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Tahoe South tunes up for winter with epic $100 million resort-to-recreation renaissance
Submitted by editor on Wed, 10/15/2014 - 4:24pm
With more than $100 million in revitalization efforts this year, a mountain of changes are underway at Tahoe South, the “No. 1 Ski Destination” (USA Today 2014), providing more upscale lodging, entertainment, shopping, skiing and outdoor recreation for the 2014-15 winter season.
The resort-to-recreation renaissance includes the planned winter opening of the $60 million remodel of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, $24 million remodel of MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, $3 million at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel and $15 million for the Château shopping center across from Heavenly Village.
Nevada 150 October Celebrations in Northern Nevada
Submitted by Danielle Cook on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 5:01pm
Many celebrations are scheduled throughout the Silver State in the month of October. These Nevada 150 events celebrate all things Nevada and help bring awareness to the 150th Anniversary of Statehood. The following area events are held Oct. 1-15:
Cameras activated at Lake Tahoe to track smoke from King Fire
Submitted by editor on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 9:43am
The University of Nevada, Reno’s newest mountaintop camera at Lake Tahoe has just been installed, and has been tracking the smoke from the King Fire in El Dorado County, Calif., which has been inundating the Lake Tahoe Basin, Carson City and Reno areas with smoke in the afternoons.
Lyon County Fly-In set for Sept. 28-29
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 11:21am
Event Date:
September 28, 2013 - 10:00am Zoom on in to the 17th annual Lyon County Fly-In, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28-29, (Note the new dates!) at the Silver Springs Airport for a weekend of fun-filled skies. The Fly-In is officially open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday and there will be a pancake breakfast each day, free to pilots who fly in, from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
UNR seismological lab tracks fires with network of video cameras
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 07/08/2013 - 5:36pm
The University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory has produced stunning time-lapse, high-definition video of the Bison Fire since its inception Friday, July 5.
“This imagery represents an evolution for the lab as it incorporates multi-hazards and climate monitoring using its high-speed microwave IP-based network,” Graham Kent, director of the Seismological Lab said. “These videos are the opening salvo of a demonstration project that will encompass the Tahoe basin and nearby areas such as Reno and Carson City.”
Print Your Own Topo Maps
Submitted by BikeCarson.com on Wed, 09/12/2012 - 8:20pmHere’s a tip that you may find useful that I just wrote for my other site, The Path Less Beaten.
Fishing report for Aug. 24-31
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:13pmCARSON CITY, Nev. — Here is this week's fishing report for the week of Aug. 24-31. The fishing report covers lakes, rivers and streams in Nevada, Northern California, the Sierra and Southern Oregon.
