What may be a record year for lack of snowfall in the Lake Tahoe area has claimed another ski resort. Sierra-at-Tahoe will not open Monday. “There is absolutely a chance of reopening. We are fully committed to resuming operations if we receive the adequate amount of snowfall,” Thea Hardy, resort spokeswoman, told Lake Tahoe News. […]
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By Alyx Sacks, KRNV-TV In a week, locals will be braving the cold and plunging into the freezing waters of Lake Tahoe all in support of Special Olympics. Events like the Polar Plunge support athletes like 31-year-old Maria Delgado. Delgado is focused on what she can and will do, never considering there could be something […]
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By David Sharp, AP A real estate investment trust that’s considering getting out of the snow business could sell more than a dozen ski resorts from Maine to California that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. CNL Lifestyle Properties owns 16 resorts including Northstar, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine, Bretton Woods, Loon […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service may conduct prescribed fire operations around the Tahoe basin beginning March 16, weather permitting. Operations may take place southwest of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, Luther Pass near Grass Lake, Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly, Edgewood […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun The American Gaming Association is again using a major athletic event to draw attention to sports betting, this time estimating that Americans will wager upwards of $2 billion through more than 70 million brackets on this year’s March Madness college basketball tournament. The Washington, D.C.-based trade group for the […]
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The Truckee Donner Land Trust and the Access Fund, a national climbing advocacy organization, have signed an agreement with a private landowner to purchase a significant climbing area on Donner Summit. The 10-acre acquisition will protect the popular and historic Black Wall, Peanut Gallery, and Road Cut climbing areas, as well as the access trail […]
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By USSA TIGNES, France — The final stop of the FIS World Cup halfpipe tour wrapped up under the lights in Tignes, France, with David Wise (Reno), Alex Ferreira (Aspen) and Brita Sigourney (Carmel) all snagging podium spots and Wise walking away with his first crystal globe as the halfpipe tour title winner. A much […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nevada race books will soon start offering wagers on events that never happen in real life. The Gaming Commission authorized betting on virtual events last month, at the same time it approved Olympics wagering. Now, race and sports book operators are seeking regulatory approval for the technology to facilitate […]
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On March 30, Squaw Valley’s KT-22 chairlift will host the Mothership Classic. People are invited to join in a monthlong fund-raising campaign culminating in an on-snow phenomenon of skiers, snowboarders and retro mountain adventurers lapping the chairlift as many times as they can from 9am-4pm. Participants will obtain per-lap sponsorships. Throwback gear, vintage equipment and costumes […]
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The Lake Forest boat ramp replacement project keeps getting more expensive and longer to complete. When Tahoe City Public Utility District went out to bid on the project in February 2014 it was supposed to cost a little more a half million dollars and be finished in December that year. Now the price tag is […]
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