By Elyce Kirchner, Jeremy, Carroll and Kevin Nious, NBC Bay Area When skier Kenny Salvini, 23, took off on a terrain park jump at more than 35 miles an hour, it changed his life forever. “The landing ramp was way too short,” Salvini recounted of the 2004 accident. “It dropped me down onto flat ice […]
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The North Face Masters of Snowboarding presented by PrimaLoft will take place Feb. 13-17 at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. The event will feature top big mountain snowboard competitors battling for The North Face Masters of Snowboarding champion title, $15,000 in prize money and a chance to advance to the 2014 SWATCH Freeride World Tour […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fifty-four riders from eight countries will be competing this weekend at Sierra-at-Tahoe in the first qualifier for the 2014 U.S. Paralympic snowboarding team. Today begins a two-day camp for riders, with the race on Sunday. With the folks associated with next year’s Olympics in Sochi, Russia, deciding less than a year ago […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Californians can purchase a state parks annual pass on their income tax return for the 2012 tax year. The pass costs $195 and provides unlimited day-use access for one year to 130 state parks, or about half of all parks in the California Department of Parks and Recreation system. Taxpayers […]
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By Nina Keck, NPR Fresh snow lures a lot of people to do some outdoor exploring, but sometimes that exploring can go too far. When snowmobilers or skiers wander off or get in over their heads, many call 911, putting a strain on already underfunded search-and-rescue budgets. Some states can bill skiers for search-and-rescue efforts. […]
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By Pat Graham, AP There’s a snowboarder working on a trick so difficult that if the feat is pulled off in a competition, it just may be game over for everyone else. Heard this one before? Only, this time it’s not Shaun White honing the mechanics of an intricate maneuver in a hush-hush location as […]
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Truckee police officers and firefighters are warning people to not skate on Donner Lake. With conditions warming, the ice is generally unstable. “Unlike the Eastern United States, we generally do not have the consistently cold temperatures to sustain ice on area lakes and ponds due to their size and water currents,” authorities warn. Five years […]
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By Judy Battista, New York Times Until last season, when they faced each other across a football field for the first time, John Harbaugh had never rooted against his little brother, Jim. Except for the one time they were on different American Legion baseball teams in high school — and John wants it known his […]
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By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal Bob Arum is known for making bombastic statements, and occasionally they even come true. The 81-year-old Top Rank founder and boxing Hall of Famer has made a career of getting people on edge. So it probably rattled boxing’s major players in Nevada last week when Arum said an anticipated […]
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By USSA CORTINA, Italy — Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) blasted through heavy snow Sunday to finish fifth and lead three U.S. Ski Team women into the top seven as Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg picked up the win. Leanne Smith (N. Conway, N.H.) was sixth and Lindsey Vonn (Vail) seventh. Vonn remains second in the Audi FIS […]
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