By Barbara Harvey, Sacramento Bee A young, hairless bear cub rescued in Placer County in December is recovering well after being transported to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Southern California. The cub, who was found to be suffering from a severe case of mange, was rescued by good Samaritans before being turned over to the […]
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The parent company of Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain and nine other ski resorts finally has a name — Alterra Mountain Company. This is the blending of affiliates of KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company. Alterra is a fusion of the words altitude and terrain/terra. In the coming months the company […]
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By Courtney Harkins, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Battling rough weather in the latter half of the day, the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix freeski halfpipe and snowboard slopestyle qualifiers went off at Aspen’s Snowmass Mountain in Colorado with 15 Americans qualifying for Friday’s finals. The women’s freeski halfpipe went off without a hitch, with Olympic gold […]
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The fifth winter Alpenglow Mountain Festival, presented by Outdoor Research and DPS Skis, will be Feb. 17-25. The nine-day festival in North Lake Tahoe is a celebration of human-powered mountain sports, events, clinics, equipment demonstrations, critically-acclaimed film and more. It will showcase more than 75 individual events and is almost entirely free. Geared toward beginner […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A new report predicts 18 states will introduce bills to regulate sports betting this year, with 11 having a good chance of passing legislation. Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, which tracks gambling legislation nationwide, says that’s just the minimum; the firm predicts more than 30 states could introduce […]
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By Susan Wood When the Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, surge into our consciousness next month, retired alpine ski racer Marco Sullivan’s snow-filled mind is sure to drift to another mountain. Sullivan, like many before and expectedly after him, grew up gracing the slopes of Squaw Valley. Squaw, like its southern Lake Tahoe counterpart […]
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The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes local, state and federal agencies, may continue prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around Lake Tahoe, weather permitting. Winter typically brings cooler temperatures and precipitation, which favor prescribed burning. Each prescribed fire operation follows a specialized prescribed fire burn plan that considers temperature, humidity, wind, […]
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By Kyle Stock, Bloomberg Way back in the snow-choked mountains, miles from any road, curb appeal is still a thing. Consider the Tucker Sno-Cat. It sits on four treads, seemingly designed for a tank, that nevertheless appear to float atop fluffy snow that’s swimming pools-deep. The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape. […]
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Achieve Tahoe, a leading provider of winter and summer adaptive sports instruction for adults and children with disabilities, will host the Ability Celebration & Winter Ski Festival, its annual military sports camp for injured veterans and their family members, Jan. 16-19 in North Lake Tahoe. The program will provide 34 participants with complimentary ski and snowboard […]
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Tahoe Institute for Natural Science will host the 37th annual mid-winter bald eagle count on Jan 12 from 9am-noon. Participants must commit to arriving 15 minutes early, and staying for the full three hours of the survey. The results of the count will be combined with those from across the nation to generate an index […]
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