By Kathryn Reed Even though the major benefactor Lake Tahoe Unified School District thought it had lined up to help finance the turf and lighting project at the high school fell through, momentum has not waned. “What we are going to do for the school and the community is huge,” South Tahoe High School Principal […]
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The San Francisco Giants will launch a public tour of the World Champions trophy in early January. The trophy will travel throughout Northern California, Southern Oregon and Western Nevada. It will also travel to New York and Arizona. It will be in the Lake Tahoe-Reno area Jan. 14-15. Exact times and locations will be announced […]
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By Lindsey Sine, U.S. Snowboarding TELLURIDE, Colo. – Falling snow had nothing on Nick Baumgartner of Iron River, Mich., Wednesday as the World Championship bronze medalist led the U.S. in first during the qualifications for the Visa U.S. Snowboardcross Cup at Telluride Resort in Colorado. Baumgartner led the way for 11 U.S. men into the […]
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By Freddy Perryman, U.S. Ski Team MERIBEL, France – Hannah Kearney of Vermont and Patrick Deneen of Washington kept the overall World Cup lead Wednesday with strong second place finishes in Meribel. Bryon Wilson of Montana rounded out the men’s podium in third. This is the first time the U.S. has had two athletes in […]
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It’s a powder day — what more do you need to know? Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Snowboarding COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Spencer Shaw of Winhall, Vt., and Allyson Carroll of Truckee landed the top steps of the podium at the U.S. Revolution Tour’s halfpipe snowboarding contest at Copper. In a contest stacked with international and national riders, including Olympians, X Games and World Cup medalists, the United […]
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By Susan Wood The Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition has a deadline to drum up support for its quest to bring the 2022 Winter Games back to the region 62 years after Squaw Valley hosted them in 1960. Based on the past, the U.S. Olympic Committee is expected to court bids from interested cities in early […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Record Searchlight There may not be American gray wolves in California yet, but U.S. Rep. Wally Herger has joined a group of Republican lawmakers urging the animals’ removal from the Endangered Species Act — just in case. The Chico Republican says he co-sponsored a bill last week with seven other House Republicans […]
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Join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association for its annual National Winter Trails Day. Participate in a day of winter recreation, presentations, and activities on Jan. 8 between 10am and 2pm. The event will be near the west end of Tahoe Meadows on the south side of Mt. Rose Highway. To participate, contact Tom at (775) […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for the Lake Tahoe basin from 7am today through 1am Wednesday. Expect the roads to be nasty, especially with rain on the roads before the temperatures drop — which is the perfect way to make ice. Road conditions may be accessed from the […]
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