25 Sep Rediscovering Sierra-at-Tahoe
The last sweeping left-hand turn on Sierra-at-Tahoe Road as the ski resort comes into view is often where the impacts of the Caldor Fire hit home for visitors....
25 Sep Reviving the Toiyabe Crest Trail
Nothing makes you feeler smaller than standing on top of a mountain at 10,500 feet in elevation in the dead center of Nevada, looking out hundreds of miles in every direction and seeing nothing but endless basins and ranges. No cities, no lights and no...
27 Jun Truckee-Tahoe Goes Gravel
I started riding gravel in the spring of 2017 when, on a bit of a whim, I registered for the Lost and Found Gravel Grinder. This 100-mile gravel race was part of the Lost Sierra Triple Crown Series put on by the Sierra Buttes Trail...
27 Jun Recruiting a Forestry Workforce
The Sierra Nevada and the rest of the West have a big forest fire problem—not for any single reason, but rather numerous compounding factors that have created the highly combustible landscape we see today. The good news: Agencies responsible for managing our forests understand this well,...
26 Apr Springing Into Mountain Bike Season
It seems like just yesterday we were hanging up our bikes for a much-needed rest after a long riding season. But as the calendar and warming weather indicate, spring is back in full swing in Tahoe, where outdoor pursuits shift from resort laps and skin...
26 Apr The Best Corn Snow Nature Can Grow
After a winter of relentless storms and seemingly endless powder days, it’s easy to forget that one of the best things about skiing in Tahoe is the world-class corn snow. With one of the deepest snowpacks in recorded history, however, you can rest assured there’s...
26 Apr Dressed to the 9-Irons
The Met Gala is known for being a fashion highlight of the year each May, coming just a couple of months after celebrities tantalize the paparazzi with their wardrobe choices at the annual Academy Awards. As the weather continues to warm, however, fashion finds another...
26 Apr Driving Deep at Tahoe
It’s 2007 and Travis Alley is settling into the tee box on the par-4 hole 1 at Truckee’s Old Greenwood Golf Course. Knees slightly bent, Alley pulls back his driver, swoops it down and smacks the small white sphere off the tee, sending it sailing...
30 Nov Bringing the Sierra Nevada’s Winter Sports History to Life
Of all the appealing aspects of skiing and snowboarding, the sports’ ability to bring complete strangers together through a common interest stands out as perhaps Bill Clark’s favorite quality. “One of the analogies I often use is: What other sport or endeavor do you have a...
27 Sep Adrian Ballinger: Elevating His Game
On Monday, May 9, 2022, Adrian Ballinger stood on the summit of Makalu, the fifth-highest peak in the world at 27,776 feet. Ballinger, the affable mountain guide and CEO of Tahoe-based Alpenglow Expeditions, is no stranger to standing on the summit of the world’s tallest...