By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee Accidentally shot by a fellow U.S. Army soldier, Larry Celano suffered a spinal cord injury that left him unable to walk. After earning a Purple Heart for his service in the 1989 Panama invasion, Celano worked as an accountant for five years before continued medical problems led to an early […]
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A backcountry skier had to be rescued from the Flora Lake area on Friday. The skier, whose name has not been disclosed, was one of four who left from the Donner Pass rest area on Interstate 80 on Jan. 27. An injury to the man’s leg prevented him from continuing. A California Highway Patrol helicopter retrieved him […]
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By USSA ASPEN, Colo. – California women took two of the three podium spots in halfpipe at the X Games on Saturday night. Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe) won her first X Games gold medal and Chloe Kim (Torrance) earned bronze. In a contest where only six of 18 runs were landed, Hight rose above […]
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By Kathryn Reed EMERALD BAY STATE PARK – Splintered ice on the bay’s edge gives way to a deep sapphire hue. Inviting, mesmerizing, magical. Emerald Bay. With Highway 89 closed, now is the time to explore this area on foot. For decades it was the norm for the South and West shores to be cut […]
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Jamie Anderson of Meyers added some hardware to her trophy case on Jan. 28. She took home silver in slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen. This was her 12th X Games medal. Nineteen-year-old Julia Marino, making her X Games debut, was on top of the podium. Taking third was Katie Ormerod. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Andrew Selsky, AP Antelope injured while falling on ice. Horses stranded in snowy mountains. Cougars descending from their wilderness lairs to forage in a town. It’s been a beastly winter in the American West, not just for people but for animals too. One storm after another has buried much of the region in snow, […]
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By USSA GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley) was again the top American down the dark Kandahar downhill, this time finishing 12th. Saturday’s race was the official Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill day in Garmisch, as Friday’s race was a makeup race from Wengen. While Ganong won in Friday’s attempt, he skied the […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau ALPINE MEADOWS – New ski and snowboard gear can set you back hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Most of the time we’re expected to spend this money based solely on the recommendations of salespeople, friends and gear reviews. Occasionally you can catch a ski or snowboard company doing a demo day […]
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By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports Travis Ganong ended the U.S.’ longest drought between men’s World Cup wins since 2000, while teammate Steven Nyman‘s season is over after he was airlifted off the downhill course after crashing in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Friday. Ganong prevailed by 0.38 of a second over Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud to notch the first U.S. men’s World Cup […]
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Registration is open for the May 13 Northern Nevada Wildfire Awareness Multi-hour Trail Event in Reno. The race is hosted by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living with Fire Program in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Desert Sky Adventures. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation. […]
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