By Kathryn Reed In 11 days, the first snow survey of the season will be conducted by the state Department of Water Resources. National Weather Service forecasters say the next two weeks will be dry and that the snowpack is 15 percent of normal. In a normal month, South Lake Tahoe receives 1.84 inches of […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – No snow at a ski resort can be a good thing – at least when your business is construction. With winter delayed in the Sierra, it meant the team of builders from SMC Contractors could complete the Zephyr Lodge at Northstar in five months. No days off also allowed the […]
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Full moon yurt dinners benefit the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Education Association. The adventure starts with a moonlit ski from the Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area across gentle terrain. Limited tickets are available at $65 per person. This price includes meal, a beverage, ski or snowshoe equipment and trail pass. All money raised benefits the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snowboarding over a car may not be an original trick, but how many 5-year-olds can say they’ve done it? Bailey Duran for one. First Tracks Productions in South Lake Tahoe immortalized the event on film. This video and two others by the local company caught the attention of Ski Channel. The three […]
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Cave Rock, Sand Harbor and Lake Forest launch boat ramps will be closed Christmas and New Year’s Day. No inspections or decontaminations will be available either day. Private facilities, such as the Tahoe Keys Marina, Obexer’s, or Ski Beach may be open and should be contacted directly for hours of operation. Private launch ramps/marinas will […]
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Acquiring an easement from the California Tahoe Conservancy is allowing Placer County to accept a $1 million grant from the state Natural Resources Agency to restore wetland and riparian habitat. Had the CTC not taken action this month, the grant would have been void in January. The county wants to clean up the former concrete […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fencing at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe is expected to come down before Christmas. While interior work continues on the boathouse this winter, that section of the waterfront project on Highway 50 will be cordoned off. The whole project has taken longer than expected. The last touches on the multimillion-dollar project […]
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By Tim Mowry, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Grant Korgan wants to be the first adaptive athlete — he’s paralyzed from the waist down — to reach the South Pole and he came to Fairbanks to help make that dream come true. Korgan, along with teammates Tal Fletcher and Tom Day, spent three days […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Making lemonade out of the lemon weather pattern that has brought weeks of cold, clear skies and no snow to the Reno-Tahoe area, about 50 ice skaters converged on Prosser Reservoir in Truckee on Saturday for some pick-up hockey games and gliding fun. “This time of year, most of these […]
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By Kirsten Fairchilds, Santa Cruz Sentinel Cody Townsend freely admits to getting scared. But unlike other mere mortals who might try to avoid feeling fear at all costs, Townsend purposely faces it down on a regular basis. He has used fear to carve out a career. While the Santa Cruz native may accurately describe himself […]
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