By Matt Hansen, Powder The month of October holds many promises. Heroes are made under Friday night lights. Hunters march into the woods for meat, others harvest vegetables from the garden. It’s the best time of year to go fishing, and the best excuse to dress up and howl at the moon. It’s also the […]
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By Frederick Reimers, Outside The ticket-window price at major ski resorts this season will be well north of $100, especially during peak times like Christmas and Presidents Day weekend. That’s not to mention the $7 pints of beer, $12 burgers and that $10 can of peanuts you can’t resist grabbing from the minibar at 1am […]
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The Wrights Lake Recreation Area on the Eldorado National Forest will be open to free public firewood gathering on Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1-2 from 9am-4pm. Woodcutters will be issued a free permit on site. The area was severely damaged last winter when more than 200 trees fell during extremely high winds. The storm caused […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – It wasn’t competing in the Olympics that stressed out Travis Ganong, it was the anxiety of being named to the U.S. team. “It was stressful the whole season last year during World Cup leading up to the Olympics,” the Truckee native told a crowd of supporters. “Once I made the team, I […]
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Amgen Tour of California is taking another chance on Lake Tahoe. The first two stages of the expanded women’s portion of the 2015 race will be hosted by South Lake Tahoe on May 8-9. The competition will continue in Sacramento on May 10, with a third racing stage, the same day as the overall men’s start […]
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By Heather Somerville, San Jose Mercury News At the end of a long day on the slopes, there’s only one reward as sweet as a cold beer and a fireplace to warm your toes — recounting your epic moves through the powder. “You won’t believe the air I caught!” “Did you see how fast I […]
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Work to revitalize the Tallac Historic Site could begin in May. “This project will reduce environmental impacts and improve recreational opportunities at the Tallac Historic Site,” Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Supervisor Nancy Gibson said in a press release. “Upgrading these facilities will help us meet current and projected recreational demands and comply with […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOMEWOOD – Judging by the water’s colors it could have been the Caribbean. Based on the number of boats it was clearly post-Labor Day. A headwind in both directions – it must be Lake Tahoe. We opt to head south from the West Shore Café in Homewood to tackle a section of […]
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The U.S. Forest Service will begin its fall prescribed burn program in the Eldorado National Forest next week with 250 acres of the Iron Trap Understory Burn project located along the eastern end of the Mormon Emigrant Trail. At 6,800 to 7,600 feet the weather and forest conditions on the Iron Trap project is significantly […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe’s Keep Sierra Clean Day is Oct. 19. Staff and volunteers will hit the trails to pick up trash before the snow falls. Registration begins at 10am, with the lift spinning at 10:30am. Sierra will provide a free lunch, live music and giveaways on the Solstice Plaza. The event goes until 3pm. In addition, there […]
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