Jamie Patrick, the 2011 World Open Water Male Swimmer of the Year, in August plans to swim the circumference of Lake Tahoe – 72 miles. His team is calling his next swim The Tahoe 360 — a swim that has not been done before. It is estimated to take close to 40 hours. Patrick, considered […]
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Moisture in the form of snow is headed to Lake Tahoe. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the 24-hour period starting at 5pm Friday. Beginning late Thursday night rain at lake level and snow in higher elevations will increase west of Highway 89. At lake level rain will continue much […]
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By USSA TIGNES, France -– With a first run score of 98.00, Shaun White who rides for Northstar, took European X Games halfpipe gold Wednesday night in Tignes. His nearly perfect score and huge run included a massive cab double cork 1080 that landed White with his fourth win of the season. Sprint U.S. Snowboarding […]
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By Anne Knowles A male black bear identified by the Nevada Department of Wildlife as the animal who ripped siding off an Incline Village home last month was caught and euthanized on Wednesday. NDOW discovered the bear after responding to a call it received from an individual in Incline Village the morning of March 14. […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria -– Adding to her already historic season, Lindsey Vonn of Vail captured her 16th career Audi FIS Alpine World Cup title with a sixth place finish in Thursday’s super G. Teammate Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley was second on the day behind German Viktoria Rebensburg to lock the number two spot […]
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria -– After the points were tallied from Wednesday’s season ending Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill, the women’s U.S. Ski Team won the nations’ downhill standings by a 636 point margin over Austria. Lindsey Vonn of Vail, Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley, Stacey Cook of Mammoth Mountain, Alice McKennis of Glenwood […]
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Nevada Division of State Parks is accepting applications for the 2012 round of the Recreation Trails Program. Nevada’s apportionment is approximately $589,488, but more funding may become available. Federal, state, city and county governments, special governmental districts, trail organizations and private individuals are potentially eligible for the grants. Eligible projects include motorized and non-motorized trail […]
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The annual Ryan Shreve Memorial Ski Race is March 29 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The categories include skiing, snowboarding and the 3-inch hose relay. It’s open to firefighters, paramedics and their families. And the racers must be wearing their firefighter turnouts. The fundraiser is at Sierra because this is where Shreve grew up skiing. He was on […]
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By Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times Christopher Rudolph was skiing his mountain turf with other expert skiers. It was a route he knew well on an ungroomed slope near the Washington ski resort where he worked. They had avalanche rescue gear, avalanche safety training, and their group included a professional ski racer, a former ski […]
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This spring, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association is partnering with the American Red Cross, Wilderness Medicine Institute, Lake Tahoe School and Crested Butte Outdoors for a series of wilderness medicine courses. Whether you’re a crew leader, a wilderness guide, an outdoor enthusiast or you work in a remote environment, these courses are designed to give […]
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