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South Lake Tahoe Community Members Participate in Round Table Discussions
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 3:51pm
Over 100 members of the South Lake Tahoe community attended the 3rd Annual Tahoe Chamber Community breakfast on Tuesday where they shared their visions of what was needed for success.
Those attending broke up into group discussions on a few topics including what they felt small businesses in the area need in order to be better prepared. Since the event was put on the by chamber, there was also discussion was about what the TahoeChamber.org could provide to improve their member's experiences.
There are a few upcoming Chamber events to highlight:
Ten Lake Tahoe Area Athletes Part of Olympic Contingent Headed to Sochi
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 6:32pm
The USA has a record 94 athletes headed to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Olympic games next week.
Here is a list of the teams (Lake Tahoe, Reno and Truckee athletes in bold):
2014 OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING HALFPIPE AND SLOPESTYLE NOMINATIONS
Men’s Alpine Snowboarding
Justin Reiter, Steamboat Springs, CO (2/2/1981)
Men’s Halfpipe
Greg Bretz, Mammoth Lakes, CA (12/19/1990) *
Danny Davis, Truckee, CA (6/22/1988)
Taylor Gold, Steamboat Springs, CO (11/17/1993)
Shaun White, Carlsbad, CA (9/3/1986) *
Women’s Halfpipe
Lake Tahoe Skiers Nominated for U.S. Olympic Alpine Team
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/26/2014 - 3:31pmThe U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Sunday nominated 20 athletes to the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team that will compete in Sochi next month. The team is highlighted by Olympic gold medalists Bode Miller (Franconia, NH), Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) and World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO).
2014 Olympic Alpine Team Nominations
Men
David Chodounsky, Crested Butte, CO (6/25/84)
Erik Fisher, Middleton, ID (3/21/85) *
Travis Ganong, Squaw Valley, CA (7/14/88)
Jared Goldberg, Holladay, UT (6/15/91)
U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping and Nordic Team Nominations Announced
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/22/2014 - 3:06pm
Ski Jumping
U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team Nominations Announced
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 5:03pm
From USSA - Three Athletes added to team after initial publishing
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced the nomination of 13 halfpipe and slopestyle snowboarding athletes Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. Slopestyle snowboarding will be contested in the Olympic Winter Games for the first time ever in Sochi. The five event qualifying series came down to the final stop at Mammoth Mountain, with all but two spots decided during the final event weekend.
Men’s Alpine Snowboarding
2014 Olympic Halfpipe and Slopestyle Team Nominations Announced
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 3:56pm
USSA - Five additional freeskiing athletes were nominated by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to be a part of the Olympic debut of halfpipe and slopestyle skiing. In addition, skicross athlete John Teller (Mammoth Lakes, CA) was nominated to the team, following his win in the final Olympic qualifying World Cup last week. With the confirmation of quotas within freestyle skiing, the USSA added two skiers in halfpipe and three in slopestyle to round out the full team.
Men’s Skicross
John Teller, Mammoth Lakes, CA (3/9/1983)
South Lake Tahoe's Maddie Bowman Leads U.S. Olympic Free Skiing Team
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 11:48pm
Freeskiing took another historic step towards its Olympic debut as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced the nomination of 11 halfpipe and slopestyle skiing athletes Saturday night at the conclusion of the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix presented by The North Face.
Lake Tahoe Leadership Summit
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/18/2014 - 12:37am
Event Date:
May 10, 2014 - 9:00am
When: Saturday, May 10th, 2014
Where: Montbleu Resort Casino & Spa - 55 Highway 50, Stateline, Nevada 89449
Leadership Lake Tahoe, on behalf of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, is proud to host the first annual Elevate Your View Lake Tahoe Leadership Conference. This one-day conference is meant to raise awareness and empower our community to improve the future of Lake Tahoe.
Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe Makes U.S. Olympic Freeskiing Team
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/12/2014 - 3:40pm
Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe clinched a nomination to the first-ever U.S. Freeskiing Olympic team Sunday with a win in the halfpipe final at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix presented by The North Face at Breckenridge.
Win A Epic Pass For Skiing 26 Resorts Around the World in One Season
Submitted by paula on Wed, 10/02/2013 - 10:32pm
This season Vail Resorts announced that the Epic Pass now includes 26 mountains in four countries. And now Vail Resorts is calling all globetrotting, Epic Pass-holding, die-hard skiers and snowboarders for The Epic Race – a season-long competition to visit all 26 resorts spread across four countries that make up the Epic Pass. The first 10 people to complete the race will receive an Epic Pass for life.
Ski season winter pass option features three Lake Tahoe resorts
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 08/19/2013 - 4:17pmWith less than 100 days until the beginning of the 2013-2014 Lake Tahoe ski and ride season, now is the time to purchase the best-valued season pass to Tahoe’s three premier mountain destinations, Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar.
The Tahoe Local and Tahoe Value Passes offer access to more than 263 trails, 14 terrain parks and 10,270 acres all on one pass; but the current season pass prices are only guaranteed through September 2, 2013.
Glance at 2014 US Olympic contenders
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/09/2013 - 6:00amPARK CITY, Utah - One year out from the opening of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and U.S. skiers and snowboarders are scattered across the globe anticipating the opportunities they wil...
Bowman, Wise claim ski halfpipe Grand Prix titles
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 1:13pmPARK CITY, Utah - Halfpipe skier Maddie Bowman has won three gold medals in 23 days, capped by Saturday's U.S. Grand Prix Championship at Park City Mountain Resort in which she was the only woma...
Park City officials to tour Tahoe-Truckee for inspiration
Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 7:30amLake Tahoe agency hosts bicycle community planners from Utah and Oregon
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 12:34pm
Event Date:
July 26, 2012 - 5:00pm
UPDATED: As Lake Tahoe continues to earn the respectable distinction of having bicycle-friendly communities, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host experts from two well-established cities to discuss ways the basin can improve its trails and paths.
The TRPA has invited bicycle community planners from Portland, Oregon and Park City, Utah for a community speaker panel today, Thursday, July 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lake Tahoe Community College in the Board Room. A similar speaker panel was held on Wednesday at Kings Beach.
Freestyle skiing trailblazer Sarah Burke dies after Jan. 10 training accident
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:00am
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.
LTCC Writer's Series on Wednesday with Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 6:17pmLake Tahoe Community College's Writers' Series continues as two local authors, Jeremy Evans and Scott Lankford, read and sign their work at the LTCC library. Stop by for the reading, buy a book to get signed, and chat with the writers.
Skiers hit the halfpipe despite Burke's injury
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/13/2012 - 6:19pmPARK 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 ...
Tahoe ski resort heavyweights to advance Olympic chances
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 10:33pmCarrig, co-president of Vail's mountain division, brings to the Tahoe table his experience at The Canyons resort in Park City during the 2002 Winter Games at Salt Lake City and a steadfast investm...
Canadian freestyle skier seriously hurt on superpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 8:04amBy 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...
Canadian freestyle skier seriously hurt on superpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 5:52amBy 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 Canadian freestyle skier who's a four...
Half-Pipe Veteran Skier Sarah Burke Seriously Injured in Park City Crash
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 6:56pm
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.
