[PHOTOS] Friday’s Structure Fire at Donner Ski Ranch, CA, is 2nd in Recent Years

CAL FIRE responded with Truckee Fire District to the burning Lytton Lake Lodge at Donner Ski Ranch Resort, CA, on Friday night. The resort will be closed today due to utility losses required to safely disconnect the burned-down lodge. Related: Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Offers Free Skiing to Firefighters on January 30, 2022 The fire was well established prior to the arrival […]
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NASA: Boulder County, CO, Wildfire is Most Destructive in State’s History | 1,100 House Burned, 2 People Missing

On December 30, 2021, high winds roared out of the west and down the front slope of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Northwest of Denver, peak gusts reached 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour—the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. Those winds whipped up intense grass and brush fires in south Boulder and blew them east toward the towns of […]
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Before and After Photos Reveal Just How Badly the Caldor Fire Burned Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA

Sierra-at-Tahoe announced last week that it wouldn’t open for the winter season until at least 2022 because of damage sustained from the devastating Caldor Fire earlier this year. But just how bad was the damage from the blaze? Related: Fire Damaged Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, Will Not Open Until 2022 New drone imagery shows what Sierra-at-Tahoe’s ski runs look like after the […]
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Sierra-At-Tahoe, CA, Still Unsure of Opening Date | Confirms What Terrain Will Be Closed Due to Caldor Fire Damage

As the Caldor Fire tore through Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, last month, we feared the worst––one of our favorite resorts was being razed to the ground. Thankfully, that didn’t happen, and due to heroic work by firefighters and the use of snowguns to dampen the area, Sierra-at-Tahoe survived. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any damage. Related: Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, CA “Uncertain” as to […]
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California’s Caldor Fire is Now 100% Contained

Thanks to the brave efforts of firefighters and first responders, the Caldor Fire is now 100% contained. Related: Desolation Hotel, South Lake Tahoe, CA, to Host Fundraising Event & Halloween Spookytacular for Wildland Firefighter Foundation & El Dorado Community Foundation’s Caldor Fire Fund On October 21, the Caldor Fire reached 100 percent containment. Great Basin Incident Management Team 7 took […]
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Updated National Forest Closure No Longer Includes Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA | Opening Day to Go Ahead as Planned

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It was touch and go for a while, but Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA, confirmed over the weekend that the season will proceed as planned after survivng the Caldor Fire that burned south of Lake Tahoe in September. Related: Kirkwood Mountain Resort, CA Confirms “No Direct Fire Damage” From Caldor Fire | Will Open December 3rd as Planned After burning through […]
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