In a repeat of last week’s game between the South Tahoe Vikings and Truckee Wolverines, the Vikings won. But this game on Feb. 13 had more meaning. The girls fought their way into the next round of the playoffs. The Vikings won before their home crowd, 35-28. Next up for the girls basketball team is […]
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South Tahoe High School’s boys basketball team prevailed over Churchill County on Tuesday, 66-54. Brandon Cramer led the Viking charge Feb. 12 with 24 points. For a team full of seniors, this was the last home game for most of the players. And this was the first home playoff game in more than a decade. […]
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By Susan Wood VAIL — With just a passing glance of the sweeping views off the Mountaintop Express chairlift at 11,250 feet, it’s difficult not to get naturally sentimental about how a vision of a mountaineering soldier turned into Colorado’s premier ski resort and the flagship for a corporate empire running nine ski area properties. […]
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By Lisa O’Daly Far West under 14 athletes from around the Lake Tahoe Basin met at Squaw Valley over the blue sky weekend to compete in the third race of the season, the Parallel. GS gates, or panel gates, are set approximately every 15 meters, with a similar course set adjacent to it. Frozen spectators […]
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The boys and girls basketball teams at South Tahoe High School will be hosting playoff games this week. This is the first time in years for the Vikings to be playing at home in the postseason. For the boys, it’s the first home playoff came since 2000. The boys host Churchill County on Feb. 12 […]
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There will be a guided snowshoe at Van Sickle Bi-State Park on March 9 from 10am-1pm. This snowshoe hike is being offered through a partnership between Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association. The distance of the snowshoe hike is 2-3 miles and is rated as moderate in terms of difficulty. […]
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The Eric Nageotte Memorial Fresh Tracks 5K Snowshoe Walk and Race is Feb. 24 at 10am. You don’t have to race, just have fun. Sign up by Feb. 16 to save $10 over race day registration and be sure to reserve a pair of snowshoes if you need them or bring your own. Register by […]
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By Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times PHILLIPS — Along Highway 50, elevation 6,820 feet, a California winter ritual unfolded here on a recent morning. In the snow-blanketed meadow of a local homeowner’s backyard, reporters representing news organizations from across the state followed a man on skis who kept plunging an aluminum tube into the snow. […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria — The U.S. narrowly missed the medals Sunday in the women’s downhill at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships. Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) was 0.15 out of the prizes in fifth, with Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain) sixth. In an aggressive race that saw higher speeds than training, the twisty, turny Schladming […]
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Seven California ski resorts are now part of Google Maps. The traditional green-blue-black to designate the difficulty of the run are used, with a red dotted line signifying the actual lift. In all, 38 resorts in the U.S. and Canada are mapped out. The California resorts are: Alpine Meadows, Heavenly Mountain Resort, Mammoth Mountain, Mount […]
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