By Steve Pajak, Sacramento Bee Tom Neadeau has been the superintendent at Northstar for 17 years. He was the superintendent at Tahoe Donner for 16 years before that. He’s seen a few Sierra winters, in other words. And he’s seen worse relative to getting Truckee-area golf courses open in spring, believe it or not. “Every […]
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By Matt Kawahara and Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee Just days away from Memorial Day weekend, the American River is “a different river” compared with this time in years past, said Sacramento County Parks Director Janet Baker. “It’s colder and swifter than normal,” Baker said. “It’s more dangerous.” Traditionally the unofficial kickoff of summer, this Memorial […]
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The Nevada Bicycle Advisory Board on Tuesday recognized the efforts of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization for their achievements in bicycling advocacy planning and safety for the 2010 Lake Tahoe Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. The plan calls for an additional 162 miles of pedestrian and bike facilities in communities […]
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Sierra Nevada Alliance and bird expert Sheryl Ferguson will host Birding in Lake Tahoe on May 28 from 8-11am at Pope Beach. The event is a fundraiser for the Sierra Nevada Alliance, which is asking for a $25 suggested donation. But all are encouraged to come so contribute what you can.
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Most Eldorado National Forest campgrounds remain snow covered and will not be open for Memorial Weekend, according to Forest Service officials. The facilities that will be open include: West Point campground on Union Valley Reservoir; Stumpy Meadows, Black Oak campgrounds and the boat ramp on Stumpy Meadows Reservoir; Middle Meadows group campground and Hell Hole […]
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Kirkwood Mountain Classic at the Kirkwood Ski Area/Bike Park is July 23. This cross country race is part of the Sierra Cup Mountain Bike Series. All proceeds from this event go to TAMBA. The race will also include a Le Mans start Super-D race in the afternoon.
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Many campgrounds and recreation sites within the Tahoe National Forest will be open for Memorial Day, however snow is expected to keep some of the more popular sites closed until later in the summer. “Our recreation crews and campground concessionaires have been working hard to get the campgrounds ready for the Memorial Day weekend,” Tom […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News A week after Gov. Jerry Brown announced that California will close up to 70 state parks to save money, parks officials are facing dozens of practical questions that could complicate — if not scuttle — the plan altogether. The obstacles to shutting down parks range from state coastal […]
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O’Neill, the original surf, snow and youth lifestyle brand, is poised to make a big impact this summer in the stand up paddle community by bringing SUP to New York City for the O’Neill SEA Paddle NYC; hosting all three stops of the Tahoe Cup Series; adding SUP champion Rob Rojas to its team of […]
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Don’t put away the sweaters. Snow is in the forecast for Wednesday in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Rain is expected below 7,000 feet, snow above that level for most of May 25, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Sun will return on Thursday. The Memorial Day weekend is expected to have more sun […]
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