Outdoors
Trade group: US resorts see record skier visits
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/21/2011 - 10:18amLAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The National Ski Areas Association says a ski season that stretched into July helped U.S. resorts set a record this year for skier visits.The Lakewood, Colo.-based trade grou...
Finding a Crowd-Free Tahoe | That sweet summer song
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Seven years ago I moved to South Lake to make a life out of skiing. Back then, I didn't have a clear idea what that life would be or how I would make that unrefined co...
Backcountry patrol hopes to keep Tahoe trails safe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 3:03pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - More than 30 volunteers recently completed the annual training program to begin patrolling by bike, foot, or horseback on the backcountry trails around Lake Tahoe. The...
Tahoe friends take paragliding to new heights
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 9:25amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A pair of friends in South Lake Tahoe are flying. No, not boarding an airplane and cramming into too-small seats. Not whirling around in a helicopter. Like birds, they...
Lahontan cutthroat trout to be stocked at Lake Tahoe starting this week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 6:41pmLAKE TAHOE - For the first time in more than 35 years, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be stocking Lake Tahoe with Lahontan cutthroat trout, the only trout species native to the Basin.Over t...
