By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Visitors to Lake Tahoe’s East Shore could soon have a new bike path linking upscale Incline Village to Nevada’s Sand Harbor State Park, but the price tag might induce sticker shock: $12.5 million for the 3-mile project. Yes, that is more than $4 million a mile […]
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By USSA SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic – The final snowboard FIS World Cup slopestyle event took place Sunday, where Chris Corning (Arvada, Colo.) hit the podium for the men with a second-place finish, and secured the overall World Cup slopestyle title. The 16-year-old from Colorado scored two World Cup podiums this season, including a victory […]
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By Scott McFetridge, AP When Iowa’s largest city joined the boom in urban cycling, work crews painted more bike lanes, erected traffic signals especially for cyclists and installed rental bikes at self-service stands that catered to commuters and tourists alike. In Des Moines and scores of other U.S. cities, the efforts drew bike riders onto […]
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Weather permitting, California State Parks, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning March 21. On the North and West 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 […]
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The calendar says spring so that means it is going to snow in Tahoe. Winds are expected to increase today as the storm moves in. Rain will precede the white stuff, with snow levels starting today above 8,000 feet. More rain and snow in the basin is expected Monday and into the night. According to the National […]
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By Kathryn Reed MCCLOUD – Mount Shasta Ski Park received the best 30th birthday present it could – snow. So much white stuff has fallen this season that the original planned closing date of March 12 has been moved to April 17. This North State resort has had a couple tough years. It was open […]
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As part of North Lake Tahoe’s SnowFest 2016, the 12th annual I-Did-A-Run event took place on March 13 at Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area. Dogs of all shapes and sizes pulled out all the stops to compete in this on-snow dog pull race with proceeds from raffle sales raising $1,671 for the Humane Society of […]
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Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Even when he’s recalling a failed attempt to ski the Himalayan peak Makalu, Adrian Ballinger is quick with a joke or a smile. But the mountaineer’s next big expedition is no laughing matter. Ballinger, 40, of Olympic Valley plans to summit Mt. Everest without using supplemental oxygen. For Ballinger the attempt […]
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The Eldorado National Forest has received $5.1 million in special supplemental funding this year to support efforts to reduce the threat of wildfire and the risk of insect and disease in the South Fork American River Watershed. The 2016 supplemental funding will be used to accomplish work on five major multi-year, multi-phase projects: Fire Adapted […]
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The annual Gunbarrel 25 at Heavenly Mountain Resort is April 2. The challenge to to take 25 laps on Heavenly’s famous mogul run. Competitors have from 10am to 4pm to try to finish. Preregister by calling 530.542.5129 or emailing LKillebrew@vailresorts.com. Registration on the day of the event will be in the California Lodge from 7:30-9:30am. The cost is […]
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