The Sierra is often slighted by hardcore skiers, but as last winter showed, when Mother Nature unleashes on the mountain range, there is nowhere better to be Last winter I found myself in a familiar conversation with a friend who lives in the Rocky Mountains. We...
The California Highway Patrol is best known for the troopers who safeguard the state’s highways, but an elite team of helicopter rescuers also responds to the most complicated emergencies by air Brandon Hallam is hanging out the open door of a California Highway Patrol helicopter above...
Come fall, when thoughts begin to drift toward sliding on snow, purchasing a new pair of skis or a snowboard is perhaps the surest way to shift the stoke level into high gear. But selecting the right planks for your ability is never an easy...
Those tempting backcountry slopes should be enjoyed with a healthy dose of avalanche education and awareness Laughter, stemming from disbelief at the amount of snow falling on this late-January day, was the only sound along a socked-in road on Tahoe’s West Shore as our group worked...
Paddleboarding’s growth owes much to a group of avid Tahoe paddlers who saw the potential in a young sport Lake Tahoe was looking more like an ocean. Mid-May, an inevitable late-season system was about to hit the Sierra Nevada. Temperatures plummeted below freezing. Westerly winds blew...
Lessons learned from riding an electric mountain bike Allow me to introduce you to my new(est) lustful fixation—the electric bike, considered to be moral turpitude on wheels by some, or healthy outlet by others. For the uninitiated and e-abstainers who’ve willed their fisted palms from...
Local photographer shares tips on shooting this scenic, secluded stretch of shoreline Lake Tahoe’s East Shore is a place of rare, unspoiled beauty—a magical intersection of land and water that stands in contrast to the developed majority of the lake. As a result, this roughly 20-mile...
Exploring epic but ‘easy’ alpine rock climbs in the High Sierra Was somebody up there chomping on some Big League Chew? It looked like the earth and all its atmosphere had been sucked inside a massive bubble gum bubble. The sky and clouds in every direction...
[caption id="attachment_10248" align="alignright" width="600"] Squaw Valley Electric owner Barry Thys, who helped plan the original Cushing Crossing in 1990, won this year’s event by successfully crossing the pond while jamming on an electric guitar, photo by Hank deVre, courtesy Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows[/caption] Tahoe’s best snow...
You should plan an outdoor trip this summer—and here’s why The hang-up I have about a lot of the personal growth industry is that it’s soft and boring. That’s not to say it isn’t important. As an on-and-off therapy patient for about seven years now, I...