Snow Sports at Carson City, Nevada

Ski resorts have long battled the problem of bringing first-time skiers back to the slopes. All too often the expense seems to drive them away. So the resorts teamed up to offer first-time lessons on the cheap, and most Tahoe mountain resorts are taking...

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12/29/2011 8:28pm

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	Ice climbing in Tahoe offers beauty, danger Ice is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as frozen water. However, as the reader knows, ice has much more meaning than that in our lives. Ice on the road means slower, often more dangerous driving. Ice at the ski resorts means crummy conditions,...
	12/28/2011 11:34pm

	Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows offer great chairlift discounts As the new year draws near, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are offering great discounts on lift ticket products to get skiers and riders on the mountain. Since Squaw and Alpine combined this fall, both resorts can now be accessed by one lift ticket or...
	12/28/2011 11:32pm

	Ski resorts creating good experiencesdespite the lack of natural snow Beginner skiers hurled themselves down the Broadway run alongside more experienced riders popping and sliding through the small terrain park at Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort on Wednesday .
	12/22/2011 10:10pm

	New manager takes on Diamond Peak INCLINE VILLAGE — Brad Wilson knew what he wanted to do from the start. He wasn't born and bred on skis, he didn't grow up near a ski resort, but from the moment he snapped his heel in a binding, he dedicated his life's work to...
	12/15/2011 10:51pm

	Home sweet Homewood TAHOE CITY — Following countless hours of analysis and public input over five years, Lake Tahoe area planners gave a thumbs up Wednesday to a proposal that could reshape the West Shore.
	12/15/2011 10:51pm

	Skiers, locals asking ‘Where's the snow?' Yes, it's a La Ni�a year. No, it doesn't mean that there will be as much snow as last year. That's the message the National Weather Service is trying to make people aware of.
	12/08/2011 7:29pm

	Resorts gear up for upcoming season Alpine Meadows Ski Resort Projected opening: Dec. 10 • The resort will feature new technology designed to keep children safe on chairlifts using electromagnetic seatbacks and a magnetic vest worn by children.
	11/10/2011 10:11pm

	Squaw Valley acquires Alpine Meadows OLYMPIC VALLEY — Two of the largest and most-revered ski areas near the shores of Lake Tahoe are joining forces, ending years of rumors of a partnership that figures to create a mega resort offering unprecedented access to terrain and perhaps...
	09/27/2011 7:40pm

	Squaw Valley USA preps for ‘renaissance' OLYMPIC VALLEY — Nearly a year to the date after his official hiring as CEO at Squaw Valley USA, Andy Wirth revealed plans last week for numerous transformative projects at the North Shore ski resort.
	07/29/2011 6:11pm

	Skiers enjoy final fling on slopes in Sierra RENO — Skiers and snowboarders enjoyed a final fling on the slopes Saturday as the Sierra Nevada skiing season came to an official close after one of the snowiest winters in more than six decades.
	07/23/2011 11:14pm

	Free ride Harry Meyer, 12, of Carson City trains in Canada for snowboard competitions. He competed last weekend in the USA Snowboard Association's free ride competition in Copper Mountain, Colo., in the half pipe and slope style events. He took 13th in the...
	04/21/2011 7:59pm

	A shout from the pass: Sugar Bowl's John Monson goes beyond the marketing hype On the web, Tahoe is a blizzard: In a click the ski resorts ignite in pop-ups, blogs, tweets, photos flashing of skiers, snowborders — in latest apparel — jumping, carving, plowing. The sites are a whiteout of ski cams, snow reports,...
	04/07/2011 6:39pm

	Carving a theory Garrett Lisi, a surfer and snowboarder, made waves among high-level theoretical physicists when he released his paper, “An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything” — a shot at what those in the field call the “holy grail”...
	03/31/2011 6:39pm

	Snowkiting gains in popularity LAKE TAHOE — Truckee resident Tyler Brown can ski uphill. He can ski on flat ground. He can ski almost anywhere, as long as there's wind. And this isn't cross-country skiing or Alpine touring or ski mountaineering, it's skiing...
	03/17/2011 6:46pm

	Snowskating continues to grow in Tahoe region Pat Quinn pushed his back foot into the tail of his Ralston snowskate. The lower ski flexed on the hinge of the truck and the board, known as a “bi-deck,” popped into the air. He turned sideways, setting down smoothly onto the double-barreled...
	03/10/2011 6:11pm