By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Ticks have tested positive for Lyme disease in Placer County. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme disease symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and skin rash. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system. Anyone hiking or working in the country […]
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By Colin Bane, XGames.com ASPEN — Shaun White, who rides for Northstar, scored the first perfect score in Winter X Games history in Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe finals on Sunday, winning his fifth consecutive gold medal — a first in Snowboard SuperPipe. The victory comes after a left ankle sprain that plagued him earlier in the […]
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On Feb. 4 at 6pm Squaw Valley, Dynafit, and Alpenglow Sports will host California’s first Nachtspektakel ski touring event. A Nachtspektakel (say-knocked-shpeck-tockle) is a traditional European-style ski event that bonds people through the sport of ski touring. A cultural norm in Europe, Nachtspektakel are new ways to combine skiing, beer and food that are sure […]
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Fees are changing at Lake Tahoe for boats needing to be inspected. The TRPA Governing Board at its meeting this month voted to not alter the Tahoe Only boat fee, while increasing watercraft inspection fees for boats coming from other water bodies or have never been inspected. Another change is the addition of a new […]
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By USSA CALGARY, Alberta -– Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Vt., extended her FIS freestyle World Cup record streak to 12 Saturday with a win at the Canada Olympic Park, while Mikael Kingsbury of Canada was the men’s winner. Kearney was joined on the podium by K.C. Oakley of Piedmont in third for her […]
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By USSA ASPEN -– Nate Holland of Squaw Valley, Nick Baumgartner of Iron River, Mich., and Jayson Hale of Sierraville led U.S. Snowboarding to a clean sweep of the snowboardcross podium at Winter X Games. Alex Deibold of Manchester Center, Vt., was next in fourth, demonstrating the depth of the U.S. team. Holland’s time of […]
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By USSA ASPEN -– U.S. Freeskiing’s David Wise of Reno averaged airs of 17 feet en route to the Winter X Games ski superpipe title. His 93 on his second run of three nailed down the win for the 21-year-old, the oldest competitor on the podium in only his second X Games. Teammate Torin Yater-Wallace […]
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By Colin Bain, XGames.com ASPEN, Colo. — Canadian skier Roz Groenewoud — better known in the action sports world as “Roz G” — won her first Winter X Games gold in the Women’s Ski SuperPipe in an emotional final that became a celebration of the memory of Groenewoud’s longtime friend and teammate Sarah Burke. Like […]
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By Rachel Nuwer, New York Times To many, it’s a familiar scenario: a strip mall suddenly pops up in what was once a desolate quagmire or boggy boondock. But people are coming to realize that these seemingly wasted plots where land meets water provide a valuable ecological service. In addition to nurturing biodiversity, wetlands purify […]
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Prestigious snow carvers from around the world will call North Lake Tahoe home Feb. 8-12 for the region’s first- Carve Tahoe competition, with the judging take place Feb. 13. The weeklong international snow sculpture contest is specifically geared for spectators who will view firsthand 20-ton blocks of pure snow shaped and carved into breathtaking masterpieces. […]
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