Recurring hip issues are forcing Julia Mancuso back to the operating table and out of competition for this season. Mancuso, who trains at Squaw Valley, skipped the World Cup opener last month in hopes the hip would get better. It was aggravated last December when she fell on her right side in a giant slalom race in […]
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Donner Ski Ranch expects to be a multi-season resort – again. The resort had lift-access mountain biking in 1992 and plans to do so again starting in 2016. Trails were already being established this summer at the resort off Interstate 80. Five are planned for next year, with more possible. The trails will cater to […]
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The Nov. 12 opening of Alpine Meadows is one the earliest dates this resort has ever opened. Sister resort Squaw Valley will start spinning lifts Nov. 14. Both dates are much sooner than originally planned because of the snow that keeps falling in Lake Tahoe. The North Shore resorts have received more than 2 feet […]
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Mother Nature is saying to heck with fall, winter is here — at least in Lake Tahoe. Storms combined with snowmaking are allowing Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar to open Nov. 14 — six days sooner than planned. This is the earliest opening since 2012, and the first time opening six days ahead of schedule since at […]
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By Robert Pursell, GrindTV Donner Pass is one of the most treacherous mountain roads in America, a passage in the Northern Sierras famous for a party of pioneers that got stranded by deep snow within it in the 1840s and resorted to cannibalism to survive. Naturally, given its tragic history, winding roads and sheer cliffs, […]
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Saturday’s blue skies are going to give way to storm clouds on Sunday. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for a low pressure system to move into the area the morning of Nov. 8. By Sunday night it should be snowing in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Snow is expected in Reno and Carson […]
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Effective Nov. 9, residents in Amador, El Dorado, Alpine, and Sacramento counties will be able to pile burn. Those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits will be able to resume burning on permissible days. CalFire burn permits will be required until the end of peak fire season. Fire officials ask property owners and […]
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By Kevin Helliker, Wall Street Journal A study finds that exercise that is extreme in either volume or intensity may be associated with high levels of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries. The study, presented in August at a meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, studied 169 veteran competitive endurance athletes against a control group […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College has placed the men’s soccer coach on paid administrative leave. Ben Wade was escorted off campus on Nov. 5 after a meeting with the director of human resources and dean of students. “There is absolutely no cause to let me go at this time in the season,” Wade […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife offers a reduced-fee hunting and fishing licenses to resident and nonresident disabled veterans. CDFW also offers several special hunting opportunities for eligible veterans. Disabled veterans may prequalify to purchase reduced-fee disabled veteran licenses via email. Once a disabled veteran has pre-qualified, they can purchase low-cost disabled veteran sport […]
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