By John Kekis, AP WILMINGTON, N.Y. — When Aaron Kellett peers out the window of his office at Whiteface Mountain, these days he’s usually smiling. “My office is right next to our beginner trail, and when I look out I see people on our beginner trail,” said the 38-year-old Kellett, who’s been the manager at […]
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Squaw Valley will host the Elite FIS Astle Memorial on Jan. 17-20, 2017. The FIS tech series is traditionally at Snowbird in honor of Bryce Astle, one of two U.S. Ski Team members who passed away in an avalanche in 2015. A field of nearly 100 men and 100 women will compete in two days of […]
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Nevada State Parks is planning improvements for the Spooner unit of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The agency is seeking input on ways to improve the experience at Spooner, with particular emphasis on expanding educational and interpretive opportunities. Input may be given via an online survey until Jan. 31. and invites input from the public. […]
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A group of North Lake Tahoe area resorts in collaboration with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office have created a campaign to educate skiers and snowboarders about the importance of making smart choices and avoiding behavior that is against the law. The goal of Be Mountain Wise is to inform those who are unaware of the potential consequences […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal So much for the anticipated Super Bowl showdown between America’s Team and the team America loves to hate. A potential Cowboys-Patriots matchup — which would’ve likely produced a record wagering handle in Nevada — was erased when the Packers outlasted Dallas in a 34-31 thriller Sunday that was the […]
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By NOAA How are snowflakes formed? A snowflake begins to form when an extremely cold water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals – the six arms of […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Brian Santos felt conflicting currents of emotion Saturday after historic winter storms dumped a bounty of snow on the northern Sierra Nevada – a region dependent on winter tourism and also vulnerable to the heartache such storms can bring. At the Truckee Donner Lodge, where Santos was working as day […]
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By USSA ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria – Jackie Wiles (Aurora, Ore.) skied to her first career Audi FIS Ski World Cup podium, finishing third, in Sunday’s much anticipated downhill. After three days of weather delays, the women ran an early morning downhill training run Sunday, and then headed back to the start for the real deal. In […]
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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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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit’s ski with a ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort program begins Jan. 20. Tours begin at the top of the gondola every Monday and Friday at 1pm. The tours last approximately one hour. The end April 7. Participants must be intermediate level skiers/boarders or above and provide […]
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