Diamond Peak Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe has lined up a variety of events for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy in February. Below are the upcoming events at Diamond Peak: Community Snowshoe Hikes, February 12 & March 6: The 1.5 mile (3 miles round trip) hike hikes to Diamond Peak’s Snowflake Lodge includes guides, […]
Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge offers secure place to board pets
For people seeking a location to board their pet for a day, several days, or an entire week when visiting North Lake Tahoe during ski season, the Truckee-Tahoe Pet Lodge has earned a great reputation as a dependable and reliable location. While there are Lake Tahoe lodging facilities that welcome pet stays, there are also […]
Freeride World Tour coming to Sierra-at-Tahoe
Some of the top freeride skiers and snowboarders will descend on Sierra-at-Tahoe later this month for the Huck Cup, a 2-Star Freeride World Tour Qualifying event. Presented by Subaru, the Huck Cup is scheduled for Feb. 26-27, 2016. This is a worldwide circuit of freeride skiing and snowboarding event where athletes compete on challenging terrain […]
All-new Honda HR-V an impressive small SUV
Honda decided several years ago that it wanted to be one of the primary players in the subcompact crossover sport utility vehicle class, so it went to work on creating a vehicle that would have mass appeal. Like most of the vehicles that it manufactures, the all-new 2016 Honda HR-V has immediately earned praise and […]
Sierra snowpack at 130 percent of average
The current snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is currently mimicking the amount measured five years ago. And that is a good thing because 2011 was the last healthy winter before the current drought. The state Department of Water Resources conducted the season’s second manual measurement of the Sierra Nevada snowpack Tuesday. The Water Resources employees, led […]
2016 Scion FR-S: Reasonably priced sports car
Back in 2002 when the game plan was unveiled, Toyota launched its Scion brand to hopefully capture a younger, hipper segment of car buyers. While the targeted millennials seemed to warm to the idea of owning these quirky styling, inexpensive vehicles, the ultra boxy xB wagon and the xA hatchback (which lasted just three years) […]
Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe near 300-inch snow total
After several years of very modest snow totals, that’s certainly not the case for the 2015-16 ski season, where Lake Tahoe ski resorts have seen an abundance of snow this season. That includes the three Vail Resorts in Lake Tahoe: Heavenly Mountain, Northstar California and Kirkwood Mountain. The threat of an El Nino year not […]
How to become an advanced skier
Golfers who regularly hit their drive long and straight don’t do it by accident. Basketball players who methodically make free throw after free throw aren’t lucky. And tennis players with perfect ground strokes that can be repeated over and over again didn’t come by the skill naturally. What the big hitter in golf, the high […]
Kia Optima: 2016 model features new turbo engine
Although the Kia Optima went through a redesign this year, don’t look for a major exterior metamorphosis. The significant changes need a little investigative work to be unveiled. The Kia braintrust initiated changes in the chassis that will be appreciated for a number of reasons. The 2016 Kia Optima features a chassis that is primarily constructed […]
5 Squaw-Alpine skiers, riders on U.S. Junior Freeride team
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Big Mountain Skiers and Snowboarders will represent the USA in the 2016 Freeride Junior World Championships in Grandvilara, Andorra this week. Skiers Ross Tester, Bennet Drummond, Mia Winans and snowboarders Sam Shinkle and Dylan Zellers are five of the 15 skiers and snowboarders representing the USA. In total, there are 57 […]