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Ski areas open summer operations

Several local ski resorts are reopening for summer operations offering sightseeing, hiking and mountain biking trails, on-mountain dining and much more. As well, Palisades Tahoe continues to offer skiing and riding. Boreal, Donner Ski Ranch and Sky Tavern also offer …

Tahoe Weekly’s 16th Annual Ultimate Tahoe Summer Bucket List 2023

The Tahoe Sierra is an outdoor lover’s paradise. Whether your ideal outing is spent in the backcountry or lounging on the beach, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this summer. My advice after living here for more than 20 years, …

Nocs Provisions: Binoculars to experience nature up close

Binoculars help us see the natural world. Birds and wildlife can be viewed up close without disturbing them. Nocs Provisions binoculars from a third-generation Alpine Meadows resident are a new and innovative binocular that is compact, lightweight and easy to …

Celebrate with Tahoe’s spring outings, events

Celebrate with Tahoe’s spring outings, events I, like everyone else in Tahoe, am pretty much fed up with snow this season. But, just knowing that it’s officially spring now (even if the weather doesn’t feel like), lightens my spirit and …

Tahoe Weekly’s Best of Spring: Our picks for the best spring outings

The spring of 2023 is one for the record books. By the end of March, we’ve had 13 atmospheric rivers that brought 713” of snow to the Tahoe Sierra, according to the Central Sierra Snow Lab on Donner Summit, and …

Tahoe’s Best Ski-In Cocktails

I feel lucky to live in a place with an abundance of ski resorts all within an hour’s drive that cater to skiers and snowboarders of every ability. They also provide a little bit extra like the various ski-in chalets …

Backcountry bound: Public transit provides backcountry access

Sit in the slow crawl of winter weekend traffic and the need to reduce vehicles in Truckee and Tahoe is apparent. Sure, you can take the Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART) bus to the resorts from most places around the …

Partnership releases trails strategy

A coalition of Tahoe partners developed Tahoe Regional Trails Strategy to serve as a blueprint for a connected and accessible dirt trail network for Tahoe. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has been leading the strategy with the Washo Tribe of …

Tahoe ski resorts open for holiday weekend

Many Tahoe area downhill and cross-country resorts are opening early thanks to a storm system earlier this week that blanketed the Tahoe Sierra in fresh powder, with nine regional ski areas pushing their opening dates up to this holiday weekend. …

Tahoe’s Indoor Adventures

It’s the shoulder season in the Tahoe Sierra, which undoubtedly brings bouts of inclement weather. It can be 30 degrees F and snowing one day and 70 degrees F and sunny the next. So even though Tahoe appeals to outdoor …

Truckee, SLT bike trails completed

The Federal Highway Administration recently completed a new Class III bike route along a portion of Donner Pass Road in Truckee that winds up old Highway 40, according to the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. The road was widened to allow …

Nevada launches Trail Finder

Nevada outdoor recreation partners have launched Nevada Trail Finder, a free, web-based mapping resource designed to help Nevadans and visitors discover thousands of miles of trails across Nevada’s public lands and waterways. The user-friendly, digital mapping platform provides detailed pages …

Upper Tyrolian completed

Tahoe Fund and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA) recently celebrated the completion new singletrack on the Upper Tyrolian Trail on Oct. 18. The new trail offers panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and jumps and berms to help riders practice …

Electric mountain bike access: Tahoe National Forest leading the way

Electric mountain bikes are opening the door to increased access to public lands, a key takeaway from the E-Mountain Bike Summit held in Olympic Valley in mid-September. As the use of e-bikes continues to grow in popularity, the positive attributes …

‘Going it Alone’: Hauserman pens book on solo backpacking

Long days, miles of trails ahead, the sound of your shoes pounding the dirt and nothing but you and the thoughts in your head. These are some of the images author Tim Hauserman evokes in his recently published book, “Going …

Wine on the Water: Tahoe Tastings wine cruise

Living 13 miles north of Lake Tahoe, I sometimes forget I’m close to one of the world’s most beautiful bodies of water. Now, as I sip bubbly in the cozy cabin of “The Golden Rose,” Capt. Steve Henderson guides us …

Johnson Canyon name is official

Negro Canyon has officially been renamed Johnson Canyon. While Truckee Donner Land Trust has labeled the property as Johnson Canyon since acquiring it in 2006, the name change is now official. Johnson Canyon is the home of the headwaters of …

Bevy of new bike trails debut

Several new multi-use trails have opened or are nearing completion in the region, according to the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. South Shore Lake Tahoe Boulevard | Construction of the Lake Tahoe Boulevard Class I Bicycle Trail from the Y to …

Coldstream Canyon: A Truckee playground

The intermittent cloud cover provided a little break from the hot sun on a recent hike into Coldstream Canyon. With little rain to speak of, the trails were dusty. The area offers a year-round playground for outdoor activities with trails …

Need for speed: Adrenaline rush at downhill mountain bike parks

Downhill mountain biking has always been one of those sports that is fun but takes a bit of an investment to get into. However, when I was gifted a nice Intense Mountain Bike two years ago, it made it possible …

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