Local Snow-Lovers' Delight (VIDEO)

It's been cold weather around here this last few days, and that's great new for local resorts.

At CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

Shaun White Completes the Comeback (VIDEO)

He won the gold medal last night, and today's he's apologizing for "gossip" comments about sexual harassment allegations?

Politics is the cancer of everything right now.

At LAT, "Shaun White saves best for last to win third halfpipe gold."

And at USA, "Shaun White apologizes for calling sexual harassment allegations 'gossip' after Olympic gold."

ADDED: From Christine Brennan, "As Shaun White cements legacy, why so little attention paid to sexual harassment allegations?" (Via Memeorandum.)

Lake Tahoe Snow Report (VIDEO)

Following-up from yesterday, "It's Going to Be a Great Weekend for Snow Sports in California! (VIDEO)."

Here's Tamara Berg, for KCRA News 3 Sacramento:

It's Going to Be a Great Weekend for Snow Sports in California! (VIDEO)

The High Sierras have gotten 100 inches of snow. And the weather was so gnarly that no one could make it up to Mammoth Mountain, so locals had the slopes to themselves.

Now, the storms have cleared out for a bit, and ski and snowboard enthusiasts are looking to have one of the best weekends for snow sports in years, if not in decades.

Local mountains, the San Gabriels and the San Bernardinos, have a few feet of fresh snow.

There's still some dangerous conditions up there, and some power outages. So, folks should use abundant caution.

Here's CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

Lindsey Jacobellis Back for More in Snowboard Cross at #Sochi Olympics

Well, as they say: If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

At LAT, "She lost the gold by grabbing her board in 2006, didn't make the final in 2010 and is favored this time. She is glad she stuck with it."

I blogged about her in 2010, "Lindsey Jacobellis: Least Clutch Athlete Ever?"