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Tahoe Weather Watch: Feb. 14 “Happy Valentine’s Day… snow on the way?”
By Giovanni Paredes Happy Valentine’s Day! It looks like the Northern Sierra may get their present a week late this year. Snow would have been nice this week but that’s just asking too much of Mother Nature this time around. The pattern change to wetter, more winter-like weather is well on the way. The weather [...]
Tahoe Weather Watch: Feb. 5 “Dust for the Crust”
Ed’s note: Welcome to Tahoe Weather Watch, TQ’s weekly look ahead to the weekend travel and snow forecast. We’ve teamed with www.nevadacountyweather.com‘s Giovanni Paredes to bring you this feature. Paredes has been an official National Weather Service Weather Observer since 2001 and has operated a professional weather station since 2002. Each week we’ll look at resort [...]
Tahoe Eats: Moody’s
Ed’s note: Welcome to Tahoe Eats, TQ’s weekly review of a local restaurant and a new feature here on the website. This week, TQ food blogger Andres Quintana takes a look at Moody’s Bistro, Bar & Beats in downtown Truckee. By Andres Quintana Moody’s Bistro Bar and Beats is a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades: A bistro, a [...]
Tahoe Weather Watch: Jan. 31 “Sunshine on my Shoulders”
Ed’s note: Welcome to Tahoe Weather Watch, TQ’s weekly look ahead to the weekend travel and snow forecast. We’ve teamed with www.nevadacountyweather.com‘s Giovanni Paredes to bring you this feature. Paredes has been an official National Weather Service Weather Observer since 2001 and has operated a professional weather station since 2002. Each week we’ll look at [...]
Tahoe Weather Watch: Jan. 24
Ed’s note: Welcome to Tahoe Weather Watch, TQ’s brand-new, weekly look ahead to the weekend travel and snow forecast. We’ve teamed with www.nevadacountyweather.com‘s Giovanni Paredes to bring you this new feature. Paredes has been an official National Weather Service Weather Observer since 2001 and has operated a professional weather station since 2002. Each week we’ll [...]
Tall Apres Ski Tales
Skiers and riders are known to tell a “big fish” tale or two at the bar after a day on the slopes. Here’s a few favorite stretched apres truths: “I blew out my snowboard bindings in Heart Chute today I was going so hard.” Translation: “I’ve been going so hard at In-N-Out that I put on 80 [...]
Q&A with Jeremy Jones
By Seth Lightcap North Tahoe professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones could double for a tight rope–walking circus juggler. The balancing act of business, politics and play that this 37–year–old father of two pulls off has made him one of the most highly respected athletes in the action sports world. Ten years of daring first descents [...]
The Dark Side of the Snow
By Seth Lightcap Backcountry skiing and riding are increasingly popular around Tahoe, but to avoid an experience like this one, avalanche training and awareness are a necessity. I got served a stiff lesson about avalanche danger last winter. The punishment took place while snowboarding in the backcountry of Hakuba, Japan. On our first [...]
Best Spots to Shack Up in the Backcountry
By Seth Lightcap Historic Sierra Club digs offer a rustic rooftop overhead. Whether you’re prime for a backcountry adventure or just keen for a lodging experience of yesteryear, the Tahoe Sierra Club lodges and huts provide an escape route to the wilderness unlike anything else in Tahoe. Although it’s largely BYO linens and food, [...]
Discovering the Discovery Museum
By Alison Bender New Reno children’s museum sparks young minds and imaginations In one room, children power a “Biggest Little City” sign utilizing miniature solar panels and light. A few galleries over, kids pen cowboy poetry, while in yet another space, little artists paint a large glass window. This is Reno’s Terry Lee Wells [...]
