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  • Ski report: Sun, cold, sun, cold

    Ski report: Sun, cold, sun, cold

    Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, is calling the conditions some of the best he’s seen in more than a decade. So, finish reading Lake Tahoe News and head for the slopes before the next storm arrives mid-week. Here is today’s ski report.

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  • Van Sickle Bi-state Park needs money to open in 2011

    Van Sickle Bi-state Park needs money to open in 2011

    By Susan Wood STATELINE — The giant boulder that serves as a welcome sign where Montreal Avenue and Heavenly Village Way meet signals a solid decade of vision and work. But the word that may keep the nation’s first bi-state park from opening is money. The park on the California-Nevada state line is feeling the […]

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  • Squaw’s Ganong posts best result of career in super G

    Squaw’s Ganong posts best result of career in super G

    By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Ski Team LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -– Two-time Audi FIS Alpine World Cup overall champion Bode Miller of Franconia, N.H., led the U.S. in Lake Louise with 12th in the super G. Tobias Gruenenfelder nabbed the victory for the first win of his career in 1:32.31. Double U.S. champion Travis Ganong of […]

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  • Drop in elevation provides scenic, easy hike near Tahoe

    Drop in elevation provides scenic, easy hike near Tahoe

    By Kathryn Reed GARDNERVILLE — Every now and then I don’t know what to do in Tahoe. OK, it’s more like every May and early November. Too much snow to hike, not enough to ski. Two weeks ago was no different. On what started as a sunny Sunday, we headed to the Carson Valley in […]

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  • Mancuso leads U.S. in giant slalom

    Mancuso leads U.S. in giant slalom

    By Elizabeth Karam, U.S. Ski Team ASPEN -– Three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley showed she has the speed to return to the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom podium finishing eighth Saturday to lead the U.S. at the Visa Aspen Winternational. France’s Tessa Worley produced a blistering second run jumping seven […]

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  • Ski report: Storm in Tahoe, wind may be an issue on slopes

    Ski report: Storm in Tahoe, wind may be an issue on slopes

    With a winter storm warning for the Lake Tahoe Basin until 10 tonight, a day on the slopes may not be the warmest place to be. Here is the ski report for the day from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. Check the resort where you are skiing because it’s possible lifts will be on […]

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  • Cove East loop beckons on wind-whipped afternoon

    Cove East loop beckons on wind-whipped afternoon

    By Kathryn Reed One of the best things about living on a street that doesn’t get plowed first or even on the same day a storm hits is the ability to cross country ski on it. Heading to Cove East last Sunday we knew it could be a bit treacherous before we got to this […]

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  • How green is your ski equipment?

    How green is your ski equipment?

    By Rachel Harris, Ski How sustainable is that sweet pair of skis you’re about to buy? You may soon be able to find out how green all your favorite products are through a new tool called the Eco Index. Designed in collaboration with over one hundred retailers, brands, and suppliers, along with the Outdoor Industry […]

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  • Ski report: Good conditions today, storm on Saturday

    Ski report: Good conditions today, storm on Saturday

    Enjoy the slopes today because a winter weather advisory has been issued for almost all of Saturday. Here is today’s ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued the advisory for Nov. 27 from 10am to 10pm. Light snow is expected in the morning, then increasing […]

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