27 Sep Powder Provides
We love it and we pine for it, but why do we covet the white and fluffy so?...
19 Feb Strider Glider Superstars
A decade can take you many places. Or it can leave you in the same spot, enriched by the accomplishments of a program you are committed to year after year....
01 Dec A Different Shade of Tahoe Blue
Winter is polarizing. It conjures images of Christmas, cocoa and careening through blissful powder snow. But it can also be a time of deep struggle. The sunlight retreats to a warbled path barely above the ridgeline and is locked behind the clouds for days on...
24 Sep Mental Matters
“To achieve maximum send, you must first find maximum Zen.” This sage advice came from a skier no older than 12, on a chairlift at Squaw Valley. He was being coached by a friend of mine, and I had joined their team on the lift....
27 Sep From Tragedy to Triumph
Almost anyone facing Alenka Vrecek’s situation would have retreated into survival mode. But when her body was battered by cancer, her husband diagnosed with Parkinson’s and her daughter bouncing back from a devastating car wreck, Vrecek pedaled more than 2,500 miles over 158,000 vertical feet...
24 Jun Creating a Running Community
With miles of singletrack winding through a scenic landscape, the Lake Tahoe region is a paradise for trail runners. But finding the right trail may be difficult for newcomers, while even the most experienced local runners can sometimes use a trail partner....
01 May Building Character One Mile at a Time
Joy Heuer is not one to cry. But one early-summer day each year, as young girls stream through the finish chute at Truckee Riverview Sports Park—all beaming with pride—the executive director of Girls on the Run-Sierras cannot hold back the tears....
01 Oct Snakebitten in the Sierra
Mountain outing turns potentially deadly after a surprise attack It happened when I least expected it. But then again, I never expected it to happen at all. On the eve of a Yosemite backpacking adventure, in the care of an exceptionally experienced team, a friend and...
26 Apr Training Tahoe’s Top Talent
South Tahoe trainer unlocks the athletic potential of Olympians and weekend warriors Eufay Wood isn’t your average personal trainer. In his 30-plus years of working with clients—ranging from average Joes to Olympic gold medalists like Jamie Anderson—he’s earned a reputation as one of the best in...
15 Feb Living the High Life
The healing powers of altitude, as explained by science, religion and local experts Earth’s mountains have stood for eons, far outlasting human existence. Perhaps because of their longevity, and the knowledge that can be gleaned from it, the peaks have been sought out by mystics in...