Even though a storm is rolling into the basin, it won’t be bringing enough moisture to allow for Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood to open this week. Heavenly and Northstar have pushed their opening back five days to Nov. 23. Kirkwood has not set another opening date. While it usually has the most real snow of the three […]
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Expect smoke to continue to fill the Lake Tahoe Basin and Reno areas. It’s coming from the Eldorado National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service so far has burned 159 acres in the Pack Saddle Pass-Silver Fork Road area south of Highway 50 near Kyburz. Smoke sensitive individuals are encouraged to reduce their exposure by staying […]
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By Terri Hendry, KRNV-TV Lake Tahoe Basin bears are at the center of a unique controversy. Some animal advocates are claiming the Nevada Division of Wildlife is putting relocated nuisance bears into hunting areas. It is a claim NDOW flatly and firmly denies. Bear advocate Carolyn Stark said, “A majority of the bears are relocated […]
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The North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations this week in several areas around Lake Tahoe. If conditions are favorable, operations may begin today and may continue through the week. Operations may take place at Stillwater Cover near Crystal Bay, off Logan Creek Drive, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Inappropriate clothing and shoes, no plan for if things go wrong, and unrealistic expectations that a cell phone will reach help that is nearby. This is increasingly what search and rescue teams with El Dorado County are finding. It’s the result of more people in the woods and so many of them […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Those living in Lake Tahoe know the ski industry is big business. But it’s also a lucrative industry for the state of California with a $1.3 billion annual impact. Michael Reitzell, executive director of the California Ski Industry Association, and Daphne Lange with Visit California, the state tourism agency, spoke […]
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Tahoe Star Tours will host a series of evenings under the stars that pair stargazing with a snowshoe tour in North Lake Tahoe. Each event is led by local astronomer Tony Berendsen, who writes the monthly Star Guide column for Lake Tahoe News. Each tour features a lively science-based talk about the cosmos and poetry reading. […]
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By USSA KITTILÄ, Finland – Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) overcame Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom opener nerves, skiing two clean and solid runs en route to her first World Cup victory of the 2017 season. Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener grabbed second, 0.67 seconds out, while Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova rounded out the podium in third, 0.75 […]
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The Natural Resources Conservation Service has money to help California property owners remove dead trees. NRCS will allocate $4 million for tree mortality projects. Funding is available through the NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program. Landowners with dead trees on non-industrial private conifer forestlands in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, […]
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By Tony Berendsen Through all the years of my interest in telescopes and astronomy I’ve met many amateur astronomers who have progressed from novice to advanced. The usual progression involves purchasing larger and large apertures to see fainter and fainter objects through the eyepiece. I call this the search for the largest light bucket. I […]
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