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Vote for Jamie Anderson and David Wise as TeamUSA Athletes of the Year
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:49am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - The U.S. Olympic Committee is recognizing the success of Jamie Anderson of the South Shore and David Wise of Reno Reno in the Olympics by naming them finalists for the Female and Male Olympic athlete of the Games. This year's Team USA Awards, Best of the Games are presented by Dow. Winners will be determined by online votes over the next 18 days, until March 11.
Vote here (as many times as you wish): https://awards.teamusa.org/vote and show them some hometown support.
Olympic countdown: Anderson and Bowman lead U.S. teams to South Korea
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/25/2018 - 7:26pm
Gold medalists Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson are representing the South Shore once again on the global stage as they head to the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang February 9-25.
Below are the Olympic snowboarding, free skiing, alpine and freestyle teams headed to South Korea. (names in bold are Lake Tahoe area athletes)
2018 U.S. OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING SKIING TEAM
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air
Jamie Anderson, South Lake Tahoe, Calif. (9/13/1990) *
Julia Marino, Westport, Conn. (9/11/1997)
Last weekend for snowboarders and skiers to qualify for 2018 Winter Olympics
Submitted by paula on Fri, 01/19/2018 - 12:49am
Just one more week of ski and snowboard competition until the 2018 U.S. Olympic teams are closer to being finalized. Focus will be south of Tahoe this week for the U.S. Grand Prix Series at Mammoth Mountain.
The results will help determine who the U.S. sends to next month's Winter Olympics in these disciplines.
Lake Tahoe Olympians to be honored at Gold Medal Gala
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/29/2016 - 6:44pm
Its been 50 years since the first gold medal in skiing and snowboarding was won by an American. Since Gretchen Fraser’s historic slalom gold at St. Moritz in 1948, 31 athletes from the U.S. have brought home 35 gold medals.
In the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson from South Lake Tahoe each won gold, Bowman in women’s halfpipe skiing and Anderson in women’s slopestyle snowboarding.
Torino, Italy's 2006 Olympics saw South Lake Tahoe Olympian Hannah Teter win gold
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
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
Shaun White Overcomes Early Round Crash to Make U.S. Slopestyle Snowboarding Team
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 11:37pmMAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA (Jan. 16) – Olympic halfpipe champion Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) mathematically clinched a spot on the first-ever U.S. Olympic team for slopestyle snowboarding on Thursday at the Paul Mitchell Slopestyle at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix.
South Lake Tahoe's Jamie Anderson Clinches Olympic Spot
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 5:41pm
Jamie Anderson of South Lake Tahoe clinched the first spot on the U.S. Olympic slopestyle snowboarding team with her victory Thursday at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. Ryan Stassel (Anchorage) took the victory for the men, while favorite Shaun White (Carlsbad, CA) fell hard during his first run and couldn’t put together a complete second run. It was the third Olympic qualifier of five, and the fourth qualifier commenced Thursday at 4:30 p.m..
Anderson's winning run was a 50-50, back lip, tail 270 out, frontside 360 shifty, backside 540 and cab 720.
Pro snowboarders to line up Lake Tahoe Heavenly High Roller Hold 'Em big air competition
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 12:17pmHeavenly is raising the stakes, and it’s no bluff, as the south shore Lake Tahoe resort plays a full house of big-air specialists. Heavenly Mountain Resort announced Chas Guldemond, Ulrik Badertscher, Gjermund Braaten, Sage Kotsenburg and Torstein Horgmo as the first five competitors in High Roller Hold ’Em on Saturday, April 6.
In partnership with Snow Park Technologies and hosted by two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White, High Roller Hold ‘Em combines the thrill of a high-flying big air competition with the cunning strategy of Texas Hold ‘Em poker.
Shaun White wins Burton U.S. Open halfpipe
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 8:49amVAIL, Colorado - Shaun White has defended his title at the U.S. Open snowboarding championships, easily winning the event Saturday with a flawless performance through a sun-splashed halfpipe.Whi...
Shaun White to become member of Tahoe Mountain Club
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 3:53pm
Tahoe Mountain Club is excited to announce two-time Olympic gold medalist, snowboard and skateboard sensation Shaun White as the newest member of Tahoe Mountain Club.
As one of the most prominent figures in snowboarding and skateboarding, Shaun White has called Northstar California his home resort since 2011. After the first season of training at Northstar, White initiated a conversation with Tahoe Mountain Club as a means for expanding his involvement with the resort and the region.
Shaun White to host Heavenly's High Roller Hold 'Em big air competition at Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 1:55pm
Heavenly Mountain Resort at south shore Lake Tahoe is playing its ace this spring, partnering with Snow Park Technologies and two-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White to host High Roller Hold ’Em, the industry’s most high-energy, innovative big air competition.
The casino-inspired event means there's $50,000 at stake. It will combine the thrill of a high-flying big air competition with the cunning strategy of Texas Hold ‘Em poker. Throw in a live DJ, fireworks, laser lights and the Heavenly Angels, and this will be an epic party befitting Lake Tahoe’s south shore.
Check your head
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 6:00amIt would seem the days of looking like a newbie because you're rocking a helmet on the slopes are over.After all, Shaun White wore one during his gold-medal run at the Winter X Games last weeken...
Check your head
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 6:00amIt would seem the days of looking like a newbie because you're rocking a helmet on the slopes are over.After all, Shaun White wore one during his gold-medal run at the Winter X Games last weeken...
White wins 6th straight Winter X superpipe title
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 2:17pmASPEN, Colo. - After finishing up his all too customary victory lap through the superpipe, Shaun White dropped to the snow and covered his goggles with his gloves as if he couldn't quite believe...
Shaun White to host Northstar's 40th Birthday Bash
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 11/26/2012 - 1:40pmTRUCKEE, Calif. - Shaun White will host Northstar California Resort's 40th Birthday Bash on Saturday, Dec. 22.The event takes place 40 years to the day the resort opened for skiing for the first ti...
Shaun White: 'Truly sorry for my poor behavior'
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 12:03pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White apologized Tuesday for "unwise choices," saying he got "carried away" after police accused him of pulling a hotel fire alarm that forced gu...
Shaun White: 'Truly sorry for my poor behavior'
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 12:03pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White apologized Tuesday for "unwise choices," saying he got "carried away" after police accused him of pulling a hotel fire alarm that forced gu...
Shaun White charged with public intox, vandalism
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 09/17/2012 - 5:18pmNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White has been charged with public intoxication and vandalism after an incident at a Nashville hotel.Acco...
Davis, Hight, Teter test out White's superpipe at
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/18/2012 - 12:40amThe largest amount snow in Lake Tahoe right now is without a doubt all packed into the walls of the new Shaun White Signature Superpipe at Northstar. After nearly 700 hours of work done by Snow Park T...
Shaun White's halfpipe open to public
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 9:01amHaving an Olympic champion call your local ski resort home has its privileges. A 22-foot-high high, 500-foot-long halfpipe co-designed by snowboarder Shaun White was opened to the public last week near Truckee at Northstar California, one of Vail Resorts Inc.'s properties formerly called Northstar-at-Tahoe.
Three cheers for Vail going for safety on the slopes
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 11:07amThose of us who have spent most of our adult life on ski and snowboard slopes know how important it is to follow the rules on the slopes. From our earliest snow days we have followed the Skiers Responsibility Code, simple rules that make fun on the trail safer. If you don't know the Code, check it out next time you're at a mountain resort.
(Super) pipe dreams: Halfpipe has come long way since a ditch in Tahoe City in the 70s
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:39amTAHOE/TRUCKEE - Shaun White owes a heartfelt thank you to the Lake Tahoe skate rats of the late 1970s.Because without them, there might not exist the finely manicured, giant snow ditches with th...
Vail Resorts, Shaun White reach partnership deal
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:30pmBROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) - Vail Resorts Inc. has reached a multiyear partnership agreement with snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White.The two-time Olympic halfpipe gold medalist will represent ...
White signs with Vail; Northstar to be home resort
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amTwo-time Olympic gold medalist, professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White has signed a multi-year deal to represent Vail Resorts' six mountains. Northstar-at-Tahoe will become his home...
