By Susan Wood BEAVER CREEK – This service-oriented resort does everything but ski it for you. And one could argue that sometimes they do. At least that’s how Kae would describe her experience negotiating the famed Colorado resort’s gnarliest run off the Birds of Prey chairlift. The double black diamond Golden Eagle run starts the […]
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Tahoe Cross Country’s last full moon yurt dinner of the season is Feb. 22. Chef Doug Baehr of Uncommon Kitchen will be doing the cooking. The evening adventure starts with a moonlit ski or snowshoe from the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area to the trailside warming hut on Yellow trail where there will be fireside […]
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Nevada Division of State Parks is accepting applications to help fund eligible projects that include new construction, maintenance, trail related facilities or education projects. Parks has approximately $1.25 million in grant funds from the Federal Highway Administration trails assistance program. A minimum of 30 percent of funds will go to motorized projects. A maximum of […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria — Teen Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) skied a powerful, aggressive second run to come from behind Saturday to win gold in slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Schladming. Third after the first run, Shiffrin overcame a 0.18 lead by Sweden’s Frida Hansdotter who took bronze. Austria’s Michaela Kirchgasser […]
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By USSA ROSA KHUTOR, Russia — Torin Yater-Wallace (Aspen) and Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, Colo.) battled through fog and rain Feb. 16 to go one-two for U.S. Freeskiing in the pre-Olympic test event of the halfpipe at Rosa Khutor outside Sochi. It was the first opportunity for the top athletes in the Olympics’ newest event to […]
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By Nathan Hurst, Wired Last weekend at Northstar was beautiful, sunny, and in the 30s. For eight teams of snow carvers from around the world, though, it’s terrible — the melty snow is sloppy, hard to carve, and even dangerous. Teams of three from Finland, Japan, Germany, Canada, and the U.S. were selected from more […]
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South Tahoe High School’s girls and boys basketball teams’ seasons are over after losing Friday night in the second round of postseason play. The Viking girls took to the floor first Feb. 15 at Wooster. They lost 49-34 to Elko. Kayla Griffiths and Ally King fouled out. Bailey David returned to action after having to […]
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Diamond Peak Ski Resort and the Incline Village General Improvement District rewards Incline Village students for academic success with its Excellence in Education Program. Students enrolled through grade 12 in Incline Village schools, including the Lake Tahoe School, receive a free 2012-13 season pass in exchange for a report card with straight-A’s. The offer is […]
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North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District’s fuels crew will continue the hazardous fuels reduction project in the Galena and Davis Creek through Feb. 26, weather permitting. This project is a cooperative effort between North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, Washoe County Parks Department and Nevada Division of Forestry. The debris […]
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Ski patrollers from Sierra-at-Tahoe and Heavenly Mountain Resort spent part of Wednesday working with CalStar to make sure the rescue dogs are comfortable around the helicopter. The annual training allows for the avalanche dogs and their handlers to operate around a running helicopter in a safe and practiced environment prior to needing to respond to […]
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