Recent Articles
SnowFest! Celebrates Thirty Years of Fun
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 in the marketing department at Alpine Meadows and was pitching the idea of a winter carnival to boost March […]
War of the Roses
By defining the division between opposing sides with an actual physical or geographic border—the proverbial “line in the sand”—in the hope of promoting resolution through separation, the discourse may only become darker. Consider the symbolism of the Mason-Dixon Line or the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, dividing the Hatfields and McCoys during their […]
Heli-Skiing Takes Off in Tahoe
Has heli-skiing been a long-standing item on your bucket list, but the cost and distance too much to manage? This might be the year that your deep powder dreams come true. Pacific Crest Heli-Guides has launched a helicopter skiing and snowboard service at Lake Tahoe this season, with access to more than 100,000 acres of […]
The Slopes Beyond the Ropes
Loosely defined, sidecountry is legal out-of-bounds areas or backcountry terrain that is accessed from a ski resort. Over the past decade, sidecountry skiing and riding has exploded in popularity in North America. Liberal boundary policies, the proliferation of fat skis (which increase flotation in deep snow) and improved avalanche awareness have helped fuel the rapid […]
Corporate Climbing
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 multimillion dollar business. In 1994, Holan founded what is now […]
Weighty Matters
The road to losing weight is paved with good intentions. We all know the routine: counting calories, long hours at the gym, skipping meals, cleansings. People with pounds to shed will try just about anything to reclaim their bodies and their confidence. But reaching your ideal weight doesn’t have to be all about sweating it […]
The Tahoe Fund Funds Tahoe
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-theground projects,” says Cindy Gustafson, Tahoe Fund president. “We’re about raising funds to get projects done.” A bi-state, Basin-wide initiative, the […]
Natural Rhythms: Winter
Animal instincts Animals have three basic strategies for coping with Tahoe winters: leave the region, stay active and struggle to find food and stay warm, or shut down. Some animals combine strategies, and black bears are a great example. In colder parts of North America, bears retreat to a den and become inactive, but few […]
Making Home a Place of Peace
To find harmony at home, begin by imagining what inspires you. Close your eyes for a moment and visualize a place in your life that made you feel calm and at ease. Perhaps it was a grandparent’s inviting abode, or maybe a favorite spot in the outdoors. If you first make your place welcoming to […]
Featured: Sculptor June Towill Brown
The horse as a subject transcends all nationalities,” says Incline Village sculptor June Towill Brown. “Everyone loves and understands horses.” Brown captures the restless spirit of the animal—namely Arabian stallions, Friesians and, most recently, the Gypsy Vanner, a breed of draft horse originating in England—in her award-winning bronze sculptures. Yet, her passion for her subject […]
