The infamous Santa Ski Day will take place at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe on Dec. 9. Skiers and riders outfitted in their “finest Kris Kringle red and white,” or anything related to the holidays—elves, candy canes, shiny presents, Mrs. Clause and more—are invited to participate. Discounted lift tickets priced at just $69 will be available […]
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With the recent change in weather conditions, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will lift the seasonal fire restrictions on outdoor burning on Dec. 9. Permits for open burning of pine needles, slash pile, construction warming fires, and recreational fire pits are available for free at the district’s administration, 866 Oriole Way, Incline Village. […]
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The Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event, North America’s largest venue for all things alpine touring, telemark, and splitboard, is back. Alpenglow Sports has again partnered with Alpine Meadows for this annual opportunity to try the best backcountry gear of the season. It will be Jan. 6, 9am to 3pm. Participating vendors will include DPS, Black […]
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By Rebecca R. Ruiz and Tariq Panja, New York Times LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russia’s Olympic team has been barred from the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The country’s government officials are forbidden to attend, its flag will not be displayed at the opening ceremony and its anthem will not sound. Any athletes from […]
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By Kathryn Reed Starting Jan. 1 it is going to cost money to recreate in parts of Hope Valley. The land affected is owned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. In Alpine County the areas are known as Hope Valley Wildlife Area-North Unit, Hope Valley Wildlife Area-South Unit, and Red Lake Wildlife Area. […]
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By Helen Coffey, Independent USA vs Europe: which is best for a ski or snowboard holiday? The whole experience becomes very different depending on which side of the pond you’re on – off-piste etiquette, chair-lift queuing, après ski and even the kind of snow you’re turning on all vary wildly between continents. We look at […]
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The South Tahoe Futbol Club U13 Girls, Tahoe Revolution, team is headed to the State Cup Championship in Modesto on Dec. 9. The soccer team this past weekend won the quarter and semifinals of the NorCal Premier State Cup. The Revolution battled in the quarter final to win 4-3 against Central Valley Premier from Visalia. […]
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The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will continue prescribed fire operations over the next several weeks, weather permitting. Lake Valley, North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will conduct prescribed fire operations in multiple areas around Lake Tahoe. Smoke may be present. […]
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By Trevor Nace, Forbes Tonight, skywatchers will be treated to the only supermoon (scientific name: perigee syzygy) in 2017. If you step outside you’ll notice the Moon is especially large and bright, which is because the moon is at its closest distance to Earth. The perigee moon (prerequisite for a supermoon) exists because as the moon orbits the […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN – Meandering through grasses more than 6-feet high, mesmerized by sage bushes just as tall and with thick trunks, a brief oops where the trek went through slick mud, the Carson River wending its way through the valley as the snow covered Sierra peaks scratched the sky – all of this […]
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