Sierra-at-Tahoe is offering discounted lift tickets for Snowsports Week – Feb. 7-10. Tickets are discounted to $35 from $71 for a full-day lift ticket. Tickets are only valid during Snowsports Week. Lift tickets may be purchased locally, but must be purchased in advance. Each year money from this event fund five nonprofit organizations — Barton […]
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By Lindsey Sine, U.S. Snowboarding ASPEN -– Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe put down solid spins and combinations Sunday to take home the fifth X Games slopestyle snowboarding medal of her career with a bronze. Enni Rukajarvi of Finland took the gold, becoming the first rookie to win women’s slopestyle since the sport was […]
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By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team ASPEN -– John Teller of Mammoth Lakes claimed skicross X Games gold Sunday, marking his first X Games victory. Casey Puckett of Aspen came out of retirement to finish with the bronze. “I knew exactly what I was planning on doing (in the final). It ended up working and […]
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By Lindsey Sine, U.S. Snowboarding ASPEN -– Tyler Flanagan of Mammoth Lakes made it two bronze medals for the U.S. Sunday, finishing third in slopestyle snowboarding to mark the first X Games medal of his career. Canadian Sebastien Toutant took it a step up from his silver in big air to take gold in slopestyle. […]
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See, winter isn’t over. A powder day can be had for those who venture out on the slopes of the ski resorts, which report at least 4 inches of the fluffy stuff. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Even though decisions about how to proceed about incorporating are still up in the air, Lake Tahoe mountain bike enthusiasts are figuring out a way to have a single, proactive voice. The realization of those resurrecting Tahoe Area Mountain Bicycling Association is that even if members don’t agree with the trails the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Easy, fun, scenic. Scampering up Twin Peaks on snowshoes encompasses all of these elements. It’s one of those jaunts that is great on a day when you want a little exercise outdoors, but don’t have a ton of time. Of course the snow conditions always play a role in how long an […]
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By Lindsey Sine, U.S. Snowboarding ASPEN -– Kelly Clark of Mt. Snow, Vt., opened up a new chapter for women’s snowboarding Saturday night, stomping out a huge 1080 to become the first woman to land the maneuver in a competition, and earning her the gold in the Winter X Games halfpipe. “It’s been an incredible […]
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By Lindsey Sine, U.S. Snowboarding ASPEN -– Nick Baumgartner of Iron River, Mich., held nothing back Saturday as he put the pain of a broken collar bone on the back burner to take his first Winter X Games gold medal. Reigning X Games snowboardcross champ Nate Holland’s of Squaw Valley five-year winning streak came to […]
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By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team CALGARY, Alberta -– Olympian Scotty Bahrke of Squaw Valley earned his first World Cup podium Saturday, finishing third. His career best finish came on the eve of the World Championships in Deer Valley Resort. After finishing on the bubble in qualifying, Bahrke competed in Saturday’s finals throwing first a […]
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