At Nevada’s newest national monument, you can hike through twisted sandstone sculptures, tour outdoor galleries of ancient rock art, explore a historic ghost town and stare down the Devil’s Throat. Just don’t forget to pack a lunch.
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A ski patrol member was killed Tuesday in an accident involving explosives used to artificially trigger an avalanche at a Lake Tahoe ski resort, resort officials said.
Another nearly 3 feet of new snow fell on Sierra Nevada ski resorts — for a total of 23 feet since Jan. 1 in some places — and Reno recorded one of its snowiest days in 80 years Monday as skies began to clear and sunshine followed the latest in a series of winter storms into the region.
Several dozen bald eagles were spotted around Lake Mead this week as biologists and volunteers fanned out in boats for their annual survey of the national bird.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval toured the aftermath of the flooding on Monday, traveling from Fernley to Pyramid Lake to Sparks to the capital to take a first-hand look at the damage.
Two backcountry skiers escaped uninjured Thursday after they were caught in an avalanche that closed the state highway between Reno and Lake Tahoe in a part of the Sierra Nevada where as much as 6 feet of snow has fallen over the past four days.
Much of Northern California and the Sierra Nevada braced for potential flooding into the weekend as a winter storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow around Lake Tahoe made its way toward Utah and the Rockies
Holiday travelers heading to California and Arizona after the New Year’s weekend may wish to explore alternate routes due to heavy traffic on southbound Interstate 15 and U.S. Highways 95 and 93.
