Lake Tahoe Community College’s Nordic Center plans to open March 1. The goal is to offer the best quality skiing experience. Season pass sales will be available Feb. 8. The 2013 season pass prices are: $49 family passes, $39 couples pass, $29 individual pass, $5 day use fee, $10 LTCC or LTUSD enrolled student pass, […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria — Despite a significant mistake in the downhill portion of Friday’s FIS Alpine Ski World Championships super combined, super G bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) clicked with her best slalom performance of the season to finish eighth. Teammates Laurenne Ross (Bend, Ore.) was 11th and Stacey Cook 18th (Mammoth Mountain) […]
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By Raju Chebium, Gannett WASHINGTON — Unless Congress prevents $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts before March 1, iconic national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and the Great Smoky Mountains will take a financial hit. A memo by National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis tells park officials nationwide to prepare to make $100 […]
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Kiss the blue skies goodbye because winter is returning. Wind, snow and cold are in the forecast beginning Thursday and continuing through Friday. The cold front will bring winds gusts of 40 mph in the Lake Tahoe Basin and 75 mph on the ridges. “Temperatures will plummet Friday into the weekend with highs around 10-15 […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria — Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) put on a full speed attack through fog, soft snow and deep ruts to win super G bronze on the opening day Tuesday of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Schladming. It was her fifth career World Championships medal and third in super G. Audi […]
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Truckee residents may register their skis, snowboards and bikes with the police department. This way if they are stolen, officers will have a better chance at identifying the property. People may register equipment online or at the department at 10183 Truckee Airport Road. For more information, call (530) 550.2323.
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The U.S. Forest Service will be submitting an annual application to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. This application will request funding for trail maintenance, restoration, development of facilities, law enforcement, and planning for off-highway vehicle access. On Feb. 12, the Forest Service will be hosting an open house […]
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Updated Feb. 5 2:10pm: According to U.S. Ski Team Medical Director Kyle Wilkens, Lindsey Vonn suffered a torn ACL and MCL in her right knee and a lateral tibial plateau fracture. She will be out for the remainder of this season, but is expected to return to racing for the 2013-14 Audi FIS World Cup […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun The crowds that turned out to bet on the Super Bowl yesterday in Las Vegas awed legendary oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro. Vaccaro, who’s spent nearly 40 years in the betting industry and is a spokesman for William Hill sports books, had never seen a turnout quite like Sunday’s. “It was […]
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By Dan Whitcomb, Reuters Four ancient petroglyphs that were stolen from a historic site in Northern California last year have been recovered, but no suspects have been identified in the brazen theft, federal authorities said on Thursday. The petroglyphs, which were carved into volcanic rock more than 3,500 years ago, were discovered missing in October […]
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