By Christopher Solomon, New York Times Late last summer when Shaun White, the two-time Olympic gold medal snowboarder and X-Games superstar, was charged with public intoxication and vandalism, he became at age 26 an accidental metaphor for his sport: a young phenom all grown up and in a spot of trouble. After exploding onto the […]
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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 Park areas Feb. 5-19. 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 or […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sitting in the snow, as snowboarders often do, the three friends chat about what it’s like to be on the slopes. This is Day 2 for these fifth-graders from Sierra House Elementary School. And it’s not exactly what they thought it would be like. Camille Dahili, Yesenia Garcia and Serena Palaroan all […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations on Spooner Summit beginning Feb. 5. Crews expect to burn approximately 10 acres per day, weather permitting. Operations will continue through the week as weather and conditions allow. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project area. Smoke may […]
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By Ron Sylvester, Las Vegas Sun Professional bettors spent the week scouring electronic boards at sports books, looking for the best line and studying hundreds of proposition wagers for ways the Super Bowl could play out Sunday. For them, betting football is a full-time job. But most of the estimated 285,000 people who will swarm […]
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South Tahoe Babe Ruth Baseball sign-ups are Feb. 5-6 at the Kahle Park Recreation Center from 6-7pm and Feb. 7 at the South Tahoe Ice Rink from 6-7pm. All boys and girls ages 13-15 are welcome. Players must have been born between May 1, 1997, and April 30, 2000, to participate. The cost is $100 […]
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By USSA PARK CITY – X Games champions Maddie Bowman (South Lake Tahoe) and David Wise (Reno) stayed on their roll Feb. 2, winning in Park City’s superpipe at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix. It was the third straight win for Bowman – second straight for Wise. The two were crowned U.S. champions for […]
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By Suzanne S. Brown, Denver Post He laughs. He yodels. He talks to everyone from the new kids just getting started to industry kingpins. At age 93, Klaus Obermeyer is a snow-sports veteran with no thoughts of retiring. An estimated 19,000 people will file through the Colorado Convention Center this weekend buying and selling ski […]
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The South Lake Tahoe arm of the El Dorado County Search and Rescue team is looking for volunteers. Applicants must be 18 years or older. While the primary focus is backcountry response, no special skills are necessary to join. Candidate training academy prepares volunteers to safely execute a wide variety of missions. The academy includes […]
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By USSA PARK CITY — Olympic champion Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, led a U.S. sweep in the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Park City on Friday. Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago (Seabrook, N.H.) was second and Luke Mitrani (Mammoth Lakes) third in the FIS World Cup. Chinese rider Jiayu Liu took the women’s […]
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