Warren Miller Premiere This Weekend Includes Vouchers to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, CA Kick off the winter season this weekend in downtown Reno, NV with “Face Of Winter” the 69th edition to the Warren Miller films. The film marks the first premiere since the Godfather of ski movies himself, Warren Miller, passed away earlier this year. Since his 1950 release of “Deep and Light” Miller’s movies have served as the traditional pre-season stoke […] Featured Video Alex K | November 10, 2018 0 Comments
Olympic Committee Invites Reno-Tahoe Region to Participate in Bid to Host Winter Olympics The United States Olympic Committee has invited the Reno Tahoe Games Coalition to be a part in the process of selecting the next United States city to represent the country in a future Winter Olympics bid competition. The USOC did not specify the year targeted to host this future Olympic Winter Games. “This invitation is an affirmation of all the […] Olympics SnowBrains | November 2, 2018 4 Comments
UPDATE: Search Called-Off for Reno, NV Teenager Missing Near Mount Rose Ski Area Since Last Week UPDATE: 09/25/2018 01:42 PST The search for Madelyn Lingenfelter of Reno has been called off after days of scouring the Mt. Rose area. An investigation still continues into where the 19-year-old could be, said Bob Harmon of the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. After four days of intense search, Harmon said: “We don’t have a single clue. We’re at that point where […] SnowBrains | September 25, 2018 1 Comment
Reno, NV Suffers Hottest Summer Ever for Second Year in a Row For the second summer in a row, the mercury reached record average temperatures in Reno, NV. The National Weather Service says the average daytime high for June, July, and August was 93.6 degrees, one-third of a degree hotter than the previous record set in 2017. Temperatures reached 90 degrees on a record 56 consecutive days ending August 25 and topped […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 21, 2018 0 Comments
Reno City Council has Just Adopted the City’s First Official Flag Following a Public Competition 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 0 Comments
VIDEO: Watch David Wise Complete his Insane Gold Medal Halfpipe Run 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 […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 22, 2018 1 Comment
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Plans to Expand by 20% to add New Beginner Terrain 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 […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 30, 2018 2 Comments
Denver and Tahoe Amongst US Cities Preparing Bid for 2026 or 2030 Winter Olympics 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 […] Industry News Steven Agar | September 28, 2017 0 Comments
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