Tahoe Backcountry Community Radio: Enhancing backcountry safety
Tahoe Backcountry Community Radio, at tahoebackcountryradio.org, an initiative designed to bring backcountry users together over common-use FRS radio channels, recently launched, according to a...
Carpenter Valley headwaters protected
The Truckee Donner Land Trust has announced the 691-acre acquisition at the headwaters of Carpenter Valley outside Truckee, according to an email from the...
Tahoe National Forest releases new snowmobile use map
Tahoe National Forest has released an Over Snow Vehicle Use Map, which shows where on the USDA Forest Service lands snowmobiles are allowed to...
Diamond Peak opens backcountry terrain for 2024-25 season
Diamond Peak kicks off its 59th season on Dec. 5 with a new backcountry gate on tap for the 2024-25 season.
Find a list of...
Prepare for winter with avy training
Avalanche training education workshops have started for the season to prepare back-country travelers for skiing, boarding and snowmobiling in the backcountry.
California Avalanche Workshop |...
Frog Lake reservations open
Reservations for Truckee Donner Land Trust’s Frog Lake Backcountry Huts will open for the 2024-25 winter season at 8 a.m. on July 19. The...
West Shore street, backcountry access hindered by snow removal delays
Residents and businesses owners from Tahoe City to Tahoma have been raising concerns about delays in snow removal along the West Shore corridor of...
Tahoe Backcountry Guide 2024
Read the digital version of the guide at issuu.com.
Backcountry Alliance makes progress with parking, micro-transit
When it comes to the Sierra Nevada snowpack, why does it always feel like feast or famine?
After receiving more than 700 inches of...
Changes to Forest District snowmobile policies make little progress
If you want something to happen quickly, don’t ask the USDA National Forest Service.
While ongoing updates to snowmobile access in several Forest Districts...
