A beloved figure in Lake Tahoe who was among the best halfpipe skiers in the world, Maddie Bowman has announced her retirement from the sport. Bowman, who grew up in South Lake Tahoe and has called nearby Sierra-at-Tahoe her home mountain for years, was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in halfpipe […]
Winter Olympics
Eight Tahoe skiers, riders at PyeongChang Olympics
There are eight Lake Tahoe area skiers and snowboarders who are among the possible medal winners at the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games. Among the participants at PyeongChang will be three gold medal winners from the 2014 Winter Olympics – David Wise, Maddie Bowman and Jamie Anderson. While the eight Tahoe-Reno athletes made the Winter Games, […]
Lake Tahoe’s Wise, Bowman qualify for Olympics
Lake Tahoe products David Wise and Maddie Bowman will be returning to the Winter Olympics. The pair won their first Olympic ski halfpipe gold medals in Sochi at the 2014 Winter Olympics. On Friday, they became the first U.S. halfpipe skiers to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. A colorful snowboarder from South Lake Tahoe who […]
Squaw Valley offering guided tours for its 1960 Winter Olympic games
It’s only fitting as the Winter Olympics near that Squaw Valley would like to share its proud Olympic past with visitors to the famed ski resort in Lake Tahoe. Squaw Valley is offering skiers and riders a glimpse into the past with new 1960 Winter Games Heritage Tours, which began Friday (Jan. 24). The new 1960 Winter Games Heritage […]
David Wise, Chas Guldemond will represent Northstar at Winter Olympics
The cheering will grow a little more intense around the Village at Northstar in February when a couple of local athletes compete. Earlier this week, both freeskier David Wise and slopestyle snowboarder Chas Guldemond were named to the U.S. Winter Olympics team. It’s the first Olympic berth for both Wise and Guldemond, who call Northstar California their home mountain. The Winter Olympics […]