The Tahoe City Public Utility District, operator of the Lake Forest boat ramp, is hosting a public workshop March 27 from 11:30am-1pm about plans and proposals for the upcoming season. At this workshop, TCPUD will share a proposal to change operations and to increase the daily launch fees and season pass rates for 2012. Currently, […]
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As part of the Red Bull Signature Series, Rahlves’ Banzai Tour airs March 27 on NBC Sports Network at 10pm. This one-hour special pits four skiers head-to-head in an intense top-to-bottom competition at four Lake Tahoe resorts – Kirkwood, Alpine Meadows, Squaw Valley and Sugar Bowl. The brainchild of 12-time World Cup winner, world champion […]
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Alpenglow Sports is partnering with Tahoe Institute for Natural Science to bring a unique type of guided snowshoe to the North Shore. The tour will last approximately three hours and will focus on winter survival strategies of the flora and fauna found throughout Page Meadows. Meet at Alpenglow in Tahoe City on March 31 at […]
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By Kathryn Reed SCOTTSDALE – Eighty-degree days in March and beer vendors meandering through the outfield grass. Clearly this is not AT&T Park in San Francisco. It’s Scottsdale Stadium – where the Giants call home during spring training. They will be playing there for another week to get ready for the real season. It’s appropriately […]
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By Holly Heyser, Sacramento Bee It’s something about the insanity of biathlon that lures people in: First, ski fast and hard. Then, stop, drop and try to shoot five targets while your thumping heart makes the sight on your .22 rifle bounce like hail on a tin roof. Now, do it all again – but […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Black bears will not be hunted in the Lake Tahoe Basin and a swath of the Carson Range near Mount Rose during the coming summer, Nevada wildlife officials decided today. After two days of hearing from those opposed to and in favor of the hunt, the Nevada Wildlife Commission selected […]
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The 25th annual Booster Club Golf Tournament is May 5-6 at Edgewood Tahoe in Stateline. Edgewood donates the course so all funds raised benefit South Tahoe and Whittell high schools. Entry fee is $125, which includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart and lunch. Or play both days for $225. Each day is an individual […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – Capacity and kayakers top the list of issues to be addressed in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park general management plan update. The Nevada Division of State Parks had meetings this week with interested agencies and the public to get input on the blueprint for managing the park that […]
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Dew Tour champion, X-Games silver medalist, South Lake Tahoe local, and professional skier Maddie Bowman will be hosting an introduction to freestyle skiing class this weekend at Sierra-at-Tahoe — her home resort. Bowman will educate Sierra Resort Rippers, children ages 5-12, on everything from terrain park safety to freestyle skiing. She will also talk to […]
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For three days, the best of the best in snowsport education will share their knowledge in an exclusive clinic at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Michael Rogan, Robin Barnes and Josh Spoelstra, all Professional Ski Instructors of America or American Association of Snowboard Instructors National Demo Team members, will work with skiers and snowboarders at the Peak […]
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