By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee Gold Country Wildlife Rescue released a healthy, antsy female coyote into El Dorado County on Sunday evening, one month after rescuing it from the brink of fatal dehydration. The coyote had originally been spotted with a thick plastic jar firmly secured atop of its head, which inhibited its ability to […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Despite last week’s heavy snowfall, Tahoe ski resorts know they can’t predict how strong each winter will be. They suffered through drought years earlier this decade. Out of nowhere last year, Tahoe was deluged with so much precipitation that avalanches were a regular concern. This season has been subpar, save […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking public comments for the annual California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division grant application. The OHMVR application requests funding for trail maintenance, and operation of facilities for off-highway vehicle access in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The comment period begins March […]
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By Jay Hamburger, Park Record Vail Resorts could medal in any U.S. bid for a Winter Olympics. The Colorado-based ski behemoth has properties in three of the places that are seen as contenders to become the bid city once the United States Olympic Committee mounts an effort to secure another Winter Olympics, perhaps as early […]
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By U.S. Ski Team Mark Engel (Truckee) scored a career-best World Cup slalom result, finishing 19th in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher once again crushed the field, winning by 1.22 seconds over Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen in second and Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern in third. With the victory, Hirscher won the overall World Cup […]
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By Kathryn Reed For those who are schussing down the slopes, it’s all about having fun. And while it can be fun for those responsible for the operation of the ski resort, the bottom line is it’s a business – and with that reality comes some not so fun aspects of the job. In a […]
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Tahoe Donner and the North Lake Tahoe community on March 10 will celebrate the return of local Alpine Ski Team member Mark Engel from the 2018 Winter Games. Engel, 26, grew up in Truckee and made his Olympic debut competing in men’s slalom in PyeongChang. The party begins at 3p, on the Sun Deck at […]
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Jamie Anderson’s media schedule is preventing her from returning to Lake Tahoe this weekend. This means the athlete celebration party at Sierra-at-Tahoe originally scheduled for March 3 has been postponed. The resort is looking at rescheduling for later this month or in April. This week the Meyers resident has been showing off her gold and […]
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Members of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, will continue prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around the Tahoe basin, weather permitting. North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California Tahoe Conservancy and U.S. Forest Service operations will take place near General Creek west […]
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The U.S. Olympic Committee is recognizing Lake Tahoe/Reno natives Jamie Anderson and David Wise’s success in PyeongChang, South Korea, by naming them as finalists for the female and male Olympic athlete of the Games. People may cast their vote online. The full roster of Olympic finalists is included below. Female Olympic athlete of the Games: […]
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