California State Parks, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning April 4, weather permitting. On the West and North shores, operations may take place in Burton Creek and Sugar Pine Point state parks. On the East Shore, operations may take place near Sand Harbor, Spooner Summit and Camp […]
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Swaying in the wind currents it’s like the paraglider is doing a dance in the air. Blake Paiement, 21, with his green, yellow and white parachute-like contraption is a striking contrast against the blue sky. He soars toward the Carson Valley after having launched from the top of Kingsbury Grade. “I was above Heavenly […]
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South Lake Tahoe is hosting an open house for pickleball enthusiasts on April 2 at 2pm. It will be at the rec center, 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. Players will learn the basics of one of the fastest-growing games in the U.S. Cost is $6 for adults and $5 for seniors. This includes access to the entire […]
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By Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times The domes and arches etched into Yosemite’s famed granite cliffs may seem frozen in time, but in reality they’re constantly moving. The dramatic rock formations were formed as layers of rock peeled away from the mountainside, like an onion. The flakes remain attached at a few points but are completely […]
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The land around one of the northern Sierra Nevada’s most popular trailheads is now in public hands. The Trust for Public Land and Truckee Donner Land Trust, working as part of the Northern Sierra Partnership this week agreed to by the Castle Valley trailhead for $2.1 million. They in turn sold it to the U.S. […]
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By Susan Wood How can Lake Tahoe Basin residents and nature stakeholders deal with the inevitable power struggles that go with sharing open space in winter – whether that power is driven by human or machine? That’s the pervasive question the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit team is asking as it starts the long, laborious […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Don’t give up on that season ski pass just yet, Tahoe locals. The Monday morning powder dump that disrupted commutes in Reno served as an exclamation point for the 2015-16 season which is likely to be the longest in more than a decade. So far Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe and […]
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By USSA The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has selected Squaw Valley as the proposed site of an Audi FIS Ski World Cup in 2017. U.S. Ski Team officials are supporting the return of World Cup ski racing to the Olympic venue of Squaw Valley for the first time since 1969. The USSA is […]
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Together with California Skateparks, Woodward Tahoe will break ground this spring on Sierra Skatepark — a concrete skatepark at the outdoor Woodward Tahoe campus. It will utilize the natural terrain, while providing street obstacles designed to enhance the course with its elements and features. The park is scheduled to open the first week of summer camp […]
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By Kathryn Reed VOLCANO – Life and death all in a matter of weeks. Mother Nature can be cruel that way. While the blooms of Daffodil Hill had clearly passed their peak on the first full day of spring, by March 21 the iconic outpost in Amador County was closed for the season. It has […]
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