Turn on ESPN this weekend and chances are good an athlete from Sierra-at-Tahoe will be on the slopes competing at the Winter X Games in Aspen. Riders looking to podium at Winter X are: Jamie Anderson – Widely considered the best female slopestyle snowboarder in the world, she has won slopestyle gold at Winter X […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee California’s new wild wolf resident generally has been on the move since arriving one month ago. But the wolf known as OR7 has spent a lot of time lately in the same region where the state’s last known wild wolf was killed in 1924. That would be an area north […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – Northern Nevada is looking at sports and recreation from every angle to boost its economy. The bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Reno Bighorns minor league basketball team, the UNR Wolf Pack athletic program, even makers of outdoor gear, all figure into plans to capitalize on sports. Nevada […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The life of a Lake Tahoe bear is a continual dance with death. Not because of the extreme climate and struggle to find food, but because their lives are so closely intertwined with those of humans. A world-reknowned tourist destination, Tahoe is strewn with vacation cabins, year-round resorts and busy […]
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California State Park rangers will be leading a full moon snowshoe hike along the West Shore at Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park on Feb. 4. The tour begins on the day use (lake side) of the park and explores the natural and cultural history around the Hellman-Ehrman estate. For those new to snowshoeing, […]
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If you see more young people than usual out and about today in the Lake Tahoe Basin, they are not skipping school. Many schools are closed because of the heavy, wet snow that has fallen and is creating hazardous driving conditions. Lake Tahoe Unified is closed; Lake Tahoe Community College will have classes starting after […]
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By Jana Mortellaro According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, it’s estimated that more than 5,700 emergency department visits stem from snowblower accidents each year. More than 550 of those cases have required finger amputations. Some accidents have resulted in death. Most snowblower accident cases sustain deep cuts, crushed and broken bones, joint, tendon […]
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By Dan Tirabasso CAMP RICHARDSON – The snow has fallen and Lake Tahoe is officially open for business, but snowsports are not confined to the ski slopes. This was evident during the Snowshoe Cocktail Races at the Beacon restaurant Saturday night. The lolling barroom chatter flourished into a clamor of snow boots and laughter as […]
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By U.S. Snowboarding News Bureau VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland – It was a sweep for U.S. Snowboarding Sunday with Lindsey Jacobellis of Stratton Mountain, Vt., and teammate Nate Holland of Squaw Valley winning at the Veysonnaz World Cup. Jacobellis continued on a roll with her third straight win of the season to remain undefeated starting with her […]
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By Kathryn Reed REDDING – Nearly 10 miles of paved trails without ever getting onto a city street. Clearly, I must not be in Tahoe anymore. This spectacular ride was in Redding. More than 80 miles of paved and natural surface bike-pedestrian paths are scattered throughout Redding. But they are also linked so it makes […]
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