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10/02/09, 7:05 am, Staff Report

Eagles Nest renamed for Shane

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Squaw

In a fitting tribute to the man who cemented the precipitous pitch on the minds of skiers the world over, Squaw Valley has officially renamed the Eagle’s Nest on KT-22 McConkey’s.

The testpiece run is on the prominent towering rock buttress that looms large next to the top shack of the KT-22 chairlift.

Measured to be as steep as 68.5 degrees, the 300 ft pitch was one of Shane’s favorites as it held a short but wicked sweet adrenaline rush with relatively low consequences – by his standards anyway.

“I think it’s the perfect run to name after Shane,” said longtime friend and fellow Squaw freerider Jeremy Jones. “It’s the ultimate line on the best chairlift in the world and it looks over the whole valley."

McConkey’s spirit will be right at home a top the perch as a statue of his likeness will be installed on the edge of the run in a private ceremony.

Fans who wish to celebrate McConkey’s legacy don’t want to miss the premiere of Match Stick Production’s new ski movie “In Deep” which debuts this Saturday at Squaw Valley’s Olympic Valley Lodge. McConkey has the closing segment of the movie.

The premiere party will feature athlete appearances, prize giveaways, a Saucerboy costume contest and a special Shane Tribute Party with live music and antics celebrating Shane’s life.

There will be three showings of “In Deep” - 6 pm (doors 5 pm), 8 pm (doors 7:30 pm), and 10 pm (doors 9:30 pm) – with the 21 and up tribute party to follow.

Tickets: $10 at the door or in advance at Porters in Tahoe City and Truckee.

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First Friday at Brickelltown is back... just in time for fall

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  • 4 p.m. Friday in Brickelltown
  • Bring your cruiser bike (cheaper/better peeps than Burning Man)

Ski Porn season kicks off at Squaw Sept. 18 with Standard premiere

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  • North Shore-based snowboard heavies preimere 'The Storming' Saturday, Sept. 18
  • Monster'll be there too... 

Sorry Burning Man - it's all about the Ski Loft Tent Sale

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  • 8 a.m. Friday
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Basin Bargain Basement - The bargain of bargains

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Bomber pre-season ski sales from local manufacturers

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  • From Praxis Powderboards to Moment Rubys ...to a surprise entry
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Skiing is no more

8/22/10, 11:47 am, Staff Report

  • RIP Skiing Magazine
  • ...Are you next, SKI?

Date set for 7th annual Downtown Truckee Wine Walk And Shop

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  • Filling up that fall calendar yet?!
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Squaw to host SATELite Festival in September

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Tahoe Mountain Sports gets you warm for Ski Loft tent sale

8/20/10, 6:44 pm, By Lis Korb

  • First come tent sales... then ski porn premiers
  • Then (gulp) snow... are you ready?!

Legendary Incline bear featured in WSJ

8/18/10, 8:31 pm, Staff Report

  • Free BUBBA
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Trail Building Backcountry Camps

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  • Get on those trails
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Win an iPad from IVGID

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  • Golf, ski, beach, compute
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8/10/10, 8:18 pm, Staff Report

  • Wait, Squaw CREATED a position...
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Jim's trip ...halfway... round The Rim

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  • Hammerel raises triple his goal amt. to benefit the TRT
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Volunteer trail-building workdays with the Tahoe Rim Trail Association

8/05/10, 7:45 am, TRTA

  • You heard about Jim Hammerel's mission to speed-traverse the TRT
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Goodbye Norm

8/03/10, 8:08 pm, By A. Pridgen

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Sugar Bowl dining room and Belt Room Bar open for business

7/30/10, 10:22 am, By John Monson

  • Good grub, great views
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Ultimate Frisbee - ultimate course

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Squaw's MTB park open for first time since '03

7/23/10, 7:22 pm, By Amelia Richmond

  • 2k feet of single-track
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Remembering Kenny Guinn

7/22/10, 10:08 pm, Staff Report

  • The man who created the Milennium Scholarship and SNPLMA passed away Thursday
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Lokal boy makes good - former PlumpJack star Edge shines in Sonoma

7/20/10, 6:23 pm, By A. Pridgen

  • Rick Edge takes saucy edge down to downtown Sonoma
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Tahoe skier visits were estimated to be up 17 percent last winter

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  • Numbers of skiers on the hill increased - but overall spending stayed modest
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Cushing steps down from Squaw post ...rumors of sale sparked

7/13/10, 6:06 pm, Staff Report

  • Former Intrawest exec takes over
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TRPA's Asian clam bake

7/11/10, 9:19 pm, By Jeff Cowen

  • $1.4 million effort to eradicate invasive species from the lake...
  • And it involves (no joke) laying a rubber mat on the lake's floor... hi-tech

Kids' zip line at Squaw ...Boo ya

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  • KT zip line
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Just like that ...red flags are up

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  • Three-year anniversary of Angora looms ever-present
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Nevada County approves PR firm's contract the same week it OKs budget cuts

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  • Wait a minute - you're saying Tahoe will spend more than a million dollars this year on, sloganeering...
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6/28/10, 8:55 pm, Staff Report

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  • Two thumbs up - pick it up...

Lake Tahoe Based Russian-American Partnership turns 20

6/24/10, 11:27 am, By TBI

  • Tahoe-Baikal Institute celebrates two decades  of watershed protection and cultural exchange
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Tour de Nez photo gallery

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Rebuild the Rim Trail every summer Saturday

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  • Start summer right by giving your most precious gift
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TRPA tries to clarify

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  • So, what, if anything, does this have to do with Boulder Bay?!
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Opinion ...TRPA ensures Tahoe times they area a-changin'

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TAUs on the table from TRPA

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  • If you don't understand the headline
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Cal Neva now in TRPA doghouse

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  • TRPA will handle foreclosed property with kid gloves over more than a decade of flunking its eco report card
  • Time to blow everything up but the casino floor, Sinatra Showroom, the lakefront cabins and the Indian Room

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  • Build a trail
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  • ...But still good to preserve; Check out the new site

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5/02/10, 8:21 pm, By A. Pridgen

  • That's right, your new slogan to lure Affliction-wearing d-bags to Stateline's new strip club
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Cost of doing nothing too high for Tahoe

4/29/10, 8:22 pm, By Joanne Marchetta

  • If you can make it through TRPA director's tome...
  • We'll have resident feedback for you Friday

No downhill slide for Diamond Peak

4/09/10, 7:00 am, Staff Report

  • While others founder
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Foreclosed Cal Neva casino goes dark ...for good

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  • ...Sad, sad day... Casino doors to shut March 31 - rest of Basin gaming on life support

And yes ...the KB roundabouts were originally scheduled to be complete this summer

1/27/10, 9:35 pm, Staff Report

  • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency board votes unanimously (again) to approve three-lane/roundabouts in KB
  • ...Yes, you've heard that (here) before

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