Quintet of Tahoe-trained Nordic ski racers gunning for Winter Olympics Tahoe athletes have achieved much success in Winter Olympics competition over the past 50 years, from Jimmie Heuga’s bronze-medal performance in 1964 to Jamie Anderson’s gold medal in 2014, with many in between. All had one...
Reno gold medalist halfpipe skier balances Olympic aspirations with fatherhood David Wise ascends high into the air, gripping his crossed left ski with his right hand for a beat before plummeting to a clean landing down the side of a towering hip jump. It’s a partly cloudy...
South Lake Tahoe native enters this Olympic season as the skier to beat in the women’s halfpipe Bowman reacts after winning a gold medal in the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, photo by Sarah Brunson, courtesy USSA Defending Olympic gold medalist Maddie Bowman knows a repeat performance in...
Tahoe Olympians discuss ski and snowboard venues ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics Brita Sigourney doesn’t mince words. “Sochi was the worst halfpipe I’ve ever skied,” says Sigourney, a three-time World Cup winner in women’s ski halfpipe. “[PyeongChang’s] is the best.” The 27-year-old U.S. freeskiing veteran—a...
Decorated South Shore snowboarder carries her laid-back vibe—and immense skills—into this Olympic season Jamie Anderson slides a rail during the 2017 U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, photo by Sarah Brunson, courtesy USSA Excelling under pressure comes naturally to South Lake Tahoe snowboarder Jamie Anderson. The proof...
After narrowly missing the podium in 2014, South Shore gold medalist is poised for redemption [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Teter competes in a U.S. Grand Prix event at Copper Mountain, Colorado, in 2013, photo by Sarah Brunson, courtesy USSA[/caption] Hannah Teter has made a household name for...
Squaw Valley downhill specialist has high hopes entering his second Olympic season U.S. coach John McBride uses terms like “compact aerodynamics,” “amazing touch” and “raw speed” when describing Travis Ganong’s talents as an alpine ski racer. Indeed, the 29-year-old Tahoe native has come a long way since...
Tahoe’s renowned winter season attracts diehard skiers and snowboarders from far and wide. They come for the deep snow, top-shelf terrain, sun-splashed days and awe-inspiring scenery. For the same reasons, the Tahoe area also entices another breed of winter enthusiasts—those who get their kicks from...
South Lake Tahoe halfpipe skier healthy and confidence after rehabbing from injury Kyle Smaine spent the better part of last season "crutching [his] way through the seemingly endless snowbanks" in his native South Lake Tahoe. Now, with a surgically repaired anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, the...
On a winter day at Snowbird, Utah, in 2013, professional Tahoe-based skier Jeremy Benson got an unexpected call from a number he didn’t recognize. Washington-based publisher Mountaineers Books wanted to know if he’d be interested in writing a backcountry ski and snowboard guidebook for California. ...