Sierra-at-Tahoe is offering free skiing to passholders of neighboring resorts with the “Have One On Us” program. Passholders from Dodge Ridge Ski Area and China Peak Mountain Resort will be granted one day of free skiing at Sierra-at-Tahoe through the end of February. Free skiing for eligible passholders is available Sunday through Friday, non-holiday until Feb. 28. […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal The house doesn’t always win, especially when the Patriots are in the Super Bowl and a mystery bettor riding an epic hot streak is on the other side. Caesars Palace sports book reported a seven-figure win on the Eagles’ 41-33 upset of New England in Super Bowl LII and […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Nearly 3,000 free-range horses in Nevada’s Virginia Range could be under new ownership by the end of May, according to state officials. The Nevada Department of Agriculture on Tuesday published a request for proposals for people willing to take ownership of the iconic herd. Opponents of the proposed giveaway say […]
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By John Jeremiah Sullivan, New York Times The history of snowboarding dates to 1938 in Yosemite National Park. A slight young man named Robert Trumbull, a Honolulu newspaper editor who wrote a weather column under the byline Sol Pluvius (Rainy Sun), was on vacation. Chicago-born, Trumbull had seen plenty of snow, and he had been […]
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By Marek Warszawski, Sacramento Bee This winter marks the 60th anniversary of China Peak, the 1,300-acre ski area in the Sierra National Forest east of Fresno. But instead of celebrating, owner/operator Tim Cohee is contemplating the ultimate bummer while struggling through what he describes as the worst season he’s experienced during more than 40 years […]
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A California State Park interpreter will lead snowshoers along a 90-minute walk on the West Shore on Feb. 10. Participants will discover what attracted Tahoe’s earliest settlers and uncover secrets of the Hellman-Ehrman Estate in Sugar Pine Point State Park. Meet near the restrooms in the day use side of Sugar Pine Point State Park […]
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South Shore resident John Gomez captured the lunar trifecta this week in a series of photos. He shot them from the top of Kingsbury Grade. The Jan. 31 full moon was the second of the month, making it a blue moon. It was also a supermoon, meaning it was at its closest point to the […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada sports books won a record $248.7 million in 2017, a hold of 5.1 percent from a record betting handle of $4.8 billion, according to a year-end report released Wednesday by the Gaming Control Board. The win eclipsed the previous record set in 2015 by almost $17 million. The […]
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By George B. Cunningham Revelations brought to light during the trial of sports doctor Larry Nassar are reverberating. High-level resignations are piling up at Michigan State University, the physician’s former employer. USA Gymnastics, the team’s governing body, has severed its ties with the Karolyi Ranch, the compound where many of the team’s gold medalists say […]
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By Michael Dietz, The Conversation Imagine that spring has finally arrived and you’re planning your weekend. The weather forecast looks great. You could go to the beach – but what if it’s closed because of an algal bloom? Maybe you could go for a hike – will the leaves be out yet? What might be […]
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