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Lots of news out of Sierra-at-Tahoe.

California State Parks is gearing up for a legal battle with the South Shore's Washoe Meadows Community over the reclassification of Washoe Meadows State Park into a “state recreation area.”
The classification change is a critical component of a proposal to move up to nine holes of Lake Tahoe Golf Course onto undeveloped land as part of a project to restore that section of the Upper Truckee River.

With last week's winter storms dropping nearly four feet of snow at Lake Tahoe's south shore, Heavenly Mountain Resort will open more trails and terrain beginning Saturday. Heavenly will open Galaxy Chairlift and the associated trails, Groove Terrain Park with six jumps and 18 creative features, and Lakeview Lodge, which is the final of Heavenly’s nine on-mountain restaurants to open.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Rancho Cordova man who recently lost his job is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in the shooting death of his former boss, the city's parks superintendent.The Sacramen...

Here is the fishing report through Jan. 31. The report covers rivers, lakes and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As if by design, the rain started swirling through Candlestick Park as it became clear that more than 60 minutes would be needed to find a proper opponent for the New England P...

Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke died Thursday in a Salt Lake City hospital, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah. Burke, who lived near Whistler in British Columbia, was 29. She was injured Jan. 10 while training at a personal sponsor event at the Park City Mountain resort.
Tests revealed Burke suffered "irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest," according to a statement released by Burke's publicist, Nicole Wool.

Join us on Saturday, February 18 from 9:30am to 2pm at the Ante Up Terrain Park for the "Stateline Showdown" slopestyle event.
• Only $20 to enter the competition
• Pre-Register at the Events Department (Base of World Cup)
• Day-Of Registration is available at the Base of the Gondola, 8am-9:15am.
For more information, call the Events Department at(530)542-5133.

An inflatable airbag demonstration at Kirkwood Mountain Resort last month will give way to a new feature at the resort beginning in February, officials announced. The Steezbag 50 was on public display at the resort from Dec. 17 to Jan. 1. An announcement was made via press release from Kirkwood. Here's the announcement:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - An inflatable airbag will now be a permanent fixture at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, according to a press release Monday.Manufactured by U.S. Airbag, this terrain park featu...

Here is this week's fishing report for January 18-25. This report covers streams, lakes and rivers in Nevada, Northern California, southern Oregon and the Sierra.

SEATTLE (AP) - A 66-year-old snowshoer who had been missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday was found alive Monday by a team of three rescuers, a national park spokeswoman said.Yong Chun Kim, of Ta...

In honor of National Safety Awareness Week, Squaw Valley is hosting a full calendar of events and activities this week promoting safety both on and off the mountain. Celebrated across the country now through Jan. 22, Safety Week is part of the National Ski Area Association’s safety-awareness program.

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - The afternoon sun has cast a giant shadow across one wall of the imposing 22-foot superpipe at Park City Mountain Resort.On the other, members of the French national team ...

The year of 2011 was anything but quiet for the California Department of Fish and Game.
Pesky bears, a roaming gray wolf, significant poaching arrests, tsunami relief work and dramatic wildlife rescues were among the stories that captured the public’s attention.
DFG also welcomed new Director Charlton H. Bonham, who was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in August.

By Sheena McFarland and Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune. A pioneer in women's freestyle skiing has been seriously injured in Park City. Sarah Burke, a ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../canadian-fre...

Veteran halfpipe skier Sarah Burke sustained a serious head injury in a crash at Park City Mountain Resort Tuesday afternoon and was airlifted by helicopter to University Hospital in Salt Lake City, Powder Magazine reports.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency received a notice of intent to file suit on the recent approval of the Homewood Mountain Resort Ski Area Master Plan project, officials said.
EarthJustice, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, lists both TRPA and Placer County as defendants in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Eastern California. Absent from the suit is the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which implied that it likely wouldn't sue when the project was unanimously approved last month by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board.

Placer County is enforcing its rules about where to park – or not as the case may be – even when there isn't snow at Tahoe. Vehicles may be cited or towed if ...www.laketahoenews.net/2012/.../snip...

Here is the fishing report for the week of Jan. 4-11. The report covers rivers, streams and lakes in Nevada, Northern California and Southern Oregon.

The two McDonald's in South Lake Tahoe are not participating. • El Dorado County increased park fees beginning Jan. 1. Here is the park fee resolution that was adopted. • The Jan. 7 Fallen Leaf La...

LAKE TAHOE NEVADA STATE PARK – Tromping along the dirt under sunny skies, the only indication this is not a fall day in the Sierra is the fact the lake is ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../spooner-lakes-be...

The Women's Fund El Dorado is extending an invitation to the public to attend their Community Needs Forum at 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Cameron Park CSD auditorium on.The purpose of the forum is to upda...

The issue of moving nine holes of the Lake Tahoe Golf course into Washoe Meadows State Park has been debated for years. It has gotten to the point where a lawsuit has been filed and it has become a...