Category: Outdoors
Olympics 2014: Follow Them!
The Tahoe/Truckee/Reno region sent 15 athletes to the Sochi Winter Games, which open Friday in Russia! Follow your favorite athletes on their social media accounts as they post and tweet out updates and pics from the Games! Jamie Anderson Facebook @Jme_Anderson Maddie Bowman Facebook @maddiebowman Stacey Cook Facebook @staceycookUSA Danny Davis Facebook @theDDeadshow Travis Ganong […]
Olympics 2014: Olympic Dreams for Tahoe/Reno Athletes
A plethora of Tahoe athletes hope to represent the United States in Russia (Ed’s Note: This story went to press before the Olympic teams were announced, so any athlete who made the teams will have an * next to their name in this story.) Written by Alison Bender On Friday, the best athletes in the […]
Olympics 2014: Tahoe Docs Sochi Bound
Barton physicians head to Russia with U.S. Skiing Teams By Laney Olson The Olympics are upon us and spectators are engulfed which Tahoe athletes may be headed for a place on the podium. However, behind every successful athlete is a group of men and women who are seldom in the spotlight; the U.S. skiing physicians. […]
Nevada-California Deer Herd at a Crossroads
Satellite radio collars allow biologists to track the millennium-old migration patterns of Nevada’s mule deer Written by Jackie Ginley In Truckee’s Tahoe Donner neighborhood, the seasonal appearance of mule deer are a welcome sight. They are among the first out-of-towners to arrive in the spring, heralding the beginning of long days and warm weather, and […]
Tahoe IRONMAN Tested Stamina, Strength
Written by Laney Olson Steam rose from The Lake as thousands of athletes tried to keep warm in their wetsuits and swim caps. At 6:30 a.m. Sunday, September 22, the gun went off for the start of the inaugural Lake Tahoe IRONMAN, and athletes plunged into the frigid waters of the Big Blue. IRONMAN was […]
Getting the Shot
Four experts walk skiers and riders through getting the best video out of their days at the terrain park Written by Kyle Magin A downhill resort’s terrain parks are bastions of creativity. From immensely talented skiers pushing the limits of their sport to newbies getting a handle on their own skill sets, skiers […]
Of Ice and Snow in Tahoe
Nature uses winter water for warmth, protection Written by Will Richardson The Planet Earth we know could not survive without its most important and unique substance, water. It surrounds us, covering approximately 70 percent of Earth’s surface, locked away for long periods as snow and ice, as vapor in the atmosphere, in the soil, or […]
Endangered Amphibians could Alter Sierra Nevada
Written by Matthew Renda A species of small frogs endemic to the Sierra Nevada is causing a rising swell of consternation across the region. The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog was once ubiquitous in the pellucid lakes and crystalline streams dappling the granitic mountains, particularly in the range’s northern reaches. “It was difficult to walk around […]
Bowman, Sigourney Land on Dew Tour Podium
Tahoe-Trained Athletes Eye Sochi Written by Kyle Magin Friday, December 13, 2013–South Lake Tahoe native Maddie Bowman took top honors at today’s Dew Tour Ski Pipe finals in Breckenridge, Colorado, further securing her spot on the US Ski Team headed for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Bowman, who skis on Sierra-at-Tahoe’s pro team, was […]
Eye to Eye: Dr. Laurence Heifetz
Written by Matthew Renda After entering medical school in the 1970s, Dr. Laurence Heifetz knew he wanted to practice what he deems “high-stakes medicine” and swiftly decided on oncology—cancer treatment. He began his career at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, but moved to Truckee in 2006, when the Tahoe Forest Hospital founded its […]
