Squaw Valley is going to be all about the Olympics on Saturday from 2-8pm. Feb. 10 will begin with a parade of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows’ future champions and past Olympians. The parade leads into the Funitel Plaza for an autograph signing with Travis Ganong and Daron Rahlves. The two past Olympians will then host a […]
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Cyclists in the annual Amgen Tour of California will have to pedal over some of the region’s most iconic passes to win the race. The women’s stage 2 starts and ends at Heavenly Mountain Resort. They will repeat the Luther Pass, Carson Valley, Kingsbury Grade route. This is basically what they did last year. The […]
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By Jonah Ogles, Outside On Thursday morning, Colorado College released its Conservation in the West poll, which it has conducted since 2011. The survey asks voters in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho (added this year), Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah for their opinions on everything from energy development to national monuments, water usage to recreation. It also […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal She’s gone from being the wide-eyed newcomer to the wily veteran on the U.S. Ski Team. But now, Stacey Cook knows her competitive ski racing career is nearing the end and she is cherishing each moment. Cook, who was born in Truckee and lives in Reno part-time, will compete in her fourth […]
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By Eric Rucker, Fox 40 What was supposed to be a simple day trip along the Rubicon Trail in Placer County turned into a frigid overnight stay and a rescue situation. “According to one of the persons that were lost the temperature reading was 15 degrees,” said Placer County sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Hunt. Monday morning […]
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By Dan Elliott, AP From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation’s most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails. But more than 99 percent of that […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Lisa Holan was 42 years old the first time she picked up a rifle. Four years later, Holan, a Nordic skier and Truckee resident, is a competitive biathlon athlete. The ancient and grueling sport that combines cross-country skiing with target shooting is largely ignored by American sports fans and adventure […]
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By Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee A young female coyote has been freed after spending at least a week-and-a-half wandering Placer and El Dorado counties with a plastic jar stuck over its head. The coyote’s unfortunate situation was first reported to Gold Country Wildlife Rescue on Jan. 26, prompting several search parties to trek into the […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Human-induced climate change could make future winter Olympics risky business for some of the world’s likeliest host venues. That’s according to published research by scientists who studied 21 former and potential future winter Olympics venues. They found that by mid-century, as many as 10 former venues, including Lake Tahoe and Vancouver, […]
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The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, may continue prescribed fire operations this week in some locations around Lake Tahoe, weather and conditions permitting. Smoke may be present. To receive prescribed fire notifications, send an email to pa_ltbmu@fs.fed.us. When weather and conditions allow, prescribed fire operations are conducted to […]
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