Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of stories about Lake Tahoe area athletes who hope to compete in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. By Susan Wood PARK CITY, Utah – With 16 medals under his belt, it’s difficult to imagine this self-assured family man who snowboards for a living insisting on needing […]
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By Bruce Finley, Denver Post People escaping light pollution where they live have forded an icy creek and are rediscovering the night, wandering around on mystical moist sand in the near-total darkness of this wilderness. They covet silence and stars — splayed across a moonless sky revealing the Milky Way Galaxy — increasingly popular assets at […]
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By Ryan Sabalow and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Victoria Vaughn doesn’t have a killer’s heart. The 59-year-old artist and former substitute teacher, whose eyes well with tears when she gets upset, loves animals. It’s why she started raising alpacas for wool for her weaving projects in the first place. She certainly never thought she’d want […]
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By Associated Press Governors of 19 Western states are pressing the federal government to do more to prevent the spread of damage-causing invasive mussels from infected federally managed waterways. The Western Governors’ Association last week sent a letter urging Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to put in place by spring 2018 controls to prevent the […]
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By Ally Gravina, Moonshine Ink It’s no secret that mountain bikes are expensive, especially for a teenage boy who grows like a weed. For Luca Robillard, 14, and his mom Annie, who live in Truckee, a June trip to Coffeebar turned into the opportunity of a lifetime when the single mom and her son ran […]
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Effective today the burn permit suspension in Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine counties has been lifted. Those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days. Agriculture burns must be inspected by CalFire prior to burning until the end of the peak fire season. Inspections may […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ski Lake Tahoe has long been a behind the scenes group of Tahoe area resorts that collectively promoted their industry. After 20 years the group has dissolved and will no longer be that one voice this winter or beyond. “Ski Lake Tahoe certainly was a brand platform for the regional ski product, […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle From a Sierra crag at north Tahoe, with one sweep of the eye you can look across towering peaks and down into a valley — and take in a landscape shaping up as the next big turf battleground in California. On one side are the world-renowned Squaw Valley and […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Waterfall season is usually a late spring ritual. Not this year. With the abundance of snowfall last winter in the Sierra, it meant water flowing long past when it normally would be a trickle. Taking advantage of a Sierra Club hike, I ventured with a group to the Galena […]
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By Natalie Obiko Pearson, Bloomberg Last fall, in a record-setting deal, Vail Resorts paid $1 billion to acquire Whistler Blackcomb, betting it could improve upon the resort’s already abundant selling points. “It’s a game changer for our company. We’ve just added, arguably, the crown jewel of the ski industry,” says Pete Sonntag, Whistler’s new chief […]
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