Cycle the Sierra is a five-day ride that will be staged for the first time this summer. Registration for the June 23-27 event is open to 300 riders. Cyclists will start in Grass Valley, go to Coloma, Kirkwood, Lake Tahoe and Sierraville, before returning to Grass Valley. The ride benefits several groups including the League […]
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By Susan Wood Even the Easter Bunny wouldn’t put all his eggs in one basket this spring. So why would a smart ski resort company do the same in winter? That’s the question major U.S. ski resort companies such as Vail Resorts and Powdr Corp. ponder every year with their mix of assets, investments and […]
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By Chris Buckley, KOLO-TV TRUCKEE — About 400 students and community members heard from first responders and Coast Guard Auxiliary members on Wednesday. The topic was cold-water survival techniques, a subject that for many hits close to home. “In early January we had a canoe that turned over in Donner Lake,” Truckee Fire District Public […]
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Billabong Flaunt It Finals are March 31 at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The finals of this North American women-only snowboard series is a Swatch World Tour rated event. Sierra is expecting some of the best snowboarders in the industry to ride. Jamie Anderson, who trains at Sierra is a 2012 X Games gold medalist, is a Billabong sponsored […]
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This could the wettest week of the winter, with the first of several storms expected to arrive tonight. With spring just nine days away and bare ground the norm in so much of the Lake Tahoe Basin, more white stuff would be welcome. However, the storms are expected to be warm to begin with so […]
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By Kathryn Reed As the sun beat down last Sunday in what turned out to be a record high 59 degrees, the clothes started coming off. Powerline trail, which in some places parallels Pioneer Trail, is one of those routes that no matter the sport sweat is bound to be involved. It’s not that it […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal More than a decade after conflicts over winter sports led to the ban of snowmobiles from much of a popular mountain meadow between Reno and Lake Tahoe, new discussions are under way regarding the problem in the same vicinity. Involved are folks who cherish the quiet solitude of skiing or […]
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By USSA STRATTON, Vt. – Elena Hight of South Lake Tahoe won the Burton U.S. Open halfpipe Saturday at Stratton Resort in Vermont to end Kelly Clark’s streak of 16 consecutive wins. Ellery Hollingsworth of Darien, Conn., gave the U.S. a women’s sweep with a third place finish. On the men’s side Shaun White, who […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the dog ban at Upper Truckee Marsh is seven weeks away, enforcement of the leash law is being increased starting this weekend. With the mild winter the area is experiencing, more people are outside playing. That in turn means more dogs running around in sensitive areas and disturbing wildlife. May 1 […]
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By USSA ARE, Sweden — Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn of Vail produced an inspired wire-to-wire giant slalom victory Friday to mathematically secure an American record fourth Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall title. With five races remaining in the season, Vonn’s insurmountable lead of 554 points boosts her point total to 1,808, the most […]
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