By Paul Thissen, Contra Costa Times Concord will build bocce courts, install playground equipment, resurface tennis courts and make upgrades at Camp Concord with money from the East Bay Regional Park District’s Measure WW bond. Councilman Mark Peterson asked to delay Tuesday’s council vote because he wanted to see whether part of the money could […]
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The 2010 USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) is having a five-event series this year, with a stop at Northstar-at-Tahoe June 26-27 The Pro GRT will remain a downhill-only series in four states from April to September. Each stop offers series ranking points to top finishers, and overall individual titles for professional […]
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The third stage of the Freeride World Tour was Monday on Silverado at Squaw Valley USA. With its playful terrain, the riders put up a show for the hundreds of cheering locals, pushing the limits with a best of two run format. Local Squaw Valley skier and Freeride World Tour wild card Jaclyn Paaso was […]
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An avalanche at Squaw Valley on Sunday postponed the Tram Face competition. Click here to see video. The event is expected to resume today on Silverado.
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Today’s warm temperatures will disappear when winter returns on Tuesday. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE — Magic Moguls — that’s the one run I always want to do at Northstar. Each season the rollers off Vista Express are a little different. Each season it’s worth having some fun on them. It reminds me a bit of when I was a kid and we’d ski here as […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal Skier Julia Mancuso did a little podium dance and jingled her two Olympic silver medals as if to tease a welcome-home party of several thousand gathered today at Northstar ski resort. “I want to show you something,†she said on the stage at the village ice rink and then raised […]
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It’s a beautiful day to be skiing at any of the resorts in Lake Tahoe. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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Lake Tahoe is known for many things; it’s 400 inches of annual snowfall, 300 days of sunshine, and home to the largest alpine lake in the country. Add a new distinction to this list as the destination is now the largest flat-water stand-up paddleboard venue in the world hosting a series of five races starting […]
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By Kathryn Reed The ski pole as we know it today came to the market 50 years ago this winter after Ed Scott saw the need for a lighter pole with a smaller basket. Steel was replaced with aluminum and the baskets used on kids’ poles became the standard size for adults. In the 1960s, […]
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