Backcountry adventure in Great Basin National Park reveals pristine powder, ancient trees and desolation “Maybe these are woolly mammoth tracks!” I yell with a laugh. My wife Allison and I are backcountry snowboarding in Great Basin National Park on the far east side of central Nevada. We’ve...
Tahoe’s smaller ski resorts find success among industry giants Ruben Kimmelman scrolls down a list of season pass options on his iMac. Kimmelman, a snowboarder who recently moved to the Reno–Tahoe area from Washington, is torn between Squaw Valley and Mt. Rose. He snowboards a few...
Woodward Tahoe is a valuable training resource for up-and-coming talent and seasoned pros alike Rain falling in diagonal sheets is peppering the metal exterior of Woodward Tahoe on a dark October afternoon. It’s napping weather, if anything, too wet and nasty for outdoor recreation. In the...
Tahoe’s early generations of snowboarders were instrumental to the sport’s progression long before it hit the mainstream Snowboarding had a rough childhood. Overshadowed by its older, two-planked cousin, the nascent sport struggled for acceptance in its early years, shunned by a resort industry that wanted nothing...
Squaw Valley’s Bryce Bennett stands tall in the world of ski racing Bryce Bennett doesn’t care. He doesn’t care about speeds. He doesn’t care about times. He doesn’t care about results. The 6-foot-7-inch U.S. Ski Team member doesn’t seem concerned about the bacon-and-egg burrito that’s getting...
Troy Caldwell, the enigmatic landowner between Squaw and Alpine, talks past dealings, legal battles and future plans He was a man out of his element. Far away from his native habitat of the Sierra Nevada, Troy Caldwell was navigating the throngs along Market Street in downtown San...
Lassen Volcanic National Park celebrates its 100th birthday this year—but the area has been a geologic treasure for millennia One hundred fifty miles north of Lake Tahoe lies a scenic alpine landscape that is being tortured from below. Pools of scalding mud gurgle and churn in...
How a 1979 ascent near South Lake Tahoe changed rock climbing for future generations Sometimes rules should be broken—especially when ethics, standards and traditions slow the progress of an entire sport. Tony Yaniro illustrated just how valuable it can be to break rules when in 1979 he...
Climber extraordinaire Dave Nettle makes adventure a priority...