A winter storm warning has been issued for Sunday until 4pm for the Lake Tahoe area. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 4-8 inches of snow at lake level, 10-16 above 7,000 feet, and more than 2 feet above 8,000 feet. The rain falling this morning will turn to snow in the […]
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Four outfitters want permission from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to harvest crayfish from Lake Tahoe. In July, the Tahoe Lobster Company run by Fred Jackson received permission from Nevada officials to begin pulling the nonnative species from the lake and selling them for consumption. This is the first commercial fishing operation on Lake Tahoe […]
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The following are unofficial observations from storm reporters to the National Weather Service in Reno for the current series of storms through 11am Dec. 1: LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE RAINFALL INCHES Alpine Meadows 6.41 9:30am Dec. 1 Donner Lake 6.0 9:30am Dec. 1 Homewood 4.98 9:30am Dec. 1 Sagehen Creek F.S. 4.39 9:30am Dec. 1 […]
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By USSA The No. 1 speed team in the world — the U.S. Ski Team — put six athletes into the top 20 on Saturday at Lake Louise. Superstar Lindsey Vonn came back from the brink of disaster to win her 55th career Audi FIS Alpine World Cup, matching the great Swiss Vreni Schneider for […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — A record crowd packed the Audi Birds of Prey finish area Friday as Italian Christof Innerhofer took the win in the men’s downhill. Travis Ganong of Squaw Valley led the U.S. Ski Team in 16th. “I pushed the line, I really charged. I wanted to do something big today,” […]
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By USSA A still ailing Lindsey Vonn of Vail stormed to a 1.73 second downhill victory in foggy Lake Louise as teammate Stacey Cook from Mammoth was second to climb atop the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup podium of her career. The weather-plagued race was stopped multiple times as fog drifted in and out. […]
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With several strong systems of extreme weather delivering mixed precipitation, high winds and fluctuating snow levels, Sugar Bowl announced this morning that the resort will be closed Dec. 1. “These storms are actually great early-season base builders and it’s snowing pretty good up top,” resort operations director Scott Ferguson said in a statement. “But with […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – Extra personnel have been called in to analyze the vast amount of data flowing into the multitude of computers at the National Weather Service office in Reno. This storm that is upon Northern California and Nevada is expected to be a doozie, with drenching rains that could cause flooding in […]
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Seasonal closure of dirt roads in the Eldorado National Forest will occur Nov. 29 due to anticipated heavy rainfall. They will remain closed until at least April 1. Rainfall, soil moisture, road and trail conditions, and weather forecasts are factors that trigger a seasonal closure earlier than Jan. 1. Officials say many of the roads […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews may conduct prescribed fire operations on the East Shore near Secret Harbor on Nov. 28. The project is approximately 100 acres and consists of piles of vegetation and woody materials remaining after fuels reduction efforts aimed at reducing wildfire risk. The Forest Service is considering staffing a prescribed fire […]
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