By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team MYRKDALEN-VOSS, Norway -– Winter X Games champion John Teller of Mammoth Lakes was fourth Saturday in the final World Cup skicross race of the season in Myrkdalen-Voss. Chris Del Bosco of Canada topped the men’s podium with Anna Holmlund of Sweden the women’s winner. Teller qualified for Saturday’s finals […]
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The storm is not over. It could be affecting lift operations. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By U.S. Ski Team LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -– After five months of ski racing across a dozen countries, the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup title came down to a mere three points and a hundredth of a second. Germany’s Maria Riesch took the title over the U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Vonn of Vail Saturday when the […]
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Desolation Wilderness visitors will be able to make overnight permit reservations online starting March 23. The popular 64,000-acre wilderness area is located in the Eldorado National Forest and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The new online service will allow wilderness visitors to make reservations any time of the day. seven days per week. A […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal How does one enter an occupied bear den? Belly-down, face-first and with all due caution. Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Carl Lackey demonstrated his technique one day last week in the mountains west of Washoe Valley. After first darting an irritated mother black bear with tranquilizer — an important step, […]
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By Zac Amidan, U.S. Snowboarding VALMALENCO, Italy -– Friday was a strong day for U.S. Snowboarding as Lindsey Jacobellis of Stratton Mountain, Vt., led the way for the women with a win and Jonathan Cheever of Saugus, Mass., moved into the top spot in SBX standings at a snowboardcross World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy. Cheever, […]
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By U.S. Ski Team LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -– Two days ago Lindsey Vonn stole the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup lead from Maria Riesch. Today, Maria Riesch took it back – by a slim three points. Now, an entire five-month season will come down to one race – Saturday’s giant slalom. “This is March madness on […]
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If forecasters are correct, the afternoon could be miserable on the slopes. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Snowboarding TIGNES, France -– South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson put together a solid run to clinch the 2011 European X Games slopestyle snowboarding gold medal Friday morning in Tignes. The men’s event was scheduled to follow directly after the women’s but was canceled due to weather. Anderson, who was the back-to-back […]
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Early RSVPs for the July 12-17 American Century Championship indicate one of the strongest celebrity fields in the golf tournament’s 22-year history. Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers will join Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Rex Ryan, Tony Romo, Jerry Rice and a reunion of one of baseball’s greatest pitching rotations: Greg Maddox, Tom Glavine and John […]
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