Forging the Ring of Fire
A photographer and videographer embarks on a grand adventure climbing and snowboarding a dozen volcanoes across three states behind the trusty wheel o...
Robb Gaffney: ‘The Wild Ride is Normal’
Tahoe ski icon, author, community pillar and psychiatrist Robb Gaffney reflects on his new book project, life after extreme sports, the power of commu...
Strange Tales from the Toiyabe
A backcountry snowboarding adventure in the Arc Dome Wilderness inspires a reflection on some unusual history in a remote Nevada mountain range ...
An Extreme Journey
How the talented athletes and iconic mountains of Tahoe helped push the boundaries of skiing and snowboarding to new heights Tahoe has played a...
A Sweet French Toast
The spirit of the much-loved La Ferme restaurant lives on at Daniel’s in Genoa La Ferme was one of those restaurants. From the first seared f...
Protect Our Winters Rallies the Outdoor State
Founded by professional Truckee-based snowboarder Jeremy Jones, POW has grown from a humble grassroots organization into a global force working to com...
Bringing Sierra Nevada Winter Sports History to Life
After years of planning, the long-awaited SNOW Sports Museum in Olympic Valley Park is nearing the downhill stretch Of all the appealing aspect...
A Slice of Wine Country in Clear Creek Tahoe
A retiring couple’s newly constructed home brings a bit of Napa to Northern Nevada Classic Tahoe architecture is perhaps best defined by lodg...
Southern Exposure
A fortuitous work assignment leads a Tahoe photographer to Argentina, where his crew enjoys world-class skiing, dining and exploring in the Andes Moun...
A Fresh Take on Tahoe Art
The newest fine art galleries in the Truckee-Tahoe region feature an array of quality works to complement the mountain home As any business own...
New Spots
North Shore MEHFIL INDIAN BISTRO 868 Tahoe Blvd. | Incline Village, NV (775) 831-8317 This Indian eatery in Christmas Tree Village that las...
The Rise, Fall and Rise of Tahoe’s Salmon
In their final days of life, Tahoe’s kokanee salmon put on a show. Flame red and hook-jawed, they thrash up Taylor Creek with an inescapable biologi...
In Wandering Pursuit
In the spring of 2017, I salvaged an old Chevy Astro from my home near Lake Tahoe, built a bed frame in the back, and traveled around the western half...
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 mou...
A Creative Spark
Nestled in a quaint corner of Truckee, a two-story building clad in rusted corten steel resides harmoniously among its surroundings—aspens quaking g...
Of Mysis and Men
Brant Allen’s three-month stint at Lake Tahoe has lasted 34 years so far. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a marine biology degree, All...
A Roundabout Route to Stardom
Nick Russell is a dude of paradoxes. He’s youthful in appearance and athletically slim, but rocks a grizzled old man’s beard. He could be labeled ...
Optimal Conditions
Sitting inside a brightly lit real estate office on a sweltering summer afternoon in early August, Norm Nicholls is searching for the right words....
Pedaling Into a Fall Spectacle
There truly are no bad seasons at Lake Tahoe, but fall is arguably the best time to be a mountain biker. As the heat and crowds of summer fade and we ...
Jewel Tones of the Sierra
Water is notoriously tricky to capture in art. Its translucent shimmers and shadows, ebbs and flows, and everchanging nature make it challenging to tr...
Running From the Smoke and Tip-Toeing Through the Talus
If our legs had control of our throats, we would be whimpering in fear right now. Every footstep of the path ahead looks like a twisted ankle waiting ...
Stella: Truckee’s Shining Star
Stella, translated from Latin, means star. And the Truckee restaurant by the same name at the Cedar House Sport Hotel certainly shines bright....
Words From the Trail
Ask Tahoe author Tim Hauserman how many books he’s written, and he’ll say it depends on how you count. “The [Tahoe] Rim Trail guidebook, there...
A United Front
For Lake Tahoe locals, there has always been a love-hate relationship between the need for tourists to support businesses and the negative impacts vis...
Hunting Giants
California is home to some of the biggest trees in the world. Redwoods, Douglas firs and Sitka spruces that tower over the lush forests of the north c...
Dirt Magic in the Making
For as long as organisms have roamed earth, there have been trails—pathways connecting one point to another for animals to find food, water and shel...
Man on the Mountain
There are ways to take the measure of a man. The years in his life; the life in his years. Two thousand one hundred twenty-five feet is as good a m...
Tomorrow’s Marinas
Most people come to Lake Tahoe and find a marina. Mansoor “Elie” Alyeshmerni came to a marina and found Lake Tahoe....
California’s Lurking Lava
California is no stranger to natural disasters. Between earthquakes, mudslides, floods and wildfires, the Golden State had been handed the short end o...
Shawn Estes: Finding His Form
Shawn Estes was on a much-needed sabbatical. It was the summer of 2010, and for the first time since he started throwing a baseball on fields in Mi...