Calif. mountain towns are surrounded by public lands. They're already dealing with the fallout of cuts to the U.S. Forest ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Sierra-at-Tahoe will host the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation High School Championships March 2-6, bringing together the region’s top high school skie ...

Visitors can head into these mountains alone. But everything we read recommended hiring a guide for a much deeper experience ...

Every year around this time, I assess the Mountain West's top NBA draft prospects. Despite the MW not having a for-sure NBA ...

On February 19, 1847, the first rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound emigrants ...

Ski patrollers from mountain resorts in California, Nevada, and Colorado are at Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierra, ...

John “Snowshoe” Thompson is a living legend in Northern Nevada for his skiing treks across the Sierra Nevada to deliver mail.

Nestled at the base of the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, Genoa is a town that time forgot – and thank goodness for that ...

Nestled in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Genoa is like that perfectly preserved cookie you find at the back of ...

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said it received a report of skiers who were trapped in the area known as Happy Valley ...

In late January, a snowpack update was cause for concern, but the Sierra Nevada mountains have started to recover.