Athletes and curling leaders from 34 countries descended on the South Tahoe Ice Arena for a friendly curling event last weekend. This was the first time World Curling Federation members have visited a United States curling club as part of their congress meeting. Eight teams of four curlers competed in a modified bonspiel and skills […]
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The Carson Valley Trails Association is having its annual Hike for Health Trail Adventure Day on Sept. 20. This year’s event is a multilocation Family Day with a barbecue at the Nature Conservancy’s River Fork Ranch. Interpretive hikes and activities will occur at the River Fork Ranch, Fay Luther Trail, Genoa Canyon Trail and Minden […]
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By Daniel Fisher, Forbes Park City Mountain Resort has agreed to pay $17.5 million bond to keep the ski lifts running this year, postponing a showdown with rival Vail Resorts over who will operate one of the nation’s most popular ski areas. Park City’s owner, closely held Powdr Corp., faced the potential loss of most […]
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A slew of events are on tap for this weekend’s 19th annual Lake Tahoe Marathon. On Saturday at Pope Beach in addition to the kayak, stand up paddleboard, three swim events, duathon, super hero 5K costume race, the Optimist Club will host the annual Kids Fun Runs. The kids runs are free. It is for toddlers to […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – “To be a tennis champion, you have to be inflexible. You have to be stubborn. You have to be arrogant. You have to be selfish and self-absorbed. Kind of tunnel vision almost.” — Chris Evert The youngsters on the court don’t know yet how true Evert’s words are. They […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee The catastrophic collapse in real estate prices that started in 2007 left more than a legacy of mass foreclosures in the Sacramento region; it also left vast expanses of newly preserved open space in the Sierra Nevada that the public can use for recreation. Depressed land prices allowed private conservation […]
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The following is an update from Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board in regards to dredging on the California side of Lake Tahoe: Obexer’s Marina – issued dredging authorization April 23. Meeks Bay — authorized dredging May 23; completed, included a beach replenishment. Tahoe City — authorized dredging Aug. 8. Had an incomplete application in […]
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By Hannah Weinberger, Outside If the reward-based philosophy of the fitness tracking industry hasn’t kept you from skipping workouts, it might be time to try a different approach. Enter Pavlok, the habit-forming, accelerometer-equipped wearable that won’t let you avoid your goals. The neon-yellow wristband helps track fitness benchmarks and uploads progress to an app. But […]
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By Abigail Wise, Huffington Post Ascending a cliff, boulder or even an indoor rock wall requires a large amount of physical strength and endurance. Some conquer climbs through nutritious meals and campus board pull-ups. Meanwhile, for some diehard climbers, that endurance was historically powered by canned beans and a wide variety of snacks from the […]
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Sprinkles have been falling throughout the basin Monday morning. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for a 30 percent chance of scattered showers throughout the region for Sept. 8. Still, the high today is expected to be 75 degrees. Temps are expected to keep rising through the week, with low 80s in the […]
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