Skiing deaths, like the one that took the life of Tahoe teenager Scotty Lapp on Sunday (Feb. 13), have been taking place nationwide in recent weeks. According to a story by Snowbrains.com, there have been 10 skiing deaths in the past three-plus weeks at North American ski resorts. Skiing deaths are nothing new at Tahoe […]
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GoFundMe page set up for deceased Tahoe skier Scotty Lapp
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Tahoe teenage skier Scotty Lapp, who tragically died Sunday (Feb. 13) in a skiing accident at Palisades Tahoe. The 15-year-old Lapp was a sophomore at North Tahoe High School, according to Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. He was a frequent skier at Palisades Tahoe. The newly-started GoFundMe […]
Palisades skiing accident claims life of Scotty Lapp
A skiing accident Sunday at Palisades Tahoe took the life of Truckee teen Scotty Lapp. Officials with the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District identified the student as Lapp, who was a sophomore at North Tahoe High School. According to Palisades resort spokesperson Kat Walton, at around 2 p.m. there were two teenaged boys skiing on […]
Reno holding David Wise Olympic watch party
Olympic skier David Wise won’t have his family in Beijing, but the next best thing is happening – family, friends and well-wishers will be in his hometown of Reno at a watch party. The Northern Nevada supporters of Reno’s born-and-raised Wise can cheer him on Feb. 18 (5-7 pm) during a watch party at The […]
Northstar’s Eileen Gu takes gold in Olympic Big Air
She was born in San Francisco, trained at Northstar ski resort in Lake Tahoe, so why isn’t American freestyle skier Eileen Gu competing for the United States? That was a good question to ponder Monday night in Beijing when the American teenager captured the gold medal for China in freestyle Big Air. The freestyle skiing […]
USA Olympic skier Nina O’Brien breaks leg on fall
A fall in the Giant Slalom on Monday at the Beijing Olympics has resulted in a broken left leg and several torn ligaments for USA skier Nina O’Brien, who has ties to Lake Tahoe. According to Mark Jarvis, owner of Tahoe Ski Girl, where O’Brien is a member, the injuries were confirmed today following O’Brien’s […]
Jamie Anderson falters in quest for third Olympic Slopeside gold medal
A third straight Olympic gold medal in women’s snowboard slopestyle will have to wait for South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson. The outstanding snowboarding prodigy from Sierra-at-Tahoe, failed to delivery in three error-prone runs Saturday at the Beijing Olympics. Her top score (60.78) wasn’t close to earning Anderson a medal. She finished 9th. The 31-year-old Anderson […]
Tahoe sends 18 skiers to Beijing Olympics
Some familiar names, along with some exciting new ones, are among the 18 Lake Tahoe-area skiers competing in the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Among the most well-known – in Nevada and around the world – is Reno native and two-time Olympic gold medalist David Wise, who will be competing in his third straight Olympic […]
Palisades Tahoe holding Olympic Downhill viewing party
For Winter Olympic fans that want to cheer for two local skiers, Palisades Tahoe is holding a Men’s Downhill Watch Party on Saturday (Feb. 5). PALISADES TAHOE OLYMPIANS AJ Hurt: Alpine skiing, two-time National Alpine champion Bryce Bennett: Alpine skiing, ranked 7th in the World in Downhill Keely Cashman: Alpine skiing, 2020 NorAm overall winner […]
Flashback – Shaun White’s Northstar Superpipe
Famed Olympic snowboarding halfpipe champ Shaun White will be seeking his third gold medal at the upcoming Beijing Olympics. A decade ago, he began prepping for the 2014 Olympics and the “Flying Tomato” was a frequent face at Northstar California, where the Tahoe ski resort built a gigantic superpipe for him to train. Below is […]