Truckee

The United States Ski and Snowboard Association has named Mammoth Mountain as the host for pre-Olympic training in the lead up to Sochi. Mammoth will be the official training ground for U.S. Freeskiing and U.S. Snowboarding through 2019. The teams wi...

  Scientists from the University of Nevada and their partners at Scripps Institution of Oceanography studied the bottom of Fallen Leaf Lake last summer. They used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to study and view the depths of the lake. ...

Teams of relay runners will begin the Reno-Tahoe Odyssey adventure run on the last day in May. The relay teams consist of 12 runners, using two vans which will travel night and day to cover the 178 mile course. Their journey begins in down...

For people visiting the Lake Tahoe region this summer from Placer County or the greater Sacramento region, often times the quandary is whether to bring your pet or not. While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, ther...

Red Bull rider Rebecca Rusch Ultra endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch set a record for fastest female on the 142 mile Kokopelli Trail. Most riders take 3 or more days to complete this ride from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado. Rusch completed the ride in ...

Biologists have confirmed the presence of New Zealand Mudsnails in the Truckee River near East McCarran. These tiny mollusks have no enemies and reproduce exponentially. They vary in size from a grain of sand to 1/8 inch long. Mudsnails can cov...

 Team Garmin photo. The Tour of California bike race normally starts in Northern California and travels south. This year they travel south to north. If you want to see some bike racing, Friday is when the show comes closer to home. Stage 6 of th...

    The low snow year has made the Tahoe biking trails accessible earlier than I can recall. All of the trails below 7,000 feet are clear of snow. The creeks are very low and the early season muddy sections are nearly dry as well. C...

Two friends were climbing the West Wall route up Lover’s Leap on Saturday afternoon, when the accident occurred. Daniel Frederick fell more than 60 feet, fracturing his elbow and left foot. One of the breaks was a compound fracture. It took se...

  The race will start in Escondido this year and travel north to the finish line in Santa Rosa. This is the first time in the 8-year history of the race that it travels south to north. Tour Schedule: Stage 1: May 12, Escondid...