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Nordic teams charge North Shore races
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/26/2013 - 6:00amA blanket of nice, new sugary snow covered the racecourse for the South Tahoe High School and Middle School Nordic ski teams as they returned to action on Friday, Jan. 11.It was the first race s...
Gooding on podium at first Skier Cross race
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/25/2013 - 6:00amHeavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation skier Dylan Gooding added two more podium finishes in his first USSA Far West skier cross races at Squaw Valley earlier this month.The weekend races were th...
Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival arrives Feb. 8-10
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 3:54pmEvent Date:
February 8, 2013 (All day)
Alpenglow Sports has teamed up with Tahoe Cross Country to present the first-ever Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival Friday, February 8 through Sunday, February 10. All events are free, open to the public and take place at Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area in Tahoe City, California. A full schedule of events is available at www.tahoenordicfestival.com.
South Tahoe hangs onto league lead
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 6:00amIf Monday's race was like the Pro Bowl of high school skiing, then South Tahoe's Maia Bickert smoked them all. "All the big guns in the league were there. It was like the Pro Bowl, all the best ...
Eric Nageotte-Lowe Memorial fundraiser to benefit Heavenly Foundation teams
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 4:24pm
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the Eric Nageotte-Lowe Memorial Fundraiser to celebrate the life of former South Lake Tahoe resident and Heavenly Freestyle Team member, Eric Nageotte-Lowe this Saturday, Jan. 26, from 5pm to 8pm at the Himmel Haus, 2819 Saddle Rd. across from Heavenly Mountain’s California base area.
“While Eric was a great skier,” said his coach Jere Crawford, “he was an even better person.”
Bank of the West signs on as presenting sponsor of Rahlves’ Banzai Tour
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 4:59amThe Rahlves’ Banzai Tour hosted this winter at several Lake Tahoe resorts has a new sponsor. Bank of the West has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the downhill ski and snowboard event created by Daron Rahlves, considered among the most decorated American downhill and Super G skier in U.S. history. The tour spans four weekends from Feb. 2 – March 10 at four of Lake Tahoe resorts.
Kinder Kup race series
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 8:13amThe Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 13th Lake Tahoe Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort beginning Sunday, Jan. 27. Open to all skiers age six and under and snowboarders age eight and under, the Kinder Kup series is designed to introduce young athletes to competition in a friendly environment.
Thirteenth 'Kinder Kup' race series benefits Heavenly Foundation teams
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 10:33pmEvent Date:
February 10, 2013 (All day)
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will continue its 13th Lake Tahoe Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Feb. 10. Open to all skiers age six and under and snowboarders age eight and under, the Kinder Kup series is designed to introduce young athletes to competition in a friendly environment.
Gooding grabs podium at Far West opener
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 6:00amHeavenly skier Dylan Gooding started his season right with a top finish at the first Far West Race Series competition of the season in Mammoth. Gooding was among the U14 athletes (ages 12 and 13...
Santa Run to Benefit Christmas Cheer, Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 12:31pmEvent Date:
December 20, 2012 - 5:15pm
In cooperation with the Himmel Haus, Blue Angel Café, and Rainbow Mountain, the Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the first annual South Tahoe Santa Run to benefit Christmas Cheer and the HSSF Scholarship Fund on Thursday, Dec. 20th, regardless of weather.
“Running in Santa costumes for charity is a fun, win-win situation to me!” said Zakariah Latzka, Himmel Haus owner. “We are excited to be involved in helping the community that has so graciously embraced us and our business.”
Snowboardcross: Nate Holland, Hagen Kearney win World Cup team event
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 6:00amMONTAFON, Austria - Nate Holland of Squaw Valley and teammate Hagen Kearney stuck together for an impressive win at the FIS World Cup team snowboardcross race in Montafon, Austria, on Saturday. ...
Maze wins super-combi, Mancuso finishes 11th
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/08/2012 - 6:00amST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third race of the season by finishing first in both runs of a World Cup super-combined event Friday, while Lindsey Vonn failed to finish.Vonn...
Lindsey Vonn wins again at Lake Louise
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 6:00amLAKE LOUISE, Alberta - Lindsey Vonn won the season-opening downhill Friday for her 12th career World Cup victory at Lake Louise, renewing her desire to race against the men at the Canadian resor...
South Lake Tahoe Celebrates 47th Anniversary
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 2:17pm
The City of South Lake Tahoe celebrates its 47th Anniversary today. The City was incorporated on November 30, 1965.
“We are very grateful for those who cultivated and formed our City for future generations. We were established to provide core services; snow removal, police and fire; and this is what we’re going back to forty-seven years later,” said Mayor Claire Fortier. “Let’s all celebrate.”
South Lake Tahoe Turkey Trot Race Results
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/20/2012 - 5:41pmThe City of South Lake Tahoe held the 2012 Turkey Trot Fun Run last Saturday, November 17th at the Parks and Recreation facility. The Fun Run was a free event for children ages 3-13 and every participant was a winner of either a turkey, pumpkin pie or swim pass. Thank you to the many local volunteers who pitched in to make this event a success, including Raley’s for their generous donation of all the turkeys and pies ad well as the Optimist Club for their continued support of this annual event.
The results are below:
Kirkwood opens 40th season with four feet of snow
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/16/2012 - 11:50am
Kirkwood Mountain Resort opened its 40th anniversary season when the lifts began turning at 9 a.m. Friday, five days earlier than its originally-scheduled opening day. Kirkwood opened with one chairlift and five trails, accessing 40 total acres.
“The last two storms that have rolled through the Sierra have dropped a combined four feet of snow at Kirkwood, allowing us to open early for all our passionate skiers and riders,” said Casey Blann, general manager of Kirkwood. “This will be a great start to the 40th anniversary season at Kirkwood, and the first with Vail Resorts.”
Camp Rich, Fresh Ketch celebrate Lake Tahoe ski season with annual 'Pray for Snow' bash
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 5:51pm
Event Date:
November 15, 2012 - 7:00pm
Bring your positive vibrations to the ski and snowboard alter Thursday, Nov. 15 for Camp Richardson’s annual “Pray for Snow” party at The Fresh Ketch at the Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe. The party begins at 7 p.m. with live music from Cool Black Kettle, Ike & JT, quirky contests, dancing, food and drink specials.
Lake Tahoe ski and snowboard swap at MontBleu to benefit Heavenly foundation
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 3:09pmEvent Date:
November 17, 2012 - 10:00am
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the 24th Annual Ski and Snowboard Swap at MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa on Saturday Nov. 17.
Proceeds will benefit the Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides skiing and snowboarding programs and events for regional youth and local middle school and high school students. The swap runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Lake Tahoe ski resorts Heavenly, Northstar to open Wednesday, Kirkwood Friday
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 11/12/2012 - 2:48pmPowerful early-season storms combined with the area’s largest snowmaking operations have allowed Vail Resorts’ Lake Tahoe mountains – Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort – to open early with 111 acres. Heavenly and Northstar will open on Wednesday, Nov. 14 with a combined seven lifts and eight trails, totaling 51 acres.
Conner and Cole pull away in council election
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 5:44pmSouth Lake Tahoe City Council candidates Hal Cole and JoAnn Conner maintained their leads in the race for two council seats in the most up-to-date election results from El Dorado County released ea...
Complete election results from Douglas County
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 9:33amIncumbent County Commissioner Mike Olson was at a Genoa Town Board meeting as the votes were counted on Tuesday night. Not long after the board retired, Olson learned that he'd lost a close race...
Results posted for City Council race, Measure L
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 8:13amSouth Lake Tahoe City CouncilHal Cole: 26.03%Joann Conner: 25.35%Austin Sass: 20.24%Bruce Grego: 18.71 %Clinton Schue: 8.91%The top two candidates won seats on the council. Measure LYes: 44.29%No: ...
Johnson, Penzel win Douglas County Commission seats
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 12:33amIncumbent County Commissioner Mike Olson was at a Genoa Town Board meeting as the votes were counted on Tuesday night. Not long after the board retired, Olson learned that he'd lost a close race to challenger Barry Penzel, 10,757 to 10,087. Meanwhile, incumbent commissioner Doug Johnson won a third and last term in the election by defeating Planning Commissioner Frank Godecke, 11,609 votes to 9,503.
Preliminary results posted for City Council race
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 8:40pmEl Dorado County is currently counting votes for the Nov. 6 election. As of 10:45 p.m., with 48.06 percent of the votes counted, this is where each race stands.South Lake Tahoe City CouncilJoann Co...
Douglas County releases preliminary results
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 6:00amIncumbent County Commissioner Mike Olson was at a Genoa Town Board meeting as the votes were counted on Tuesday night. Not long after the board retired, Olson learned that he'd lost a close race to...
Cole, Conner lead council race
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 6:00amSouth Lake Tahoe City Council incumbent Hal Cole and challenger JoAnn are poised to take two seats on the council following early returns from Tuesday's election.Conner led all of the five candidat...
FIS rejects Vonn's request to race against men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 12:53pmLindsey Vonn's request to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race has been rejected by the International Ski Federation.The FIS council met Saturday in Oberhofen, Switzerland, and "confirmed tha...
Obama leads; Romney with chance in electoral race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 11/04/2012 - 5:25pmCOLUMBUS, Ohio - President Barack Obama enters the final hours of the 2012 campaign with an edge in the hunt for the 270 electoral votes needed to win and more ways to reach that magic number. Y...
Sandy upends final week of presidential race
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 9:47amKETTERING, Ohio - Superstorm Sandy's mayhem is upending the final week of the presidential race, with President Barack Obama calling off another of the waning days left to campaign and Republica...
FIS set to discuss Vonn's wish to race against men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 4:08pmSOELDEN, Austria (AP) - The International Ski Federation will discuss Lindsey Vonn's wish to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race during a Nov. 3-4 meeting in Switzerland.FIS communications m...
FIS set to discuss Vonn's wish to race against men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 4:08pmSOELDEN, Austria (AP) - The International Ski Federation will discuss Lindsey Vonn's wish to compete in a men's World Cup downhill race during a Nov. 3-4 meeting in Switzerland.FIS communications m...
Sass keeps campaign contribution lead
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 5:31pmSouth Lake Tahoe City Councilmen Hal Cole and Bruce Grego have closed the campaign contribution gap in the race for two council seats, but challenger Austin Sass remains the most well funded of the council hopefuls.
Tahoe-Truckee sled dog races planned for early March
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 8:58amTRUCKEE - The Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers and Sugar Bowl Resort have signed an agreement to return a sled dog race to the Truckee / North Lake Tahoe region after a 16-year hiatus.Sugar Bowl Resort wi...
Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation 2012-13 season registration begins
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 12:07pm
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation at Lake Tahoe has opened registration for the 2012 – 2013 competitive and development ski and snowboard programs. With a variety of options from the One-Day Program to the Full-Time Competitive Program, the Foundation has something for all ages and levels of skiers and riders. Registration packets are available online and at the HSSF building.
Editorial: Tribune endorses City Council candidates
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 6:00amTwo incumbents are facing three challengers in this year's City Council race. Although there have been some signs of improvement in the national and local economy, the city remains in a difficult s...
Middle schoolers hit the starting line
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 8:02amThe third annual Tah Neva Middle School Championships will be held at Kahle Park cross-country course today. The race will host fifth- through eighth-graders as 14 schools with 400 runners compete ...
Berkley In Attack Mode, Heller Takes More Restrained Approach In Second Senate Debate
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/11/2012 - 10:46pm
CARSON CITY – Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley used a second Senate debate tonight to attack Sen. Dean Heller on issues ranging from Medicare to online poker legislation, while her Republican opponent took a more restrained approach in the hour-long discussion on public television.
City releases initial campaign finance forms
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 5:02pmSouth Lake Tahoe City Council candidate Austin Sass has taken an earlier lead in the five-person race for the council, at least as far as campaign contributions go.Contributions to Sass' campaign a...
US team yet to discuss Vonn's request to race men
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 10:50amGENEVA (AP) - Lindsey Vonn wants to challenge the men's downhill skiers in a World Cup race next month, though her wish still needs the support of the United States team and Alpine skiing's governi...
Turkey Trot 2012 at the Community Recreation Center
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 10/07/2012 - 10:11pmGet into the holidays with fitness in mind with Turkey Trot 2012 at the South Lake Tahoe Community Recreation Center. The event is hosted by the Tahoe Mountain Milers, South Lake Tahoe Optimist Club and the South Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation Department. Sign up at 10am.
Races held snow, rain or shine! Race distances range from 25 yards for the kids to 2.8 miles for the adults. Youth races begin at 11am and adult race begins at noon. Winners in each division win a turkey. Second and third places receive pumpkin pies.
Cross-country holds it down despite obstacles
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 6:00amThe Vikings boys and girls cross-country teams are making moves. The boys came in boys finished 18 out of 40 teams, and the girls took 12th place out of 42 teams in their Saturday race on the road....
Jobs, Support Of Middle Class Focus Of Spirited Senate Debate Between Heller, Berkley
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 3:14pm
CARSON CITY – It took all of about ten minutes for Sen. Dean Heller and Rep Shelley Berkley to mix it up in their first debate in the U.S. Senate race Thursday, criticizing each other on campaign issues ranging from ethics to Medicare to big oil subsidies.
The hour-long debate on KNPB-TV in Reno was the first chance for many voters to see the two candidates spar on the issues, most of which have already been the focus of campaign attacks in the race to date.
Expect road delays for Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 11:28amLake Tahoe area road delays and closures are effective now through Sunday for the Lake Tahoe Marathon. The following roads will experience delays:
Nevada Jobless Rate Ticks Up To 12.1 Percent In August
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 1:35pmRunners roll out their finest for South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 6:00amA clown, a princess and a kid in a dirty diaper crouched at the starting line, poised to see who could run the fastest.No, this was not a make-believe race. Kids in costumes flocked to South Tah...
Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe highlights 2012-2013 ski and board season
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 9:59am
With Nov. 16 as its opening day, the countdown is on at Heavenly Mountain Resort. From intense competitions and events to the return of the halfpipe, excitement is stirring at Lake Tahoe’s largest winter playground.
Democrats Continue To Outpace Republicans In Nevada Voter Registration
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 3:16pmCARSON CITY — Democrats continue to out-register their Republican counterparts, with the latest data from Clark County now showing a more than 100,000 voter advantage as the deadline to participate in the Nov. 6 general election draws ever closer.
Today just before noon the Clark County website, which updates registration totals regularly, showed 346,703 Democrats registered to vote compared to 246,479 for Republicans, a 100,224 advantage.
South Lake Tahoe celebrates big fish during Kokanee Salmon Festival at Taylor Creek
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 11:40pm
Event Date:
October 7, 2012 (All day)
Celebrate the annual fall migration of the Kokanee salmon of Lake Tahoe at the Taylor Creek Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is located three miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. Join the fun and participate in this free family event which has become one of the most fascinating educational and wildlife viewing events in Northern California.
The festival encourages participation by children and their parents in a wide variety of educational and entertaining activities including:
Tahoe Cup race series wraps up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/15/2012 - 6:00amThe Donner Lake and Jam from the Dam competitions could be considered warm-ups for the final stand-up paddleboard race in the O'Neill Tahoe Cup Series, a 22-mile monster that will take paddlers ...
