By USSA VAIL -– Six-time X Games snowboardcross champion Nate Holland (Squaw Valley) underwent successful surgery with Tom Hackett of the Steadman Clinic Saturday in Vail for a fractured clavicle. Holland sustained the injury during training for this weekend’s World Cup opener in Montafon, Austria. According to U.S. Snowboarding Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Holland could […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -– U.S. women showed a bit of improvement Saturday with Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn (Vail) finishing 11th in her second downhill race since her season-ending injury in February at World Championships. The U.S. speed team women posted three top-20 results in the second of two downhill runs at Lake […]
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SheJumps and K2 are celebrating International Women’s Ski Day at Kirkwood on Dec. 14. The 10am-4pm event is free, though people need to buy a lift ticket if they don’t have a pass. Meet at the bottom of chair 5 by the snow gun at 10am. The mission of SheJumps is to increase the participation […]
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Sushi Pier has teamed up with On Course Events to produce the 3rd annual Shred for Sushi event Dec. 12 at 7pm. Registration is from 5:30-6:30pm in the parking lot next to Sushi Pier, 177 Highway 50, Stateline. The event will feature a rail jam competition for skiers and snowboarders of all ages; three live […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than a foot of snow has fallen at lake level and it’s still coming down this morning. The winter storm warning remains in effect until 10am Saturday. The National Weather Service in Reno said a lake effect band could continue to bring even more snow to the Stateline area and parts […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK -– Five-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) rallied into 13th place despite continuous snow and sub-zero temperatures in the Audi Birds of Prey World Cup opening. Miller, who is back on the World Cup tour after taking a year off to heal his knee, moved up in the results again […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -– U.S. Ski Team athlete Julia Ford (Plymouth, N.H.) shed a little light on a tough day for the U.S. women’s speed team, as she finished a career-best 21st in the first of two Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhills in Lake Louise. Friday also marked the return of Olympic […]
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Zephyr Cove Ski Club is open to Douglas County School District and Lake Tahoe Unified students. The program runs for six Saturdays beginning Jan. 11 at the Boulder Lodge of Heavenly Mountain Resort. Four program options are available: lift and lessons, lift only, lessons only (for Heavenly pass holders), or transportation only. Transportation is provided […]
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California State Parks is beginning the 2013-14 winter pile burning season in the Lake Tahoe area this week. Burning will continue into May 2014, weather conditions permitting. The planned pile burning locations include designated sites within four Lake Tahoe Basin State Parks: Burton Creek State Park adjacent to Tahoe City. Sugar Pine Point State Park […]
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By Kelley McMillan, Outdoor According to personal trainer Carolyn Parker, if you want to make the most of your ski season, you need to bolster your lower back, core, and glutes through a rigorous power-endurance routine. Power-endurance is, essentially, the ability for your muscles to work near maximum output for a sustained period of time […]
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