After multiple days of wet and windy weather, the majority of Lake Tahoe ski resorts emerged with sunny skies for the weekend and more snow at the summit. There are currently 13 Lake Tahoe area ski resorts offering skiing and snowboarding this weekend and expected to be doing so during the upcoming Christmas holidays. Although […]
New look for 2017 Hyundai Elantra
For knowledgeable Hyundai folks, the new bolder designed Elantra went from being an appealing looking compact sedan to a larger midsize car. Hyundai managed to do this by making the Elantra only about an inch longer and wider. No excuses required if you fail to recognize the 2017 Hyundai Elantra. A redesign took away the […]
Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge offers award-winning care
While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, there are also plenty of places that force one to leave your beloved dog or cat at home when visiting the region as a skier, snowboarder or winter vacationer. The Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge is frequently recommended by veterinarians and pet owners in the Truckee […]
GoFundMe.com accounts started for Northstar ski instructor who died Sunday
A pair of GoFundMe.com pages have been established on behalf of Dennis Baltimore, the Northstar California ski instructor who died in a freak accident Sunday afternoon at the Lake Tahoe ski resort. Jillian Torrez, the girlfriend of Baltimore, has established a page here. Cayce Weislow, who is the mother of Baltimore’s daughter, started a GoFundMe.com […]
Northstar California ski instructor dies in freak accident
A Northstar California ski instructor had a freak accident Sunday afternoon at the Lake Tahoe ski resort that resulted in his death. Dennis Baltimore, 35, was skiing down Village Run around noon when a snowboarder in front of him encountered a patch of ice and subsequently lost control. To avoid crashing with the snowboarder, Baltimore […]
Search crews believe they found body of Mt. Rose skier lost in avalanche
Search crews at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe have reportedly found a man’s body that is believed to be the missing skier who was caught in an avalanche Saturday morning. According to a Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Twitter post, the body was found at approximately 1 p.m. today (Dec. 11) by multiple search teams working within […]
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows awarded ‘Best Ski Resort’
It is a two-peat for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, which was once again awarded the Readers’ Choice Poll for “Best Ski Resort.” Out of the 20 resorts nominated by a panel of pro skiers and snowboarders, USA Today and 10Best announced that their readers selected Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows as the 2017 winner. This was the […]
Search continues for Mt. Rose skier caught in avalanche
Three search crews headed out this morning (Dec. 11), looking for a skier who was swept away Saturday in an avalanche at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe in Nevada. Authorities are still not releasing the name of the man who is believed to be 60-years-old and may have triggered an avalanche when he headed down the […]
Search will resume Sunday for avalanche skier at Mt. Rose
The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office said late Saturday afternoon it had called off the search for a skier caught in an avalanche at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. The search will resume Sunday morning. The incident took place when two skiers went into a closed area of the Jackpot Chute. One skier witnessed the other one […]
Mt. Rose avalanche results in missing skier
A search is underway for a missing skier who got caught in an avalanche this morning at Mt. Rose ski resort in Nevada. The incident took place when two skiers went into a closed area of the Jackpot Chute. One skier witnessed the other one getting caught in an avalanche and reported it at 10:18 […]