Ski report: Starting the morning below zero
Powder, everywhere powder — and blue sky. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Jitloff’s 5th in super combined his best finish in 2 years
By U.S. Ski Team BANSKO, Bulgaria -– World Champion Ted Ligety of Park City matched his career best Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super combined result with fourth Saturday as the men’s World Cup made its debut in Bansko. Tim Jitloff of Reno was eighth for his best result in two years and Colby Granstrom […]
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Vonn wins World Cup downhill; Mammoth’s Cook takes 5th
By Ski Racing News Service ARE, Sweden — Lindsey Vonn of Vail looked like her World Cup downhill-winning self again today, taking her seventh victory of the season following three weeks of dealing with the symptoms of a concussion. Vonn, who won a world championship silver medal in the downhill two weeks ago, kept a […]
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Study delves into life of hibernating bears
By Joe Palca, NPR For the first time, scientists say they have been able to monitor a bear’s vital signs continuously during a six-month period of hibernation. To their surprise, the researchers discovered that despite lowering its metabolism by 75 percent, a hibernating bear’s internal temperature barely drops at all. The bear study took place […]
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Mancuso 8th in World Cup super combined
By Ski Racing Magazine ARE, Sweden — Just six days after polishing off two weeks of World Championship competition in Garmisch-Partekirchen, Germany, the fastest women on snow dug right back into the World Cup season today with the second super combined of the season in Are, Sweden as overall leader Maria Riesch of Germany extended […]
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Ski report: It’s dumping
Wind it likely to impact lift operations on the upper mountain of some resorts. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Snow piling up throughout Lake Tahoe Basin
By Kathryn Reed Snow is swirling through the Lake Tahoe Basin as another winter storm brings whiteout conditions to the area. Visibility on Highway 50 through South Lake Tahoe before 8am was horrible, making it impossible for some to even get to the state line. It’s making driving hazardous in and around the Tahoe area. […]
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Concord cuts programs to Lake Tahoe camp
By Dana Guzzetti, Contra Costa Times Despite drastic city budget cuts, Camp Concord will be open for families this summer. However, youth and teen programs at the rustic 29-acre Lake Tahoe camp will be suspended this year. Concord’s Day Camp and Back Yard Explorer programs will continue to be open. Every department in the city […]
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Drinking running club winds up in court against Aerojet
By Andy Furillo, Sacramento Bee They call it a “hash” and they hold them from Lake Tahoe to Davis – runs for the fun-loving who like to mix a few beers in with their jogging miles. There’s the “Donut Dash Hash” scheduled for next month in Land Park, and for anybody who can’t wait for […]
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Lone wolverine continues to roam Sierra
By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee “Picture a weasel – and most of us can do that, for we have met the little demon of destruction, that small atom of insensate courage. … Multiply that mite by some fifty times and you have the likeness of a wolverine.” Ernest Thompson Seton — “Lives of Game Animals, […]
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