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

Ski resorts in the central Sierra Nevada have received multiple feet of snow in the first half of February, thanks to recent winter storms. The new snow has created great conditions for skiing and ...

In this week's science news we've seen Earth's crust peeling away under the Sierra Nevada mountains ... The new maps combine ...

Following a series of winter storms, the Sierra Nevada mountains are expected to see a surge in visitors this weekend. Skiers, snowboarders, and snow enthusiasts are eager to take advantage of the ...

They’re produced in the foothills’ volcanic, acidic soils left behind after the formation of the Sierra Nevada range pushed the most fertile dirt down into Napa and Lodi. Those geographic ...

The snow-covered Sierra Nevadas can be ... of ag burning and wood fireplaces, the mountains still sit behind a veil of smog throughout most of the year. Topography is partially to blame ...

On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the ...

The Village on Technology Hill will be developed in three distinct zones, each catering to different needs and lifestyles. The industrial zone, located to the east, will include a 160,000 square ...

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The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply, began the year in good shape, at 108% of normal. But as anyone who went skiing or did yardwork over ...

California's snowpack stands at 65% of average for this time of year. After a dry January, major storms are forecast to bring ...

Fires driven by Santa Ana winds, the infamous gusts that howl in over the mountains to the city ... Area and the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada. Such findings raise a big question ...