Study: Wildfires, colliding with drought, burning California’s snowy landscape, shrinking snowpack
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The early pandemic years overlapped with some of California’s worst wildfires on record, creating haunting, orange-tinted skies and wide swathes of burned landscape. Some of the impacts of these fires are well known,...
Officials eyeing weekend storm that could drop a foot of snow at Truckee-Tahoe
TRUCKEE, Calif. — After a few mostly sunny days to end the week, the weather pattern looks to be changing this weekend with a storm that could drop a foot of snow in the Truckee-Tahoe...
Frigid temps, wind to create ‘dangerous’ conditions in Sierra
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Roads are icy, temperatures are in the single digits Monday morning at Truckee-Tahoe and officials are warning High Sierra winds will create dangerous conditions in the backcountry. All schools are running a...
Dr. J. Richard Steadman, pioneering orthopedic surgeon, founder of The Steadman Clinic, dies at 85
Dr. J. Richard Steadman, the renowned innovator and mentor in the field of orthopedic sports medicine who founded The Steadman Clinic, died peacefully in his sleep early Friday morning, Jan. 20, at his home in...
Placer County hears public comment on revised EIR for Palisades Tahoe project
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Placer County Planning Commission held a meeting last week in order to hear public comment regarding the revised draft environmental impact report for the purposed development at Palisades Tahoe. The development...
New research says feeding mountain chickadees is OK
RENO, Nev. — New research recently released shows feeding mountain chickadees has no negative impact on the species as long as a few simple rules are followed. Chickadee Ridge overlooking Lake Tahoe has become a...
Palisades Tahoe athlete earns podium finish at Freeride Junior World Championships
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Three Palisades Tahoe snowboard athletes recently qualified for, and competed in the Freeride Junior World Championships Jan. 23-26 in Kappl, Austria and one earned a podium finish. Kaiya Hanepen, 18, earned...
Placer County Health reports 1st pediatric flu death of season
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Placer County Public Health has been notified that a child under the age of 5 recently died from complications of influenza, the first such pediatric death in the county this season. The...
Truckee aviation company partners with Tahoe Fund to support enviro projects
TRUCKEE, Calif. — The only local private aviation charter company at Lake Tahoe is joining forces with one of the region’s nonprofits to help lower and sequester carbon emissions, officials said Monday. Mountain Lion Aviation...
Clean up the Lake shares plans for 2023
Forty deep water and “hotspot” trash clean-ups are planned in Lake Tahoe and will be expanded to other lakes and reservoirs in the High Sierra INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Following on the successful 72-mile clean-up...
Back-to-back storms lead to massive snowpack, more than double of seasonal average
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The California snowpack is more than double the seasonal average after receiving a significant boost from one of the wettest three-week periods on record, state officials announced Wednesday. The Department...
South Lake Tahoe pro skier Kyle Smaine reportedly dies in avalanche in Japan
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Beloved South Lake Tahoe professional skier Kyle Smaine reportedly died this past weekend in an avalanche in Japan. The Mountain Gazette reported that Smaine, 31, was skiing on a marketing...
‘Drive that economic engine’: Snow is big business for Lake Tahoe
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Lift lines are long and businesses are reaping the benefits of abundant snowfall at Lake Tahoe. With plenty of snow falling in the basin from a series of storms in December...
Tahoe science institute connecting people of all ages to nature
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Did you know there’s a scientific research team in Lake Tahoe conducting conservation-based wildlife research, and that work is helping land managers make better decisions on how to preserve and protect...
California is likely to vote to legalize online sports betting – what to expect
During the pandemic, US betting markets saw a massive rise in popularity. More people than ever before have picked up an interest in betting in various formats, and the industry exploded in terms of both...
Best noodle joints at Truckee-Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is known for its 300 days of sunshine per year, but in the wintertime an epic Sierra storm or two can come in and blanket the basin making it chilly pretty fast. That’s...
Truckee-Tahoe resorts give back to support local education
TRUCKEE, Calif. — When skiers and snowboarders purchase discounted lift tickets through the Skiing for Schools program, all proceeds benefit the Excellence in Education Foundation. The Foundation gives $250,000 in grants and resources to schools...
Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee to host Narcan training workshop
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee is hosting an opioid overdose and narcan training with Shannon Decker of The Speedy Foundation and on behalf of Nevada County Public Health. During the training, attendees...
Tahoe Forest Health to host weekly workshops during Heart Health Month
TRUCKEE, Calif. — February is Heart Health Month, and Tahoe Forest Health System is focusing on helping our community understand the threat of heart disease and the importance of maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle. Heart...
Tahoe City PUD receives Certificate of Transparency
TAHOE CITY, Calif. – The Tahoe City Public Utility District received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from the Special District Leadership Foundation in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance. ...