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One of the things that makes Tahoe and Truckee the wonderful places they are is The Great Ski Race. After having to cancel last year due to a lack of snow, the race is back for it’s 37th rendition this year.
At 9:00 am on March 3rd, the first of a number of waves of skiers will set off from Tahoe Cross-Country Ski Area near Tahoe City. The fastest racer will fly over Starratt Pass and make the 30 kilometer jaunt to Cottonwood Lodge just above downtown Truckee in about one hour and ten minutes. Lots of top skate skiers will race to the finish in under two hours, determined to show themselves that they still got it. On the other hand, there are a large group of skiers who are just out to enjoy the day, they stop at the two soup stations along the route to enjoy a snack, and then saunter on down to the finish line. The last of the nearly 1000 racers may take five hours or more to reach the final steep hill before the finish.
Sure, The Great Ski Race is a big cross-country ski race, the biggest in the Western United States in fact, but more importantly it is a great community event. Many skiers do it every year, trying to best their previous times, or those of their friends. For others, they’ve been hearing about it for years, and have finally determined that this will be the year. The party at the end is a raucous celebration of winter, and for many the highlight of the day.
And it’s all for a good cause. The Great Ski Race is the major fundraiser for the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Those are the guys and gals that head out into blizzards to rescue lost skiers or whomever else made a wrong turn or found some bad luck at the wrong time. They have saved a lot of lives and the race helps give them the equipment and resources they need to keep their operation running smoothly and effectively. For more information go to www.thegreatskirace.com
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People who live in the Tahoe/Truckee area are thankful for the same things that people are thankful for everywhere: Spending time with family and friends, good health, a job and just being able to live in America.
Tahoe/Truckee folks are also thankful for being able to live here, not only for Tahoe’s natural beauty and nearly unlimited recreational opportunities, but because the people who live here, moved here because it is a place of beauty and fun. It is rare to find someone who came to Tahoe for a job. They moved here for the lifestyle, and then found a niche that allows them to make a living. I mean, where else but the Tahoe/Truckee region could a statement like this seem totally normal: “Oh man, I’ve skied six days in a row…I need to take tomorrow off and go to work.” Now of course between selling real estate and raising children I’ve never been able to make a statement like that myself, but isn’t it awesome to live in a place where people can actually say that?
I thank my lucky stars that I have spent most of my life at Tahoe, and that I am able to raise my children here. Hey, I am even thankful that my twin children just got their drivers licenses. So while we are raising a glass to family, love, friends and good health this Thanksgiving, don’t forget to mention this beautiful place we call Tahoe and Truckee.
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Excuse me for being so proud of my daughter, but I’d like to share her accomplishment. Skyler competed at the Cross Country Running Nevada State Championships and placed second at State.
By Sylas Wright
swright@sierrasun.com
Not bad for a bunch of JV runners.
With an overachieving group of mostly underclassmen — with only one senior on each team — the Truckee girls cross-country team raced to a second-place finish at the Division I-A state championship in Boulder City on Saturday, while the boys finished fourth.
As she did all season, sophomore Skyler Flora led the Truckee girls in their bid for the team championship, finishing second to Elko junior Shelbie Dorsa.
The anticipated duel between the top two finishers did not disappoint, as Flora, the regional champ, remained on Dorsa’s heels through much of the sandy, 5-kilometer course. But Dorsa, who sat out the regional championship with an illness, showed no ill effects from the previous week. She pulled away over the final half-mile to earn the individual state title in a time of 19 minutes, 36.9 seconds.
Flora crossed the line about 13 seconds behind, in 19:50.0. Ebonique Diaz of Sunrise Mountain was third in 20:21.0.
Another standout Truckee sophomore, Gabrielle Rinne, finished ninth in a time of 21:10.1, while freshman teammate Hannah Halvorsen was 20th in 22:09.2, senior Ruby Wood was 24th in 22:29 and freshman Kyla Burrill was 25th in 22:31 to complete the team scoring. Olivia Yale (36th, 24:07) and Michaela Welch (37th, 24:11) also raced.
The Wolverines’ top five scores earned them a second-place team finish behind Elko, 41-53. South Tahoe’s girls came in third with 77 points, and were followed by Faith Lutheran (81), Desert Pines (134) and Clark (135). A total of 52 girls participated in the race.
To read more about this article, go here:
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20121106/SPORTS/121109942/1008&parentprofile=1052
Skyler Flora of Truckee High School competes at the Nevada State Championships
Photos courtesy Patrick Flora
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