Athletes increasingly engaging in both downhill and Nordic skiing Tahoe’s downhill resorts—totaling some 24,000 skiable acres—may get most of the excitement, attention and crowds. But with hundreds of miles of groomed trails at cross-country resorts around The Lake, Nordic skiing provides not just an alternative, but...
Longtime North Tahoe cross-country coach fosters champions on the trail and in life Sometimes a coach can teach an athlete not only how to be victorious in sport, but also how to succeed in life. For hundreds of North Tahoe High School students over the last...
Former Major League Baseball player Eric Byrnes embraces a different sport A mountain lion stalked Eric Byrnes during the 2016 Western States Endurance Run. Somewhere around mile 55 of the 100-mile course, the 11-year Major League Baseball outfielder and former Oakland Athletic fled from the...
North Lake Tahoe community steps up to help a family in need In November 2015, Kyla Yorkey was an active, happy little girl. Talkative, energetic and full of smiles, she loved making her new baby sister laugh and running around Incline Village’s Village Green, throwing tennis...
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Two of Tahoe’s elite winter athletes share insight about how they stay fit in the off-season As Tahoe’s long summer days fade to chilly fall nights, Tahoe’s residents and visitors can’t help but dream of the snow-laden adventures that await. But before hitting the slopes, it’s...
The benefits of practicing yoga outdoors Yoga, a practice developed in India thousands of years ago, is now arguably one of the most popular forms of fitness in the world. But as anyone who has practiced yoga for a prolonged period of time can attest, yoga...
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