By Kathryn Reed People who own cabins on U.S. Forest Service land are getting a notice in the mail telling them to pay the government more money. The use fee is going up based on appraisals of the property, which is done every 10 years. The fee is 5 percent of the appraised value of […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News TRUCKEE — In the 1860s, Congress created a huge checkerboard of land ownership across California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range when it granted every other square mile to railroad barons along the route of the transcontinental railroad. Now, nearly 150 years later, one of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile couples […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy is issuing a Prospectus/Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking an operator for the Patton Landing Concession at Carnelian Bay in North Lake Tahoe. The objective of this RFP is to select someone who has a plan that will best enhance the visitors’ beach related recreation experience at this lakefront facility. The concessionaire […]
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Mount Rose ski resort is opening Friday with the Flying Jenny lift and Show-Off run. Show-Off will have park features set up and will be open Fri-Sun from 10am-4pm. A base of 8-12 inches covers the run, thanks to snowmaking. Reduced prices: $20 ages 13 & over (flat rate), $10 ages 6-12 (5 and under […]
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Publisher’s note: Spider Sabich was born in Sacramento and raised in Kyburz along Highway 50. He is buried in Placerville. By John Meyer, Denver Post For those who didn’t know Spider Sabich or see him race, he usually is remembered for the way he died — shot by girlfriend Claudine Longet at their home in […]
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Heavenly Mountain Resort fired up its snowmaking guns on Tuesday — a sure sign ski season for most Lake Tahoe area resorts will be here soon. Boreal and Mammoth are already open on a limited basis. Snow flurries have been coming down off and on at the lake today. The mountaintops are socked in with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Winter operations at state parks in the Sierra are being cut back, with a more comprehensive plan for summer to be released in early 2010. For the winter, Grover Hot Springs in Markleeville and Donner Museum in Truckee will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays. No winter camping will be allowed at Sugar […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon/Tahoe Hills area starting Oct. 28, and will likely continue through the week depending on weather conditions. Residents and travelers can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. This and other prescribed fire projects are designed to reduce wildfire risks […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Regular fish stocking programs will resume at Jenkinson Lake near Pollock Pines. El Dorado Irrigation District officials announced that the lake, the centerpiece of the district’s popular Sly Park Recreation Area, has been removed from the state’s list of lakes and streams where fish stocking was suspended last fall. Read […]
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For the second year in a row, the SnowBomb Ski & Board Festivals promise to be the biggest and best venue for finding not only the latest ski and snowboard gear for the upcoming winter, but also taste premiere wines and boutique beers. More than 150 wineries and breweries will be attending and offering tastes […]
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