By Asher Feldman, Daily Trojan In the midst of the athletic department’s yearlong celebration of USC’s Olympic successes, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge spoke Wednesday at Town & Gown as part of Annenberg’s Sports and Social Change Speaker Series. The discussion, hosted by Alan Abrahamson, a professor of journalism, covered a variety of topics, […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal A Squaw Valley daredevil looking for a new round of extreme viral video fame in the American River canyon has been shut down by authorities. Citing concern over safety to aircraft passing through Giant Gap, near Alta, the Bureau of Land Management ordered Mike Wilson to reel in a 4,000-foot […]
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Schools in the Lake Tahoe Basin are open, but some are starting later than normal because of the several inches of snow that fell overnight. All Douglas County schools will start one hour later. This also means buses are running an hour later. All Washoe County schools are on a two-hour delay. Lake Tahoe and […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee After the driest December in 22 years, and a January that was merely damp, California weather watchers are hungry for any whiff of change in the air. So when news seeped out that this winter’s cursed La Niña conditions may at last be weakening, some of those eager observers began […]
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Schools are open and most roads in the Lake Tahoe Basin have chain requirements. Click on the state icons at the top of Lake Tahoe News’ home page to get information about the roads you will be traveling on. About 4 inches of fluffy, white stuff fell in South Lake Tahoe overnight. The National Weather […]
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By USSA PARK CITY — In only her second competition back from injury, Faye Gulini of Salt Lake City was U.S. Snowboarding’s top finisher Sunday at the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at Canyons Resort, taking second to win the women’s U.S. Championship. Teammate Nate Holland of Squaw Valley was the top American male finisher […]
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The first part of the Stateline Showdown, a three-part slopestyle competition series, will take place at Ante Up Terrain Park at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Feb. 18 from 9:30am-2pm. The entry fee is $20. The two other dates are March 10 and 24. For more information, call (530) 542.5133.
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By Kathryn Reed It’s Saturday afternoon and the slopes of Heavenly Mountain Resort are noticeably lacking people – at least for this time of day in mid-February. For those who are taking advantage of the groomers, coverage and conditions are good considering this has been the winter that Mother Nature forgot. Obstacles for the most […]
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By USSA SOLDEU-GRANDVALIRA, Andorra — Three-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn of Vail was hit by gusts of swirling wind, yet powered to eighth in the Soldeu giant slalom on Sunday. Tessa Worely of France won to overtake the giant slalom points lead as Slovenia’s Tina Maze was second to cut […]
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By USSA SNOWBASIN, Utah — Devin Logan of West Dover, Vt., won the women’s halfpipe on the Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah, while claiming the Dew Tour Cup. She was also named the tour’s Paul Mitchell Breakout Athlete of the Year for her consistent podiums throughout the Dew Tour. Newly named to the U.S. Freeskiing […]
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