Inspections for Lake Tahoe boaters will take place at roadside inspection stations starting May 25. Off-highway inspection stations will be staffed by Tahoe Resource Conservation District inspectors from 8am to 8pm for the 2011 boating season. Locations include: * Meyers at the junction of highways 50 and 89 * Spooner Summit at the junction of […]
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It’s a tight time line, but Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials believe the football field at the high school will be ready for the first home game on Sept. 2. Construction was pushed back to allow for graduation to continue the tradition of being conducted on the football field. This will be June 10 […]
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By Laura Weislo, Cycling News The 2011 Amgen Tour of California has only just wrapped up, and organiser Andrew Messick of AEG has already announced one detail for next year’s race: it will commence in Santa Rosa, the home of three-time champion Levi Leipheimer. “The future starts 51 weeks from now in Santa Rosa, the […]
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Tahoe Derby Dames first home bout is June 11. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the gate. Season passes are available at Road Rash Cafe (four bouts $32). A portion of the proceeds go to South Lake Tahoe Park and Recreation Scholarship Fund. Bouts are at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times California ski operators often complain that they don’t have enough snow. This year, they’re complaining that they had too much. Mountain resorts saw a 12 percent decline in skiers and snowboarders this season compared with the previous one, with attendance falling to about 7.1 million, according to California Ski […]
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By Agatha Wasilewska, Transworld Business Resorts and their marketers dream of big dumps and lots of them to befall their mountains; the press is fabulous and it brings the crowds out in droves and makes for fantastic photo opps. This year the ski areas around Lake Tahoe must have been praying extra hard because they […]
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The Tahoe Show, a National Physique Committee-sanctioned amateur bodybuilding, figure, bikini and fitness championship, is Aug. 27 at MontBleu in Stateline. Promoters of the Tahoe Show are offering a number features that are outside the norm. From the website, competitor may register to compete, as well as purchase show photos, tanning, event DVD, hair and […]
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By Kathryn Reed COLOMA – Hiking, biking and waterfalls – all in one day. Blood, scratches and poison oak – all in one day. Happy, irritated and in pain – all in one day. The idea was to drop in elevation without going too far. Done. Then to mountain bike in a pretty area. Done. […]
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By Blair Anthony Robertson, McClatchy-Tribune Newspapers The rolling hills and the largely quiet country roads in and around Auburn make it one of the most reliable areas for a great cycling experience. Over the years while riding these roads, we kept noticing the appealing little wineries that have cropped up. Wouldn’t it be nice if […]
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The Nevada Division of State Parks is waiving entrance fees for bicyclists coming into any Nevada State Park May 21-22 in celebration of National Bike Month. Touring cyclists may also benefit from a new State Parks policy that helps bicycle riders find camping spaces in the park, even if State Parks’ campgrounds are full. The […]
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