I read this on Lake Tahoe New. It’s a steal of a deal. Sierra-at-Tahoe offers Snowsports Day discounts. Tickets are discounted at just $35 (regular rate $69) for a full-day lift ticket for Sierra-at-Tahoe. Tickets are only valid during Snowsports Week Feb. 8-11. Lift tickets must be purchased in...

Photo by Kathryn Reed RENO - If it weren’t for the long-sleeve shirt, I would have sworn I was in Arizona. Something about minor league baseball and spring training makes going to the ballpark an entirely different experience than the Bigs. It’s not just the caliber of play. Walking around...

Affordable Skiing at Heavenly Lake Tahoe offers several great skiing options on both its northern and southern shores, but the south, with an abundance of casino-hotels, family-run inns and motels for every budget, tends to be easier on the wallet. Its proximity to Reno also means there are good flight...

The views from Squaw Valley to South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 14 was Mother Nature at her best. Tree boughs are laden with mounds of snow. Piers seem useless this time of year. The lake is like glass. Highway 89 at Emerald Bay remains closed, necessitating the long way around the lake between the South and...

By Kathryn Reed The most heavily used bike trail in the Lake Tahoe Basin may undergo a face-lift in the next few years. The U.S. Forest Service is looking at tearing up the existing route in and around Camp Richardson and possibly replacing the 8-foot wide path with asphalt 10-feet wide, plus 2-foot...

Santa’s Candy Cane Lane is coming to the Horizon in Stateline for three days of holiday activities geared toward children. The festivities are Dec. 11 3-7pm, and Dec 12-13 noon-6pm in the convention center of the hotel-casino. Mrs. Claus will help each child write a message to Santa. The Horizon...

The 2009 American Century Championship set an attendance record, bringing in 37,205 spectators for the six-day event as well as a welcome boost to business and benefit to the community. The previous record was set last year with 31,220 attendees. Carol Chaplin, Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority executive...

With the return of the Western States Endurance Run comes its most prolific champ. A year after wildfires caused the first cancellation ultramarathon’s 35 years, seven-time consecutive winner and course record-holder Scott Jurek highlights a competitive field at the 36th annual 100-mile run Saturday. “We’re...

Mark Wellman, 49 When Paralympian Mark Wellman, 49, answers his phone in Truckee, he picks it up with two short words: “No Limits.” That’s the name of the motivational business he started in 1991, but also a brief summation on his attitude on living. “It’s kind of...

The Heavenly Gondola is open for sightseeing. Located  across the street from the Stardust Lodge and a half mile form the Americana Village, Heavenly’s Gondola is Lake Tahoe’s “must-do” experience, a year-round sightseeing opportunity unlike any other! The  current hours of...