By Kathryn Reed and Susan Wood WHISTLER, British Columbia — Today was supposed to be our day to check out Cypress Mountain. Mother Nature said no. This is because rain had been falling earlier this month on the mountain that will host the aerials, moguls, parallel giant slalom, halfpipe and skiercross events during the Vancouver […]
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By Kathryn Reed WHISTLER, British Columbia — People used to ski Whistler or Blackcomb, but seldom both in the same day. This is because it required a bus to get between the two resorts. All of that changed on Dec. 12, 2008, when the 52 million Canadian dollar Peak2Peak Gondola opened. Taking it across on […]
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By USSA LAKE PLACID -– It was a great Olympic sendoff for Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, CA) as the X Games gold medalist finished fourth in the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup Sunday, the last skiercross World Cup before the 2010 Games. “It was nice to make the final. I had some good heats. It was […]
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Daron Rahlves of Sugar Bowl was sixth out of 60 competitors at Saturday’s World Cup skiercross at Whiteface Mountain, N.Y. Michael Schmid of Switzerland won the event. The sport makes its Olympic debut in February in Vancouver. Errol Kerr, who is on the Jamaican team but trains at Alpine Meadows, went from a 34th qualifying […]
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By USSA CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) continued to lead the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup after finishing 19th in giant slalom Sunday, the final chance for U.S. women to earn a ticket to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Teammate Megan McJames (Park City, UT) was also in the points […]
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Expect light snow on and off today in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A series of storm systems is moving in, and will hang around through Tuesday. Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, delivers his ski report for the day.
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By USSA PARK CITY — Scotty Lago (Seabrook, NH) rode his way onto his first Olympic Team with a huge first run Saturday night at Park City Mountain Resort, putting down a score of 48.00 to win the spot. Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) delighted fans with a Vancouver-ready 49.50 and earning his second victory in […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News takes to the slopes where the Olympics will be in 20 days. By Kathryn Reed WHISTLER, British Columbia — Six hours of skiing. It’s been a long time since I’ve done that in one day. It was made that much easier because of Susan Sommer. She took the five us […]
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South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena is hosting a curling clinic on Jan. 31 from 2:30-3:45pm. Curling is an Olympic sport similar to shuffleboard played on ice. Instruction will include discussion on safety, equipment, preparation, technique and rules of the game. The fee is $8, and space is limited. Spectators are welcome at no charge. For […]
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Count on clouds, light winds, and scattered snow showers in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe, delivers his ski report for the day.
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