Construction on the Genoa Vista Trail has been moving forward and the project should be complete by the end of January. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for Jan. 26 at 10am at the northern end of the trail not far from the Genoa Station Bar and Grille. Afterward, David Walley’s Resort will host refreshments on […]
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By USSA SEMMERING, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) battled a rugged Audi FIS Alpine World Cup in Semmering on Dec. 28 to finish a career best eighth in giant slalom and leap into 10th in the overall World Cup standings. Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) finished 25th as wind and fog made the already bumpy […]
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Olympian Marcus Nash will teach an intermediate to advanced skate skiing clinic at Royal Gorge on Dec. 29. Nash is a nine-time national champion in cross country skiing and competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Nash is a Truckee resident, and experienced and well-respected […]
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Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is taking comments until Jan. 16 on the U.S. Forest Service Upper Truckee River Reach Five Restoration and Utility Relocation Project. At the Feb. 13-14 meeting, the Lahontan board will consider granting an exemption to the basin plan to allow this project in El Dorado County to go forward. […]
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Barton Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine and Carson Valley Medical Center Rehabilitative Services in conjunction with the Tahoe Center for Orthopedics offers free sports injury evaluation clinics for in-season high school athletes who have suffered a sports-related injury and are seeking professional treatment options. Clinics are open to all high school sports athletes who may be […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Apparently for rich San Franciscans, Lake Tahoe’s winters were too harsh. Instead of embracing the elements and the beauty, they boarded up their homes, packed their belongings and went to the flat land for most of the year. Of course, those who summered on the shores of Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – “Everything in the middle of nowhere.” That was Northstar’s motto in 1972 when the first lift started turning. A lot has changed since Dec. 22, 1972 – owners, lifts, amenities, and definitely the fact that the Truckee resort can no longer be considered being in the middle of nowhere. Its […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – While it probably would have been hard to get lost, it was nice to have a guide get us beyond the various off-shoot trails and direct us how best to make a loop through the woods so we’d find our vehicle before dark. That’s the thing about locals – they […]
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By Bill Donahue, Via Black ice, fog, snowbanks, sleet—dangers are ever present on winter roads. So slow down, use extra caution, and keep your car in tip-top shape. AAA tow druck driver John Baker, owner of Emerald Bay Towing in South Lake Tahoe has been rescuing members in the state’s snowiest highlands since he was […]
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A white Christmas it will be in Lake Tahoe. And a sunny one. But before Tuesday arrives there is going to be a lot of shoveling and snow blowing in the basin. A winter storm warning is in effect from Friday at 6am to Monday at 4am. “There’s very high confidence of several feet of […]
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