By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports Lindsey Vonn crashed and was carried on a sled down the mountain at a World Cup race in Andorra on Saturday. Vonn was leading under snowfall, about 10 seconds from the finish of the super-G course, when she fell while shifting pressure onto her left leg for a turn. She […]
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By USSA OSLO, Norway – Chloe Kim (La Palma) led a huge U.S. podium sweep for the halfpipe women at X Games Oslo, with Kelly Clark (West Dover, Vt.) earning silver and Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) taking bronze. Chase Josey (Hailey, Idaho) had a stellar showing for the men, earning bronze. It was another […]
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By Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Environmental groups sued Thursday to force the Obama administration to impose more restrictions on oil and gas drilling, grazing and other activities blamed for the decline of greater sage grouse across the American West. A sweeping sage grouse conservation effort that the government announced last September is riddled with […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV Snowmobiling is just one of many outdoor winter sports in the Sierra, but for some veterans, this is more than just a 15-mile tour. The veterans have physical disabilities. Some are confined to wheelchairs while others need canes to get around. But none of that matters when they’re out here. About […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. By Linda Fine Conaboy Little did I know on that pleasant and tranquil day in the fall of 2003 I was headed for a moving and intense experience—an event more weighty than […]
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For the first time in four years, cross country trails are being groomed at Spooner Lake State park. The 6 mile trail system is free. It is made possible by a partnership between Nevada State Parks and Nevada Nordic, a nonprofit group based in the basin. Nevada Nordic has spent hundreds of hours planning and […]
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By Megan Michelson, Outside If you ski in Kitzbühel, Austria, this winter, you’ll be treated to a chairlift ride like no other. The new Brunn eight-seat lift, which opened in December in the Pengelstein region, offers heated seats that are slip-proof and ergonomically designed with high-end leather upholstery. Each chair also comes with a clear […]
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By Emily Benson, San Jose Mercury News California’s newest state symbol adorns coastal oaks and conifers like a cloak. Birds pluck it from the branches to line their nests. Deer find it so delicious they’ve been known to fight over it. Scientists study it for clues about air pollution. And now, California has turned it […]
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By USSA BOKWANG, South Korea – Americans dominated at the official Olympic snowboarding slopestyle test event for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, where Brock Crouch (Mammoth Lakes) took the win for his first career World Cup podium and Jamie Anderson (Meyers) won for the women. Karly Shorr (Milford, Mich.) earned her third World Cup podium […]
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California State Parks, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning Feb. 22. On the East Shore, operations may take place near Logan Shoals Vista Point, Spooner Summit and Sand Harbor. On the South Shore, operations may take place near Eagle Point Campground, Spring Creek and Panther Road. On […]
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