Unfortunately for this talented snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe, what appears to be her final Olympics will clearly not be the most memorable for Jamie Anderson. In Monday’s Big Air competition, Anderson failed to qualify for the finals and her stay at the Beijing Olympics is over. She earned a silver medal in the event’s […]
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Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson wins Mammoth World Cup
Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson – the reigning queen of women’s slopeside competition – proved it again, winning Saturday (Jan. 8) at the Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain in California. A two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder in slopestyle, Anderson looked totally under control in landing a switch double cork 1080 at Mammoth on her last hit […]
Another Olympics for Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson
Although she’s competed all over the world, snowboarder Jamie Anderson’s happy place remains the modest ski resort of her youth – Sierra-at-Tahoe. Riding on a hand-me-down snowboard at the South Lake Tahoe ski resort off Highway 50 was the bomb when the 9-year-old Anderson first took up the sport in 2000. Sierra-at-Tahoe became her home […]
Warren Miller film visits NorCal
A vintage Warren Miller film is back, signaling that ski season is here or on the horizon. Warren Miller Entertainment has scheduled its annual action-packed ski film for Northern California theaters in November (see dates below), showcasing its 72nd feature film – “Winter Starts Now.” The company says Winter Starts Now is a “love letter” […]
Mammoth first California ski resort to open
Mammoth Mountain will open Friday, Nov. 13, becoming the first California ski resort to open for skiing and snowboarding in the 2020-21 season. Mammoth Mountain, which was originally scheduled to open one day later on Saturday, had a significant snowfall last weekend, giving the resort 12-18 inches of fresh snow. The ski resort has also […]
Two snowboarders die at Oregon ski resort
Two snowboarders have died recently at an Oregon ski resort. California snowboarder, Tim Bauters of Sunnyvale, was discovered dead Monday in the Heather Canyon area at Mt. Hood Meadows. On Sunday, Ryan Zeitner, a 45-year-old man from Portland, suffered fatal injuries after he fell while snowboarding on the same part of the mountain, considered an extremely […]
Homewood offering free ski lessons
Homewood Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe is offering free ski and snowboarding lessons this month. As part of “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Free Month,” in January Homewood Mountain first-timers are invited to be one of 70 people to enjoy a free lesson on “The Very Best Day to Learn to Ski and Ride,” or […]
Most common snowboarding injuries
Snowboarding is a great alternative to skiing and can be mastered through lesson programs and the right frame of mind. However, there are some inherent dangers to snowboarding, especially for beginners. Dr. Robert Cabry with Drexel Sports Medicine, has some tips for people – young and old – who participate in snowboarding. Common Snowboarding injuries: […]
Second death this season at Northstar
Snowboarder Danieson Crowder of Vallejo died in an accident last week, becoming the second death this season at Northstar California ski resort. Local authorities believe the heavy snowfall for the 2018-19 ski season at Tahoe ski resorts likely contributed to the snowboarding accident that killed 40-year-old Crowder. The first fatality at a Tahoe ski resort […]
Most common snowboarding injuries
So, you want to try snowboarding! It’s a great alternative to skiing and can be mastered through lesson programs and the right frame of mind. However, there are some inherent dangers to snowboarding, especially for beginners. Dr. Robert Cabry with Drexel Sports Medicine, has some tips for people – young and old – who participate […]