By USSA ARE, Sweden — Tina Maza continued her quest for the overall Audi FIS Ski World Cup title with her third win in three disciplines this season, taking the giant slalom in Are on Dec. 12. Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) placed 10 in the opening race of the weekend, originally scheduled for snow-starved Courchevel, France. […]
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The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations near Sugar Pine Point State Park, Pioneer Trail and Washoan Boulevard, Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly, Van Sickle Bi-State Park, Luther Pass, Spooner Summit, and Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park in Slaughterhouse […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe opened today at noon. While the South Shore received only a dusting of snow out of this storm, the Echo Summit area ski resort received 15 inches overnight. Grandview and Easy Rider chairlifts are running, servicing seven runs. With the limited terrain, come discounted prices. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed Holding on to the side of the pool the youngsters kick as hard as they can, causing Larry Phippen to close his eyes with all that water headed in his direction. He’s telling them to turn their heads and breath. Later they grab kickboards to make their way across the width of […]
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Sand Harbor is offering a slew of holiday activities and special events Dec. 13-14. The park restaurant will be open weekends for holiday drinks and snacks, with meal and sleigh-ride packages available. Holiday ornament crafting is Dec. 13 from noon-3pm at the visitor center at Sand Harbor. All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association is hosting a two-day wilderness first aid course in January taught by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. This course will provide individuals with a foundation of important first aid concepts critical to responding effectively to emergencies in a remote backcountry environment. The WFA course will help participants prepare for […]
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By Kathryn Reed By next football season Viking fans will be watching games from a new seating area. At a January Lake Tahoe Unified School District meeting the board is expected to approve a contract for new bleachers at South Tahoe High School that will seat approximately 1,000 people. A press room and coaches box will […]
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By Reid Singer, Outside On Monday, Vail Resorts unveiled a $50 million capital plan for upgrades to Park City Mountain Resort for the 2015-16 ski season. Subject to approval by both Summit County and the City of Park City, the upgrades would include combining the ski area with nearby Canyons Resort. Visitors would ride a […]
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A storm coming from the Gulf of Alaska is expected to wallop the Sierra midweek. Rain and snow will arrive in eastern California-western Nevada late Wednesday-early Thursday. Forecasters with the National Weather Service are not putting a snow total amount out yet. It will depend how the system moves as to how much snow falls […]
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We had a pretty fun backcountry day Dec. 6. It seemed like everyone was out enjoying the fresh snow in high elevation. We snowmobiled into the Mt. Rose OHV area and up to the ridgeline there. Then we dropped in on a north facing aspect and used our split-boards to skin back out. We took a […]
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