Ski report: It keeps dumping
So much snow mixed with wind is causing problems at some resorts with getting all lifts operating, while some resorts are not opening today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Schools closed, snow not stopping in Tahoe
A long winter means a long school year for students in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Today schools in Lake Tahoe Unified and Tahoe Truckee Unified are closed. Friday was already a planned day off for schools at the lake in Douglas County School District. Washoe County schools will be on a two-hour delay this morning […]
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Upper Truckee Marsh to temporarily ban dogs
By Kathryn Reed “No dogs allowed” signs will soon be erected at the entrances of the Upper Truckee Marsh. With 10 years of data recorded since the California Tahoe Conservancy bought the South Shore property for $10 million, the conclusion is wildlife and their habitat are not being protected. This is because dogs are running […]
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Bahrke second in aerials in freestyle championships
By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Ski Team STRATTON MOUNTAIN, Vt. -– Defending U.S. champion Emily Cook (Belmont, MA) and Dylan Ferguson (Amesbury, MA) earned the titles of U.S. aerials champion after their wins Thursday at the Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships at Stratton Mountain. On a freshly built course under partially sunny skies, the first day of […]
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Ski report: Wind, snow, wind, snow
Mt. Rose is closed for the day. People in Squaw Valley are Tweeting it’s whiteout conditions. Wind is likely to affect operations at resorts throughout the greater Lake Tahoe area. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Tahoe youth hockey team to compete for state title
By Ted Parkhill The Tahoe Grizzlie Squirts are headed to the California State Hockey Championships. Tahoe Grizzlies Ice Hockey club is creating quite the stir among Northern California’s top teams. On March 19-20 the Northern California playoffs commenced with the top four teams of the regular season competing for the title of NorCal champion. The […]
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Fierce storm expected Thursday afternoon
The weather forecast is so nasty for the Lake Tahoe Basin that Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Truckee unified school districts canceled classes today with only a dusting of snow on the roads this morning. The National Weather Service says, “Travel not recommended in the Sierra with extended highway closures possible. Zero visibility with blowing and […]
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High water creates additional ‘tributary’ into Lake Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed Water races from what appears to be another tributary of Lake Tahoe. This wouldn’t be unusual right now based on the amount of snow, rain on snow and snowmelt the Lake Tahoe Basin continues experience. But this area in South Lake Tahoe isn’t a normal outflow. A barrier beach about 45 feet […]
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Washington state considers bill to punish out-of-bounds skiers
By Andrea Castillo, Daily Evergreen Washington skiers and snowboarders who choose to cross into clearly marked closed mountain areas could be charged with second-degree trespassing if a bill introduced in the Washington State Senate passes. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 5186, sponsored by Sen. Jim Kastama, D-Puyallup, passed its third reading by the Rules Committee […]
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Jumping jack record may have been broken by Boys & Girls Club
Records are made to be broken and a Guinness World Record was likely shattered thanks to the help of kids in South Lake Tahoe. On March 22, more than 120 members of the Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe joined their peers from more than 1,000 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country to […]
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