Now in it’s 24th year, Ski magazine’s reader survey offers a glimpse into what people have to say about resorts in North America and provide a bit of insider info about why it’s time to get out the wax. The survey is divided between the West and East. No California (or Nevada) resort made it […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Spending three hours dragging yourself and your bicycle over rocks, streams and mountains, swimming through cold and choppy waters, and scrambling down trails of dirt, sand and mud may not sound like your typical Sunday stroll. Unless, that is, you are XTERRA athlete Heather Lyman. Lyman, a South Lake Tahoe resident, will […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOPE VALLEY – It’s here – that kaleidoscope of color Mother Nature dazzles leaf chasers with each autumn. This may be the peak weekend for colors in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Cresting Luther Pass near the cutoff for Armstrong Pass on Highway 89 the cars are parked on both sides […]
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By Melissa Wiese, Sacramento Business Journal Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. has gotten approval for its biopesticide against invasive freshwater mussels, after testing in Canada and the Colorado River. The Environmental Protection Agency gave approval for the Davis-based company’s Zequanox, which was derived from a common microbe found in soil and water, according to the company. […]
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A.J. Marino, 14, of South Lake Tahoe secured the title of the Pacific Regional Mountain Bike Champion and the California/Nevada State Champion in the Junior Cross Country Division in the final race of the Sierra Cup Series earlier this month. Marino won the series by a close 12 points over Nelson Bedient of Incline Village. […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Tears of relief. Gearing up for the next hearing. Those were the reactions from the two sides in the divisive Washoe Meadows State Park, Upper Truckee River, Lake Tahoe Golf Course issue. On Friday, before a crowd that at times numbered more than 100 people, the California State Park and […]
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It’s all about mountain biking this weekend — riding and trail building. TAMBA says dirt conditions are pretty amazing and the weather will be sunny and in 60s. Oct. 22 is Trail Day No. 2 on Toads (Saxon Creek. Work will be on the upper sections of Toads, picking up where work was left off […]
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By Brian Gomez, Gazette COLORADO SPRINGS — If the U.S. Olympic Committee submits a bid for the 2022 Winter Games with Denver as a candidate, the black eye of the Mile High City once returning the Olympics won’t play a factor with International Olympic Committee voters, according to the leader of the IOC. “There would […]
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The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation has two new programs for the 2011–12 winter season under the freestyle umbrella. The foundation will offer two freeride program options, the One-Day Program and the Full-Time Competitive Program. These programs are open to intermediate to advanced level skiers ages 10 to 18 who have a passion for slopestyle, […]
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By Kathryn Reed “As one of the few independent resorts left at this point and time, it is clearly in our best interest to see what type of partnerships exist and to see what our best opportunities are.” So says David Likins, CEO for Mountain Springs Kirkwood, which owns Kirkwood Mountain Resort. Likins acknowledged a […]
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