By Kathryn Reed KIRKWOOD – It wasn’t exactly a powder day, but there was powder to be found and more of it falling – especially as the morning turned to afternoon. Considering the calendar said Nov. 16 – it was a great opening day at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The resort didn’t open daily last season […]
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By Gordy Megroz, Skiing It was April 19, 2011, and Ian McIntosh, then a 29-year-old skier from Pemberton, B.C., felt invincible. His confidence had been building as he conquered steep Alaskan faces while shooting scenes for Teton Gravity Research’s One for the Road. Each run he took was more treacherous than the last. And so […]
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The Third and Incline Creeks watershed discharges more damaging fine sediment into the lake than any other watershed in Nevada. To help curtail the amount of sediment reaching Lake Tahoe, the Tahoe Fund has given $10,000 to the interagency team responsible for implementing the restoration project. The grant finances a pedestrian bridge over Incline Creek […]
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By Lori Knowles, Canoe.ca She’s the fastest female skier in the world. U.S. alpine racer Lindsey Vonn — born in Minnesota, now based in Vail — is a four-time overall World Cup champion in ski racing and an Olympic gold medalist. Vonn, 28, is a female force so dominant, she made a recent bid to […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has begun the annual closure of forest roads around the basin. Fall closure dates are established by the motor vehicle use map. The MVUM also establishes target opening dates after the winter season. These dates are dependent on soil conditions in order to avoid resource damage […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations on Upper Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin Drive on Nov. 15. Crews expect to burn one-quarter acre, conditions permitting. In addition, prescribed fire operations continue in the Bunker Road area near Tahoe City. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed […]
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Freestyle skiing pioneer Wayne Wong and world champion freestyle moguls skier Jeremy Bloom lead a class of six inductees elected to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Joining them will be Alpine World Championship medalist Kirsten Clark, world champion and snowboarding pioneer Craig Kelly, acclaimed international ski instructor and leader Horst Abraham and […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the sale of holiday tree permits Nov. 23. Permits cost $10 each (cash or check only, no credit cards) with a limit of two permits per family. Permit holders may choose from a variety of pine, fir or cedar in designated cutting areas and […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will continue prescribed fire operations in the Cold Creek area near South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 14. Crews will be working near Sutter Trail and Sierra House Trail. Crews expect to burn one-half to 1 acre per day, conditions permitting. Operations are scheduled to last through Thursday. They will […]
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By Grayson Schaffer, Outside All you need to know about going wild with man’s best friend. Of all the hazards out there in the woods—mountain bikes, porcupines, thin ice, your trigger-happy hunting buddies—none are as dangerous as skiing with your dog. You’ve got four long, sharp metal edges that move at high speed; he’s got […]
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