Outdoors

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A 4-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling off a chairlift Tuesday morning at Diamond Peak Ski Resort, an official said.While a CareFlight helicopter was initiall...

BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California teenager became the youngest person to successfully climb to the summit of the seven tallest mountains on Earth's seven continents, according to his we...

EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - The days of different skis for different conditions may about be at an end. New technology is making skiing a more user-friendly proposition than it once was.The new techno...

Ice is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as frozen water. However, as the reader knows, ice has much more meaning than that in our lives. Ice on the road means slower, often more dangero...

Tahoe Center for Orthopedics and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team physicians Terrence Orr and Jonathan Finnoff will present a free, hour-long discussion with a focus on ski and snowboard injury preventi...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A Florida woman filed suit against Vail Resorts, Heavenly Valley and a Heavenly Mountain Resort employee this week after being injured during a ski collision with the emp...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The winter months in Tahoe can sometimes stretch from late October through April, and the ever-changing weather in the Sierra can take many visitors by surprise. But the ...

NORDEN, Calif. - A 7-year-old boy died Tuesday from injuries suffered after falling 60 feet from a chairlift Sunday at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort.The boy was identified Wednesday by family and friends a...

The Lake Tahoe boat launch facilities at Cave Rock and Sand Harbor are closing on both Christmas, December 25, and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2012. No inspections or decontaminations will be available either of these days.
These closures are due to the holidays and program staff shortages. Normal operating hours throughout the winter are daily, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Cave Rock and Saturday and Sunday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Sand Harbor. Efforts are underway to adjust and extend these hours to better accommodate fishermen.

By Sam Bauman
Northstar California did up things well Tuesday (name change, used to be "at-Tahoe") by officially opening its new multimillion dollar Zephyr lodge at the top of Zephyr lift and a new chairlift, the Promised Land Express. The new quad chair services two new trails. This completes a spending program of $30 million on upgrades, trails and support activities at the Lake Tahoe resort.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Boat launch facilities at Cave Rock and Sand Harbor will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 due to the holidays and program staff shortages, according to a statement from th...

LAKE TAHOE - The winter solstice is just a few days away, yet fall is still holding on with dry, cold weather and ever-shortening days. Snow, or the lack thereof, is all the talk of the town. Despi...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two popular ski and snowboarding icons, Daron Rahlves and Jeremy Jones, have finished shooting public service ads this week for the nonprofit Tahoe Fund's "Plate for Powd...

Behind the power of the West Coast’s largest snowmaking system, Heavenly Mountain Resort opened Stagecoach Express on Wednesday, Dec. 14, giving skiers and snowboarders top-to-bottom skiing and riding on the resort’s Nevada side.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort will open for the 2011-12 season on Saturday with very limited terrain. Due to low snow, Sierra will open Easy Rider Express chairlift accessing...

By Don Quilici
With Christmas two weeks away, one of the best stocking stuffers for local anglers is a California fishing license. If you're planning to fish in the State of California in 2012, you'll need a new license as of Jan. 1.
You can purchase that license and any applicable stamp at a number of local outlets or on the Internet.
If you need to buy a license and stamps, here is some info:

Surfing takes patience. Surfing in Lake Tahoe takes more than that. Luckily for the region's diehard watermen, this has been a particularly good surf season."This past month has been beyond memorab...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Squaw Valley USA and Alpine Meadows topped the list for California resorts in the Ski Area Citizens Coalition's 11th Annual Ski Area Environmental Report Card. The report...

What's covered in snow and fun for the whole family? National Winter Trails Day, of course.The Tahoe Rim Trail Association will partner with businesses and organizations to kick off the winter seas...

By Don Quilici
As I look forward to the year of 2012 with high expectations, hopes and dreams, this is a good time to reflect back on some selected personal memories from the rapidly ending year of 2011. Here are my top memories:

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The 2011-12 Winter Edition of Tahoe Magazine is your guide to enjoying winter on any shore of Lake Tahoe this upcoming season.The 148-page publication has stories abou...

While choosing to allow family members and friends to teach you to ski or snowboard may have an economic advantage, most experts would advise against this practice. There are many subtleties involved in both skiing and snowboarding, and in many cases, only trained professional ski instructors are able to communicate them effectively. Unfortunately, lessons can be expensive. On the other hand, injuries that come from poor technique are even more expensive.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Snow Park Technolgies is a subtle name for a company that is half-responsible for snowboarding and freestyle skiing as we know it.More commonally known as SPT, Snow Pa...

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are announcing a new pilot study to determine the possibility of creating backcountry access gates permitting on-snow travel between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.