Once a frontier town for loggers and cowboys, Truckee, near Lake Tahoe, has quickly grown into a hub of winter adventure—not to mention hip coffee shops and new restaurants.

Named for the Paiute chief who helped settlers en route to California, Truckee sits about 15 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe and 190 miles ... who sought downhill skiing, toboggan rides and more.

RMU Truckee is both a ski shop and a bar, but mostly it's a place where skiers hang out. It was a normal storm by mid-winter standards but freakish for early May. Some 26 inches of snow fell on the ...

When I was 16, I got a job at a ski resort ... Lake Tahoe winter classic trip just without all the crowds. Donner Lake is outside Truckee, an adorable mountain town about 20-30 minutes North ...

However, beware of ski traffic. The last time a powder day aligned with a weekend, Truckee and North Lake Tahoe experienced so much gridlocked traffic that officials expressed concerns about ...

It's best known as a skiing ... area. Lake Tahoe is typically divided into northern and southern halves. You can get to North Lake Tahoe from Reno by following Interstate 80 west to Truckee ...

A long-standing public ski resort nestled in Lake Tahoe's 'winter paradise' is closed as a bitter fight over public access between billionaires and locals has reached a stalemate. Opened in 1961 ...

In recent weeks, two young boys have lost their lives in ski accidents, both at well-known resorts. One boy, 12-year-old Jack Murray ... assistance from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection ...

A winter storm could bring up to 3 feet of snow to the Lake Tahoe area starting Monday as ... High winds will continue for the Truckee Meadows Monday with gusts up to 50 mph possible.