The USASA boardercross/skiercross competition scheduled for Sierra-at-Tahoe for Jan. 22 has been canceled even though snow is in the forecast. There are three more BX/SX events scheduled for season, with the best two results counting for nationals. On Jan. 27 is a combo slalom/GS at Heavenly, followed by slopestyle at Sierra on Jan. 28 and […]
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By Chris Gabel, Reno Gazette-Journal Discussions of fairly radical changes to postseason tournament formats were brief and, in the end, an NIAA subcommittee elected to recommend the status quo going forward. With next year’s realignment dramatically altering the landscape, reassessing the structure of region and state tournaments and meets had to happen. The committee, which […]
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By Steven Bell, Westmorland Gazette A former mountain rescue volunteer plunged 150 feet to his death Saturday at one of the world’s most popular climbing destinations in Lake Tahoe. Outdoor loving Michael Machell, 23, fell at Cascade Falls after slipping while preparing for an ice-climbing trip with friends. Greg Almos, El Dorado County deputy sheriff, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Scientists are beginning new research into how a warming climate could affect water supplies and flooding along the Truckee River, the waterway that serves as one of the region’s central natural features and the source of most of its water. The $1.7 million study by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation […]
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Ryan McCarthy of South Lake Tahoe will be participating in Fight Republic III in Reno on Jan. 20. The mixed martial arts fights are at Harrah’s Reno convention center starting at 6:30pm. Confirmed bouts include: Matt Lively of Susanville vs. Memo Vazquez of Reno; Steven Livel of Susanville vs. Joey Angelo of Las Vegas; Shawn […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times LEE VINING — Gale-force winds were whipping whitecaps and spray across Mono Lake when Robert Hanna spotted a distant hiker. It was a crummy day to chat up a stranger in a state park, but Hanna was upbeat, as usual. He stepped hurriedly along a trail to introduce himself. […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Incline Village resident Grant Korgan — paralyzed since 2010 after a snowmobiling accident — has reached the South Pole. The 33-year-old, who is using a device called a sit-ski, hoped to reach the South Pole on the 100-year anniversary of the Terra Nova Expedition, which arrived at the South Pole on Jan. […]
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By Seth Lightcap, ESPN Action Sports The largest amount snow in Lake Tahoe right now is without a doubt all packed into the walls of the new Shaun White Signature Superpipe at Northstar. After nearly 700 hours of work done by Snow Park Technologies and Northstar, the 22-foot superpipe opened to the public on Dec. […]
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By Anne Knowles Current efforts to improve the clarity of Lake Tahoe are not only a waste of time and money, they are a fraud. That’s the claim made in the inaugural newsletter of the Tahoe Pipe Club, a secretive coalition of “citizen, business owners, scientists and engineers,” according to its website, who are fed […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada’s second bear-hunting season would be shorter and no hunting allowed within the Lake Tahoe Basin under new regulations proposed by Nevada wildlife officials. The proposal will be considered early next month in Las Vegas as the Nevada Wildlife Commission reviews hunting season regulations proposed for black bears and all […]
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