In early February 1964 during the IX Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, Tahoe's twenty-year-old Jimmie Heuga started out the second seed. Hatless and without goggles, he negotiated quickly down the tight, bone-hard, slalom set on the Patsherkofel track.
Olympic medalist Jimmie Heuga, who grew up skiing at Palisades Tahoe and became a star of the 1964 Olympic Winter Games and one of the U.S. Ski Team's greatest ski racers, died Monday, February 8 .
One of Tahoe's favorite acts in recent years, SambaDá, returns in a free show on Thursday, February 11th at the Crystal Bay Casino's Crown Room during a special night of the weekly Rail Jam series.
Between now and March, as Snowfest approaches for another year, Tahoetopia will feature collections of residents' remembrances from past Snowfest celebrations.
Between now and March, Tahoetopia will feature residents' remembrances from past celebrations.
On a powder day you will find Jeff Oxandaboure roaring through the deep snow. A few days later, however, he is getting his aerobic workout XC skating up the Gold Trail near Tahoe City.
Olympic Gold Medalist Julia Mancuso returned home to Palisades Tahoe USA this week for some final training on home turf, and some time with the Mighty Mites.
One hundred and sixty-three years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were in the deep throes of starvation and slowly dying.
Palisades Tahoe Ski Corporation CEO Nancy Cushing comments on the recent aquisition of the Village at Palisades Tahoe and the start of the 'next sixty years' for the resort.
Olympic racers Julia Mancuso and Errol Kerr are back on home turf for their final training (and some celebrating) before heading to Vancouver for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.