Americans love compact crossover sport utility vehicles. These smaller SUVs offer a lot of versatility, typically have an appealing design, and are also somewhat sporty. Introduced in Japan and Europe in 1994 and a year later a hit in the American market, the Toyota RAV4 has been a class leader for more than two decades. […]
Lake Tahoe Olympians earn 4 medals
Led by snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Lake Tahoe Olympic athletes brought home four medals, including a pair of gold medals. Here’s a breakdown of how the eight Lake Tahoe athletes fared. Jamie Anderson: Despite treacherous conditions that had many women enraged that the slopestyle snowboarding event wasn’t canceled, Anderson scaled back her more aggressive plans for […]
2018 Genesis G90: Luxury sedan, reasonable price
The goal was to establish a luxury brand, so the folks at Hyundai decided the most simplistic way to begin the process was by not creating anything entirely new. Why do that when the Korean automaker could just mirror its first two high-end vehicles, a pair of well-received sedans that were part of its regular […]
Village at Squaw Valley offers excellent lodging
The Village at Squaw Valley is an excellent lodging location when visiting the iconic Lake Tahoe ski resort that hosted the 1960 Olympics. My wife, daughter and I had a bedroom condo for three days, four nights in late January, 2018. We loved the window looking out on the Village and even better was the […]
Snow report: Storm totals high at Lake Tahoe ski resorts
Surprises like this are quite welcome. Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts were happily reporting Friday morning they received more snow than expected from the latest storm. One of the largest beneficiaries was Homewood Mountain Resort. The snow started dropping mid-morning Thursday (Feb. 22) and continued throughout the day and into night. Homewood is reporting 14 […]
David Wise overcame adversity to capture Olympic gold in Pyeongchang
In typical fashion, David Wise didn’t let consecutive falls on his first two attempts get into his head as he prepared for one last drop into the halfpipe at the PyeongChang Olympics. Some life-defining moments the past two years only strengthened his inner faith and allowed him to put his freestyle skiing in perspective. Still clinging […]
Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman fails to defend Olympic freestyle crown
There were no tears of joy this time. Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe crashed three consecutive times and could not repeat as women’s Olympic freestyle skiing gold-medal champion. No matter what Bowman did, she just couldn’t pull off her final trick in the halfpipe, a right-side 900. On the last of three attempts Tuesday […]
Kirkwood Mountain ski resort gets 10 inches of snow
Snow accumulation has been rare lately, but Lake Tahoe ski resorts got a little more than expected from a storm that arrived Sunday evening. Many Lake Tahoe ski resorts awoke Monday morning to find a substantial amount of snow on the mountain. Among the resorts to receive a significant amount was Kirkwood Mountain, which had […]
Tahoe’s Maddie Bowman goes for gold in freestyle skiing
Maddie Bowman of South Lake Tahoe goes for gold Monday, trying to repeat as women’s Olympic freestyle skiing champion. The Sierra-at-Tahoe skier placed sixth (83.80) in qualifying Sunday and will be one of 12 freestyle skiers vying Monday night for the halfpipe crown at the PyeongChang Olympics. The top qualifier was Cassie Sharp (93.40) of […]
Kid-O-Rama begins Feb. 17 at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
Kids will be the focus of some fun for the next week at the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Kid-O-Rama . The ninth annual Kid-O-Rama festival returns to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows starting Saturday, Feb, 17 and continues through Feb. 24. This kid-focused, family fun event features live music, complimentary treats, a daily game and craft […]