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Historic Lake Tahoe ranch listed for $98 million
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/01/2015 - 7:38pm
Update: This property has sold.
If you've been hankering for a getaway at Lake Tahoe and have $98 million to spare, you're in luck.
Check out Shakespeare Ranch, which takes up 133 acres along 423 feet of shoreline. It's named for Shakespeare Rock, which overlooks the property and is said to resemble the playwright.
Five Tahoe/Reno area skiers named to US Ski Team
Submitted by paula on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 11:43pm
World Champions Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) and Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) headline a strong group of 26 athletes, 14 men and 12 women, named by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association to compete in the 2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Feb. 2-15 in Vail/Beaver Creek on home turf. Joining them will be five-time medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) as well as Audi FIS Ski World Cup downhill winners Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) and Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT).
U.S. Ski Team prospects die in Austrian avalanche
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/05/2015 - 8:43pm
Steve Berlack built a life around snow and skiing. He lived in Franconia, N.H. He taught at an exclusive ski academy – Burke Mountain Academy in Vermont.
His son, Ronnie, rose up the ski racing ranks, graduated from Burke, had recently made the U.S. "D" team and was still hoping to make it to the World Cup level within a few years.
But snow and skiing took Ronnie's life Monday.
Ronnie Berlack, 20, and another U.S. ski team developmental athlete, Bryce Astle, 19, of Sandy, Utah, were killed in an avalanche in Soelden, Austria.
Lake Tahoe music, events and concerts for January 2015
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/05/2015 - 7:31pm
January 2015 in Tahoe: Kool and the Gang, G. Love and Special Sauce, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The Guess Who
January 1-4 John Henton / Sean Kent @ Improv at Harveys
January 01 Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
George Souza Trio @ Moodys Bistro
January 02-03 National Soul @ Bar of America
Steve & Tom @ Gar Woods
January 02 Jesse Kalin @ The Beacon
Crystal Basin Wine Tasting @ 968 Park Hotel
The Novelists @ Moodys Bistro
January 03 Mark Hummel, Elvin Bishop, Rick Estrin, Little Charly Baty @ Harrahs
Tom Dickson @ The Beacon
Bison @ Sierra at Tahoe
Heavenly receives 11" to 14" of snow; California Base to open
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/31/2014 - 12:03am
Heavenly Mountain Resort received 11-14” of new snow in the last 24 hours, allowing the resort to expand terrain and open the California side of the mountain on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31.
Heavenly will now offer three access points to the mountain, including the Heavenly Gondola at Heavenly Village, Stagecoach Lodge in Nevada, and California Lodge off of Ski Run Blvd. With the extra two mountain access points now open, the heavy crowds that have been at the Gondola all week should dissipate.
South Lake Tahoe to host Amgen Tour's 2015 women's events
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/20/2014 - 4:31pm
Organizers of the 10th anniversary of the Amgen Tour of California announced today that South Lake Tahoe has been chosen to host the first two stages of the women's portion of the race in 2015.
Women's cycling events continue to grow in the Amgen Tour which is America's largest race. The three-day women’s stage race will travel through South Lake Tahoe on May 8-9, 2015 and conclude in Sacramento on May 10, 2015, the same day of the overall start of the men’s race.
Spectators thrilled at South Lake Tahoe Air Show
Submitted by paula on Sat, 09/20/2014 - 7:44pm
The skies were clear and temperatures pleasant at the 25h Annual Lake of the Sky Airshow. Last year's event was canceled due to heavy smoke from the Rim Fire, and this year's event was threatened by the King Fire. Winds kept the smoke at bay until the event was over.
The City made the event free this year and everyone seemed to enjoy that fact. There were vendors, food, music, car racing, stunt pilots and several planes to look at.
Reminder: South Lake Tahoe mock disaster drill at airport Monday
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/24/2014 - 12:07am
Local residents and visitors need to be aware of a mock emergency drill at Tahoe Valley airport on Monday morning from 10 a.m. to noon. Dozens of emergency vehicles will be racing through town, responding to an emergency as part of mass casualty incident training (MCI) for local responders.
The MCI training will include a scenario of a major plane crash at Lake Tahoe Airport with multiple causalities.
1962 record making swim across Lake Tahoe relived
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/20/2014 - 10:03pm
Some people, when they first see Lake Tahoe, think how it'd be nice to boat on top of the glass like water. Others imagine fishing on the lake stocked with big fish, while yet others think about how nice it would be to sit at the quiet and scenic shore and enjoy the sun and the view.
To nine year old Erline Christopherson, all she thought when first saw the crystal blue waters was how she'd like to swim across it. The dream was born that day in 1955.
Tahoe Kid's Triathlon to feature athletes 3 to 13 years old
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/19/2014 - 9:19pm
Event Date:
August 24, 2014 (All day)
Kids from the ages of 3 to 13 will be participating in Sunday's Triathlon in South Lake Tahoe. Each athlete will be swimming, biking and running in the area of the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center. Parents can help the kids in the Pee Wee group (3 to 6) only.
Distances depend on age, as listed below.
3 to 6 year olds:
25 yard swim (flotation device and parents okay)
1 mile bike ride (okay for parents to accompany)
.3 mile run (okay for parents to accompany)
50 yard swim
3 mile bike ride
1 mile run
10 to 13 year olds:
100 yard swim
5 mile bike ride
7 to 9 year olds:
Mock emergency drill to simulate C130 plane crash at the Tahoe Valley Airport
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/06/2014 - 8:44pm
Event Date:
August 25, 2014 - 10:00am
A large scale disaster is about to hit South Lake Tahoe. Sirens are blaring, emergency personnel are responding to the airport, screaming people are seriously injured while others cannot be saved, a triage is set up and an incident command center has been set up in the City Council chambers. A large airplane has just crashed with hazardous cargo on board at the Tahoe Valley airport.
Premonition? No. It's a planned emergency drill that will take place on Monday, August 25.
Nine Decades of South Lake Tahoe Memories
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/20/2014 - 10:02pm
Movies were in a Quonset hut where movie goers had to bundle up to fight the cold. Lake Tahoe was full of one way roads and a 2 room school. The switchboard operator knew where all 50 winter residents were at all times. Cattle walking down Highway 50.
The history of the south shore came alive last week at the Camp Richardson Lodge during the Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s “Do You Remember?” series.
Ty Sprock of South Lake Tahoe to Compete in Junior World Ski Championships
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/19/2014 - 8:05pm
South Lake Tahoe may just have a future Olympian in its midst. 18 year old Whittell High School graduate Ty Sprock is one of 16 elite U.S. athletes that will be competing in the 2014 FIS Alpine Junior World Championships in Slovakia February 26 through March 6.
Lake Tahoe's Julia Mancuso Competes in Her Final Olympic Race in Sochi
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/18/2014 - 9:02am
Rain and fog greeted the women in Tuesday's Giant Slalom race in Sochi. Julia Mancuso of Lake Tahoe was racing in her final Olympic event for 2014 and did not finish. Mancuso won the bronze last week in the Super Combined, making her the most successful American female Alpine skier in Olympic history with four medals.
18 year old American Mikaela Shiffrin was just .50 seconds behind the gold medalist Tina Maze of Slovenia and ended up in fourth in the Giant Slalom.
Inaugural 'GONE BONKERS' Kids Ski Race at Snowfest 2014
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/13/2014 - 11:16pmEvent Date:
March 2, 2014 - 1:00pm
Talk about the March Madness: the inaugural “Gone Bonkers” Kids Ski and Snowboard Race, March 2, features a top-to-bottom race over Granlibakken Conference Center & Lodge ski area's natural terrain, complete with gates for kids 5 to 12.
It’s all part of North Lake Tahoe's 2014 SnowFest, a 10-day winter madness festival, Feb. 28- March 9.
North Lake Tahoe's Julia Mancuso Finishes 7th, Gains Momentum for Sochi
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/23/2014 - 9:01am
CORTINA d'AMPEZZO, Italy – Julia Mancuso from Squaw Valley, CA continued to gain momentum toward Sochi with seventh Thursday in an Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super G in Cortina for her best race of the season. Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA) added to the U.S. momentum with ninth, her best super G finish since 2007. Austria’s Elisabeth Goergl won the race, which was a replacement for the canceled super G race last weekend due to a powerful winter storm that sidelined the weekend’s speed events.
It's Not Just South Lake Tahoe Athletes Who Are Headed to the Olympics, Local Doctors are too!
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/20/2014 - 11:38am
There are more local additions to the U.S. Olympic team than the three South Lake Tahoe athletes who were named to the U.S. Olympic team. Two local doctors are also headed to Sochi for the winter games.
Terrence Orr, MD, and Jonathan Finnoff, DO, both physicians with Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, will volunteer as team physicians at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
New Terrain Opens at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/16/2014 - 7:23pm
Just in time for the Martin Luther King holiday, Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort is opening Boulder Lodge, Boulder Lift and Boulder Bowl on the Nevada side of the mountain.
Even with only 2-3" of new snow over the last few weeks, snow making operations are going to allow skiers to access the mountain from all four base mountain lodges.
Also opening on Saturday is Groove run for ski-thru, with a single jib line featuring seven small rails and boxes on the left-hand side of the run as well as EpicMix Racing, located on lower Ridge Run.
Road to Sochi: Lake Tahoe's Julia Mancuso13th in Zauchensee Downhill
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/11/2014 - 8:39am
Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley finished 13th in the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup in Zauchensee, Austria, her best finish in this Olympic season. The race was won by Elisabeth Goergl of Austria who hadn't won a downhill race in two years.
IRONMAN in Lake Tahoe: A Spectator's View
Submitted by paula on Mon, 09/23/2013 - 10:03pm
Even the name IRONMAN tells the story. After watching a day of swimming, biking and running it was proven to me that these athletes must be made of iron, or, at least, something different than my composition. Even having the trademark name in all capital letters gives one a sense of strength.
Norton locks championship spot
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 5:57pmThree Lake Tahoe athletes not only qualified for the U18 Nationals, an elite level of ski racing, they also landed on the podium.Tahoe skiers Garrett Driller, Hughston Norton and Ty Sprock all t...
Windjammers Yacht Club season opener and Chowder Feed
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 6:27pm
Event Date:
March 22, 2013 (All day) Tahoe Windjammers invites anyone interested in sailing to join us at our annual membership meeting and Chowder Feed. Meet other sailors and find out about our racing and cruising programs. All levels of experience welcome. The Windjammers sponsor Wednesday night Beer Can Racing and a diversified weekend schedule. Visit our website at tahoewindjammers.com to find out more about our club.
Location
Tahoe Keys Marina
Yacht Club Room upstairs from Harbor Masters office
United States
See map: Google Maps
Johnsville ski hill hosts state championship snowshoe race
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 8:55amSnowshoe racing in the Tahoe region continues to lag behind the rest of the nation in participation, but the enthusiasm and energy at the Racing Gnome snow run at Plumas Eureka State Park this past...
Nordic teams tear into February
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 12:19pmIt has been nearly 10 years since the high school and middle school Nordic ski programs have raced at the Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Center, just north of Truckee, Calif. Racing returned the...
Nutrition and exercise is subject of lecture at Lake Tahoe Environmental Center
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 9:32pmEvent Date:
March 5, 2013 - 6:00pm
How often do you stop and reflect about your eating regimes? Do they foster your athletic goals? Are you ready to mix up your routine in activity and nutrition?
Join Registered Dietitian Jill Whisler and Exercise Physiologist Wendy Buchanan for the top 10 nutrition and exercise tips for peak performance and health at 6 p.m. March 5 at the UC Davis Lake Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, Nev. The cost $5 donation suggested and a no-host bar is open at 5:30 p.m.
Democratic officials: Fiscal 'cliff' deal reached
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/31/2012 - 5:00amWASHINGTON - Racing the clock, the White House sealed a New Year's Eve accord with Senate Republicans late Monday to neutralize across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts in government progra...
Stacking up against the pros
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 5:00amCourse is clear. Racers ready in 3, 2, 1 ...The little girls bent at the starting gates with looks of determination on their faces. They may be in elementary school, but today they are racing ag...
Alpine ski racing: Mancuso third in St. Moritz
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 5:00amST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Lindsey Vonn skied a tactically perfect weather-shortened super G to capture her 57th Audi FIS Alpine World Cup victory in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday, while J...
$10,000 winner-take-all Rahlves Banzai Tour dates
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 5:00amRahlves Banzai Tour is back, showcasing racing in its purest form of four at a time going head-to-head over natural terrain in ski and boarder-cross style action.The 2013 dates for the annual have ...
Alpine ski racing: Stacey Cook earns first career podium - twice
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 5:00amSafe to say, Stacey Cook was due.Despite coming off a breakout 2011-12 season in which she finished 10th in the World Cup downhill standings, the Truckee native had never landed on the podium in...
Alpine ski racing: Sullivan, Ganong pumped for Birds of Prey
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/30/2012 - 5:00amTimes were dropping and the energy was building Thursday in Beaver Creek in anticipation of Friday's Audi Birds of Prey downhill featuring Lake Louise podium finisher Marco Sullivan and a rechar...
Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation 2012-13 season registration begins
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:07am
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.
TRPA Wellness in high gear with Tough Mudder, Tahoe Marathon
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 10:05pm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency staff have been on a roll of fitness-related activities over the last few weeks with participation in the Tough Mudder event, the Lake Tahoe Marathon, and other challenges.
Warriors inch along for win
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/22/2012 - 5:00amFor all the Warriors out there, it's good to have Ty Sprock back on the football field.Sprock, who's back from ski racing in New Zealand, ignited the Warriors' offense in the first half with two...
Battle of the paddle hits South Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/01/2012 - 5:00amIt's racing time, but in true Tahoe fashion this battle of the paddle is going down on the water. The Tahoe Queen and M.S. Dixie II will put their paddle wheels to the test as they face off Satu...
South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic set for Friday and Saturday
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 07/25/2012 - 5:23amEvent Date:
July 27, 2012 - 12:00pm
The South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic, a Vintage Boat Show for Charity is the Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc., Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter's only ACBS-judged boat show. The 5th annual 2012 boat show is featured July 27-28 at the Tahoe Keys Marina & Yacht Club will display 70 antique and classic boats and gift $12,250 to local charities.
Mancuso’s Truckee gym an inspiration to weekend warriors
Submitted by admin on Sun, 07/22/2012 - 1:59am
TRUCKEE — The roots of Olympic ski racing medalist Julia Mancuso run vast and deep in Truckee – much like the downhill runs she conquers.
A resident of Olympic Valley, Julia needs no last name for people in the Lake Tahoe region to know whom one is talking about.
Sierra Recon challenge at Sierra-at-Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 2:32am
Sierra Recon is a multi-distance Obstacle Race designed to test your limits while having a ridiculous amount of FUN!
This spectator friendly course (everybody loves carnage) is set at the beautiful Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort and starts at an elevation of over 6500 feet! The creative and burley obstacles are built by our sadistic crew of licensed contractors and will test your strength, stamina and fortitude.
Douglas County fire consumes 4,000 acres, 19 structures
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 8:40amFirefighters are racing the wind this morning to build a line around Topaz Ranch Estates and Upper Colony Road in Smith Valley as a wildfire continues to burn in the Pine Nut mountains east of G...
Reno Air Races plans to change course this fall
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 5:00amRENO, Nev. - Organizers of the national air racing championships secured $100 million in necessary insurance and announced plans Tuesday to change the September race course for the fastest planes t...
Legendary car designer, racer Carroll Shelby dies at 89
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 5:00amDALLAS (AP) -- Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testin...
Legendary car designer, racer Carroll Shelby dies at 89
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 5:00amDALLAS (AP) -- Decades after a heart condition forced him to retire from racing, Carroll Shelby still loved to drive muscle cars. Well into his 80s, the legendary car designer spent hours testin...
Liquigas-Cannondale race team to train at Lake Tahoe for Amgen Tour of California Race
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 5:11amProfessional road cycling teams continue to take note of Lake Tahoe as a premier outdoor biking destination.
The latest is Liquigas-Cannondale, a professional Italian racing team in the UCI ProTour, who will call North Lake Tahoe home Saturday, May 5 through Friday, May 11 to train for the upcoming Amgen Tour of California, an eight-stage race scheduled for May 13-20 and held throughout the state of California.
The Doctors: Take this advice to heart
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:55amAn occasional skipped beat or racing heart is often harmless and passes quickly. But some heart rhythm problems can cause fainting, shortness of breath and chest pain, or put you at risk for heart ...
Local doctor Terrence Orr makes Olympic effort as part of athlete care team
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 12:02pm
Sochi, Russia is next on the list for orthopedic surgeon, Terrence Orr's medical volunteerism. As a physician with Tahoe Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, he will be previewing the future site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games as part of his role as Head Team Physician for the United States Men's Alpine Ski Team — a position he has held since 1999.
Jill Kinmont Boothe, whose story was the basis of 'The Other Side of the Mountain' dies
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 12:55pm
Jill Kinmont Boothe, the former ski champion and Olympic hopeful who was left paralyzed after a skiing accident in Utah in 1955 and whose life story was the subject of the film "The Other Side of the Mountain" and a subsequent sequel, died Thursday at Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City, the Los Angeles Times reports. She was 75.
Ruth Rhines, senior deputy coroner of Carson City, confirmed that Boothe died. A cause of death wasn't given and Rhines could not confirm reports that Boothe died of complications related to surgery.
Wednesday Kirkwood Report and weekend happenings planned
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:12pmCoop over at Kirkwood Mountain Resort reports the following on Wednesday:
2" to 3" of the fresh here today! Check the footy we aren't lying! So good this morning, Fawn Ridge, Thunder Saddle & yes my friends The Wall was sweet... At this point your think'n marketing? No my friends, 100% open 2300 acres, 3 parks and the best conditions are here at The Wood!
Registration open for Kinder Kup Race Series to Benefit Heavenly Foundation
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:36amThe Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will kick-off the 12th Annual Kinder Kup Race Series at Heavenly Mountain Resort on Sunday, January 22, from 8am to 2pm. Open to all skiers and snowboarders age six and under, the Kinder Kup series is designed to introduce young athletes to competition in a friendly environment. No previous race experience necessary and all abilities are welcome. Entry is $20 and includes a World Cup only competitor lift ticket if needed.
S. Tahoe library plots monthly book club selections
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/07/2011 - 1:24amMarch 21: “Tahoe Beneath the Surface” by Scott Lankford. April 18: “Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein. May 16: “The Irresistible Henry House” by Lisa ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../s-tahoe-libra...
Heavenly Foundation to host Winter Welcome on Dec. 9
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:47am
By Aimi Xistra-Rich
The Heavenly Ski and Snowboard Foundation will host the Winter Welcome on Friday, December 9th, 2011 from 5:00pm to 10:00pm at Heavenly’s California Lodge on Saddle Rd. at the top of Ski Run Blvd. Celebrate the coming of Winter in après style, the event will feature heavy gourmet hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and a beer and wine bar; live music will be played by local musicians Jerel Dutton and JT Chevallier.
