it's the famous alpine resort, in the shadow of the jungfrau.urope energetically markets its top tourist attractions. alpine resorts like this are geared to large-scale tourism, helping the masses have fun spending their money. but just one valley over, you can have an entirely different experience. riding this gondola, you soar, landing in the sleepy, un-promoted village of gimmelwald. in 30 years of researching guidebooks, i've found hidden gems like this in every country. gimmelwald would have been developed to the hilt like neighboring towns, but the village had its real estate declared an "avalanche zone," so no one could get new building permits. the result -- a real mountain community -- families, farms, and traditional ways. choosing places like gimmelwald and then meeting the people, you become part of the party rather than just part of the economy. this is a realistic goal for any good traveler. eins, zwei, drei. [ chuckles ] take a moment to appreciate the alpine cheese. so older is better? oh, yes. i don't know. oh, yes, i always tak

mcconkey story was always was he of a movie son of a alpine specialist in extreme skiing pointed jeem change on from competitive race it to movie stars combining base jumping and wing suits with skiing skills he was never afraid of them he was more afraid of not living to the full he was so real there was nothing that he may have a pretty. he's just who he was in me as kind of a dork kind of embarrassing sometimes but he didn't care and so i think that he's everyone felt so comfortable around him say you are drawn to that kind of personality when you can just be yourself. yet sometimes things go wrong you think the rhetoric is a thousand and nine mcconkey was a little too for me to strays much double back when he tended to glide away in his ways to this peace deal to release in time his parachute was never deployed and he died at the same age just thirty nine living behind a wife and daughter. as well as countless fans she. told for whom his positive energy was irresistible. during. counseling and by the fire chief. and let's end with such a where russia are expected to produce a rang

alpine ski team. some of them, including lindsey vonn, working their way back from some devastating injuries. chris jansing tonight on sports and sisterhood in the andes mountains. >> reporter: high in the chilean andes the women of the u.s. alpine team are chasing the snow. the breathtaking beauty can't disguise some of the most challenging mountains anywhere. even for three-time olympic medalist julia mancuso. >> morning! >> reporter: it's here lindsey vonn is hitting the slopes for the first time after a devastating knee injury in february at the world championships. >> she's down heavily. >> i'm really happy to be back. >> reporter: lauren roth is fighting back, too. a brutal crash at 75 miles per hour scarred her face and psyche nearly two years ago. now she's got her sights set on making her first olympic team. >> it's hard to come back from such a mind boggling crash. i couldn't imagine doing anything else right now. >> reporter: lee anne smith is wearing a shoulder brace under that racing suit

alpine meadows has 10 inches of snow on the ground and expect that number to rise. it is neat to see the first snow of the year. >> this is a home on a states drive it has been red tagged as unsafe. the tree came crashing down on a fence on the side of a house. the wind brought down a tree in antioch. the man was scratched. if he was sitting a few inches in the other direction it would have landed on top of him. the boy was not hurt. >>> you are looking at alpine meadows. the snow was coming down. earlier today seeing rain d snow. we will see these showers rotating. you notice things are calm over the bay air. in the sierra we have shower activity as the low slowly pushes east. future cast, it is continuing into the midnight hour. showers will be spotty employ the bay area is getting cloud cover. the snow will stay with us. it will be chilly. he will see clearer skies. 43 in half moon bay. 43 in livermore. it will be very cold out there. a frost advisory. afternoon high temperatures not much there. 50s near the coastline. by halloween we have 60s and 70s. we could s

lies hockey and football have always been the number one sports in russia and alpine skiing just can't compete it doesn't have the popularity of rugby in new zealand for example take liechtenstein a tiny alpine brings a power team has a population of around thirty five thousand full farmers and times smaller than back to russia all of this since nine hundred seventy six in one thousand in big medals including two golds russia has not imagined ranges for the majority or a siren east of the country the true biggest cities are in the west and russia's coach summer for you comes from the east now pine country slovenia says accessibility to the slopes has been trying to develop champions i think as well as kind of a national sport it's actually rang the does for football and be for best of our. people. lots of young people of this people joined. because of the chapters from there also. ok we have competition and the reverse from austria switzerland very close so we can compare so that's probably one of the reasons that are risking a little bit however the situation in russia is in reading c

and no-jet-lag, jet lag prevention. >> at the heart of europe, switzerland epitomizes alpine beauty andventure, and no place says switzerland more than zermatt. as your train climbs through the stunning mattertal valley towards the car-free mountain village, your anticipation rises with the countryside. you're about to meet mountain royalty, and once in zermatt, the first thing you wish to do is pay homage to her majesty. standing here at the sunnegga overlook under the influence of the almost 15,000-foot matterhorn, it's hard to believe there was a time when the matterhorn wasn't an attraction. in fact, the subsistence farmers and shepherds who lived here either tried to ignore the mountain or were afraid of it. in the 19th century, the mountain was discovered by the rest of the world, and these days, more than two million visitors a year come here to zermatt just for the privilege of gazing upon it. there are 38 peaks in the zermatt region over 4,000 meters--that's more than 12,000 feet--and more than 400 kilometers of hiking trails, about 240 miles. now not all those trails lead up i

it doesn't have the popularity of rugby in new zealand for example take liechtenstein a tiny alpine prince apparently has a population of around thirty five thousand full five thousand times smaller than back to russia however since nine hundred seventy six in one minute in big medals including two golds russia has not imagined ranges of a majority or a scientist of the country the true biggest cities are in the west and russia's coach summer for you comes from the eastern outlying countries slovenia says accessibility to the slopes is key when trying to balance champions playing as well as kind of a national sport it's actually rang the does for football and be for best because. lots of young people of this. joined. because of the chapters from there are also. ok we have competition and the reverse from austria switzerland very close so we can compare so that's probably one of the reason that risking their a little bit however the situation in russia is in routing city my talk of hails from a region of camera in eastern siberia which has become the country's new hotbed for outlined

snow up here in the alpine meadows. it's all part of that unpredictable system in the past 36 hours that set up shop throughout the bay area with that wind. any sign of rainfall is off to the south tonight. back behind it, talk about a major chill. santa rosa 65 for today. san francisco 57. with that cold air in place and a few areas of clearing already beginning right now, a frost advisory has been issued up in the north bay. isolated 30s here tonight. especially in the hills around napa. that's where you definitely want to make sure you protect those plants and as you get up yourself, wear those layers. it helps trap a little bit of heat next to your body and will make those 30s feel a little bit more bearable to you. you will notice that 5:00 a.m. it is going to be chilly here. widespre widespread 40s expected in the morning hour. live sky camera network right now does look like this. you can see it is mainly clear. north bay, the frost advisory tonight with isolated 30s. we are finished with that rainfall overall. l

there are still work going on in putting on which is the resort they're building there for all the alpine events that will take place but as i understand it what's happening now is that structurally everything is in place and it's a question of you. if occasion because that has been a building site for the last five years the world's biggest building site and pretty much. complete but you need to green it all up you need to put in the palm trees you need to put in the grass you need to put paint on stuff and that's what's going on at the moment in the struggle for months to do so course all the sport. for a while for russia itself is a whole combination of different reasons and implications for having the sochi olympics first of all is the past russia always has a strong sporting tradition they lost the olympics in one thousand nine hundred they're the world's biggest country the night's biggest population this is a this is a bridging this is a gap between what was past and the successes of the past and taking into the future and also into leaving a legacy and the best way to do that is i

strong low pressure system which is causing low temperatures as well as heavy mountains now in the alpine we have some video from this location. people in austria were surprised at the unusual snowfall on thursday. the first heavy dump for the season covered the higher elevations in the extreme western mountains. snowplows were busy clearing the roads. unseasonably low temperatures were expected to continue throughout the weekend, and this area will continue to see heavy snow throughout your friday. about 30 centimeters of snow is likely. now, not just snow, we are expecting very heavy rainfall in the low-lying areas such as italy and the western balkan peninsula. the risk of flooding and mudslides are getting very high across the continent. clear across the northern half of the british isles. temperatures are as follows. extremely chilly, 13 in berlin. on your friday. all right, that's it for now. here's the extended forecast. >>> 34 crested ibises have been released into the wild in a joint conservation project between japan and china. the young ibises have been learning to fly and find

filmmakers are documenting the project to show the changes in the alpine landscape. six weeks earlier, they filmed the beginning of the project. this was early july. it had snow. the lodge keeper and her friends covered 1500 square meters of snow with a special fleece. it reflects the sun, protecting the glacier below it. warmth does the rest. six weeks later, the glacier around the fleece has melted away. now the fleece covers a kind of glacier table. one geologist says the work shows that glaciers are melting too much in the summer and not growing back enough in the winter. that has consequences because glaciers store a lot of water. >> the models show that in 100 years, there may be practically no more glaciers here. the summer melt off will be greatly reduced, affecting both urban and agricultural areas. in the summer, which tends to be drier anyway, water will be scarce in these areas. even those quite far away from the glaciers. >> water shortages are already a problem here. the lodge keeper needs the melt off water for cooking, washing, and cleaning. but the f

across northwestern africa, all the way up toward the alpines. in between the two aforementioned systems, we have high-pressure system covering and dominating. do enjoy that weather while you can in london, 14 degrees with plenty of sunshine on wednesday before that system moves in. paris at 15 degrees. lisbon looks a at 19 degrees with clear skies. bucharest with foggy condition at 22 degrees. americas. take a look at the winter storm will be impacting the four corners region. this is due to a jet stream meandering all the way down toward the south pulling all the cold air. the precipitation up in the higher elevations especially will turn white. up to about 25 centimeters of snowfall will be likely. severe thunderstorms could be popping up from this halloween storm. and even tornadic activity cannot be ruled out. 2.2 million people will be affected under flash flood watches. here are your temperatures. los angeles looking nice and fine at 21 degrees. plenty of sunshine. i'll leave you now for the extended forecast. >>> sight seers north of toky

. >> the alpine ski season got underway with a bit of a surprise on saturday.skiers taking top charge, it was a relative unknown. she dominated. >> she beat out all the favorites in saturday's race, taking her first ever world cup giant slalom win. she aced both of her runs. >> i have never been in this place before. finished second. germany had third. her compact three at -- her was a laminated from the race after a mistake just 20 seconds in -- was eliminated from the race after a mistake just 20 seconds in. federer iss, roger on his way to qualifying for the atp world tour finals after he advanced to the semis of the swiss indoors in basel. the world number six beat record in the trough -- beaty grigor dimitrov. federal took it 7-6 in the third set. his next opponent is canada's vasek pospisil. tied at theieve is shanghai masters, one of the four final -- the lead is tied at the shanghai masters, one of the four final tournaments. leads withera-bello luke guthrie, who earlier had the sole lead in the competition. that was a nice way to finish the show. we ha

the official start may be more than two months away, but don't tell that to the folks in germany alpine foothills. parts of southern germany have been busy clearing away the season's first serious snows. take a look. >> no, this is not the right weather for a cup of coffee on a sunny terrace. temperatures at the foot of the alps have dipped to near freezing. and up to 35 centimeters of heavy, wet snow cover the countryside, making it extremely attractive, but many motorists were completely unprepared for the tricky conditions. alsoeight of the snow brought down numerous trees, blocking roads and keeping local fire departments busy for much of the day. >> there is enough work for today. cleanup efforts will take several more hours. then we will have to see what how much more damage there is. we have a lot of work to do. >> at least they were not any serious crashes on the roads. but authorities did close schools in the region, giving children a day off to play in the season's first winter wonderland. >> some sports news now. soccer, germany has clinched its spot in next years world cup i

terrain, live tickets 20 dollars and season passes are valid, squaw valley will open november 27th and alpine meadows on december 13th, in two days recreation at crabbing season begins here. >>> sports fisherman must make sure the crabs are bigger than 5 and 3 quart inches across, the crabbing season starts november 15th. >>> millions of americans who rely on a major federal service can expect to see a big cut starting tomorrow. >>> customers reporting the smell of cat urine coming from their pricey new laptops. [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] >>> stocks little changed on wall street and that puts the market on track to finish october with a big gain, the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to 340 thousand a sign they are laying off few, the dow down 6 and they are up slightly. >>> starting tomorrow more than 47 million americans can expect to see a cut in food stamps because a temporary benefit from the economic stimulus that boosts food stamp dollars will no longer be available. the agriculture department says that

this is from the alpine region near the border of germany and austr austria. those clouds are looking like large ocean. if you're in the higher elevation, it's definitely a great view. if you're in the low-lying areas, those clouds are just creating gloomy weather. this is the low-pressure system causing the thick clouds. and this is actually centered over italy and the western balkan peninsula. continuously bringing a risk of severe rain. thunderstorms and gusty winds as well as large hail throughout the day. and up toward the north, we have a wet and windy conditions for the north and the system is actually packing cold air and as the system moving through, temperatures will be going down and precipitation will be falling across the central parts of europe. munich, only 9 degrees on friday, though the high could reach 16 degrees on your wednesday. paris only in the lower teens on thursday and friday. so you may want to bundle up. here's your extended forecast around the globe. >>> our top story at this hour, once again, southeast asian leaders are discussing

alpine champs prepping for the sochi olympics. one concern he has is the skis. they change the shape of the hour glass skis. that didn't stop them. the gold frafrt won six of eight giant slalom races. congrats to vladimir clinch coe. what has he won? actress hayden panettiere. >> little height difference. just a bit. >> extreme athletes rollerblading where? in an austrian forest. it's called the couch garden project. would you try it? >> i don't think so. there's too many trees around. i would be afraid i would hit one. >> i would be hugging a tree in one turn. >> want to keep you safe and sound. stay off of those. talk to you later. >>> it was an ominous scene off the coast of north carolina earlier this week. a surf fisherman captured this giant waterspout on video surrounded by black clouds. bill karins is here to talk about this. i'm always fascinated by these. that's a tornado over water. >> they're weaker, too. if they move over land, they're called tornadoes. that was with a cold front that went off the coast a couple days ago. then karen in the gulf merg

. >> winter is still two months to go, but that is not the case for people in germany's alpine foothills parts of southern germany have been clearing away the first serious nose. -- snows. >> this is not a right weather for a cup of coffee on a sunny terrace. temperatures at the foot of the alps have dipped to near freezing. and up to 35 centimeters of heavy wet snow covered the countryside, making it extremely attractive. many motorists were completely unprepared for the tricky conditions. the weight of the snow also brought down numerous trees, blocking roads and keeping local fire departments busy for much of the day. >> there is enough work for today. cleanup efforts will take several more hours, then we will have to see how much damage there have been -- has been. we have a lot to do. >> at least they were not any serious crashes on the roads. authorities to close schools in the region, giving children a day off to play in the season's first winter wonderland. >> that is nice. >> thanks for watching. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> dozens of peop

alpine medal says open october 13th.on october 25th. >> jacqueline: been meadows for the third time this fall. squaw valley is expected to and alpine meadows is set to sept. 25th! >> jacqueline: tonight we will have dreier conditions for the next several days. right now we are in the '60s for the most part it will get a little chilly out tonight but we will keep mostly clear skies with cool temperatures in the upper '40's and 50's. no cloud coverage but a little warmer than today and warmer trend will continue to the rest of the week and into the weekend. so here is a look at futurecast for tomorrow morning low 50s with upper 50s and expand as we move into the 10:00 hour all staggering indicate temperatures key into the '60s and by noon into the 70 degree temperatures. most of the south bay is at the '60s. in sunnyvale 73. 70's for inland valleys in getting into the mid-70s and antioch and then deal. a first '60s and or settings for the eastern shore lines and selling andrew pratt san leandro. here's a look at dick to th

. >> reporter: alpine meadows 14 inches on the upper elevations. squaw valley, 10 inches up high. and same for sierra at tahoe up to the south. it's fueling optimism after two lackluster seasons. this year might go from mild to wild and maybe mimic the record- setting winter of three years ago. >> reporter: a lumberjack trail. >> reporter: those are running north star the targeting fist. the resort not scheduled to open for three more weeks but it could come alive early if the storm door stays open. >> you know, like we had a huge snowstorm a couple feet every wednesday. would be perfect you know. clear the highways up in time for the folks to get to truckee and north lake tahoe. that'd be perfect. >> that was debra villone reporting. meantime the ski resort could be the first resort to open in the sierra. today or tomorrow the company is expected to annoyance if they'll open -- announce if they'll open up this weekend. most ski resorts have slated the opening dates around thanksgiving but the more snow comes before then it could come sooner. >>> after a delay a flight from oaklan

snow at squaw valley and alpine meadows you can see in these pictures.hile it's not enough to open the slopes quite yet it could mean a good season for skiers as no borders. speaking of the best-snow boarders. --speaking of snow was check-in with the weather. >>erica: looks like we will be dry and sunny as we head into the weekend. back here in the bay area started off with a live look at our james lick freeway camera. liking to mostly clear skies but we do have some high clouds in the north bay. temperatures are really vary in this morning. some spot as much as eight degrees cooler than yesterday permit some spot actually a little bit warmer center rows of clearer than 24 hours ago. vallejo actually it warmer and the mid-50s. was seen upper 50s and pleasanton. 49 degrees in san mateo. low 50s and san jose. futurecast 4 shows mid '50s and that judge by lunchtime for rich as you put the clock and the motion we will start to see the '70s plenty of sunshine as we head into the afternoon. but later on tonight temperatures back in the '50s for the most part.

at alpine meadows and they expected to rise as the snow continues. and pretty neat to see the first snowfall of the year. scott rates, kron 4 news. >> catherine: the 49ers and raiders were both victorious over the weekend. but one of the coaches is in hot water executive sports producer jason appelbaum is here - to show us what one of the raider's. assistant coaches did. it's probably something most coaches have wanted to do at one time or another.but raiders defensive coordinator jason tarver actually did it.and it was caught on camera. tarver flipped the officials the bird not once but twice.to go along with some choice words during the third quarter of the raiders 21-18 win over the steelers now what we would have been talking about had tarver not stole the headlines was this: the longest run ever by a quarterback in nfl history terrelle pryor goes 93 yards game untouched to give oakland a 7-0 lead. it was also the longest play from scrimmage in raiders history the raiders hung on to win 21-18 and improve to 3-and- 4 .as for the niners.they are ba

. >> reporter: alpine meadows 14- inches in its elevations. squaw valley 12 high. it's good estimations after having two dry months. the resort not scheduled to open for three more weeks but it could come alive earlier if the snowstorm stays open. >> we had a couple of feet every week that would be perfect. >> reporter: wouldn't that be perfect. the guns also going on at boreal who says they may actually open this weekend as long as the snow lasts but most of the resorts expect to be open before thanksgiving bringing people and spending to tahoe. deborah villalon, ktvu news. >>> we checked with cal caltrans and chained are we -- required to the chain exchange. >>> how long will this system continue to deliver snow? bill particular -- bill martin is live with the conditions. >> reporter: you saw snow flurries on deborah, it's snowing at blue canyon as well. just north of the truckee area more snow showers but they're tapering off. for us it just means that cold air is going to back up. i'll let you know how cool it's going to be when you wake up tomorrow morning bac

. >> reporter: alpine meadows 14- inches in its elevations. squaw valley 12 high. it's good estimations after having two dry months. the resort not scheduled to open for three more weeks but it could come alive earlier if the snowstorm stays open. >> we had a couple of feet every week that would be perfect. >> reporter: wouldn't that be perfect. the guns also going on at boreal who says they may actually open this weekend as long as the snow lasts but most of the resorts expect to be open before thanksgiving bringing people and spending to tahoe. deborah villalon, ktvu news. >>> we checked with cal caltrans and chained are we -- required to the chain exchange. >>> how long will this system continue to deliver snow? bill particular -- bill martin is live with the conditions. >> reporter: you saw snow flurries on deborah, it's snowing at blue canyon as well. just north of the truckee area more snow showers but they're tapering off. for us it just means that cold air is going to back up. i'll let you know how cool it's going to be when you wake up tomorrow morning bac

snow at squaw valley and alpine meadows.he slopes quite yet, becoming a good season for you. >> a lot of people were excited about this fresh powder. we received about one to 4 in. of snow. we saw our first winter weather advisory of the season. as of right now you are seen as sunshine and here is a live look from our mount tam cam. here in san francisco at looks like we have mainly blue skies. it is not as cold as one with started. oakland is coming in at 57 degrees. as we head into the afternoon it will be a mixture of sun and clouds. and the temperatures are just a stretch want and what we saw yesterday. two degrees warmer and low 70's and down the east shore line. later on this evening the temperatures will coal. >> mid to upper 60s for hayward and 57 degrees for satellite and radar shows high clouds are passing through and the wet weather is no longer in the picture. we have mild weather and the temperatures will start to climb. we will be back in the '80s as we start next work week. >> an update on the situation in syr

operators of ski areas at squaw valley and alpine meadows, sent us these photos and a message how it burns calories and benefits one's health. >> temperature changes you will feel at your house tomorrow. >> enough room for bicycles not fire trucks. a special report explores changes firefighters say are slowing them down and risking lives. >>> in 90 seconds, neighbors stunned by a deadly daylig when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what? (announcer) built to be there for your family. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> new details about a deadly shooting that shut down a deadly intersection in san francisco this afternoon. there may be dozens of people who witnessed this shooting and can help police. >> live at the hall of justice with the search for the gunman. ken. >> well, julie and frank it is remarkable no body el

beautiful architect and builder built the thing right but you take the house in alpine and put it anywhere not 10.7 million anymore. location, location, location drives up the premium. >> all right. >> i guess you're going to sell that house then now. >> i hope so. >> all right. >> okay, you should never make an offer below more than 10% of asking price. >> i'm keeping this guy right here on the bust. >> bust. you're right. when you're making an offer, take two things into consideration. the fair market value of the home and what you can afford. the seller might have priced the home high emotionally because they might be attached to the house. you can come in low but be prepared to justify your price. you don't want to offend the seller. >> the best time to shop for a house is during the winter months. >> buy or bust. >> bust. >> i just don't want to move my thing. >> so, willie, the theory behind that is that 365, any day of the year say great time to buy a house if it's your dream home. never be the person trying to play the market wanting to move in the summer months and you miss out on

operators of ski areas at squaw valley and alpine meadows, sent us these photos and a message how it burns calories and benefits one's health. >> temperature changes you will feel at your house tomorrow. >> enough room for bicycles not fire trucks. a special report explores changes firefighters say are slowing them down and risking lives. >>> in 90 seconds, neighbors stunned by a deadly daylight shooting on a busy street. >> always been safe. we live in a good neighbourhood. >> the young man who died >>> new details about a deadly shooting that shut down a deadly intersection in san francisco this afternoon. there may be dozens of people who witnessed this shooting and can help police. >> live at the hall of justice with the search for the gunman. ken. >> well, julie and frank it is remarkable no body else was shot with a lot of gunfire on a very busy street right as the evening commute was getting under way. >> it can be a sad and familiar scene, yellow tarp, covering the body of a young life cut short by gunfire. it happened in broad daylight, on mission street at brazil around 4:0

we posted it on instagram earlier today, up toward alpine meadows. 10 to 14 inches of snowfall up here today. looking great. we do hear from the ski resorts, expected to open. up within the next month. that's the great news. our next focus. that currently is the cold weather we do expect for tomorrow morning. isolated 30s into the north bay. frost advisories in effect right around the napa, just above the 1,000 feet in those hills and also here throughout mill valley. up above 1,000 feet. then also goes right up near santa rosa. as you head throughout the morning hours, those in the north bay should definitely remember to wear layers, give your car a little extra time to warm up and also don't forget to protect those plants as well. temperatures definitely going to be dropping down into the 30s. that means it's going to feel even colder out there to you. first look at that tuesday forecast. we'll start overall inland with widespread 40s at 5:00 a.m. with a little bit of cloud cover as well. 11:00 a.m., not going to warm up too much. temperatures in the upper 50s and also low 60s. let's

. >> listen up, section williams, kirkpatrick, two alpine 24. >> since dropping out of his gang in '99 been charged with two separate counts of in-cell violence, stabbing one of his cell mates several times and cutting another one's throat. >> 14 months. >> probably. >> that's the biggest one i've had since i've been here. >> speedy is meeting with counselor gray to discuss a possible transfer and his behavior. the sessions are standard procedure for all protective custody inmates. >> you know you have life. so you have a life sentence now. you have 234 points. >> it went down. >> so then just the life of crime start escalating. still level four, and you have your mandatory score of 19 that still will stick for your life sentence. use your disciplinary while you're in here, down on your program, period, will be good, because you don't need any other, you know, disciplinary problems, because you know that just adds up. >> what was my last write-up? do you have it in here? my 115? that was -- >> it was in 2002. have you done anything recently? >> no. how about before that? >> you have a

. >> reporter: for alpine skier mark o'sullivan, that love turned into a career. and if the 33-year-old qualifies for sochi, it will mark his fourth and last winter olympic games. >> this is it, and there's no reason to hold anything back, and just going to ski like crazy. >> reporter: this is also likely the last time bobsledder chuck berkeley of walnut creek will train for the olympic games. the 37-year-old wants redemption in sochi after a heartbreaking crash in vancouver. >> we're in the lead when we went over, so we had a chance to possibly, you know, break into the medals. so we went over, the first thing you think is, this is scary. really scary, and painful. then as you come to the realization of what's happening, you realize, oh, man, this is my olympic games, it's probably over and it was. >> reporter: snowboarder, nate holland, is another olympic veteran looking to relive the feeling of his first olympic games in torino. >> it's a pretty amazing feeling representing the u.s. i mean, it's -- it first hit me when i walked in the opening ceremonies in tori

5,000 school-aged children living in 12 southern california communities, from atascadero to alpine. john peters: we decided to look at children primarily because we can find them more easily. we can go to schools, and if they're young enough, they don't smoke yet. they don't have hazardous occupations, so that there are some things about them that are amenable to study, maybe not the least of which is-- at least thought by some-- that the growing lung in a young person is more susceptible to the effects of air pollution as well. plus the fact that children spend more time outdoors and they exercise more so that they would be breathing more of the ambient air and when they're exercising, even more. children in the study are periodically tested to determine if there are any long-term effects from air pollution. researchers measure each child's lung development and function in relation to the air quality at home and in school, as well as the outside environment. so if we see an effect, we'll be trying to isolate whether it's caused by particles in the air, or ozone in the air, or a com

this tranquil scene is from alpine meadows. you can see how much snow fell.al inches on this railing. more than a foot in some locations. northstar got a nice dousing. alipne meadows had to plow roads to clear the snow. people have been sending photos to us.thanks to michael for this one. great shot of the sun peeking out this morning. we always love seeing your photos of the snow you can include them in a message on facebook.use our kron-4 mobile app.or emails us - breaking news at kron.com. it's almost time to hit the slopes.some resots are planning to open the week before thanksgiving.less >> coming up. your wallet could get a little thinner - just for buying a soda in san francisco. find out why. and a fast-moving fire was raging in the mission district in san francisco. we'll bring you the latest -- next. ♪ nice car. sure is. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. set your soul free. [ male announcer ] the a

these rugged rodents wrestle with harsh alpine environment where food is scarce and predators are always the prowl. what is their secret to survival? sleep and lots of it. hoary marmots hibernate seven to eight months he year. it keeps them safe and warm during harsh mountain winters. when they are awake they need to as much as possible. while other hibernate or is like grizzly bears fatten up on calorie rich fish, the hoary marmot doubles its weight at the local salad bar, eating nothing but lands. it may not be the most nutritious diet am a but at 10,000 feet above sea level, you are not likely find much else. and now it is time for the "animal science" pop quiz. three questions. all correct gets an "anima science" award. ready, get set, go -- question 1 -- which bird lays the world's largest and? trumpeter swan, the emu, or the ostrich? c, the ostrich. it's eggs way up to five pounds age. question 2 -- which of these animals has the longest lifespan? the guerrilla -- forilla elephant, or the tiger? b, the elephant which can live for 80 years. ok, final question -- what animal has the