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Reno City Council has Just Adopted the City’s First Official Flag Following a Public Competition

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In celebration of its 150th birthday, Reno City Council just adopted its first official city flag, reports the RGJ. After several months, more than 2,000 designs, and 5,000 public votes it was adopted unanimously. Of the five design choices, the dark blue flag with circular sunset, mountains, Truckee River and silver band with a star in the corner was selected as […]

Steven Agar | April 27, 2018
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VIDEO: Watch David Wise Complete his Insane Gold Medal Halfpipe Run

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After crashing his first two runs, David Wise decided there was nothing left to lose when he stood atop a halfpipe that had sent one-third of the 12 skiers limping off with injuries, facing an all-or-nothing run after his ski bindings had failed him in his two previous trips down, reports the ChicagoTribune “We cranked my bindings up as high as they […]

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Steven Agar | February 22, 2018
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Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Plans to Expand by 20% to add New Beginner Terrain

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Skiers and snowboarders could cross Mt. Rose Highway by bridge or chairlift if the U.S. Forest Service approves a proposed 20 percent expansion of the Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe ski area, by adding a chairlift and runs across from the main resort, reports the Reno Gazette Journal.  According to an environmental document, the expansion would provide Mt. Rose skiers and […]

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Steven Agar | January 30, 2018
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Denver and Tahoe Amongst US Cities Preparing Bid for 2026 or 2030 Winter Olympics

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Having just been awarded the Summer Olympics in LA for 2028, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is priming a bid for the Winter Olympics in 2026 or 2030. The US last held a Winter Olympics in 2002 at Salt Lake City, who along with Denver, Reno-Tahoe and other cities have expressed an interest in bidding. Not since Germany, before […]

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Steven Agar | September 28, 2017
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Reno-Tahoe-Vegas 2030? Not As Crazy As It Sounds

Northern Nevada and Tahoe are looking to put together a strong Olympic bid for 2030. In order to do that they are enlisting the help of Las Vegas. The Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition had been working for years to put together a bid for 2026, but with Los Angeles being awarded the 2024 games they are now focusing on 2030. […]

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Jake Rubnitz | August 10, 2017
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Friday Fun: America’s Top 10 Drunkest Cities

Men’s Health just put together a list of the top 100 drunkest cities in America. All we can say is: “East Coast, where you at?” There isn’t a single city east of the Mississippi on this list. C’mon East Coast, step it up, would ya? California and Texas are the drunkest states according to this list. They actually did a great job of coming up with a formula for which cities are the drunkest: 1st = Most liver disease […]

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Tahoe Outlook = Nothing For 2 More Weeks… | “Driest 4 Month Start to Water Year on Record”

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WITH MOST OF JANUARY LIKELY TO STAY DRY THE 2014
WATER YEAR MAY GO DOWN AS THE DRIEST 4 MONTH START TO A WATER YEAR
IN RECORDED HISTORY FOR THE SIERRA. – NOAA, RENO, NV If you’re a skier or snowboarder and you’ve committed to this winter in Lake Tahoe, you’re scratching your head. You’re scratching your head and wondering what went wrong. How could be THIS bad. Bad is bad, but this beyond bad. It hasn’t actually snowed yet this year. […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | January 13, 2014
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The 100 Drunkest Cities in America:

Men’s Health has compiled a list of the 100 drunkest cities in America. How did they create this list? What criteria did they use? We have no idea and they don’t say in the article. But, if it’s on the internet, it must be true. What’s great about this list is that Salt Lake City, Utah which is right next to great skiing, is the most sober city in the USA. Not making us look too fun SLC… […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 20, 2013
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Local’s Pro Sale in Reno, NV Today | Get Pro Gear for Cheap:

“The Locals Pro Sale has been birthed out of the concept that the retail pre-season sale is a limited concept that fails to meet the needs and wants of todays younger tech-savy generation. Out of that frustration we have created a pro-sale not only brings top pro’s and companies to one place, but also makes that place easily accessible while also creating an environment that borders more on pre-season party than sales […]

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