South Tahoe High graduate Garrett McIntyre has signed with the New York Jets. Here is what his NFL bio says: (LB/6-3/270/Fresno State/South Lake Tahoe, CA) spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League where he posted 51 tackles and nine sacks. Prior to that, he played two […]
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By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team BLUE MOUNTAIN, Ontario -– X Games champion John Teller of Mammoth Lakes finished 11th in Friday’s World Cup skicross race at Blue Mountain Resort. Skiers found a new venue as Blue Mountain completely revamped its skicross course for 2011. The resort increased the technicality of the course by adding […]
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By U.S. Ski Racing GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — The Alpine World Championships turned into a battle between Austrians today as Anna Fenninger cruised down the slalom course to take the win from Austrian teammate and first run downhill leader Elizabeth Goergl. Fenninger, a three-time World Juniors gold medalist, was in fourth, 0.40 seconds behind Goergl after […]
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Ready to carve some turns? Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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March 26 will mark the much-anticipated comeback of The Pain McShlonkey Classic at Squaw Valley. This action packed on and off-mountain event will serve as a hilarious tribute to legendary skier Shane McConkey as pros and amateurs battle for the highly coveted Golden Saucer trophy and bragging rights. Celebrated for his playful spirit, McConkey was […]
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By Robert Lewis, Sacramento Bee The Great Recession may have devastated development across the region, but it has proven a boon for public land trusts, nonprofit groups that use public funds and private donations to buy land for conservation. These public trusts have been snapping up large tracts of land or buying conservation easements – […]
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Morning winds should mellow in the afternoon – enjoy another sunny day on the slopes! Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By U.S. Skiing BOREAL — Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe and James Campbell of Windham, N.H., won the women’s and men’s halfpipe skiing on the second day of the U.S. Revolution Tour at Boreal Mountain Resort. Bowman fought blustery conditions to win her first Rev Tour halfpipe competition of the year. “It was a […]
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By U.S. Snowboarding BOREAL — Jackie Hernandez of Londonderry, Vt., and Kevin Leahy of Yarmouth, Maeine, kicked off the second stop of the U.S. Revolution Tour Monday at Boreal Mountain Resort with wins in the women’s and men’s SBX. In the skicross, Tania Prymak of Goshen, N.Y., and Trevor Ricioli of South Lake Tahoe won […]
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By Kathryn Reed Schussing down the slopes of Sierra-at-Tahoe it’s hard to tell anything is different this season. And that’s exactly what resort officials want. Less than a month before the South Shore resort opened Nov. 23 for the 2010-11 season, its sister resort, Northstar-at-Tahoe, was acquired by Vail Resorts. (CNL Lifestyle Properties still owns […]
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