Winter is returning with a bit of a vengeance. A winter weather advisory is in effect for 24 hours beginning 5am Tuesday. Expect 3 to 6 inches at lake level, with 6 to 12 inches above 7,000 feet. The National Weather Service in Reno expects the worst driving conditions to be Tuesday morning. For up-to-date […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is partnering with the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Parks and Desert Sky Adventures to put on the Wildfire Awareness Half Marathon and 5K Trail Run. The May 9 event at Washoe Lake State Park will begin at 8am. Participants will run through some of Nevada’s most infamous wildfire fuels such […]
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By Kathryn Reed Look outside – that’s why the U.S. Forest Service doesn’t open all trails in April – especially ones that allow motorized vehicles. Last week a group of off-highway vehicle enthusiasts gathered at the South Lake Tahoe Forest Service office to talk about how best to maintain the roads, suggest ways for user […]
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By Peter Vigneron, Outside According to a recent, rather cryptic Reuter’s report, the International Olympic Committee is considering introducing mixed-gender competitions at the 2018 and 2020 Olympics. The three relevant sentences from the article: Mixed-gender cycling events could form part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if experiments prove successful, Brian Cookson, president of the sport’s […]
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As of April 1, many roads and trails are open for the season on the west side of the Tahoe National Forest. Most roads and trails on the east side of the forest will open April 24. Wet and snowy weather necessitates closure of some routes to prevent resource damage. Most seasonal routes on the […]
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Barton Foundation’s 21st annual Tiki Tee Off Golf Tournament and Luau is May 22. All proceeds support the Community Health Endowment. It is at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Check-in and buffet brunch will start at noon. The shot gun scramble will tee off at 1:30pm. Golfers play the scramble game in teams. Registration includes […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning April 6, weather permitting. Operations may take place in Blackwood Canyon between Tahoe City and Tahoma, on the south side of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, in the Tahoe Keys, […]
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By Kathryn Reed By August cyclists may be cruising around Bijou Bike Park. Bids are out for a professional park designer to be hired. The South Lake Tahoe City Council will likely award the contract in May to the person who will essentially be the construction manager. It will be city crews doing most of […]
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By Amanda MacMillan, Outdoors Lindsey Vonn made history this year with her 64th World Cup win — the most ever for a female skier — after spending most of 2014 rehabbing a torn ACL. Even more remarkable: she had not one but two major knee surgeries in the past two years. Many people who tear […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension will host best management practices workshops for contractors and landscape designers April 24 and April 29. The full-day basic workshop will be from 8am-4:50pm April 24 at Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd. in Incline Village, and the half-day refresher course will be 8am-noon April 29 at the Tahoe Regional […]
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