The U.S. Forest Service Ski with a Ranger Program is looking for ski and snowboard volunteers to lead guided tours at Heavenly Mountain Resort one day a week. Volunteers will be provided with a thorough orientation and a day pass for the day of each tour. The expected commitment of time depending on your availability, […]
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Denver Post BRECKENRIDGE — Norway’s Andreas Hatveit captured the Winter Dew Tour men’s free-ski slopestyle final Sunday, and 16-year-old Tyler Flanagan of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., earned his first victory in a pro competition in the men’s snowboard slopestyle final. Jamie Anderson, 19, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., won the women’s snowboard slopestyle final. Hatveit, 23, […]
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Bring on the snow. Snow is in the forecast for about the next 24 hours. No blue sky to be found today. Here is the ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VILLAGE — Jonny Moseley will finally see the Olympics. He vaguely remembers going to a hockey game in 1998 when he competed in the Nagano, Japan, Games. He skipped the opening ceremonies. He admits to having been obsessed with the competition. It paid off. He won gold that year in moguls. […]
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By Tom Kelly, USSA TELLURIDE — It was a hot day Sunday on the SBX course for the U.S. as Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton, VT) and Faye Gulini (Salt Lake City) took first, and Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA) and Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, MI) second at the Visa Snowboardcross Cup team SBX event in Telluride. […]
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Winters Creek Lodge at Mount Rose ski resort opens Dec. 21, the first day of winter. The building includes a food court, Sky Bar and restrooms. The hours of operation for the Winters Creek Lodge are 7:30am-6pm. The Sky Bar opens at 10am. Winters Creek Lodge has a no cooler policy inside, but you can […]
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By Matthew Piper, USSA ALTA BADIA, Italy -– The U.S. had to put its podium hopes on ice Sunday as Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) finished seventh in sub-zero conditions at the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy. On a sun-soaked morning at the infamous Gran Risa slope, Ligety struggled […]
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By Lindsey Sine, USSA VAL d’ISERE, France — It was another podium finish for World Champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) who, after taking the win in super combined on Friday, finished third Sunday in the Audi FIS World Cup super G in Val d’Isere. Switzerland’s Fraenzi Aufdenblatten won the race to mark the first World […]
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Bundle up because the winds are expected to pick up this afternoon. And those winds could affect lift operations. Here is today’s ski report brought to you by Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe.
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By Kathryn Reed TWIN BRIDGES — Clouds are expected to move into the area today, with a 30 percent chance of snow tonight above 6,500 feet. This means all the Lake Tahoe resorts will get freshies because lake level is 6,200. The best chance for snow, according to the National Weather Service, is Monday night […]
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