By Steven K. Paulson, AP DENVER – A group representing the nation’s ski industry said Monday it expects no major impact on this year’s ski season because of federal furloughs, even though about a third of the more than 350 resorts are located on federal land regulated by the U.S. Forest Service. Michael Berry, spokesman […]
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By Heather Hansman, Outdoor According to pro skier and personal trainer Pip Hunt the best way to get in shape for ski season is to already be in shape. “I believe in training and staying active year-round,” she says. “Trying to get back in shape after a considerable amount of time of sucks.” Hunt, who […]
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By Kathryn Reed In a matter of days Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care may secure a 27-acre parcel on the South Shore where it will move to and develop a facility that encompasses its current rehabilitation headquarters, and add an education center and a site where animals that can’t be released will live out their lives. […]
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Registration is open for the upcoming girls’ and youth basketball leagues at Kahle Community Center. The girl’s division are: grades 3-5 and 6-8t. The girls play 3-on-3 on a small court and the cost is $85. The younger girls play on Tuesday nights while the older girl’s play on Wednesdays and some Mondays. There are […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry during October and November, weather permitting. Tunnel Creek Road from Highway 28 to Tunnel Creek Station may be closed. Signs will be posted throughout the area when burns are being conducted. Nearly 75 acres […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun The Los Angeles Dodgers became the talk of Major League Baseball during a win streak that saw them victorious in 26 of their first 30 contests after the All-Star Game. Las Vegas oddsmakers turned into the ones who needed a break as it felt like 26 out of every […]
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Updated Oct. 1 3:40pm: The Oct. 5 trail building day is canceled because of the federal shutdown. — By Kathryn Reed One of the final pieces of the Angora burn restoration should be completed this fall – the trail system. When the more than dozen miles worth of trails are finished, it will be possible […]
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Lake Tahoe Blue’s first home game is Oct. 4 at South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. There will be 21 home games. Here is a copy of the schedule. Lake Tahoe Blue will play their inaugural Junior A hockey season in South Tahoe as part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the Western […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee A massive fish die-off at Stampede Reservoir, 19 miles northeast of Truckee, is thought to be due to an algae bloom. “The bloom appears to be causing oxygen to lower in the deeper water, and there are hundreds and hundreds of dead kokanee and lake trout,” said fisheries biologist […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the fall-winter prescribed fire program Sept. 30. The first operation will take place near Pioneer Trail and Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. Approximately 9 acres will be burned in one or two days. Fall and winter bring cooler temperatures and precipitation, which […]
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