By Brad Wieners, Sports Illustrated Those wishing to climb to the top of the Grand Teton set out well before daybreak. It’s safer to travel over any ice and snow then, when it’s still likely to be frozen, and the early departure leaves time to hike all the way back down to the trailhead before […]
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By Ski Area Management magazine WASHINGTON — The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously recommended passage of the Ski Area Recreation Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011, which would amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to explicitly allow a much wider array of winter and summer activities within resort permit areas. […]
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By Dan Hinxman, Reno Gazette-Journal Figure skating is beauty and grace and elegance in a sequin dress. Hockey pucks. “It’s a lot tougher than people realize,” Barbara Johnson said of her daughter, Jaclyn Johnson. “She always likes to say it’s the extreme sport that nobody recognizes as extreme.” Jaclyn, a 22-year-old University of Nevada student, […]
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The U.S. Forest Service’s Remote Weather Access Station in Meyers is up and running. The weather station collects vital fire forecasting data such as wind speed and direction, relative humidity, temperature, precipitation depth, fuel moisture and solar radiation.
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By Katherine E. Hill Boreal Mountain Resort is transforming itself into a year-round destination for freestylers from all sports. Known for its terrain parks attracting freeriders and freeskiers each winter, Boreal is hoping to capture more of the freestyle market with an indoor facility that will serve as part-camp, part-training ground for skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, […]
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By Emerson Marcus, Reno Gazette-Journal TAHOE CITY — The serenity of river life brought Jack Simon, 22, back to Tahoe City this summer. Simon, then an English major at DePauw University in Indiana, worked last summer as an intern for a Lake Tahoe entertainment guide. To earn extra money, he also worked as a river […]
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The Tahoe Rim Trail Association will host two backcountry camps Aug. 6-7 and Sept. 3-5. Both camps will be near the Mt. Rose trailhead of the TRT, at the top of Highway 431. Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome to attend. The TRTA’s backcountry camps are a family friendly way to work […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee Flip through a field guide to western birds and you’ll discover the great gray owl occupies the narrowest of ecological niches in California: dense conifer forests next to moist mountain meadows. But lately, the elusive owl has been spotted swooping through much different terrain: the sun-baked Sierra Nevada foothills where […]
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Brett Israel, Environmental Health News When Ed Campaniello chooses his biking route between his Mission District home and job in downtown San Francisco, traffic is a top consideration. And new research shows that’s a smart move – not only because fewer cars mean less of a chance of being hit, but because polluting vehicles may […]
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By Dan Hinxman, Reno Gazette-Journal STATELINE – The best golfer at Edgewood Tahoe this past week didn’t play a single hole in the 22nd annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. But he did play a major role. PGA Tour player David Berganio Jr., caddied for longtime friend Jack Wagner, and when Wagner’s big lead […]
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