By Linda Williams, Willits News Despite the crowds of skiers and snowboarders on the slopes in the Sierra-at-Tahoe it took a Willits firefighter and his daughter to save a life two weekends ago. Chris Wilkes and his daughter went skiing on a one day trip to Tahoe and on their last run of the day […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal It took a long drive, but Chas Guldemond is making his dream come true. Six years ago, Guldemond had a goal of becoming a world-class snowboarder. With $3,000 in his pocket, he drove from his home in New Hampshire across the country to Lake Tahoe, to take advantage of myriad […]
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It clearly is not 1937, when 31 inches of snow fell in Truckee on this date. But the National Weather Service in Reno is calling for a chance of snow Saturday night and into Sunday. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Ted Parkhill It was another amazing weekend of ice hockey in South Lake Tahoe. This past weekend featured teams from San Jose and San Francisco playing against South Lake Tahoe’s Grizzlies. The San Jose Junior Sharks Pee Wees (ages 11 and 12) faced the Tahoe Grizzlies Pee Wees in a double-header. The first place […]
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By U.S. Ski Team PARK CITY – Vancouver Olympic gold medalists Lindsey Vonn of Vail and Bode Miller of Franconia, N.H., are among 19 athletes named to the 2011 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team announced Wednesday. The biennial event opens Feb. 8 and continues through Feb. 20 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The strong group also […]
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Best to stay on the groomed runs. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed Although the dollars to put the final touches on the Van Sickle Bi-state Park have been allocated, the actual opening of the park still teeters on securing funds to operate it. Lisa O’Daly with the California Tahoe Conservancy told her board, “Currently, the Nevada budget doesn’t have the money to open the […]
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Members of the Lake Valley Fire Protection District are taking part in avalanche rescue training this month. Avalanche danger has been higher than normal this season, and personnel from Lake Valley FPD as well as surrounding agencies have already been involved in one rescue incident. Lake Valley personnel would like to remind the public of […]
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Lake Tahoe continues to prove it receives more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Construction on the Stateline-to-Stateline bike route may begin this year if permitting goes through and funding is secured. The 3.2-mile segment that could be built this year is out for public comment – a necessity of environment documents being prepared by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and U.S. Forest Service. […]
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