U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews may resume prescribed fire operations in several locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin beginning Feb. 18. Operations may take place in the Luther Pass Campground off of Highway 89 near South Lake Tahoe, on the west side of Highway 89 near Tahoma, and in Slaughterhouse Canyon on Lake Tahoe’s […]
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It’s been 10 years since Nevada Department of Wildlife officials needed to stock rivers so early with fish. It’s all because of the drought that stocking will start this month instead of the end of March. “Mother Nature is not being very good to us this winter so we’re trying to look ahead,” Kim Tisdale, […]
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By Karen E. Crummy, Denver Post Avalanches within the boundaries of open runs at Colorado ski resorts are an inherent danger, and operators do not have to warn skiers or close runs, even when risk is high, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The 2-1 decision, which immunizes resorts from claims after avalanche-related deaths […]
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The U.S. has collected one medal after five alpine events. Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley was unable on Saturday to add to the bronze she won in the super combined. At one point Mancuso was in second in the super G. She finished in eighth with a time of 1:27.04. On the podium were Anna […]
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By Tom DuHain, KCRA-TV PLACERVILLE — A 49ers-era gold mine, usually closed to the public, will open this weekend for guided tours in Placerville. The Priest Mine is one of the few surviving “hard rock” mines. Started in 1850, it was completely dug by hand picks. No dynamite was used in the small mine. “The […]
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By Holly Ramer NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Allison Willette’s first few skiing lessons left her with a sore butt and aching knees but not a lot of skills. But one day’s worth of terrain-based learning made all the difference. “Yesterday was probably the first day that I enjoyed it,” she said. The instruction Willette got […]
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By Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — It was difficult not to cringe as Canadian freeskier Yuki Tsubota bounced off the icy slopes Tuesday at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. It was difficult not to think of Sarah Burke, a Canadian pioneer whose campaign propelled the women’s freeski movement. “We wouldn’t be […]
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It was nearly a sweep for the U.S. women in halfpipe in Sochi on Wednesday. Hannah Teter of Meyers just missed the podium as she placed fourth with a score of 90.50. She nailed that on her first run. She fell on her second. Teter, who rides for Sierra-at-Tahoe, was sitting in silver medal contention […]
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By Jeffrey Weidel, Examiner Although Lake Tahoe snowboarder Chas Guldemond loved competing in Sochi, he can’t help but think – what if the judging was easier to understand for competitors? Guldemond missed the finals after finishing seventh in the semifinals on Saturday, posting a score of 79.75. But Guldemond felt like he performed well, successfully […]
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The U.S. women were not able to claim any medals in downhill in Sochi on Wednesday. Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley, who earlier this week claimed bronze in the super combined, was not able to duplicate her efforts. Four years ago she took silver in the downhill at the Vancouver Games. Mancuso finished in eighth […]
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