It’s late June in Chamonix, France.The first golden rays of sunshine are coloring the verdant lower shelf of the Aiguilles Rouges. On the other side of the valley, glaciers flowing from the ice-encrusted summit of 15,780-foot Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe, remain...
In the lifecycle of a sport, snowboarding has hit its version of the midlife crisis years. The youthful exuberance and wild experimentation of the 1980s and ’90s is gone. The punk rock– and heavy metal–scored shred flicks sit like dusty, yellowed photo albums. It’s hard...
Cordial, articulate and adept at rocketing down icy mountains, Marco Sullivan was both a fan favorite and media darling throughout his 15-year World Cup career. Even his rivals enjoyed his company....
Few activities in life are as aesthetically soothing to the soul as skiing. Acknowledging bias, this is particularly true in Tahoe, where beauty prevails over a stunning landscape of snow, water, mountains and sky. It’s one of the reasons skiers move to Tahoe and never...
Aaron Fleenor flips off a bridge over the Yuba River, photo by Ryan Salm In Tahoe and beyond, the adrenaline-inducing sport of cliff jumping is gaining steam A granite cliff as high as a 10-story building falls away beneath my feet to the shimmering blue of Lake...
The exterior of the museum was designed with classic cars in mind, photo courtesy National Automobile Museum Reno’s acclaimed National Automobile Museum shines thanks to an avid collector and a generous gift “Few material things have been as important to America as the automobile. The manufacture of...
After a 17-year playing career and stints as a manager and TV analyst, Williams is back on the field, now as a third base coach for the Oakland A’s, photo by Michael Zagaris, courtesy Oakland A’s Former Carson High and San Francisco Giants star Matt Williams returns...
Virtually frozen in time, this former stagecoach stop and fabled fishing lake is both a reminder of the Sierra Nevada’s past and a harbinger of its environmental future For decades the only things that escaped the gates of Webber Lake were stories and legends—whispers of rainbow...
Photo by Clayton Boyd, courtesy The North Face World-class Tahoe ultrarunner Rory Bosio driven by her love for the outdoors In 2013, Tahoe City native Rory Bosio crossed the finish of her first Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix, France, with a relieved smile spread across her sweaty...
Generally speaking, wild animals are not big on human interaction. It’s why photographers covet the rare, and often unexpected, opportunity to capture these elusive creatures from behind the lens. But they are out there, roaming the rugged lands and ruling the open skies over Lake...