Nevada County Sports Digest

Travis Ganong may have competed in his final race for Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team, but he’s not quite finished collecting awards. Ganong was named the team’s male athlete of the year following his final season competing in World Cup racing.

Employee housing, improved base amenities, and easier snow making are all in the works at Palisades Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe alpine legend Travis Ganong has raced down a World Cup course for the final time. The Truckee-born skier traveled to Andorra for the final event of his 17-year career.

Truckee freshman Sierra Strecker raced to a California – Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic state championship, topping the region’s best skiers across 6.6 kilometers.

Resort at Sq**w Creek, in Olympic Valley, has a new name and logo: Everline Resort & Spa.

One of the greatest skiers to come out of the Tahoe area, Travis Ganong, 34, says this will be his final season competing on the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team.

Winter is in full force in Tahoe, and with it comes an influx of eager snowplayers. Dr. Targhee Oeveraas offers tips safety tips.

Barracuda Networks has signed an extension through 2025 as title sponsor of the Barracuda Championship. Part of the PGA Tour, the event takes place at Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood Golf Course.

Northstar California Resort recently announced the opening of its new restaurant, Wild Pine, located near the rink in the heart of the village.

EV Range and Liberty, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., announced a three-way collaboration that brought four high-powered electric vehicle fast chargers to the Tahoe ski resort.

Nevada County will give out $434,000 to fund public health and safety projects at outdoor recreation destinations impacted by the pandemic.

For sports loves, Lake Tahoe is a paradise, with options all year around.

Alterra Mountain Company has closed on the purchase of Snow Valley Mountain Resort, adding another Southern California destination to its portfolio.

High Fives Foundation, the adaptive sports and injury prevention nonprofit, has appointed 11 new members to its board of directors, including a new board president, Susan Stone.

The top alpine athletes in the world are set to descend on Palisades Tahoe next month for the first World Cup event hosted by the resort since 2017.

Speed skiing record-breaker, father, and North Tahoe real estate broker Jeff Hamilton (1966-2023) died of pancreatic cancer. A memorial is set on Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. at Olympic Village Inn.

Skiers and riders at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe have a new way to access the mountain after last week’s opening of the Lakeside Trail. The trail is part of a $7.5 million expansion.

The Tahoe Backcountry Alliance aims to make backcountry sports more accessible for those who are just getting started, while making sure those who participate are responsible stewards.

Sugar Bowl Resort’s new tubing and snow play park is opening this winter, with tubing lanes that will get visitors’ hearts pumping.

Much work has been under way in the year following Caldor Fire destruction at Sierra-at-Tahoe and on Dec. 3, the ski resort's management expects to be spinning lifts once again.

Truckee's Ryan Williams has come full circle. The co-founder of local startup, Stomp Sessions, announced the company has been acquired by Outside Interactive, Inc.—the same brand that featured him in its Warren Miller movies in the ’90s.

Filmmaker Warren Miller’s team debuted its 73rd annual ski and snowboard film, “Daymaker,” which features Tahoe-area athletes Jonny Moseley, Michelle Parker, Connery Lundin and Daron Rahlves.

It’s snowmaking season at Lake Tahoe, a sure sign that winter is approaching. Northstar kicked off snow making this weekend as the thermometer plummeted.

US Forest Service and Sensus R.A.D. Trails opened a new all-levels mountain biking trail on a rehabilitated logging road on Upper Tyrolean trail above Incline Village.

For about a decade, a new skatepark in Truckee has been in the works. After planning, raising funds and town council and planning commission meetings, it’s almost time to break ground on the Rocker Memorial Skatepark.

With battery packs and motors on-board, e-bikes weigh more than traditional bicycles, and their weight alone increases the likelihood of injuries. State law requires anyone under 18 to wear a helmet, yet youths are regularly spotted around town sans helmets.

Skier Hilaree Nelson’s body was found on Mount Manaslu in Nepal, where she was skiing down from the 26,781-foot summit with her partner Jim Morrison, of Tahoe City. “There are no words to describe the love for this woman, my life partner, my lover, my best friend, and my mountain partner,” Morrison posted.

A new community of wind enthusiasts from varied water sport backgrounds—windsurfing, kiteboarding, surfing—have taken up a new sport called “wing foiling,” and it is blowing into Tahoe quickly.

Sugar Bowl Resort has named Bridget Legnavsky to serve as president and CEO of Sugar Bowl/Royal Gorge effective Oct. 17, following a six-month-long talent search.

Sugar Bowl Resort will join 24 other ski resorts as a member of the Mountain Collective. Passholders can ski or ride two days with no blackout days at all 25 partner resorts.

A pioneer of women’s whitewater rafting in the 1990s, Sue Norman returned to racing for the first time in 20 years in 2019. She came away from her first event impressed by the number of young female paddlers and inspired to help youth excel.

Vail Resorts has targeted opening dates for Lake Tahoe ski areas. Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California plan to open Nov. 18, with Kirkwood Mountain Resort targeting Dec. 2. This winter is the 50th anniversary of operations at Northstar and Kirkwood.