The California Tahoe Conservancy began posting property tags this week to help better identify its lands. The bright 4 x 6 inch signs featuring the Conservancy logo will be placed on trees on 1,000 lots in South Lake Tahoe and Meyers this fall and winter. The Conservancy will employ a phased approach to sign all […]
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By Outside Over the past few years, we’ve seen a sea change in terms of people’s attitudes, perception, and behavior about recreating in avalanche-prone terrain, especially skiing in the backcountry. There are more of us out there than ever before, using increasingly fancy and sophisticated gear. But despite these advances, and a shift in how […]
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The Turkey Trot Fun Run will be Nov. 22 at 10am. Runners-walkers will start at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. Participants are encouraged to dress in Thanksgiving attire. Prizes will be given for best costume and most ridiculous costume. There is a 5K and a kids fun run. For more information and to register, go […]
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The Nevada Division of State Parks is seeking grant pre-applications in anticipation of the 2015 federal funding of the Recreational Trails Program. Nevada could potentially receive $1.1 million in grant funds. Submittal of a pre-application is recommended, but not required. Grants may be awarded to counties, municipalities, state and federal agencies, private organizations, nonprofits and […]
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Free public firewood gathering will again be available at the Wrights Lake Recreation Area on the Eldorado National Forest to this weekend. The area was hit by a severe wind storm almost a year ago, causing more than 200 trees to fall. As part of the clean-up effort, the Forest Service has scheduled a series […]
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By Bob Parks, Outside It’s not a stretch to call Truckee’s Jeremy Jones the greatest snowboarder of all time. The pro rider has made a career of bringing backcountry snowboarding to the mainstream. His expeditions and innovations —including the designs he helped create for his company, Jeremy Jones Snowboards — stem from his drive to […]
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Mt. Rose and Boreal will be the first Lake Tahoe area ski resorts to open. Lifts will start running Nov. 7. Both have been making snow, but also got enough out of last weekend’s storm to start the season. Mt. Rose received 5 inches of freshies in last weekend’s storm. The resort plans to be open Nov. 7-9, […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will continue prescribed fire operations in the Pioneer Trail and Slaughterhouse Canyon areas on Nov. 4. Fifty acres of hand piles off Pioneer will be burned and 22 acres of hand piles in the canyon. Smoke from prescribed fire operations is normal and may continue for several days […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal If beauty played a role in deciding Nevada’s highest point, Wheeler Peak, crown jewel of Great Basin National Park at the eastern edge of the state, would be the winner hands down. Instead, geography and topography have conspired to give us Boundary Peak on the state’s opposite border — […]
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CalFire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer and Amador-El Dorado units have lifted the suspension of residential burning within state responsibility areas effective 8am Nov. 3. While cooler temperatures have helped to diminish the threat of wildfire, residents are asked to use caution while conducting debris burns. Residents must follow burning requirements and maintain control of their fire at all […]
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