27 Sep Reflecting on a Strangely Good Ski Season
In the absence of big, heavy snowstorms, an entire winter spent skiing the Sierra confirms that the range delivers fun conditions in even the oddest of years...
27 Sep Through the Lens: Rarefied Air
Ski and snowboard photographers are always on the hunt for that dynamic shot that captures a moment of pure bliss. A deep, fluffy, powder-spraying turn. A perfectly carved arc atop a pristine groomer. A silhouette against a vibrant sunset. But perhaps no image better illustrates...
25 Jun Success on the Fly
A pandemic-driven surge in fly-fishing has created opportunity in the Tahoe area, where an increase in anglers indicates growing interest in the sport—as well as more pressure on local waters The rod moves like a windshield wiper on a drizzly day, tracing wide arcs over the...
25 Jun Through the Lens: Blooming Beauty
Each Tahoe season brings its own photographic perks. Come summer, as the snow melts and the weather warms, wildflowers take center stage, their eye-catching pops of purple, red and yellow offering an irresistible allure for shooters both novice and pro. When the show is over,...
25 Jun The E-Bike Divide
The debate was heated, with both sides of the argument presenting their case with fervent conviction. The point of contention: Should electric bikes be allowed on trails in the Tahoe Basin, the same as their non-motorized counterparts? The discussion took place in March in a virtual...
25 Jun A Deep Dive into the Hazards and Allure of Lake Tahoe
Labor Day 2020, I stood on a dock on Lake Tahoe’s North Shore and gazed across the choppy surface through ominously smoky skies. At the tail end of a long, hot summer, the water temperature hovered around 68 degrees, which is, by all accounts, warm...
23 Apr Tahoe Surfing: Cold-Hearted Fun
Take an exposed body of chilly alpine water, add powerful mountain weather and sprinkle in throngs of foolhardy fanatics, and the result is the silly, sublime and slaphappy Tahoe surf scene....
23 Apr A Star-Studded Staple Endures
Since its inception in 1990, the American Century Championship has persisted as one of the premier summer events at Lake Tahoe, drawing big-name celebrities and fun-loving fans for a week of golf and shenanigans at one of the country’s most beautiful courses....
23 Apr A Mountainous Task
In 2020, in the midst of an especially mild stretch of winter at Lake Tahoe, Old Brockway Golf Course in Kings Beach opened to the public on March 13....
23 Apr The Unsolved Case of Marco Siffredi
Jeremy Evans was working as a sports reporter at the Nevada Appeal in 2001 when he first encountered the name Marco Siffredi while scrolling through the Associated Press wire. ...