None of the 12 cities on the 2013 Amgen Tour of California is in the Lake Tahoe Basin. New this year is the course will go from south to north. Cyclists will travel approximately 750 miles from May 12-19. The official race start will begin and finish in Escondido. The next day, Stage 2 will […]
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By Karissa Bell, Wired Adrienne Schneider, a former racer and member of Salomon’s women’s ski team, now runs women’s clinics and coaches master’s programs for men and women. She sees the advent of rockered skis as one of the most exciting advancements in the industry, particularly for women. Unlike other cambered skis where the contact […]
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Wet. That’s going to be the dominant word to describe the weather starting Wednesday and lasting through the weekend. Rain is expected at lake level to begin with. “A more significant set of storms is shaping up for Thursday night into the weekend. These storms will likely tap moisture from the Central Pacific and confidence […]
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The Tahoe Sierra Snowmobile Club is having its first meeting of the season on Dec. 6 at Tep’s restaurant in South Lake Tahoe. U.S. Forest Service reps for the Lake Tahoe Basin as well as Hope Valley have been invited to give an update on the Forest Service Plan as well as what areas are […]
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Three Lake Tahoe area projects will be receiving a share of the $34 million the California Natural Resources Agency is giving out for river parkway projects statewide. “Our river parkway grants help communities connect children with nature, promote public health by providing families with greater outdoor recreational opportunities, and protect the rivers that provide us […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee Some fresh-cut Christmas trees come with dividends downstream. In their annual search for the perfect fir or cedar, visitors to the Sierra foothills may notice something different this holiday season. Some farms have joined California’s “fish-friendly” movement and have posted their smiling salmon signs proudly. These farms follow environmental practices […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Veteran U.S. Ski Team downhiller Marco Sullivan of Squaw Valley parlayed a strong training run Thursday plus two weeks of training at the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper into a third place downhill finish Nov. 24 in the opening Audi FIS Alpine World Cup speed event of […]
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By USSA ASPEN — The U.S. Ski Team’s Mikaela Shiffrin put together two solid runs, coming out of the 42nd start position to finish ninth — a career best giant slalom — at the Nature Valley Aspen Winternational. Slovenia’s Tina Maze picked up the win Nov. 24 to remain undefeated in GS as the Audi […]
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By Kathryn Reed SPOONER SUMMIT – Based on the smiles and whoops of joy, sledding clearly has no age limit. “There’s nothing like this back East,” Bill Stump, 50, of Palo Alto said surveying the hill. He and his family recently moved to the Bay Area from New Jersey. They were in Tahoe for the […]
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Alpenglow Sports has teamed up with Tahoe Cross Country to present the inaugural Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival Dec. 14-16. All events are free and open to the public at Tahoe Cross Country. The festival will include local Nordic ski and snowshoe community to lead its clinics, groups skis and races, including Olympians Marcus Nash and […]
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