Everyone’s a cowpoke on the Reno Rodeo cattle drive
You know when you sign up for a cattle drive that it will be hot, sweaty and dusty, that your boots will pinch, your butt will ache and your clothes will stink to high heaven. It’s what you can’t...
View ArticleFour ways to play at Tahoe this summer
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — It’s a screamer of a ride, sure to be the biggest hit in the Epic Discovery program making its debut this summer at Adventure Peak, Heavenly Mountain Resort’s top-of-the-gondola...
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Weekend getaway: Pedaling Napa’s wine country bike trail
If you’ve ever wanted to explore the Napa Valley on two wheels but were reluctant to share the road with the four-wheel wine-tasting crowd, gear up for an alternative. This fall brings the unveiling of...
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What’s new at California’s ski resorts for 2016-17?
Predicting how a ski season will unfold is like betting on a wild card in a poker game. Last season’s “super El Nino” helped push snowfall levels up to normal after years of drought, but failed to...
View ArticleTahoe Tips: Save big on ski deals this winter
SkiFest: General admission is free to the Snowbomb Ski and Snowboard Festival Oct. 28-29 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Nov. 4-5 at Pier 35 in San Francisco, and Nov 11-12 at Cal Expo in...
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What’s new at California’s ski resorts for 2017?
Last year’s record snowfall and extended ski season have spurred fingers-crossed hopes that 2017-2018 will bring a repeat performance. This year’s “what’s new” forecast includes enhanced customer...
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Grab your yoga mat and find your true north at Wanderlust Squaw Valley
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device Maybe you’ve skied at Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, or taken the tram up to Squaw’s High Camp pool and hot tub...
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What’s new at California ski resorts for 2018-2019
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Predicting how a ski season will unfold is an imperfect science. Will an El Nino save the day, or will it be another dry...
View ArticleTahoe Donner: A family-friendly, off-the-radar option for snowy fun
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device You may have glimpsed the Tahoe Donner sign on Donner Pass Road in Truckee, but unless you’re a golfer or an avid...
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Arizona getaway: Dude ranches, horses and Wild West adventure
WHITE STALLION RANCH, TUCSON, AZ.: Schedule for the day: • 9 a.m. Slow horseback ride • 11 a.m. Fast ride • Quick buffet lunch • 1 p.m. Riding lesson (focus on loping) • 3 p.m. Quick dip • 4 p.m. Team...
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What’s new at California’s ski resorts this 2019-20 season
Mountain sports enthusiasts are an optimistic lot, and hopes for early openings are high following a record 2018-2019 snow year. While lifts won’t start turning until mid-November to mid-December,...
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Winter at Tahoe: 12 awesome ways to play in Truckee
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device Anyone who visits Tahoe even once or twice a year doesn’t need a “cool list” to know that the North Shore town of Truckee is...
View ArticleTahoe: Skiing in the time of Covid? Bundle up and prepare for a wild ride
Last season’s Tahoe spring-ski scene was buzzing right along when … well, we all know what happened: COVID-19 hit. Resorts closed down in mid-March, leaving many skiers and riders with unused lift...
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Tahoe skiing: It’s (almost) back to normal at ski resorts this winter
Pandemic. Drought. Wildfire. Smoke. Bad news all around. And then: SNOW! And lots of it. Last month’s 3-foot-plus accumulation rattled and invigorated Tahoe resorts, which weren’t prepared to staff up...
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Achieve Tahoe gets special needs skiers out on the snow, sliding and smiling
Snow play is a wildly popular winter pastime in Northern California. Drive up to a Tahoe resort on any frosty weekend, and you’ll see cars parked out to the highway and hundreds of skiers and...
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Ski season 2022: California mountain resorts roll out the white carpet
It’s that time again! The first winter storm of the season on Nov. 1 and a big dump the next week created anticipatory excitement at California’s mountain resorts. Mammoth Mountain started turning...
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14 incredible places to go snow tubing at Tahoe
Note: A correction has been added to the bottom of this article. Snow, snow and so much more snow. Tahoe’s mountain resorts enjoyed record snowfall in January — but you don’t have to be a skier or...
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Snow time 2023: Get ready for another epic season at Tahoe and beyond
So much new! Now that pandemic panic has faded, California ski resorts came off an epic year — one that stretched ski season to midsummer — with hopes for another on the way. The flakes are already...
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A Redding renaissance, complete with new restaurant, trail destinations
Travelers heading north to Oregon on Highway 5 may think of Redding merely as a refueling pit stop. Others may recognize it as the county seat in the midst of Shasta’s recreation mecca, a region...
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