By USSA LAAX, Switzerland — Kelly Clark (Mammoth Lakes) and and Chloe Kim (Torrance) continued their battle for queen of the hill at the Burton European Open in this weekend taking first and second, respectively, in women’s halfpipe – flipping the results from X Games a week ago. Heavy snowfall had been a factor for […]
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By David Purdum, ESPN Nevada sports bettors wagered more — and lost more — than ever in 2014. The state’s 187 sportsbooks won $227.04 million off of the $3.90 billion wagered on sports in 2014. Both amounts are all-time records, according to Nevada Gaming Control. Football, per usual, carried the load. The sportsbooks won $113.73 […]
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California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations in multiple locations around Lake Tahoe on Feb. 2. Operations may take place near Tahoe City on Highway 28 between Rocky Ridge and Lake Forest, across from D.L. Bliss State Park near Meeks Meadow, Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School, Christmas […]
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By Ski Area Management DENVER — There’s stoke, and then there is the opposite of stoke. When Bill Jensen, former CEO of Intrawest, told a crowd of nearly 400 ski industry executives that from his view, 150 ski areas were in “the sunset of their existence” and an additional 150 ski areas could also be out […]
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There will be two American Red Cross lifeguard trainings at the South Lake Tahoe pool soon. The purpose is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies. Participants will be trained and certified to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries, and sudden illness until emergency […]
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There is a proposal under consideration by BLM to improve and adopt the existing 9.4 miles of user created trail and add 13.6 miles of new trail to create the Canoe Hill Trail System. The trails east of Sparks, including the popular Zipper Trail, have never been recognized by the BLM as official trails. There […]
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By Sarah Larimer, Washington Post A Sierra Nevada red fox was recently spotted in Yosemite National Park for the first time in almost 100 years. “We are thrilled to hear about the sighting of the Sierra Nevada red fox, one of the most rare and elusive animals in the Sierra Nevada,” Yosemite National Park superintendent Don Neubacher […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun The question of how betting action on proposition wagers stacks up to traditional methods, the point spread and over/under total, courses through town every Super Bowl. The answer depends on who’s asked. Some sports book directors say their shops’ breakdown is 60 percent to 40 percent one way while […]
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By Brian Alexander, Outdoor Has the charity race craze—all those walks, runs, rides, and mud runs done to raise money for good causes—begun to fizzle? The numbers for 2014 aren’t in yet, but a survey of the top 30 programs showed a total drop of $44.5 million in 2013. Make no mistake. Despite the declines, […]
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By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Both Olympic snowboard slopestyle champions came up short in the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday. Jamie Anderson of Meyers finished second to Norway’s Silje Norendal for a second straight year at X Games. Anderson had the lead with a 91.33 in her second run, until Norendal posted 93.66 […]
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