Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s 4th annual Outdoor Leadership and Guide Training will be at Granlibakken Lodge and Conference Center in Tahoe City May 18-20. This training is no longer just for guides. Participants will discover sessions that will increase their confidence and competence in the outdoors. Regional professionals, along with experienced Tahoe Rim Trail guides […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the word “park” is in its name, this is not the four-letter word most would use for the stretch of land from Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort to Holiday Inn Express. “Ugly” is what it is. Linear Park is going to get a complete makeover, with completion likely in 2013. It’s possible […]
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Because of unfriendly winter weather conditions, the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team has been forced to cancel the Great Ski Race that was scheduled for March 6.
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Experience the exhilaration of gliding through the forest on cross country ski trails working up a hearty appetite, and then enjoying gourmet grazing right on the trail. Outdoor enthusiasts and foodies can ski or snowshoe from one food station to the next during the 11th annual Gourmet Ski Tour, a fundraiser for the Tahoe Cross […]
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By USSA BANSKO, Bulgaria — Lindsey Vonn of Vail made up an astounding 0.61 deficit on the bottom half of a bumpy Bansko speed track to notch a historic 18th career super G win Sunday and pass Austrian Renate Goetschl in the women’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup tour record books. The victory, her 10th […]
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BY USSA CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland — Fighting through incredibly soft snow conditions, Ted Ligety of Park City was slowed to ninth place in the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom at Crans Montana won by Italian Massimiliano Blardone on Sunday. As the course deteriorated under warm temperatures, the first run leaders struggled to maintain […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snowshoe events in February at Lake Tahoe are a no-brainer. Except for this year. Fresh Tracks – the Eric Nageotte Memorial 5K Snowshoe Race could actually be a running event. That would seem appropriate considering the Tahoe Mountain Milers puts on the annual fundraiser. Instead, the race part of today’s event has […]
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By Emerson Marcus, Reno Gazette-Journal The text on many of the blue and gray, Nevada-shaped roadside markers that note historically significant events and locations will be updated in the coming months and years to fix errors and terminology that could be read as insensitive or even racist, Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer Ron James said. […]
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By Josh Dean, Men’s Journal When the Winter X Games hit Aspen in January, the world’s snowboarding greats were all present, throwing double corks over the halfpipe. But one was notably absent: Jeremy Jones. The world’s preeminent freerider was busy prepping for his upcoming expedition to the glaciers of Alaska, where he’ll strap a tent […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal Uncertainty gave way to celebration Tuesday as the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and California State Parks marked the signing of a 25-year partnership pact to maintain operations in the 30,000-acre Auburn State Recreation Area. The long-term agreement, which also covers more than 20,000 acres in the Folsom State Recreation Area, […]
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