By Joe Jackson, Outside When layering for snowy adventures, think about quality as well as quantity. Start with the three-layer principle: up top, you’ll want a form-fitting baselayer, a warm-breathable midlayer, and waterproof outerwear. The logic is simple. If you’re active, sweat is the enemy. Soak yourself and you’re going to get cold no matter […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY — Nevada officials are worried about the arrival of Asian clams at Sand Harbor. Charles Donohue, administrator and state land registrar for the Nevada Division of State Lands, said a small population of the invasive species has been detected at the popular Lake Tahoe beach. On Nov. 30he was addressing […]
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By Katie Arnold, Outside Every few months my daughter’s public elementary school, like schools all around the country, practices emergency lockdown measures. “If there’s a bear outside, we go into our closet and turn off the lights,” my daughter, who’s 7, explained to me after the most recent drill. “We lie on the floor and […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee RICHVALE — At 5am on a recent Tuesday in Northern California’s rice country, headlamps and pickup lights illuminated a flurry of movement off a turnout along a rural Butte County highway. A half dozen men tugged on camouflage chest waders, coats and caps, and loaded shotguns and equipment onto waiting […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s men’s soccer team is heading to the state’s final four after beating Feather River in overtime on Saturday. The California Community College Athletic Association semifinals take place Dec. 4 at De Anza College in Cupertino. Northern California’s No. 5 seeded Coyotes will face Southern California’s No. 6 seed Oxnard College, at 10am. […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley) barely missed another podium on Sunday in Lake Louise, but took his best-ever super G finish in fourth place. The King of Lake Louise, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, took the win, trailed by Matthias Mayer of Austria and Peter Fill of Italy. The day […]
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By David Sharp, AP CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — A Maine ski resort that’s responsible two of three chairlift mechanical failures that led to injuries in the past five years is working to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Sugarloaf is spending $1.5 million to make improvements after a chairlift malfunction allowed it to move in […]
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Ed Z’berg-Sugar Pine Point State Park will have full moon snowshoes on Jan. 23, Feb. 20 and March 19. Beginners’ clinic starts at 6:30pm, tour starts at 7pm. Adults are $25, and children 12 and under $10. Space is limited, and tickets may be purchased online under “events calendar”. Price includes parking, snowshoes and guided tour. The program […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta – After a solid three days of training, Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley) threw down a fast run on Saturday to grab third place at the Lake Louise downhill. The downhill track at Lake Louise was yet again the creator of a comeback fairytale as Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway claimed […]
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By USSA ASPEN, Colo. — It was a historic day Saturday at the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational, as Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) dominated her competitors by over three seconds to take the first American women’s win at Aspen since 1981. It had been a high and dry 34 years, with no American standing on top […]
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