History will repeat itself Jan. 15 at Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park as the Eagle Wings Dance Group, descendants of the Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe tribes, will be offering traditional songs and dances sacred to the tribes represented to the creator-God in thanks as part of the closing ceremonies for Olympic Heritage Celebration […]
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Lack of snow is delaying the learning process for some students in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The snowshoe trek at Heavenly that is led by the U.S. Forest Service for Lake Tahoe Unified students has been pushed back two weeks. Several outdoor classes at Lake Tahoe Community College have been delayed for a month. Those […]
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By Sheena McFarland and Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune A pioneer in women’s freestyle skiing has been seriously injured in Park City. Sarah Burke, a Canadian freestyle skier who’s a four-time gold medalist in ski superpipe at the Winter X Games, sustained “serious” injuries while training in the Eagle Superpipe at Park City Mountain […]
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The South Tahoe Amateur Hockey Association is in full swing ready to host the 7th annual Lake Tahoe Invitational Hockey Tournament. This youth hockey tournament features 19 teams from all over California playing in three age divisions at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena, home of the Tahoe Grizzlies. Admission to all tournament games is […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal Dave Murray, an avid skier and author of the best-selling book “Plan B,” jokes that he has put his strategies to work in challenging the mountains at Squaw Valley USA, where only man-made snow exists. He hits the few open slopes early in the morning at the Tahoe resort to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Most people don’t give tips for how not to visit their business. But that’s exactly what doctors Terry Orr and Jonathan Finnoff did. In a 90-minute presentation last week, the two did a tag-team lecture about Ski and Snowboard Injury Awareness before more than 30 people at Lake Tahoe Community College. Working […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee GREENVILLE – Four years after the Moonlight fire roared through 65,000 acres of forest near this Plumas County town, the damage continues to sear the rural community. A local logger is challenging the U.S. Forest Service about logs removed from the burned area. How this dispute is resolved could […]
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The swimming pool at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center has been repaired and is open for swimming. Call (530) 542.6056 for more information.
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Alpenglow Sports in Tahoe City has partnered with outdoor industry leader Backcountry Access to provide a free community avalanche awareness event on Jan. 25 at 6:30pm. The event will help attendees better understand avalanche beacon function and the advancements of these vital backcountry tools over the past few years. The evening will last two-plus hours […]
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The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 12th annual Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Jan. 22. The 8am to 2pm event is open to all skiers and snowboarders age 6 and younger. The Kinder Kup series is designed to introduce young athletes to competition in a friendly environment. No […]
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