Ski report: Bring out the fatties
“Hard pack” is a phrase that won’t be used for a while at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Area tourism officials contend Armstrong’s retirement no big deal
By John Schumacher, Sacramento Bee As the superstar exits, an obvious question hangs over the Amgen Tour of California pro cycling race. Has the event grown enough to thrive without him? Lance Armstrong’s decision to retire from cycling, announced early Wednesday in an interview with the Associated Press, leaves the sixth annual race without its […]
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Ski report: One of many powder days
More white stuff is on the way. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Next round of storms about to arrive in Tahoe
By Kathryn Reed Any break in the weather is not going to last long in the greater Lake Tahoe area. This is because a winter storm warning is in effect from 10 this morning to 4am Saturday. Tahoe Truckee Unified has canceled classes for Thursday. Schools in Washoe County School District are on a two-hour […]
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Rail jam benefits Heavenly Ski Foundation
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation’s Shredtacular Rail Jam event at the American Legion in South Lake Tahoe is Feb. 18 from 4:30-10pm. Open to skiers and snowboarders of all ages, the Shredtacular will be on a feature built by Rob Giustina of On Course Events. Entry is $20 and includes a raffle ticket for […]
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Report: California parks need more than money
By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee There might be no money for state parks, but money isn’t all they need. That is the basic message in a new study released Friday by California’s largest parks advocacy group. The “Vision for Excellence” report by the nonprofit California State Parks Foundation is an acknowledgment that no financial salvation […]
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Tahoe Grizzlies headed to post-season play
By Ted Parkhill This past weekend the Tahoe Grizzlies Pee Wees (ages 11 and 12) played a double-header at home against the Cupertino Cougars. On Saturday the Grizzlies didn’t know their own strength and ended up with 26 minutes of penalties. Despite playing shorthanded for more than a third of the game, the Grizzlies dominated […]
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Ski report: Powder, powder, powder
Snow — it’s the word for the day. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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The groundhog was wrong — winter hasn’t gone away
By Kathryn Reed That all too familiar hum of winter was echoing through the Lake Tahoe Basin this morning long before the break of day. That would be the snowblower. More than 6 inches of white stuff had fallen at lake level on the South Shore by 7am, with no sign of it stopping. Expect […]
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Rafting fees going up on American River
By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal State Parks will be asking river-rafting businesses to dig deeper into their pockets as it works to make up for Bureau of Reclamation funding cutbacks in the Auburn State Recreation Area. Recreation Area Superintendent Mike Lynch said rafting fees on both the north and middle forks of the American River […]
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