By Kathryn Reed While the calendar says fall is still about a month away, the foliage throughout California is saying it’s on its way. Signs of autumn started appearing in earnest last week. Trees in the Lake Tahoe Basin are starting to turn yellow, with the change even more prominent at higher elevations. But it’s […]
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There will be more athletes on Tahoe and regional roads Sunday because of the second annual Expedition Man Endurance Ultra Triathlon. Competitors will complete a 2.4-mile swim at Zephyr Cove and transition to a 112-mile bike ride, finishing with a 26.2 mile run in Reno. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office says to expect traffic delays […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee As it turned out, it wasn’t just horseback riders and hikers who had something against the Tahoe Sierra 100 endurance mountain bike race: Mother Nature, in the form of a wildfire, also had something to say. The race, using portions of the rugged Western States Trail over the Sierra, had […]
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Junior hockey is coming to South Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Hockey Partners LLC gave a presentation to the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday about its plans. The city owns the ice rink, though it is operated by a private company. Lake Tahoe Blue will play their inaugural Junior A hockey season at the South […]
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By USSA CARDRONA, New Zealand — X Games champion Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe persevered through fog and a nine-hour comp day Aug. 19 to pick up a season opening slopestyle victory at the FIS Snowboard World Cup in Cardrona, part of the New Zealand Audi Quattro Games. Anderson, who also won the Sprint […]
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By Darryl Slater, Star-Ledger South Lake Tahoe is a charming place. But it loses a great deal of appeal when you spend days pouring concrete, as Garrett McIntyre did six years ago. McIntyre was still seeking his big break in professional football in 2007, after he finished his first season with the Arena Football League’s […]
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By Berne Broudy, Outside If you’re worried about your knees or setting a new personal record, first take a look at your pack. For every pound of weight you cut from your body, you reduce the pressure on your knees by 4 pounds, a 2005 study in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism found. Lose […]
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Expect a few days of nasty weather in Lake Tahoe starting today. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the basin and points east. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms may produce heavy rain and hail in parts of the basin that could lead to flash flooding. Wind gusts could reach […]
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By Mercy for Animals On Aug. 8, Josh Garrett — a dedicated vegan and proud Mercy For Animals member — smashed the previous held world record for through-hiking the grueling Pacific Crest Trail, a 2,655-mile trek from Mexico to Canada, with an official time of 59 days, 8 hours, 14 minutes. But Garrett, a Santa […]
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Tahoe Show — a National Physique Committee & International Federation of Bodybuilding sanctioned amateur and pro bodybuilding, figure, bikini, physique and fitness championship — is Aug. 24 at MontBleu in Stateline. A grant from the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority is allowing the Tahoe Show to add IFBB Pro Figure, bringing in pro female figure athletes […]
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