Category: Winter 2010-2011
Corporate Climbing
Reno company lands business by reaching for the sky. Many a hardcore climber has had a youthful fling with the vertical, but eventually succumbed to the gravitational forces in work life. Jan Holan is one of the lucky ones—he discovered a way to parlay his yen for climbing into a new industry and a […]
The Tahoe Fund Takes Off
For all the talk of protecting Lake Tahoe, lack of funds, reams of paperwork and bureaucratic holdups often delay getting initiatives beyond the drawing board. Enter the Tahoe Fund. “It’s a nonprofit dedicated to on-the-ground projects,” says Cindy Gustafson, Tahoe Fund president. “We’re about raising funds to get projects done.” A bi-state, Basin-wide initiative, the […]
Snowfest: A look back at the North Shore’s wacky/iconic winter carnival.
On June 26, 1981, Bobby Everson stood before some 35 representatives from North Tahoe resorts, businesses and service organizations. A local boy and a rising star in the ski industry, Everson had just taken a job as the marketing director at Alpine Meadows and was pitching the idea of a winter carnival to boost March […]
Q&A With Nancy Wendt Cushing
Born in New York City, Nancy Wendt Cushing learned to ski in Vermont, and in Aspen and Vail while at the University of Colorado. A Harvard-trained lawyer, she succeeded her husband and Squaw Valley USA co-founder Alex Cushing at the helm of the legendary ski resort, retiring last summer after 16 years as its president […]
