By USSA Just one week after the Milan Big Air, snowboarders headed to PyeongChang for the big air Olympic test event on Saturday. Ryan Stassel (Anchorage) and Julia Marino (Westport, Conn.) grabbed podiums for the U.S. team. Jamie Anderson of Meyers took fifth. On the tallest big air scaffolding ramp in the world in the […]
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Washoe Lake State Park has a slew of events planned for December. They include: Dec. 11: Intro to Washoe Lake Learn more about Washoe Lake State Park during this 45-minute indoor presentation starting at 1pm at the park office. Dec. 13: Full Moon Hike This will be a super moon; the moon is at its closest […]
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By Susan Wood OK kids — get perfect grades and your success could lead to being graded at the Winter Olympic Games one day. And you’ll be in good company. Gold medalist Maddie Bowman of Meyers, who told Lake Tahoe News she plans to compete in the Pyeongchang, South Korea, Olympics Games in 2018, started […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP It sounds like a big fish story: a plan to create a biodiversity map identifying thousands of aquatic species in every river and stream in the western U.S. But scientists say they’re steadily reeling in that whopper and by next summer will have the first Aquatic Environmental DNA Atlas available for […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Gripping tiny slices of sheer rock and hoisting himself up 3,000 feet with only his strength, Adam Ondra quietly inched his way up one of the world’s most challenging rock walls and into the record books, a spokesman for the climber said. Ondra, a 23-year-old from the Czech Republic, took eight […]
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Douglas County Search and Rescue participated in training which included a segment with CareFlight. The training included topics of emergency locater transmitter search, dealing with multi-casualty patients from a mock vehicle roll over, patient packaging, and loading of a patient onto CareFlight. CareFlight personnel also gave instruction on the safety aspects of working with helicopters […]
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By Kathryn Reed It didn’t matter that only one run was open. Hundreds of people were taking lap after lap after lap at Heavenly Mountain Resort today. It was opening day after all and people had pent up energy having not skied since April. Not everyone, though, was on the mountain to ride. “We […]
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Thanksgiving Day is likely to be the best day to travel this weekend in the Sierra. While a storm early today didn’t drop much white stuff at lake level, it did bring several inches to the higher reaches of area ski resorts. Another storm is slated to move into the area late Friday. An even […]
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By Sean Whales, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Lake Tahoe area still dreams of hosting its second Winter Olympics. And the International Olympic Committee’s new push for regional bids could give Las Vegas an important role in any Northern Nevada proposal to host the sports showcase. “We believe that Lake Tahoe will be the site of […]
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By Philip Marcelo, AP BOSTON — Daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to merge after months of speculation and increasing regulatory scrutiny. The two companies made the announcement Friday, saying the combined organization would be able to reduce costs as they work to become profitable and battle with regulators across the country […]
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