By Ryan Dunfee, Powder When Mark Meadows first visited Sochi, Russia, in 2009, his first impression was how much work there was left to do. “That was the first thing that hit you,” said Meadows, the vice president of Torrent Engineering, the company responsible for much of the snowmaking infrastructure for the Vancouver, Sochi, and […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is planning on conducting pile burning efforts, weather conditions permitting, in the Gale Street and Lariat Circle areas Feb. 25-28. Smoke resulting from the pile burns will affect the surrounding areas for approximately 24 hours. People who are smoke sensitive are advised to please stay inside and close […]
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By USSA MERIBEL, France — World Championship super G bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) ripped to second in the downhill half of Sunday’s super combined, but dropped to fourth overall after hooking up in the soft snow of the slalom portion. Tina Maze of Slovenia took the win – her eighth on the season […]
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By Jennifer Booton, Fox Business Outdoor recreation generates more than $85 billion in consumer spending and creates about 732,000 jobs each year in California, according to a report by the Outdoor Industry Association. Contributing more nationally to consumer spending than both the household utilities and gasoline sectors combined, the industry that includes hiking, bicycling, fishing […]
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Heavenly Mountain Resort is partnering with Snow Park Technologies and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White to host High Roller Hold ’Em big air competition. There is $50,000 at stake in this casino-inspired event that combines high-flying big air competition with Texas hold’em poker. High Roller Hold ’Em will take place on the World Cup […]
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By USSA INAWASHIRO, Japan -– Rookie of the Year Bradley Wilson (Butte, Mont.) earned his career first podium in single moguls with a second place finish on a slick course in Inawashiro. Wilson was able to stay tight and in control on the fast course and finished only 0.10 points behind the winner. Sho Kashima […]
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By USSA MERIBEL, France — Less than a second separated the top 17 finishers in Saturday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup women’s downhill, with Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) leading the way for the U.S. Ski Team at 13th, 0.90 behind surprise winner Carolina Ruiz Castillo of Spain. It was a historic first World Cup downhill […]
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By USSA GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Veteran Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley) was 19th to lead the U.S. Ski Team in a shortened Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill Saturday in Germany as Birds of Prey downhill champion Christof Innerhofer of Italy claimed his third win of the season. The race course was shortened after heavy snow […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin and Heavenly Mountain Resort are offering Ski with a Ranger en Español. Spanish Ski with a Ranger brings awareness of environmental issues to the local and visiting Latino community. The program will be offered March 13, March 27 and April 10, weather permitting. Tours are offered twice a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Peace, beauty, quiet, serenity, creatures, no machines, watershed. Those are some of the reasons people at the Feb. 20 Tahoe Area Sierra Club meeting said they walk in the forest. And it is for those sentiments and others that this group wants to protect the wilderness. Wilderness has a loose definition of […]
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