A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service in Reno for the Lake Tahoe Basin from Saturday evening through Monday morning. The storm will start with rain, which is expected to change to snow by late Saturday night. Accumulations at lake level are expected to be between 6 and 12 inches, […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is going to host three open houses regarding over-the-snow vehicle use in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Updating the LTBMU Snowmobile Guide will involve taking a comprehensive look at access, parking, and motorized and non-motorized winter recreation opportunities. The South Shore open house will take place March 29 […]
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By Gregory Lee Sullivan, Washington Post If there’s a time of year to see a bald eagle, this is it. But those who spot one during the current nesting season won’t be observing quite the same national bird as in decades past. “The main thing is they just don’t really care as much about people […]
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Teams competing in May’s Amgen Tour of California bike race, which includes stops in Lake Tahoe, were announced today. The 11th annual men’s event will include 10 UCI WorldTour Teams, the most in race history, as some of the top cyclists in the world face off across nearly 800 miles of California terrain May 15-22. The […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle If you snooze Tuesday morning, you will lose. A series of target moments arrive at 7, 8 and 9am on March 1 for campsite reservations at state parks across California — including Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin, trail camps in the Santa Cruz Mountains and national forests in […]
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By USSA HINTERSTODER, Austria – Tim Jitloff (Reno) is getting closer to dialing in the equipment issues he’s been struggling with the past few weeks. In Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom, he almost found the right combination, finished as the top American in 23rd. “Today, I knew I wanted to come out and […]
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By USSA OSLO, Norway – It was an American sweep for the men at X Games Oslo Sunday night with Torin Yater-Wallace (Basalt, Colo.) making a triumphant return to the top of the X Games halfpipe podium, followed by good friend Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colo.) in the silver-medal position and Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, Colo.) in […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about Park City, Utah. By Susan Wood PARK CITY, Utah – Hurtling down twists and turns at speeds of 80 mph with complete abandon of the danger if the pilot makes a mistake. The centrifugal force to be reckoned with at 4Gs makes a rookie […]
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Weather permitting, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning Feb. 29. On the East Shore, operations may take place near Logan Shoals Vista Point, Camp Galilee, Spooner Summit and Sand Harbor. On the South Shore, operations may take place near Spring Creek, Panther Road, and Lake […]
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By USSA BOKWANG, South Korea – The American snowboardcross men dominated at the official Olympic test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, where Nate Holland (Squaw Valley) took the win and Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Mich.) was third. Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, Vt.) made the women’s final, finishing just off the podium in fourth. […]
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