2022 Winter Games in Tahoe?

The San Francisco Chronicle's SF Gate website ran a story Sunday outlining Palisades Tahoe USA CEO Nancy Cushing's vision to return the Winter Olympics to Lake Tahoe in 2022.

ESCAPE ATTEMPT: The Donner Party--Early January 1847

One hundred and sixty-plus years ago this week, the members of the Donner Party were doing their best to keep their hopes and themselves alive.

Weather Outlook: All Quiet on the Tahoe Front

The forecaster's call it a 'weather snoozer'. We call it beautiful Tahoe weather. A quiet weather pattern via an upper ridge will settle in for the bulk of this week.

Report #3: Locals in Antarctica—Nov. 12, 2009

[Half Moon Bay, Livingston Island. 62 deg. 36 min. South; 60 deg. 30 min. West] Our expedition diverted northward after one of our members fell into a hidden crevasse as he was ascending a steep bowl above Port Lecroix on nearby Amberes Island. He was injured, but rescued.

WARREN'S WORLD: Check Your Ski Boots

Labor Day, the first Monday in September has come and gone and this is the time of the year to dust off your skis, boots, and poles. But, first, check for mildew in your boots!

45 Life Lessons. #11—15

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 50 recently, so below is an update.

45 Life Lessons. #16-20

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 50 recently, so below is an update.

45 Life Lessons. #26—#30

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 50 recently, so below is an update.

LOST LEGEND #4: Why Tahoe is so Blue

Untold thousands of people, maybe millions, have marveled at the striking color of Lake Tahoe. One of its nicknames is “Big Blue.” Most people think the color is from the sky. Another nickname is, “The Lake of the Sky.” But the unmistakable color of Tahoe is not from the sky.

WARREN’S WORLD: Start the Season Right

A bitter cold wind has been blowing down from Canada for the last three weeks. Ski areas everywhere in the West are announcing their openings. For many, it is the first opening before Thanksgiving in a decade. So much for global warming!

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