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This week's episode is a shakeup from the normal. Today Mike Peron and Rob Galloway skip the guest interview to chat about all of the events and entertainment you need to add to your calendar for the summer of 2025!   MAY: 5/24: Matisyahu (Bally's)  5/24 – 25: Made in Tahoe Festival (Palisades) 5/30: Kevin Hart in Reno (Nugget Event Center) 5/31: Jefferson Starship (Harrah's) + Jackie Greene/Hot Buttered Rum at CBC 5/31: Big Blue Adventure Tail Wagger (NT Regional Park) – run with your dog 5k & 1-mile runs + dog-focused festival 8am - 3:30pm 5/31 – June 1: America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride 6/2 - 6/4: Backcountry Festival at Corely Ranch in Carson Valley 6/7:  The Hip Abduction (The Hangar) Tahoe City Food & Wine Classic   Soroptimist Wine & Restaurant Faire Dinner - 50th anniv on this (Coyote Moon Golf Course) Bowl Incline has Words to Water – benefit concert from WaterHope.org  6/8, 7/13, 8/10, 9/7: Music in Paradise Park (SLT) Trey Stone, Dirty Cello, Mescalito, Boot Juice 6/8: Wiz Khalifa (Cargo in Reno) 6/8: Tahoe Joy Festival (Commons Beach in Tahoe City) – 10 regional bands + student musicians + local vendors & food trucks 6/8: Maker Show at Truckee Roundhouse (Tr Tah Airport) – think of a craft fair where you are the one making all the crafts 6/14: Rod Stewart (Caesars Republic) + Lonestar (Truckee Rodeo Grounds for Latitude 39 Festival – 3rd year) 6/15: Valhalla Free Lawn Concerts 6/19 - 22: Broken Arrow Skyrace (Palisades)  6/19 – 20: Brighter Daze Music Festival – (Reno) Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid, E-40, Pepper, DENM, The Elovaters & more 6/19 – 20: Skate the Lake (Common's Beach)  6/19 – 28: Reno Rodeo – lots of events happening around the event and the kickoff concert is Scotty McCreery 6/21-6/22: Tahoe MTB Fest 6/21: Truckee Reggae Fest (Truckee Regional Park Outdoor Ampitheater) – Barrington Levy & Mystic Roots headline Sun. 6/22: Rock Tahoe Half Marathon  6/24 – 25: Trailcon (Palisades) trail & ultra running event + panelists & a festival  6/26: Aaron Lewis at TJ's Corral in Minden 6/28: Earth, Wind & Fire (Caesars Republic) + Western States Endurance Run – 100 mile race that is the world's oldest 100 mile trail race – starts in Olympic Valley and ends in Auburn JULY 7/1: Cascade Kitchens opening 7/6 – 7: Shakespeare Festival beings (runs thru August 23, 24) Twelfth Night & Peter & the Starcatcher 7/9-7/13: Celeb Golf 7/10: Tunes on Tap music series starts at Alibi in Incline Village  7/11: Mini Enduro (Northstar) MTB rider competition tailored for intermediate riders 7/12: Polish Ambassador (The Hangar) 7/12: Truckee Brewfest (Truckee River Regional Park) – put on by Truckee Optimist Club – all proceeds support Truckee youth programs 7/12 – 13: Wild Lotus Yoga Festival (Palisades) 7/13: Junior Downhill Series (Northstar) riders 12 & under 7/14 – 20: Barracuda Open – formerly the Reno-Tahoe Open – PGA event at Old Greenwood 7/18 - 19: Jon Pardi (Caesars Republic) 7/19 - 20: Tahoe Trail 100 (Northstar) – ride 50k or 100k of the Tahoe Trail MTB 24 – 25: Gambler's Run Music Festival (CBC) – Brothers Comatose, Beats Antique, Papadosio & Paul Thorn 26: Dropkick Murphy's, Bad Religion & Mainliners (GSR in Reno) 26: Kane Brown (Caesars) 30: Steve Earle (Harrah's)   AUGUST 8/1 - 2: Old Dominion (Caesars Republic) 8/8: Hozier & Gigi Perez 8/8 – 9: Concours d'Elegance wooden boat show (Obexer's Boat Co. in Homewood) – 51 years 8/9: Taste of Gold (LTCC) - the foundation's annual fundraiser for the college - lots of wine and food  8/10: Creed, 3 Doors Down & Mammoth WVH (Caesars Republic) + 311 at GSR in Reno 8/15: Whiskey Myers & Tedeschi Trucks Band (Caesars Republic) 8/16 – 17: Valhalla Renaissance Faire (Tahoe Valley Campground) 8/21: Collie Buddz (The Hangar) 8/23 – 24: Lake Tahoe Triathlon (Sugar Pine Point St Park) 8/23: Comic Con (TB Event Center) 8/23: Tahoe BrewFest (Ski Run SLT) 8/24: Weird Al Yankovic (Caesars Republic) 8/26: Dave Matthews Band (Caesars Republic) 9/5: Hollow Coves (The Hangar) 9/6: Sample the Sierra 9/6: Teddy Swims (Caesars) 9/14: Darius Rucker (Caesars) 9/18 – 21: Tahoe Wine + Feast (TBEC) 9/27-9/28: Tahoe Games @ Caesars    FALL & 2026 TEASERS: Fall Fest @ Paradise Park: Oct. 18-19, 2025 Curling Grand Slam @ TBEC: Nov. 4-9, 2025 Celebrity Banked Slalom @ Heav: Apr. 3-5, 2026 Foam Glow @ TBEC: Fall 2026

This Fourth of July, Tahoe City might bring back fireworks after three years of using drones for the show.

On this episode of Tahoe TAP, your hosts, Mike Peron and Rob Galloway bring you another fresh episode of "Things, Adventure, and People," all Tahoe-related for your listening pleasure. The focus of this week's show is getting to know Sustainability Superstar Heather Segale, the Education & Outreach Director at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) located in Incline Village. For over 15 years, Heather Segale has been fostering stewardship programs that spark interest in environmental science. From school-aged children to adults, Heather has been instrumental in establishing a culture of environmental awareness and cultivating a mindset of personal responsibility in the community. Heather is responsible for providing both intellectual and administrative leadership in the education and outreach component of TERC's mission. She manages the Tahoe Science Center in Incline Village and the Eriksson Education Center in Tahoe City. Additionally, she develops and maintains exhibits, coordinates education programming, pursues funding opportunities, and manages grants for education exhibits and programs. Heather also coordinates TERC's participation in regional outreach efforts and oversees the marketing plans for TERC's two science education centers. Enjoy as we dive deeper into Heather's incredible work and explore how she's making a lasting impact on Tahoe's environmental landscape!

Brendan Madigan wears a lot of hats in the outdoor industry. He's the owner of Alpenglow Sports, an outdoor specialty retailer in Tahoe City, CA, and the Race Director of Broken Arrow, one of the biggest trail races in North America. Brendan is also a partner of TrailCon, the trail running conference we've discussed on the podcast many times.   Topics: Brendan's background The beauty and challenge of retail businesses Building community The space for product disruption The importance of being a practitioner Brendan's events: Speaker Series and Broken Arrow TrailCon BPC! American Flannel American Giant Anthill Productions

Shoot us a Text.Happy Independence Day! We're giving you a quick hit of BBQ prices, drones v fireworks, and some substantial travel numbers. Grab some mac salad and join us. It will be an expensive Fourth of July for most consumers as BBQ prices hit an all-time high. As BBQ essentials have significantly increased in price, up 5% from last year and 30% from five years ago.The survey checked prices for a complete cookout including cheeseburgers, chicken breasts, pork chops, and more. Feeding 10 people will cost $71.22, up 5% from last year and 30% from five years ago. The grocery list included: cheeseburgers, chicken breasts, pork chops, potato chips, pork and beans, fresh strawberries, homemade potato salad, fresh-squeezed lemonade, chocolate chip cookies, and ice creamFewer cattle are being placed on feed, leading to higher beef prices.“Yes, food prices are increasing, but they're not increasing as much as they have in recent years, and they're even a little below the long-run average,” said economics professor Andrew Stevens.“The consumer is waving the white flag on food inflation,” said Tom Bailey, senior consumer foods analyst at Rabobank as the cost disparity between dining out and cooking at home at its widest margin in history, we're seeing heightened fatigue and frugality according to PR NewswireMore cities and organizations are throwing out the fireworks shows and instead incorporating drone shows into their July 4th events.Los Angeles replaced the traditional downtown July Fourth fireworks with a drone show, aiming for innovation and wildfire safety. The move paid off as the crowd responded positively to the new experience.Nashville and the Kansas City Royals are combining drones with fireworks, while Napa and Tahoe City are using drones exclusively.Safety and environmental concerns drive the shift, as drones do not leave debris or risk fires.Drones offer creative storytelling synced to music but come at a higher cost than traditional fireworks, and shows often don't last as long due to battery life.Despite some initial resistance, the innovative approach is gaining acceptance and evolving rapidly.AAA projects a record-breaking 70.9 million travelers will journey 50 miles or more for Independence Day, marking a 5% increase from last year.This year's holiday travel period spans nine days (Saturday, June 29 to Sunday, July 7), the longest ever observed.60.6 million people will travel by car, surpassing the 2019 record of 55.3 million.Gas prices are lower than last year's $3.53 per gallon average.Air travel will see 5.74 million passengers, a 7% rise from last year.Bob Pishue from INRIX warns of heavy traffic on July 3rd and 7th, with potential delays up to 67%.Top domestic city: Seattle; Top International city: Vancouver, BC, CanadaHosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

In this episode, the hosts and guest discuss the Tahoe 200 mile endurance run, providing a detailed course preview and sharing personal experiences from the race. They cover various sections of the course, including the start at Heavenly to Armstrong Pass, Armstrong to Housewife Hill, Heavenly to Spooner, Spooner Summit to Village Green, Brockway Summit to Tahoe City, and more. The conversation also delves into the challenges, highlights, and unique aspects of each section, as well as the overall experience of the race. Chad shares his experiences and memories from the Tahoe 200 race, discussing aid stations, weather conditions, trail sections, and the challenges of sleep deprivation. He also talks about his upcoming races and the significance of the Arizona Monster 300 and the Triple Crown of 200s.

Maybe you've driven by the "10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway" signs on your way to the mountain resorts along state Route 89. And maybe you've wondered, why here? There's no official connection to the 10th at all here, really. But in fact, the Tahoe we know and love today - and America's experience of mountain sports in general - would look a lot different if it weren't for the 10th. In this episode of "The Placer Life," the second of our four-part miniseries about the ways World War II changed life in Placer County, we share the incredible story of the 10th's heroic efforts during World War II - and how veterans of the 10th changed the way we look at the mountains forever. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains historical reenactments of combat that may be difficult for some listeners. Discretion is advised. Transcript: https://shorturl.at/grM15 To learn more about the history of the 10th Mountain Division and its influence on mountain sports, check out the Ninety-Pound Rucksack podcast: https://christianbeckwith.com/ And visit the SNOW Sports Museum popup exhibit at the Boatworks building in Tahoe City to see artifacts from the 10th Mountain Division's service during World War II: https://www.thesnowmuseum.org/snow-sports-museum-at-the-boatworks/

Molly and Carrie journey 20 miles to Tahoe City for a town day experience with bears, value hotels, a fellow backpacker, and a hot tub filled with teenagers.

At age 54, Alenka Vrecek decided it was never too late for an adventure by bike, rolling out her front door in Tahoe City, aiming 2,500 miles south to her other door at the tip of Baja Mexico. For nearly two months Alenka rode alone, giving her ample time to think about life, struggle, love, loss, family and the meaning of home through the eyes of a Slovenian immigrant. A cancer survivor dealing with her husband's recent diagnosis with Parkinson's disease, Alenka made the tough decision to temporarily leave her family behind, achieving a lifelong desire to adventure before she couldn't any more. Alenka's book, She Rides – Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico is an exceptionally well-written account of the adventure, channeling the great alpinist authors Reinhold Messner and Nejc Zaplotnik, her literary heroes. Our discussion with Alenka is more than just about the bike or the book; it's about self-discovery, finding strength within yourself and mustering the courage to persevere against all odds. 2:00 – Trail Whisperer gets married, Pow Bot served as officiant.9:00 – Introducing Alenka Vrecek, moving from Slovenia to Lake Tahoe.13:30 – Was it challenging to get on her feet once she first arrived in Alpine Meadows?15:45 – Ski racing, ski instruction and being a certified ski instructor, working at River Ranch.18:00 – Skiing at Squaw Valley in the 1980s with Mike Slattery, Tommy Day and Scot Schmidt. 22:30 – Getting into alpinism and looking up to Nejc Zaplotnik, who was a writer and climber.23:30 – Capturing the essence of Reinhold Messner, a huge inspiration in in writing She Rides.26:00 – The importance of mountains, being outside and exercising regularly. 29:00 – Living with tragedy and personal struggle, and rebuilding your life and identity through being outside and completing a personal journey. 30:00 – What made Alenka want to ride her mountain bike 2,500 miles from Lake Tahoe to Baja? 35:30 – The love of being alone, the power of spending time in the outdoors by yourself. 39:00 – Riding alone in Mexico, feeling less safe around people than around animals.42:00 – Appreciating simple luxuries of life like hot showers and good food. 44:15 – The difference between riding in California and Mexico through the Sierra Nevada. 47:30 – What is the meaning of home? Being content at home, finding adventure in the backyard and learning a life lesson from Alejandro. 53:30 – Pow Bot quotes “Truckin” from the Grateful Dead and its metaphor for life.56:00 – The concept of living to work vs working to live and city culture vs mountain culture.59:00 – Would you do the trip again alone or with someone?1:02:20 – The process of writing the book, “She Rides”. 1:12:00 – Promoting and marketing the book. 1:15:00 – Pow Bot opens up about his wife and her journey with breast cancer.1:17:00 – Did the bicycle heal Alenka mentally and physically?1:20:30 – The flow state and being in the zone and its importance to life, moving meditation. 1:25:25 – Wing foiling, e-foiling and being on the water. 1:27:50 – Alenka rode an Ibis Mojo 3 mountain bike, aka The Beast, from Tahoe to Baja with help from Big Tall Wayne and Karl Rogne at Olympic Bike Shop. 1:31:00 – What “oh shit” moments did Alenka have on the ride? 1:37:30 – What does Mind the Track mean to you?

For many of us, winter snow is an occasional inconvenience. For those living in the Sierra Nevada region of California though, it's a way of life. Placer County stretches roughly 65 miles from the suburbs of Sacramento all the way to the border of Nevada and the shore of Lake Tahoe. Dealing with massive amounts of snow, with few places to move it, is a regular problem here. But this winter was truly exceptional. More than 700 inches of snow fell, making it their second snowiest on record. On this week's episode, Donny Francis, Placer County's Road District Superintendent, talks about what this winter was like and the huge effort that was needed to try and keep the county's roads clear. About the Across the Sky podcast The weekly weather podcast is hosted on a rotation by the Lee Weather team: Matt Holiner of Lee Enterprises' Midwest group in Chicago, Kirsten Lang of the Tulsa World in Oklahoma, Joe Martucci of the Press of Atlantic City, N.J., and Sean Sublette of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Adobe Premiere and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as it was generated automatically: Hello, everybody. Meteorologist Joe Martucci here with the Across the Sky podcast, Lee Enterprise's national weather podcast. I am joined this week with Sean Sublette from the Richmond Times Dispatch. Matt Holiner in the Midwest. Kirsten Lang is on maternity leave. We wish her the best. She delivered a healthy baby boy not too long ago, so congratulations to her. We miss her. We will see her in a couple of months. We'll be back here on the podcast sometime later in June or July. Guys, this week we're talking about snow. And I know for many of you listening, you're like, Hey, snow season ended a month ago or three months ago. Or if you're like Sean and I, we didn't even have a snow season. But that is a much different story out west. We'll take you to Lake Tahoe, where one town, two homes got 435.4 inches of snow. Another place got over 700 inches of snow, and that is with Donny Francis. He is the road district superintendent for Placer County in California. Was talking to us all about. You may not know Placer County, but you do. Now, one of the towns there that is Tahoe Cities is right at Lake Tahoe. They actually have an interesting mix of the valley areas, the foothills and then these mountains here. We had the pleasure of chatting with him. We'll go over to Shawn. This was quite the episode, especially for us. Shawn, where I think we saw maybe combined like White Point eight inches of snow between Richmond and South Jersey. I mean, yeah, we're our big snow seasons here are 20 or 30 inches you know and they would get that in a day, you know, several hundred inches of snow this year in Tahoe. And, you know, his county there goes from from the Central Valley all the way up toward Lake Tahoe. So have a huge range in elevation there. And they have to serve areas around ski resorts, too. So they have a wide variety of terrain. They've got to handle narrow roads with these population, you know, these small population centers that are densely populated right around the ski areas. And just some of the things that they have to do to get this job done are phenomenal. Well, after this winter and all the snow pictures we were seeing on social media and all the news stories about just round after round, we knew we had to get somebody on the podcast to talk about that, who is out there in the trenches dealing with injury, like somebody from like the Department of Transportation or somebody who's clearing the roads because what does it take to clear hundreds of inches of snow? I mean, where it is just dumping and dumping. So I am so glad that we are on the show because it is truly a unique experience, you know, and this hasn't happened in a long time. So some good stories to share. Yeah. Especially when he talks about the number of hours that that they've worked over the years and taking care to ski resorts. And when he was talking about the ski resorts, I was like, I wonder why they would take care of those, you know, roads right around there. But it's such a huge tourist attraction, obviously, for everybody who's coming. If you can't get to the ski resort, the county is losing out on money from the businesses. And I think I know I have I don't know if you guys saw there is a one photo of the snow actually up to the ski lift, the chairs there on the chairlift where they could even move an chairlift. The snow is so high. So it was it was pretty incredible. So without further ado, we're going to turn it over to Donny Francis. And we're all about this season's snow near Lake Tahoe. So we are here with Donny Francis from Placer County in California. Here he is with the the Public Works Department. He is a road district superintendent. And he has seen a lot a lot of snow all winter and spring long, too. Donny, good to be here with you today. How's it going? It's going good. How are you? Good, Good. We're doing good. You were saying, when we were recording this on April 20th, that it's a nice sunny day in some 80 degree weather. So that'll take out, you know, maybe one or 2% of the hundreds of inches of snow this winter. It's certainly been near record breaking to record breaking across the area. Let me ask you this. And I kind of do I do a couple of road department stories a year, you know, mostly in New Jersey or I should say, all in New Jersey, of course. What's the mindset of your road crews going into the winter and let's just say going into this winter? And what's the morale like after such a tremendous snow season? I know it's still going to be going in parts, but what's the feeling like before and after? I think after, you know, a long summer, it gets pretty hot here, too. A lot of people look forward to winter. And, you know, we got a lot of people in the valley down here that volunteer to plow snow in the snow districts. So we got three snow districts. There's about nine, ten guys per district. So I think a lot of them look forward to it getting up there because they know they're going to make a lot of extra money, get to play in the snow, run heavy equipment. So that's always a morale booster until you get these record breaking storms where guys are stuck up there. You know, we have to put them in a condo or hotel for I think the last stretch was 31 days straight away from their family. So I think some people really dig it. You know, they love it. And some people kind of just, you know, taper off and get tired and you're working 12 to 16 hours a day, maybe noon to midnight or midnight to noon. So it gets tiring. So then, you know, a lot of people look forward to spring and summer after the door. And from from what I see here and this is a total from a cooperative observer program stations associate with the National Weather Service 316 inches of snow in Tahoe City. Donna, I want to be honest with you. I don't know if I've even seen 316 inches of snow in my life in New Jersey, let alone in one winter. I believe Colfax saw 62 inches of snow. Can you give us a lay of the land? What does a county look like geographically and on a climate basis as well, in terms of what you're seeing during the winter months within the county? So we see everything from flooding to, you know, rockslides, mudslides, significant amounts of snow. We go from a valley level, you know, a couple hundred feet elevation where it's flat farmlands, rice growers, and you get a lot of flooding down there. Appear to the foothills. You'll see some snow and then up to 7000 feet on Donner Summit where we got actually this year, record is 730 inches of snow. And we we plow roads at 7000 foot elevation. So to spring serene lakes, we see the most snow there. You know, I think we're we're usually right top most snow in the United States for you know and expenditures and then up to 5 million, you know, a year in snow removal. So we go from valley to mountain, you know, I-80 corridor. You know, Caltrans takes care of 80, but we take care of all the subdivision side roads and everything in Placer County. It's a pretty big area, 1100 miles of roads we take care of. And depending on elevation, you'll get, you know, those 1100, 3 to 500 miles of snow covered roads that we have to plow. Big area. Absolutely. I'm trying to wrap my mind, too, around 730 inches of snow. Now. I'm trying to get an idea of what your workflow is like. Like how often are those plows having to go like, what was the the worst period of it for you? I mean, I'm sure you you've been busy all winter long and into the spring, but what was the busiest stretch for you and how many drivers did you have out and how frequently were they having to clear the roads late February onto, say, the 27th and 28, we got 52 inches of snow in a 48 hour period. We had bad storms in December, late February, just in Tahoe, we have 12 graders with push plows, eight blowers or push plow trucks. It takes just in Tahoe when we go to 24 hour shifts. We did a stretch of 31 days straight where we worked and that takes up to 28 guys to run that equipment around the clock. And then you come downhill this way a little bit, actually higher elevation. When I say down the hill, our farthest north is Tahoe City, but before that's Donner Summit. And there we have four more graders, five Rotary snowball loaders, multiple push plows, because when the snow level drops, it come all the way down here to Auburn. Then we got to get our valley guys with two wheel drive plow trucks down here with chains. And it's just it's go, go, go. 24 seven. Yeah. So Shawn, here in Virginia, again, just for some kind of additional perspective, we know it has not been as busy. The last few few seasons have not been as busy as this year, obviously. But can you speak to how much how much more busy you are regarding time commitments and manpower in terms of getting these things done? I mean, is it is it six or seven times the workflow? Is it one or two times the workflow? Did you have to was there a big hiring to get people? Were you running out of resources in terms of what we've seen in years before this this snow year? How how, how is this tax to resources? I've been here 22 years and it's the worst I've ever seen. We we've had the contract out both for contractors to help us remove snow and plow extra snow. We have school roads we can't get to. You know, some days they don't want to close the school. So we have contractors we've rented, we've rented extra graders and push plows. We don't really hire extra help other than contractors, but we have 80, 80, not 80 men in our road department. And we ask for volunteers every year to go up to sort of the to go volunteer to pull snow. So, I mean, it takes at one at one time there's probably 40, 50 guys working at once just to plow snow. So in terms of the weather part of this, the weather forecast, who are you working with? Who are your weather partners or partner that you're working with throughout the winter? Mostly? Noah Got it. So the National Weather Service. And are you are you actually speaking with them or like are you speaking with them over the phone or is it something where you're just you're you're reading their forecasts on their website? How does that work? And, you know, before this big, you know, let's say your bigger events, how far out are you planning with their forecast? Well, we have meetings with Noah once, twice a year. And when we have these big events coming in, we will team up with the Office of Emergency Services, which they work with the weather, you know, more than we do. So we'll go have meetings with them and just kind of get a game plan together of what we're going to do and even after and how are we going to recover from it. We have people get trapped in their homes. Oh, yes. Sheriff's search and rescue. Everybody's on board to chip in and, you know, help get through the on average, an average year for us is about 215 inches of snow. And this year, you know, significantly more 730. So and I should ask, too, where do you live? Are you living in the mountains or are you down in the valley? I'm in the foothills, actually, so I'm right in the middle of it all. But I've worked in every district we have in my 22 years here. So I've seen the flooding, the snow that we had early winter. We had trees, low snow, which brought down tons of trees. So then we go into tree clearing mode and then we had to hire contractors for that. I think we put out 500,000 for five contractors to help clear roads and and just open it up for emergency services and so we can get thousands there to open the roads. Okay. So here's kind of a another daunting question I have with my little Eastern bias here. So I apologize. But once you remove this snow, where do you put it? I think Midwest. And that's why our way, when you're driving up our roads up there, the walls of snow are like 20 foot high. So it's just a the process, the repeated process constantly work when it's snowing. Plows are on the ground, pushing it to the side. You know, you can ramp it off in certain places, but we don't have right away. We just have road edge. So we plow. We plow. We plow. When you get a break in the storm, then we send all of our rotary snow blowers out, which cut the snow back. We blow it as far back as we can. Sometimes there's some open area. We can blow it. I mean, we have to stick it between houses. For instance, in serene lakes, the walls are 20 feet high and sometimes you don't know where you're blowing it. You have to experience burying in propane tanks, putting it on people's roofs. We blow it windows quite often because you just can't see where it's going. So, yeah, it's a a process of pushing it off the road and then your roads get so narrow, you're down to one lane or you close them. Then you just blow the snow paths back as possible some place. Some places like in Tahoe City, Caltrans has to blow it in the back of dump trucks and hold out because there's just no place to put it. And we almost ran into that this year. We say don't explain that to us one more time because I might have missed. Are you saying you're putting plow and other dump trucks to hold the snow? Is that what you're saying? Yes. So there's some tight little neighborhoods and in cities up there, Tahoe City, Kings Beach, for one, where there's businesses and sidewalks, you get so much snow, you can only plow it so far. Then you have to blow it with a rotary snow blower and blow it in the back of a dump truck and hauling out to a storing staging area. But what guys, basically, they do that every year in Kings Beach in Tahoe City. Wow. It's less than if you're listening to this podcast and you live out in the Mountain West and I'm sure you get it. I think for the three of us here who, you know, we've seen snow, but not snow like that, that that's just a wild experience. We're here with Donny Francis from the Plaza County partment of Public Works. We're talking all about their crazy snow they had this past week. They're on the Across the Sky podcast. Back with you after the break. And welcome back, everybody, to the Across the Sky podcast, Lee Enterprises National Weather Podcast. You can catch new episodes every Monday, wherever you get podcasts or on your favorite Lee Enterprises news website. Here we are with Donny Francis. He takes care of the county roads that surround Lake Tahoe, the same county that Tahoe City is in. That is the one that he is with in the state of California. He is a road district superintendent. He was just telling us in the break here that 4700 hours work between the crews this winter. Can you tell us when your first day of plowing was this winter? And we're recording this on April 20th. So what was the last day that you guys have plowed so far? Well, you can stop me on that one. Oh. Oh, man. On the first day about maybe that would be October, October, November. And then, you know, the storms come and go, or the worst part of the winter was beginning of December and end of February. Last time we plowed snow was actually last Monday. We got a couple inches up on the summit. Right. Okay. And that's April 17th, is what you're saying, that a couple days ago. Roger. Okay. And you were saying you actually plow some of the ski resorts as well. Tell us about that. Well, we have to we have three actually. Tahoma has one to our main ski resorts or Palisades Olympic Valley, which used to be Squaw Valley. They held the Olympics there in the sixties. The Winter Olympics. And then we have Alpine Meadows. So these are ski resorts in Placer County subdivisions. So there's houses, lots of houses, lots of streets. So we plow all the all the roads in and out and the subdivisions, the ski resorts plow their own parking lots, you know, groom their own runs and stuff. But yeah, those are elevations at around like six, 7000 feet in a lot of snow. And Danny, I'm curious when you're in the worst of it, like that period you mentioned at the end of February, how do you prioritize, I mean, when the snow is just dumping and you're trying to get as many people out there as possible? I mean, you're basically I mean, it's just a continuous process going 24 seven. How do you prioritize which areas are getting the most coverage and which areas are you going to most really? Is it by popular action? Is it by how big the road is? How significant is it by how much you just go to the snowiest area and focus on that? I mean, especially being such a large county and when it's snowing everywhere, how do you prioritize which areas to really focus on? Tahoe City. So we have ten zones that we have our own road district department there, and then Colfax has their own and they plow Donner Summit and Scherger. So two Springs area. So they have a few different areas, zones we call them. And then Tahoe City, we have ten zones. So normally you start your zone at point A and B, right? So but on these heavy storms, you just by the time you get halfway through zone, you can't even tell you plowed. So prioritizing by main roads and main accesses. So we'll just go hit school routes main roads, main roads I mean way like Alpine Meadows Road that goes into that huge subdivision, Olympic Valley. So you start out with your main arteries when you get these heavy snowstorms, start out with your main arteries to keep them open for emergencies and stuff like that. And then when you get those open, you branch off into your side streets and stuff and that's all the heavy store. Normally you plow a zone from beginning to end and then you start it all over. And it's just a process because the snow doesn't start sometimes. So you might start your zone by the time you get back there, there's another 12 inches. That's just it. And it's tough for for me to fathom. So let me ask you this. Are there even in a normal year, are there roads that you that are very high elevation that you was like, well, we're just not going to touch these this year. They're not easy to access in the first place. So we just let them go. And if so, are there additional ones in the year like you just had where you're we are like, we just can't keep up with everything. So we're going to make these other ones exceedingly low priority and just let the snow pile up. Is there anything like that going on at all? Rarely, because we have residents that need, you know, access in and out. So we rarely let anything go. But we did this year have to leave some while we concentrated on the main arteries. So yeah, there was roads that were inaccessible for a short amount of time. And you know, they get so much snow where you can't push the snow. So you take a blower out there and you just open it up with the blower and then you got to clean up behind that. So it's just a long process. We're supposed to plow every road once one pass every 12 hours, two passes every 24 hours, and that's just kind of our motto, just to keep everybody safe and have access. You know, you said that you were that you're born and raised in the area you were and Sacramento and then moved to the foothills here. Most of the crews that you work with, the people who you know, are they from the area, do they understand what it is in such a, you know, snow heavy region like Tahoe? Is most of your crews local or do you have people who are coming from around the country or do you and I don't even know, do you have people say, hey, I want to come here because I love plowing snow so much, This is where I want to be. Is this a haven for people who are who love snow plow? We have we have a guy from Maine, actually, he just retired. He splits his time from there. And here now, because he loves the snow so much. You work for us for years and he was the foreman in total. But normally it's just local people from around I'd say around California. I don't think anybody flocks here to work, but it's mostly local people, a lot of people that have grown up here and, you know, they know they know what's happened and where we get snow and where we don't. Do you run up against people who have relocated there recently and really have had to learn what this is all about or most of the people that that are in your service area have been there a long time and they kind of get it. Or do you still run into these people who are relatively new and they're surprised? Yes, that's one of our the biggest problems we have for complaints is people that moved to Tahoe from maybe the Bay Area. And and if it was this year, then they're always calling and when's the plow come? And I haven't seen a plow. You haven't plowed in days. Well, we have a zone or system or plows that we can go to the GP's and we can track and look and see where the plows been so we can say no, it's been plowed, just not another foot since you looked. So yeah, that's a huge hurdle for us is to just to curb the complaints because we've got a young people, young money that moves up there and you know, they want stuff done Now in the winter like this. It's hard to keep up with just a normal winter. It's hard to keep up with. But yeah, we got a lot of new people in the area and they've never experienced snow like this before. So lots of complaints this year. And I'm sure after a winter like this, you know, with so many crews out there plowing for so many hours, I'm sure you've heard a few good stories this season. Is there one in particular, though, from just chit chatting with the guys as they're coming back and forth, coming in for a quick break and going back out? Is there one story in particular from from this season that stands out to you? Not really. I mean, you get a lot of there's a lot of good in that. You get more complaints than you do, you know, pats on the back. But, you know, probably the the best one was when we had the avalanche in the Olympic Valley, a huge avalanche came down and hit some condos. So, you know, of course, they call us to the rescue. We have to get in there and open it up for emergency search and rescue and that. So we had we sent graders out there and blowers, and that was probably the best story of the year, you know, just to help out, you know, save some people and get them out to safety. Comparing this to the record setting storms since they've been recorded, we're number two right now. Behind 1982, they got over 800 inches. There's a story. It's called the 1982 Avalanche Alpine Letters. And that one actually killed some people. That was that was the biggest record setting snowfall ever recorded here. So this was kind of a flashback because I just watched the documentary. And then here we get hit with another avalanche. What I'm coordinating snow removal. So that was a good story. Just to help out, can you give people a scale of about how much terrain an avalanche is, is covering? You know, there's there's been an avalanche. How how big of like a square mile area do you have to go, you know, effectively excavate after an event like this just to a ballpark? I haven't seen anything bigger than probably a square mile. Okay. So usually there is multiple avalanches in years like this. They may come down on the highway. There is a self triggered avalanche control. The Alpine meadows does they set off, you know, compression bombs and cause them themselves. And sometimes it covers our road. We have to clean them up, but don't usually see a lot of avalanches that consume buildings or people, you know. So this was a first for me. Those compression bombs sound similar to prescribed burning for wildfires. They're intentionally set off to to limit something that's unintentional and bigger. And I know that you said that was good. You said that you also brought up the, you know, the record snowfall mount. I believe you said just those in the 1980s. What I'm curious about is could you tell us how technology has changed with plowing snow over the decades, you know, in terms of either equipment or salting or brining even how much weather, as you know, weather forecasting and improvements there has impacted your job? It's changed a lot. Like, for instance, in 82, you know, watching the documentary, you see these old trucks with push plows on it and stuff like how do you even I think that's back when they lost roads or there wasn't enough population up there, they didn't have to plow as much. So it's been getting a lot better. When I started in 2000, I was running a 1959 international snowblower. That's so that was all back then too. Yeah. So, yeah, we've got a lot of new equipment, but yeah, it's changed a lot. We have a lot more equipment. It's too still though. It's not enough to keep up with the population and the houses they're building and, you know, roads and we're getting new equipment constantly. We got new graders this year, we got new blowers, so we're getting up to date with equipment. Finally, I think our oldest piece of equipment is like a 95 blower, which is about done. Yeah, I bet, especially after this winter. And you know, my final question for you, Donnie, is, you know, now that we're getting these warmer temperatures and finally less snow, are there any concerns, though, about all the snow that is still piled up in these massive piles, this huge amount of snow? Are there any concerns now that we're getting these warm temperatures with the melting? What are your thoughts about that? What are your crews doing to prepare for all of this melting snow now, there's already been warnings for flooding like on the Walker River, but that goes off in towards Nevada. If we get the heat, there's no in-between anymore. It seems like with these winters, the summers, it's goes from cold as heck to 100 degrees. And with this much snow up there, all of our reservoirs are finally full or close to. So they're letting water out. Rivers are at capacity, so they're predicting some more flooding from all the snowmelt that's coming because it's already warming up quick. It's like I said, it's going to be 80 this week, so that'll turn to 100 within probably a month. So for us that all we can do is close roads. You know, we don't have the power to to build levees or stuff, but, you know, our state does and they do without some breaches in levees this year because some a lot of flooding and loss of houses and stuff. But yeah, there's already some warnings for the well, this was very eye opening, especially if you live in a place that doesn't get snow. But even for the three of us or who are low on the snow totem pole, Midwesterners and mid-Atlantic people here, it was really interesting to hear your insight. Dani, anything else you'd like to add before we wrap up with the podcast or I just wish I had some pictures to show you and we'll do the video series next time. If you do some photos though, in the next couple of days, shoot us an email. We can we can get some out as we talk about this episode before we release it here, which I'm sure everyone's listening to now, either on April 24th or sometime thereafter. But otherwise we really appreciate the time and hope you guys have a nice long summer break here. And you know, hopefully next winter will be a fun challenge, but hopefully not record setting like this past winter. So thank you again for your time. We really appreciate it. Thank you. And I'll definitely send you some pictures. Awesome. Sounds good. We are going to take one more break then three of us. We're going to wrap it all up here on the Across the Sky podcast. Thanks again to Donnie for the time here. We know things have been slowing down for him, at least on the snow aspect. But like he said, they're now moving into flooding season with all of that melted snow that has to come. But we do hope he does enjoy a nice long summer here. As you look this up, the most snow that I've experienced in a winter season is 68.2 inches. That was in 2010, 2011. And some places didn't even see 10% of that or excuse me, that was only not even 10% of what some places up by him saw for the winter. Still chilly, incomprehensible amount of snow. Now, what what did you think of the interview? Well, you know, the mountains are just a whole nother a whole nother animal of your if you're a plains person like me, you know, in much of the Midwest where it is, it's pretty flat. You get some hills. But, boy, I mean, so when we get a big snow here, you know, you're talking six, eight, and then, of course, you know, noteworthy. So you're talking about a foot 14 inches. But to be talking about, you know, just getting 12 inches in a matter of hours. A matter of hours, and then, you know, another another 12 inches like that's just an everyday thing up in the mountains when you get up into elevation, it is truly incredible how much it snows. You get up into the Rockies or Sierra Nevada and boy, it it it's remarkable because you could see how much snow in just a short distance, how different it can be. When you go from low elevation to high elevation, you get into those colder temperatures and the snow just just piles up. It is, you know, some really challenging weather forecasts out there, some really, really tight gradients on the snowfall forecasts. Now, forecasting snow is always a challenge, but when you're forecasting the mountains and trying to predict and wrap your mind about forecasting, you know, five feet of snow making a forecast for that and then another system coming in right behind it. And so, you know, to Donnie and those crews, I cannot believe how busy they were this winter. But it's important work, too. I mean, gosh, you know, all the people that are being impacted and, you know, people need to get on with their lives, need to get to school, get to work, but they need help to get to work and get to school. And folks like Bonnie and his crews make it happen. So shout out to them for dealing with one heck of a winter again. And there's still so much snow sitting on the ground there. I mean, I just pulled up visible satellite images and I'm just looking at at the Sierra right now, just packed with snow, deep white, bright whites on the satellite imagery, all this snow that's just sitting there in the Sierra. And as you mentioned, that's it's melting and the water is high. So, you know, they have to manage all of that with rising water from the the snow melt. I mean, you were going to talking earlier on, Joe, about how much snow have you seen in the season? The most I've seen is about 100 inches, 110 inches. And that's when I was up at Penn State in the in the early nineties. And it just a brutal, brutal winter in 93, 94. But that was the last time I'd been through something that one white might call a truly bad winter that was brutally cold, brutally snowy. It wasn't here in Virginia, it was the central mountains of Pennsylvania, although you could get you can you get over 100 inches of snow in Virginia and some of the mountains. And, you know, I think you might be able to pull it off in far northwestern Virginia in the higher elevations in Frederick County or maybe in the in the very high elevations of deeper southwestern Virginia, our paths, I-77, But even that that's a tough that's a tough nut to crack, as we used to say. Got it. And we certainly hope that they catch a little bit of a break here, hopefully as all this snow melts, you know, they're not going be just as busy closing down roads. And I know because I mean, I'm sure that, you know, inevitably there's going to be some road closures due to flooding, but we certainly hope it's not going to be a widespread issue and they can relax a little bit. Boy, they they need it after after this winter. Absolutely. All right. Well, I think we're going to wrap it up for this week's episode of the Across the Sky podcast. We'll be back with you next week. And gosh, it's going to actually be May next week, which sounds kind of crazy. This year is flying by last year. I did not think it flew by this year, but we're going to have a whole bunch of guests for you lined up as we go into May. Of course, we have severe weather season getting into hurricane season two. That officially begins June 1st in the Atlantic Hurricane Basin. Three of us, we'll keep you updated as we go on over the next couple of weeks. So thanks again for listening to the Across the Sky podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Featuring: Bryce Phillips studied finance, juggling school while living in Whistler BC, skiing professionally for companies including Patagonia and K2, and chasing winters around the world. In 2001 Bryce started Evolución Innovations, Inc. (www.evo.com), an action sports and outdoor lifestyle retail business, and in 2005 opened a flagship store in Seattle, Washington. Originally launching the site with one employee from his living room, evo has grown to over 600 employees, is one of the fastest growing industry retailers in the world, and has retail locations in Whistler, Seattle, Portland, Denver, and Salt Lake City. Bryce's vision is to continue building a global brand via the evo Ecosystem, seamlessly blending commerce, cause, culture, and community.   Show Highlights:  Bryce Phillips, CEO & Founder of evo, a premier international outdoor retail business joins Kristin on the Channel Mastery Podcast. Bryce and Kristin speak about consumer evolution and the data behind it, de-risking investment and evo's development, and Bryce's new approaches to complex problems. They also chat about evo's recent real estate acquisition of Blue Agave, America's Best Value Inn in Tahoe City, building a hub similar to their latest project in Salt Lake City. The new SLC site houses a hotel, retail location, a bouldering gym, and a skate park inside a 100,000-square-foot old warehouse space.  Related Links: Bryce on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/bryce-phillips-496256 evo website - evo.com evolution Projects - evolutionprojects.com/evo SFGATE: After a teen's tragic skiing death, a Tahoe town builds Scotty Lapp skate park, by Julie Brown Kristin on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kcarpediem Verde Brand Communications - VerdePR.com

We're back with a special course review episode! This week, we review Tahoe City's 9 hole course, The Olympic Club's Ocean Course, and Yoca Dehe. How many Mackenzies will we rank each? Will there be a new all time leader? Tune in to find out.

In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek we are joined by no one! Today's episode is all about the Tahoe Rim Trail and Badger's recent experience thru-hiking this trail. This one covers everything you'd want to know about hiking the TRT, including the trail's basics, my experience and advice for resupply, gear, pacing, permits, bear storage, the best time to hike this trail, bugs, dealing with snow, navigation, funny stories, cell service, worst chafes, best poops, and much more. We wrap the show with a very weird and impromptu segment- healing your holes with Badger and Chaunce, we touch on the sad news of a hiker who recently passed in the White Mountain National Forest, we get a ridiculous poop story from our pal Paul Packman Sealy, and Backpacker Radio sponsorship winner MG gives us her first update from the AT! Gossamer Gear: Use code “littledonkeygirl” for 15% off at gossamergear.com.  Organifi: Use code “backpacker” for 20% off at organifi.com/backpacker. Enlightened Equipment: Use code “ultralight10” for 10% off Enlightened Equipment's Stock Revelation Quilt or Torrid Jacket at enlightenedequipment.com. Point6: Use code “point6trek” for 30% off at point6.com. [divider] Interview with Zach “Badger” Davis Badger's Tahoe Rim Trail Gear List Time stamps & Questions 00:04:42 - QOTD: Would you rather have an elephant's nose or a giraffe's neck? 00:08:20 - Introducing Zach! 00:09:05 - What is the TRT? 00:10:52 - Which direction did you hike? 00:11:57 - Tell us about the elevation and miles per day. 00:14:40 - Did you need a bear canister? 00:18:25 - Tell us about the permits required. 00:21:21 - How many people did you see each day? 00:22:30 - Did anyone ask if you hiked the AT? 00:24:25 - How was the water situation? 00:26:13 - Was it exposed or under treeline? 00:27:15 - How was the snow situation? 00:33:40 - What is the best time of year to hike the TRT? 00:35:49 - Tell us about day 1. 00:39:28 - Did you make any friends? 00:39:47 - Discussion about Zach's Ursack. 00:43:30 - Tell us about day 2 (chafing). 00:47:40 - Discussion about Zach wearing a kilt on the AT (disclaimer: disturbing visuals). 00:51:29 - Tell us about day 3 (weather, gear). 00:58:25 - Tell us about day 4 (burn area, ubering, town day). 01:05:47 - Tell us about day 5 (Desolation Wilderness, hiking with friends vs. alone). 01:12:30 - Tell us about day 6 (Tahoe City). 01:15:57 - Any other notable food things? 01:19:27 - Did you have vitamins and supplements? 01:23:04 - Discussion about weight and muscle. 01:26:55 - Tell us about day 7 (snow, cold). 01:30:22 - How did you get to the trail? 01:32:55 - Where does it rank among other shorter thru-hikes you've done? 01:34:04 - Would you recommend the TRT to first-time long distance hikers? 01:35:24 - How was this experience different now that you're a father?  01:36:54 - Is it worth traveling across the country as someone from the East Coast? 01:37:47 - Anything you would have done differently? 01:38:41 - How long was your longest food carry? 01:39:35 - Did you have any knee pain and if so, how did you alleviate it? 01:39:52 - Did you have any trouble navigating? 01:41:00 - Any poop stories? 01:44:28 - What's the next hike for a now-dad? SEGMENTS MG Check-In Trek Propaganda Badger's Tahoe Rim Trail Gear List Hiker Rescued from Presidential Traverse on Saturday Has Died by Kelly Floro Paul's Poop Story 5 Star Review Healing Your Hole with Zach and Chaunce [divider] Check out our sound guy @Paulybooyshallcross. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes (and please leave us a review)!  Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Play. Support us on Patreon to get bonus content. Advertise on Backpacker Radio Follow The Trek, Chaunce, Badger, and Trail Correspondents on Instagram. Follow The Trek and Chaunce on YouTube. Follow Backpacker Radio on Tik Tok.  A super big thank you to our Chuck Norris Award winner(s) from Patreon: Andrew, Austen McDaniel, Jason Lawrence, Christopher Marshburn, Sawyer Products, Brad and Blair (Thirteen Adventures), Patrick Cianciolo, Paul Packman Sealy, Matt Soukup, Jason Snailer, and Greg Mac. A big thank you to our Cinnamon Connection Champions from Patreon: Liz Seger, Cynthia Voth, Emily Brown, Dcnerdlet, Jeff LaFranier, Peter Ellenberg, Jacob Northrup, Peter Leven.

Adam Kimble is a professional trail runner for Hoka based in Tahoe City, CA returning to this year's Western States 100 looking to improve upon a 13th place performance at the 2018 event.Timestamps:(2:23) - experience in game shows, alternative ultra endurance events, etc(6:39) - making it work from a lifestyle standpoint as a professional ultrarunner(7:57) - lessons from a strong Western States finish in 2018(10:34) - how the race will play out with fewer "time trialers", more "racers" competing(11:54) - how Adam is training and thinking about execution differently this time around(13:32) - training as a local in the Lake Tahoe area(16:33) - recovery from his Tahoe Rim Trail FKT(17:02) - gear he is using on race dayLinks:Follow Adam on InstagramFollow Adam on StravaGet coached by AdamAdam's sponsors: Hoka, Rabbit, Buff, CorosThis episode is sponsored by Soar Running. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order.Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:#77 - Cole Watson | 2022 Western States Pre-Race InterviewSupport the show

Elyse Saugstad - Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3X Best Line of the Year, In ESPN's Top 50 Women in Action Sports Episode #37 Brought to you by Ikon Pass My guest today is Elyse Saugstad: Elyse won the Freeride World Tour in her 1st year on tour, in 2008 She won the Freeride World Tour's "Best Female Line of the Year" in 2009 Elyse won Powder Video Awards "Best Female Performance" twice! 2013, 2018 She was Freeskier Magazine's "Female Skier of the Year" in 2018 Elyse won the IF3 International Freesport Film Festival's "Best Female Freeride Performance 3 times in 2014, 2018, and 2019 She was nominated for Powder Video Awards' "Best Female Performance" 8 times. 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Elyse was Voted Top 5 Overall in Teton Gravity Research's Co-Lab contest in a field of over 40 men and was the only female to make it into the final She was even named one of ESPN's "Top 50 Women in Action Sports" in 2014 Elyse has seen a lot in her skiing career and her perspective into how this industry works is one of a kind This episode is brought to you by Ikon Pass: It all starts now – Ikon Pass is on sale for the 22/23 season. It's time to keep the stoke alive, seek a season of fun in the mountains, and DO YEWWW across 50 of the best ski destinations in the world. Whether it's the immediate spring access, hooting and hollering down your favorite runs next season, or connecting with the crew for an afternoon brew, there's always an adventure for how you ride. This year – DO YEWWW with an Ikon Pass in hand – whether you're hunting bluebird days, scoring après scenes, or tearing through cold smoke, however your ride, there's an adventure waiting for you. Score the best prices on winter 22/23 and get all the early season goods: Upon purchase, Buy Now Ride Now with immediate spring access to 3 mountains, and a total of 10 destinations by April 11. Save up to $200 in child passes with the purchase of an adult pass. 21/22 pass holders can claim up to $100 off in renewal discounts for 22/23. And, pay it all forward with a payment plan as low as $0 down and 0% APR. Claim your pass at IkonPass.com. For 22/23, Ikon Pass is dialing up the stoke and welcoming 3 new legendary destinations to its family of mountains. Get ready to explore the storied slopes of Chamonix in France, the sun-drenched scenes of Sun Valley in Idaho, and the powder-pillow deep history of Snowbasin in Utah. With so much to explore, it's time to DO YEWWW. Claim your pass at Ikon Pass.com. Please enjoy! *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #37 - Elyse Saugstad - Ski Movie Star, Freeride World Tour Champion, Skier of the Year, 3X Best Line of the Year, In ESPN's Top 50 Women in Action Sports Recorded on February 15, 2022, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Tahoe City, CA (Elyse Saugstad). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

The first week of February 2008 was a tough one for the western US as a powerful storm moved onshore. The storm's height culminated on February 7. There were several areas of very heavy rain with some places having nearly 10“ while winds gusted to more than 100 mph. Loma Prieta, CA had nearly 10“ of rain and Marysville, Ca had just over 9“. Winds gusted to 163 mph near Tahoe City, CA with a 149 mph wind gust at Mammoth Mountain. Snow was also impressive with a whopping 132“ in Kirksville, CA and 62“ in Wolf Creek Pass Colorado. At height of the storm it was estimated that nearly 2 million people were without power through California, Nevada and Utah. Roads were blocked by snow, flooding was a problem not only from the rainfall but because of pounding waves and storm surge along the northern California coast. The heavy snow, rain and powerful winds caused huge airline delays that rippled across the entire US. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The first week of February 2008 was a tough one for the western US as a powerful storm moved onshore. The storm's height culminated on February 7. There were several areas of very heavy rain with some places having nearly 10“ while winds gusted to more than 100 mph. Loma Prieta, CA had nearly 10“ of rain and Marysville, Ca had just over 9“. Winds gusted to 163 mph near Tahoe City, CA with a 149 mph wind gust at Mammoth Mountain. Snow was also impressive with a whopping 132“ in Kirksville, CA and 62“ in Wolf Creek Pass Colorado. At height of the storm it was estimated that nearly 2 million people were without power through California, Nevada and Utah. Roads were blocked by snow, flooding was a problem not only from the rainfall but because of pounding waves and storm surge along the northern California coast. The heavy snow, rain and powerful winds caused huge airline delays that rippled across the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Berger and Dan Barwick and two bottles of Vermentino. Dan Barwick is back on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger, with Harry Duke also in the studio. Dan Barwick is here to talk about being the winemaker at Trecini Winery, and more. Dan Barwick has been on California Wine Country before, most recently this episode of July 21 2021, and also this episode of July 29, 2022. First, we have two bottles from Dan Berger's cellar. First, a Gary Farrell Chardonnay from 2005. It was a really good vintage in Sonoma County. Theresa Heredia who is the winemaker at Gary Farrell has done a fabulous job making these Chardonnays. It is big and rich, full malolactic fermentation, almost oily. “This wine is pretty big.” But it is 17 years old! Only Dan “Lay It Down” Berger keeps Chardonnays this long. The other style, steely and bright, the opposite of this, has been more popular lately. Some people don't prefer it because the fruit is behind the oak flavors. It's going to work with lobster served with drawn butter. Dan Barwick says it has a good backbone of acidity, to have lasted this long. Dan Berger also has two bottles left of Iron Horse 2005 Chardonnay, which has no malolactic fermentation, and the two make a great contrast. ML converts malic acid to lactic acid. Malic acid “apples” lactic “milk” the acids convert to a buttery flavor and the acids become more lush and oily. If you want that style, it's easy to do. Trecini Winery is owned by the Vicini family, who started the winery in 1999. There are three of them, so Trecini is an abbreviation of Tre Amici, which means three friends in Italian. They started making a RR Sauvignon Blanc, they also have a Chardonnay. They also have an Italian line, including a Vermentino and Dan Barwick has brought a couple of bottles of that. Trecini Winery sources Sauvignon Blanc from vineyards that Dan calls mature, which are at least 15 years old, so the vines and their character are more established. They also make Russian River Pinot Noir. Dan describes the process as harvesting while there is still good acidity, keeping the oak under control and letting the wine express itself. Their tasting room is easy to reach in Santa Rosa. It's at the corner of 7th and Humboldt. Dan Barwick brought an Italian Vermentino from Sardinia. Dan Barwick says it is well balanced. It is a white grape native to Italy, almost all in Tuscany, Liguria and Sardinia. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online for the best deals on wine, beer and spirits, including  Trecini wines. Bottle Barn has lots of Trecini wines. Dan Berger mentions especially their Rosé is also very good. Bottle Barn also has this Vermentino. The wine is fresh and fruit-forward. This has a more lemony component in the mid-palette, so it would go with delicate seafood dishes. It is almost completely dry, but not totally, so you get some of the richness they built into this wine. The plan is for Dan Barwick to go to Italy to work with the vineyard to make the wine even better. The label even includes some food pairing ideas, indicating shellfish, seafood and sushi. Dan Berger mentions that a lot of salmon and tuna is in sushi and sashimi, so the strong acidity in this wine makes a good pairing. Dan Barwick tells the very interesting story of his pathway to becoming a winemaker today, which includes working as a butcher in Harrod's in London in the ‘70s, then he got moved to the wine department. He took a 6-week training course and he had to organize it and he learned about wine there. He got the job because he was the only one on the staff who knew French. Harrod's is not an easy place to get a job, says Dan Berger. Then he got promoted to take a two-year course to become a manager in various departments. After that he took a long trip to California for about a year and a half. One evening he came to Tahoe City and entered a bar, where he saw a childhood friend sitting at the bar.

In this episode, we have Ben Ogden, Gus Schumacher, and JC Schoonmaker, members of the new generation of American men who have found success at the junior level internationally, and are now transitioning onto the World Cup as athletes to follow. In this conversation, we explore this transition from a variety of angles, along with goal setting, team dynamics, and navigating the challenges of competing for very limited and selective Olympic spots without compromising the friendship and culture the team has developed. For those unfamiliar with these athletes before they became a presence on the World Cup, each athlete is 21-years-old. Both Schumacher and Ogden were members of the World Junior relay team that won back to back gold medals in 2019 and 2020, building upon their silver medal performance in 2018. Both athletes also have top-10 results at World Juniors, with Schumacher winning the 10k Classic, the first gold medal at World Juniors for American men. Ogden earned two Top-10 results in 2020, with Schoonmaker finishing just outside the top-10 in 13th during the freestyle sprint. Each has taken slightly different paths in their transition from junior to senior level racing. Ogden stayed close to his hometown of Landgrove, VT by enrolling full time at the University of Vermont. Schoonmaker also went the NCAA route, but traveled much further, from his home of Tahoe City, CA to the University of Alaska Anchorage. Schumacher opted to prioritize skiing, choosing part-time college in Anchorage while sticking with his junior coach Jan Buron, with whom he'd made steady progress. As Devon Kershaw has explained many times on his podcast, success at World Juniors does not directly correlate with success on the World Cup. The trajectory is often non-linear, with exceptions like Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Alexander Bolshunov who immediately began dominating the World Cup circuit upon arrival. The task of making this transition is coupled with pressure and attention as American ski fans closely monitor, and perhaps critique, these men as they attempt to build upon the results of leaders who came before them, to carry the stars and stripes to results that consistently mirror those of the women's program. While it remains to be seen what kind of results these men will have in their senior racing careers, it is evident from the laughter throughout this conversation that they are enjoying the ride. Separate from skiing, as individuals, these men are academically motivated, supportive of their teammates, and genuinely charismatic, making them easy to root for regardless of World Cup or Olympic outcomes. Related Reading:The Phenom Next Door: A January, 2019 Interview with Gus Schumacher2020 World Juniors Relay Gold Medal (Photo Series)2020 World Juniors 10k Classic: Gus Schumacher 1st, Ben Ogden 9th, Luke Jager 10th2020 World Juniors Freestyle Sprint: Ben Ogden 6th, Gus Schumacher 7th, JC Schoonmaker 13th

Scott Gaffney - Matchstick Productions Editor, Producer, Filmer, the G in Shane McConkey's G.N.A.R., Lake Tahoe Surfer, & Badass Freeskier Episode #24 Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area "You should not be doing things with the objective of making a social media post about it. Go do things for the experience, not because you get to make a post." - Scott Gaffney My guest today is Scott Gaffney. Scott is the filmer, director, and editor of the famous Matchstick Productions who makes some of the strongest ski movies in existence. Scott is literally the G in Shane McConkey's game of GNAR (Gaffney's Numerical Assessment of Radness) that we all love so well. He even edited and produced the movie GNAR. Scott has been all over the world and witnessed some of the most face-melting ski sessions that have ever done down. His love for Squaw Valley Palisades Tahoe shines through all he does and his stories of spending time with and watching the progression of his best friend Shane McConkey are absolutely golden. Scott's affinity for surfing in freezing cold Lake Tahoe during the winter is weird and fascinating. Scott is a world-class skier in his own right and is still crushing it at 52-years-old. Scott is truly an inspiration and what he's seen go down in the ski world is intensely unique. Please enjoy! *** This episode is also brought to you by Tamarack Resort : Nestled in the west-central mountains of Idaho Tamarack boasts 1,100-acres of terrain, 2,800-vertical-feet, and an independent spirit and community vibe unmatched in the westYou might come to Tamarack Resort for the views that unfold across the valley, or the unspoiled terrain and vast open bowls. Maybe you'll come to uncover a place that's a little different, that's down to earth and at home on the path less traveled. But we know you'll come back because there's a community of people at Tamarack who make you feel like you're in the right place, at the right time. For the free-spirits that hear the call of the undiscovered and believe the future truly is boundless, Tamarack Resort is the place for you. And we can't wait to welcome you with arms wide open. Find it. Together. At TamarackIdaho.com This episode is also brought to you by Alta Ski Area: Alta is an independent ski area where the soul of skiing continues to live on for 84 winters. Alta is a skier's only mountain, celebrated for its frequent powder days, averaging 540” of snowfall each winter. With an 84-year history, Alta is a place that is steeped in history and tradition. We're not talking about your grandfathers or grandmothers mothbally ski sweater tradition. We're talking about the birthplace of avalanche research in North America kind of tradition. Alta is a place where the five independent lodges still offer the tradition of family-style dinners and ski bars that generations of skiers have frequented. Alta's opening day is set for November 20th, conditions permitting. We will see you out there. And as Alta likes to say. Come for the skiing. Stay for the skiing. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family, and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains *** The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #24 - Scott Gaffney | Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area Recorded on November 11, 2021, in the Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Tahoe City, CA (Scott Gaffney). This episode was edited by Jared White Music by Chad Crouch Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark

On this episode of the California Now Podcast, host Soterios Johnson learns about a few jolly ways to enjoy the holidays in the Golden State, from embracing the snowy vibes of the High Sierra to taking in the sparkling lights—and sparkling wines—of Sonoma County. First, Johnson talks to Sonoma Magazine Dining Editor Heather Irwin, who highlights four distinctive towns that boast all sorts of holiday fun. In Santa Rosa, for instance, visitors can skate on Snoopy's Home Ice and then nosh on a seasonal favorite: tamales. Healdsburg, on the other hand, is a fantastic place to shop for hard-to-please people on your list and Petaluma is a Mayberry-like city that features abundant craft fairs and festive decorations. Next, Johnson connects with Vincenzo Giammanco, who is bringing actual snow—and more than one million twinkling lights—to Ventura and Del Mar. The producer of the Snow n Glow Holiday Festival says 70-degree temps and sunshine won't melt the fun, so visitors can enjoy traditional winter activities like snow tubing and sledding, and they can even reserve a private igloo. Finally, Johnson chats with Brendan Madigan, who owns the Tahoe City outfitter Alpenglow Sports. Madigan notes that though downhill skiing and snowboarding reign supreme in the region, there are plenty of other activities to consider—from window shopping in quaint villages to snowshoeing in the back country.

JC Schoonmaker finished 26th in last winter's World Championship Classic Sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany. His top World Cup results are 14th, 18th, and 18th. He was also 13th in World Juniors the Classic Sprint in 2020. JC is a US Ski Team A Team member and is from Tahoe City, CA and is just 21 years old.

Lake Tahoe, one of the most precious, spectacular luxury lifestyle markets, and markets in general, on the planet. Know one knows Lake Tahoe luxury real estate like Trinkie Watson with Chase International Real Estate. A San Francisco native, Katrine ‘Trinkie' Watson spent her first seven years in Woodside, California. She lived in San Francisco until her move to Lake Tahoe in 1966. A descendant of the John Breuner family, her California heritage goes back four generations. Watson attended Harker's School for Girls in Menlo Park, Grant School, Burke's and Hamlin's in San Francisco, The Branson School in Ross, Mill's College, University of Wisconsin and University of California, Berkeley, from which she graduated. Education was very important to her family.Watson's business career started as a receptionist with Standard Oil of California at the Bush Street headquarters in San Francisco. She matriculated to the travel department, where she routed auto trips on maps across the country. An opportunity to work for the 1964 Republican Convention took her to Milton Esberg's Public Relation's firm, where she worked on fundraisers for San Domenico school in Marin and the Republican Finance Committee for the Republican Ball.In 1966, returning home from a trip to Aspen and Sun Valley, Idaho, with friends, Watson suggested a stop in Squaw Valley, where she ran into an old friend that had married and just acquired a vacation home there. Negotiating a rental agreement with them for residency to “try it” for a year, she ended up staying.In 1996, she opened a small Chase office in Tahoe City and added another small office in Homewood; then, in 2001, she combined the two offices into a larger space on West Lake Boulevard near Tahoe City. When Starbucks took up a space in the new Customs House, Watson moved the office there in January 2008. An additional office in the Truckee Hotel was established in 2005 and an office Squaw Valley was added in 2008.Over the years, Watson has held many positions and awards, including president of the incline Village Board of Realtors®, president of the Tahoe Sierra MLS, president of the Lake Tahoe Music Festival three times, board director of the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation and Tahoe Forest Hospital Foundation, along with many more.Katrine ‘Trinkie' Watson, a California and Nevada Regional Lake Tahoe Broker®, was the 1995 President of the Incline Village Board of Realtors®. In 1996, she was selected Realtor® of the Year in Incline Village, and she was 1997 President of the Tahoe Sierra Multiple Listing Service. In the real estate business for 44 years, she is a resource for fine residential properties in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Trinkie graduated with a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a believer in continuing education in her profession.Through the National Association of Realtors®, she has earned the designations of Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), Certified Residential Brokerage Manager (CRB), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Graduate, Realtors® Institute (GRI), Leadership Training Graduate (LTG) and Performance Management Network (PMN) as well as Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS). Trinkie's extensive leadership background began in school and continues today.  Currently she is an Advisor for Lake Tahoe Music Festival and a Board member of the Tahoe Forest Health System Foundation. Trinkie is a dog lover and is raising her 8th German Shepard.

Based in Tahoe City, California Medicine Box founder Brian Chaplin is on a mission to, as he puts it: "Co-create sovereignty in human health and happiness while harmonizing our relationship with Mother Earth.” Veteran underground cannabis cultivator turned medical cannabis brand creator, Brian embraces the core tenet of the 12 step program of “attraction, not promotion” for his brand and welcomes “fostering community and collaboration with people aligned with these same values.” He has been featured in Rolling Stone, Dope Magazine and HIGH TIMES and enjoys skiing, hiking and meditating when he's not running a thriving cannabis and hemp brand.

The first week of February 2008 was a tough one for the western US as a powerful storm moved onshore. The storm’s height culminated on February 7. There were several areas of very heavy rain with some places having nearly 10“ while winds gusted to more than 100 mph. Loma Prieta, CA had nearly 10“ of rain and Marysville, Ca had just over 9“. Winds gusted to 163 mph near Tahoe City, CA with a 149 mph wind gust at Mammoth Mountain. Snow was also impressive with a whopping 132“ in Kirksville, CA and 62“ in Wolf Creek Pass Colorado. At height of the storm it was estimated that nearly 2 million people were without power through California, Nevada and Utah. Roads were blocked by snow, flooding was a problem not only from the rainfall but because of pounding waves and storm surge along the northern California coast. The heavy snow, rain and powerful winds caused huge airline delays that rippled across the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cody Townsend - Star & Producer of The Fifty Project - | Brought to you by Alta Ski Area “I shit my pants in a Helicopter Once… Just like trying to press a fart out way too hard and maybe had a little something bad to eat the night before We were forced to land the helicopter because the pilot got so pissed off.” - Cody Townsend “We almost got killed by Vladimir Putin, like truly…we got ran off the road while we were driving down this like two-lane highway, all of a sudden a cavalcade of like limos and army cars come racing around the corner in the middle of the road going like 70 miles per hour. We had to slam off into this cliff wall, on the other side was like 400 feet of cliffs. Nearly got ran off the road and killed by Vladimir Putin himself.” - Cody Townsend Cody Townsend, a California beach kid from Santa Cruz who was the high school quarterback dating the head cheerleader while simultaneously winning the Junior Olympics Downhill ski race at 16 years old, and ended up becoming a legendary freeskier out of Lake Tahoe, California. He's done Hollywood stunts for Vin Diesel, he skied "The Most Insane Line Ever" in Alaska, he's in approximately 1 zillion amazing ski movies, and he now is the star and producer of The Fifty Project where he's attempting to climb & ski the 50 Classic Ski Descents of North America. In this episode, Cody & Miles discuss the best stories from The Fifty Project, poohing in helicopters, growing up on the beach in Santa Cruz, climate change, "The Most Insane Line Ever", Noah Howell, Cody's favorite mountain ranges to ski, Shane McConkey, Cody's company Arcade Belts, being a stunt double for Vin Deisel, surfing, avalanches, Cody's favorite books, and much more. Cody Townsend answers these questionable questions: What's the funniest accident you've had in the mountains? What's challenges you most intellectually on a daily basis? What's your favorite book? How Long are you giving yourself to finish The Fifty Project? What are your 3 favorite lines from The Fifty thus far? Which was the hardest, most grueling from The Fifty? Please tell us about the Joffre Peak rescue where you saved a life. What is "The Crack" (most insane line ever) and how did you find this thing? How did Arcade Belts come about? What's next? Many more... Please enjoy! *** This episode is brought to you by Alta Ski Area - home of the deepest average annual snowfall in the Rocky Mountains. *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please share with friends & family and please subscribe. Follow SnowBrains: SnowBrains.com Facebook: facebook.com/snowbrains Instagram: instagram.com/snowbrains Twitter: twitter.com/snowbrains The SnowBrains Podcast Episode #11 - Cody Townsend, Star & Producer of The Fifty Project Recorded on December 1, 2020 in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Tahoe City, CA (Cody Townsend). This episode was edited by Robert Wilkinson. Music by Chad Crouch. Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark.

Lake Tahoe is a great outdoors destination with plentiful vacation rental homes perfect for social distancing. This week we chat with Leslie Harvey from Trips with Tykes about her family's experience visiting the Lake Tahoe area in the winter and the summer. Find out her favorite ski resorts for families, the differences between North Lake and South Lake and California side and Nevada side. ON THE PODCAST 00:30 - Talking with Kim and Tamara 07:55 - Talking with Leslie Harvey 09:05 - Where to go in Lake Tahoe 12:58 - Winter destinations 14:00 - Ski Resorts 17:55 - When to go 19:50 - Where to stay 22:05 - Outdoor/Water Activities 23:30 - FInal tips 27:35 - Ski clothing tip 30:10 - Giveaways! ABOUT LESLIE HARVEY Leslie Harvey is a family travel writer who publishes the blog Trips With Tykes. She co-hosts both the Disney Deciphered and Disneyland with Kids podcasts and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Follow Leslie on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. TIPS FOR VISITING LAKE TAHOE Lake Tahoe covers a huge area between California and Nevada. If you were to drive all the way around the lake it would take a solid two hours. There are so many different towns and scenes around the lake. The Nevada side of the lake has more of your party scene with the casinos and big resorts. While the California side and part of the North side of the lake on the Nevada side are the more family-friendly areas. If you have never been to Lake Tahoe before the towns of Truckee, Kings Beach and Tahoe City are great spots to find reasonably-priced lodging. Especially if you are going with kids. The town of Kings Beach is located right along the water at the north end of the lake and is a great destination for a winter vacation. There are a lot of great vacation rentals and it is in a great location to be able to easily get to a lot of different ski resorts. Northstar Ski Resort is a great place to take kids skiing. The resort has a great ski school as well as tubing, an ice rink and even a daycare for non-skiing kids. Diamond Peak Ski Resort is also a great resort to take kids skiing. It’s not as well known but one big plus about this resort for families is that the kids ski free! Summer is the most popular time for vacationers to visit Lake Tahoe. If you want to go in the warm months, the lake will be warmest from late July to early August. Though the lake is most crowded in the summer months there are ways to avoid major crowded areas. If you are looking to really avoid crowds and maybe get better deals on lodging, the month of September will be your best bet. It will not be as crowded as the summer months but it is usually still decently warm and prices will go down being that it is out of peak season. Though the water is mostly too cold to really swim in, you can rent a boat and explore, go kayaking, fishing, take cruise tours, etc. Off the lake there are some great hiking areas and the ski resort trails actually turn into mountain biking trails if you are like to do that. Driving times can be a little tricky both in the summer with the crowds and the winter with the weather. You really need to be prepared to rearrange your plans in the winter if you are relying on driving places. Depending on the weather, roads do close quite often and it is not just smaller roads that will close but highways too. You will really want to keep that in mind when you are planning a winter vacation to Lake Tahoe. If you are planning to go this winter you really want to do your research for Covid restrictions. Make sure that things will work for you and you will be comfortable going. Some ski resorts you will require reservations. FAVORITE TRAVEL GEAR Leslie recommends that if you have younger kids you should really think about buying gender neutral clothing, especially if you have boys and girls. Ski gear is so expensive and buying neutral colors will make it easier to pass them down to your younger kids or even to cousins. Getting the most out of the gear seeing as kids grow out of clothing so fast. MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST First Timer’s Guide to Lake Tahoe Northstar Ski Resort Diamond Peak Ski Resort The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe

Bob Klein is one of the rare first wavers of snowboarders that I’ve had on the podcast.  He is that first-generation when everything was being figured out—he was an early Burton team rider, he had a Sessions store, he worked with athletes like Palmer, Holmes, and Cass…He’s done so much.  We talk about a lot of it on the podcast and it’s a snowboard history lesson with a good dude who’s not afraid to admit his mistakes.  Brad Holmes asks the Inappropriate Questions. Bob Klein Show Notes: 5:00:  Palmer, Holmes, Cass and other clients 11:30:  The story behind his Linkedin, growing up in Southern California and privilege 16:00: Skiing, moving to Tahoe, hanging out at his house, and 70’s inventions 24:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast 10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 26:00:  The Winterstick Deal, Tahoe City halfpipe, and finding the backcountry 31:30:  Competing, getting a Burton, and getting on the Burton Team. 46:45:  COAL Headwear  Use the code powell15 for 15% off Peter Glenn Ski and Sports 48:45:  Growing Burton, instructing, and quitting Burton 58:00:  Sessions, Jamie Salter, and Palmer Snowboards 68:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Brad Holmes

Interview with Martha Schoonmaker, Physical Therapist in Tahoe City, California.For those of you that follow me on social media, you know I have been struggling with lower back pain for three years - until I found Marty who literally "fixed" me. In this podcast interview, I had the pleasure to interview my very first podcast guest from my home town in Lake Tahoe and share Marty's wisdom with all of you.In this podcast interview you will learn:✨What is the connection between mental and physical health✨How the psoas is connected in your body and why it causes so many people pain and discomfort✨What you can do when you are experiencing lower back issues or think your psoas is tight✨Simple tips to improve your posture✨If you can go running with a slipped discEnjoy listening.With gratitude,JuliaI highly recommend you to watch the video on my YouTube channel to see the exercises that Martha is sharing with us: https://youtu.be/9GIK28dgjwU------

Adam Kimble is a professional ultrarunner, race director, motivational speaker, running coach and amateur survivalist from Tahoe City, CA.   He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent  Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the 171-mile Tahoe Rim Trail in 37h 12m beating the previous record set by Kilian Jornet, 60-day transcontinental crossing of the USA (2,500 miles), 60 days alone in the wilderness to become winner of Discovery Channel’s The Wheel, and winning the showcase showdown on the Price is Right. 

Chris and drew discuss the unfolding of new data as the world understands the implications of shelter in place on sales. The guys also take a road trip to talk to Brian Nelson; owner and operator of Pioneer Cocktail Club in the tourist driven town of Tahoe City. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/goodbottlepodcast/support

This week's conversation features Julia Arndt, a certified life and business coach, trainer and speaker living in Tahoe City, California. She loves helping people understand the effects of stress on body and mind, move beyond burnout and build a mindful lifestyle that delivers focus, high energy and productivity. Julia worked in high-demanding account management and program management roles at Google for seven years until she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression, a result of her lifestyle of constantly striving for and delivering high-performance while commuting to her home and family in Tahoe on a weekly basis. Combining her business background, her unique journey in reaching mindfulness and her passion to inspire and motivate people, Julia has become a masterful coach that has helped professionals in high-pressure environments to rethink their lifestyle and bring long-lasting transformations. She is also the host of the podcast "Stressed - Deliver your Stress Resilience". EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: On Beliefs: What are your limiting beliefs? On Stress: Recognize when you're experiencing a stressful situation On Gratitude: Learn to be grateful for all of the events On Life: What do you really want? *** If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving us a short review? It takes less than 60 seconds, and could make a huge difference in spreading the word of these inspiring/courageous conversations.
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In episode six we sit down with highly accomplished ultra running personality Rory Bosio. Rory’s ascension in the ultra running world began in 2013 at what is arguably the most difficult mountain race in the world, the French Classic Ultra Trail du Mt. Blanc. It was here that a relatively unknown runner from Tahoe City, California smashed the women’s record by over two hours. She also became the first female to ever place in the overall top 10 positions of the race. To silence any doubters, Rory returned to the race to win it again one year later. In doing so she became the first woman to ever win back to back UTMBs. And while Rory has finished in second place at the famous Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, has run across the French island of Corsica and won numerous 50-mile races around the globe, she is a person who is cut from a different cloth. Rory runs solely because she loves it. She is a free spirit with a rarely seen zest for life. As you might guess, Rory doesn’t follow carefully designed training and nutrition plans but rather moves in the mountains to her own rhythm.

Travis Ganong might be the most well-rounded skier in the world (just listen to this conversation), and he is certainly one of the most passionate. He’s a Team U.S.A. downhiller and Super G racer that is also obsessed with backcountry touring and big-mtn skiing, so we talk about all of it: racing & training; catching the attention of Shane McConkey as a kid; backcountry skiing; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Training in Tahoe City (1:02)How has gym training for ski racing evolved? (2:23)The fitness of skiers vs. other athletes (7:10)Are you preparing for specific courses you’ll compete on? (13:11)Where have you improved the most: physically, technically, or mentally? (19:25)Growing up in a family of skiers (22:04)Temptation to stop racing / a key point in Travis’ racing career (30:27)Which skiers did you look up to the most? (34:23)Seasonal weight fluctuations / recovering from a blown out knee (37:19)Does the American DH squad have team goals? (41:25)Hyper-specialization & ski racing (43:40)Travis the park skier?? (47:22) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric T’s LAKE TAHOE SNOW REPORT - Dec. 7, 2018. Hello Skiers and Riders! And they're off! A fine scene on tap today with superb weather and plenty of places to play! Get out there and explore the wonders of winter, make a stop to celebrate the start of the 50th season at Le Chamois, then head to the Beer Gardeners' Locals Night at the Blue Agave in Tahoe City and gimme a big hug! .... And remember, ANY DAY ON THE MOUNTAIN IS A GOOD DAY. Subscribe to the Lake Tahoe Snow Report - text "SNOWREPORT" to 24587. For complete Lake Tahoe updates, live Lake Tahoe & Truckee webcams and and to check out the new collection of Tahoetopia gear, merch, and goodies, visit http://ltahoetopia.com or text “TAHOETOPIA” to 24587

Hello and welcome to your favorite weekly Reno music podcast! We've got an extra full house this week. All your hosts and two interns welcomed my favorite garage-surf punks, The Habituals, to the show for the first time. Press play for the usual shenanigans, some cool art from our new intern, and some killer music from Tahoe City!

#110 Michelle Parker Forced Spontaneity Michelle Parker       Michelle Parker has been on the list of guests we’ve wanted to connect with or a long time and we were not disappointed!  Over the course of the conversation,  the Tahoe City native talked about her commitment to community.  She says, “It’s probably the most […] The post #110 Michelle Parker – Forced Spontaneity appeared first on Low Pressure Podcast.

Megan Michelson is a freelance writer, with bylines in such notable publications as Outside Magazine, ESPN, and Men's Journal. Kerry interviewed Megan at her home in Tahoe City, just before leaving on the Women Who Dare ride. They spoke about Megan's path into journalism and how to honor a subject while still telling a compelling story. For more about Megan and a link to her work, head to http://kerrygross.com/interview-megan-michelson/. Interview recorded April 17, 2017.

Slant Skis was founded in 2007 by Josh Bennett in Truckee, California, after breaking countless skis and getting fed up with the quality of skis on the current market. In 2010 they moved to their factory near Tahoe City, California, located on the Truckee River in the Lake Tahoe basin, surrounded by their favorite mountains. Josh, moved to Truckee, CA, in 2006 from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Josh's background is in ski coaching, carpentry, and ski tuning which has helped him make an easy transition into ski making. Josh had the pleasure of speaking with Josh and asked him some questions that our readers put together.

One fine morning when I was in my mid-twenties, I woke up and the life I had previously led was over. I was consumed by a longing to be truly intimate with God, the one truth. This great longing grew daily, and it first manifested as being aware of the unseen in nature. Nature invited me into itself, and I found myself taking very long solo trips deep into the wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This naturally led to a resonance with Native traditions, and before long I met my first teacher, a highly-respected Lakota medicine man who was very committed to upholding the Old Way. With this association, the intimate awareness of spirit deepened. I met my master, Mata Amritanandamayi, in 1993. There was an immediate recognition that I needed to spend as much time as possible in her presence, so I spent most of the next nine years in her ashram in India. This was a period of intense de-conditioning where so much was exposed. Amma knew my longing for truth, and consequently pushed me quite hard, so that a natural, authentic surrender and love was all I knew. It is said in the scriptures that love leads to knowledge (Bhakti to Jnana), and knowledge leads to love. That they are two sides of the same coin-not separate. There arose in me a natural resonance with self-inquiry, and with Amma's blessing I spent two years a Ramana Maharshi's ashram in Tiruvannamalai. Then one day I knew I was done with India, and returned to the west. When I returned, I had nothing to hold on to. No family, home, money, job, car, or health. The body was quite weak and tired, and the old way of striving couldn't survive. Surrender naturally deepened, and it was at this time that the personal self really lost its hold. In 2004, Pamela Wilson invited me to share my experience with others. After talking to Amma about it and receiving instruction from her, I felt an overflowing and a readiness to share. In recent years, Adyashanti has been and continues to be an invaluable guide and a support in this unfoldment and recognition of what's true. He has my deepest gratitude. My heart bows down to all of my teachers and friends who make up the fullness of this life, and no words can describe how this heart bows to Amma. Joi's site Transcript of this interview Interview recorded 7/2/2011. Second BatGap interview with Joi YouTube Video Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Spiritual Awakening in Tahoe City 00:04:42 - A Total Inside Job 00:09:08 - The Power of Presence in Nature 00:13:47 - Spontaneous Prayer and Connection with Nature 00:18:37 - A Journey of Healing and Transformation 00:22:39 - Powerful Experiences and Native American Wisdom 00:26:32 - Surrender to the Divine Feminine 00:30:55 - Exploring Eastern Philosophy and Emotional Release Techniques 00:34:26 - Various Jobs and Meeting Amma 00:37:59 - A Moment with Shri Swami 00:42:16 - Claimed by Amma 00:46:04 - Receiving the Silent Transmission 00:50:37 - Seven Years of Restlessness 00:54:14 - Experiencing Total Oneness 00:58:04 - The Divine Intelligence within Amma 01:01:43 - A Spontaneous Invitation to Ramana Maharshi's Ashram 01:05:55 - Going deeper into the inquiry 01:09:24 - The Power of Being Seen 01:13:09 - The Other Side of the Coin 01:16:48 - A Silent Recognition of Presence 01:20:17 - The Depth of Presence and Clarity of Understanding 01:24:47 - Faint Remains of Ignorance and the Instrumentality of the Physical World 01:29:07 - Experiencing Grace and Presence Everywhere 01:33:18 - Letting Go of the Known 01:37:37 - Letting Go of the Need to Know 01:42:13 - Filling up the Space 01:46:16 - The Beauty of Living Fully 01:50:10 - The Danger of Identifying with Awakening 01:54:23 - The Different Approaches to Awakening 01:57:56 - Wrapping Up the Conversation 02:01:07 - Farewell and Next Time

Transitioning to winter season this week - the Get Out! Report transforms to the Lake Tahoe Snow Report - all the same great info, but wrapped in a winter jacket!

It's all about the ladies with Women's Wellness Weekend and the Lunafest Film Festival in the Village at Squaw Valley USA. Also, Tahoe XC holds their 10th annual Ski Swap with the best deals around on nordice skis and accessories.

Ski Swaps, Job Fairs, and the Toast to Tahoe Skiing on the slate for this weekend, plus great live music.

Halloween in Lake Tahoe has no shortage of great parties, fun events, and places to go.

Two beer fests, movie premieres, Pink Party, and much more!