How “Nevada justice” was carried out in Genoa on the early morning of Nov. 25, 1897, at the notorious hanging tree will be told on Nov. 22. This is an opportunity to learn about “the blackest episode in the history of Nevada.” The hike will start in front of the museum at Mormon Station State Historic Park […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle A new era is at hand for boating in California. Most call it the “Boater Driver’s License.” Its official name is the California Vessel Operator Card (CVOC). The Division of Boating and Waterways sent out its annual two-year registration certificates this month to the state’s 820,000 registered boat owners. […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Anyone who saw Amie Engerbretson, Lexi Dupont and McKenna Peterson bombing across Alaska in an RV loaded with ski gear could be forgiven for thinking the three women were on a dream vacation. No doubt heading to Valdez to ski the snowiest range in Alaska is tons of fun. But this […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal When Adrian Ballinger of Squaw Valley and crew reached high camp at Makalu the weather was more like a pleasant, bluebird day in the Sierra Nevada than what he expected to find on the fifth-highest peak on the planet. Ballinger, 39, was leader of a crew of five ski mountaineers […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle In 35 years, nobody’s seen numbers like these. In a personal survey last week of 125 recreation lakes, 33 are under 25 percent full, and that includes 19 that are less than 10 percent full and four that are empty. The big picture is this: On the eve of […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV Jay Quintin has been hitting the slopes for most of his life. As a kid, he became a pro snowboarder, known as “Smokin Jay.” Six years ago, Quintin got into the business of manufacturing snowboards, naming his business “Smokin Snowboards”. What started in his Lake Tahoe basement has grown into an international business, […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Smiles and praise for the conditions dominated the conversations about opening day at Northstar and Heavenly on Saturday. Jim Lamore, director of mountain operations at Northstar, was giddy and proud when talking about the coverage – bark-to-bark – meaning the whole run has snow, it’s not just a strip of […]
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By Megan Michelson, Outside In 1991, a development company set out to build a high-elevation, year-round ski resort on a remote glacier in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains. The company’s plans promised over 5,600 vertical feet and 20-plus lifts accessing four mega glaciers at what they called Jumbo Glacier Resort. Many have been fighting the development […]
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North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue widespread prescribed fire operations around the Lake Tahoe Basin over the next several weeks as conditions allow. Operations may take place in Ward Canyon near Sunnyside, off Fairway Drive near Tahoe City, Carnelian Woods […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe Basin from 4am-10pm Sunday. A cold front is expected to dump 6 to 12 inches of snow above 7,000 feet, with up to 14 inches along the Sierra Crest. Three to 8 inches is expected at lake level. […]
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