry evening is my purpose, and this mission statement sums up my intention, “One day everyone will walk out under a starry sky […]
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By Kathryn Reed SUN VALLEY, Idaho – In this era of corporate consolidation in the ski industry, Sun Valley ski resort stands out as being independent. But the area also stands out as being a company town. The Holding family owns Sun Valley in Idaho and Snowbasin in Utah through their company Sinclair Oil. So, […]
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By Ethan Baron, Bay Area News Group It’s a bountiful winter in the snowy Sierra Nevada, with the biggest snowpack in 22 years. That’s great news for skiers and snowboarders, but all that snow can transform in an instant from a beautiful blanket to a deadly shroud when an avalanche hits. In December, Aptos doctor Tom Barker, […]
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By Aaron Meier For those who keep tabs on Nevada’s wildlife, a frequently asked question during periods of heavy snowfall is “should we feed wildlife when winter limits their food availability?” Idaho, Colorado and Utah have recently initiated limited amounts of winter feeding and “baiting” of mule deer and elk. These efforts are intended to […]
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Four bear cubs were returned to the wild on Feb. 15. In April 2016, an 18-year-old female bear with four cubs (two males and two females) died of unknown causes on the South Shore. The cubs weighed 7 to 10 pounds, and are now closer to 70 pounds. They were taken to Animal Ark in Reno because […]
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