Record 209-mph wind gust whipped Northern California ... not so fast

On a windy, wintry day, a wobbly chairlift can feel like the scariest place to be. And with potentially record-breaking wind gusts lashing the mountain, Kirkwood Ski Resort in Northern California near the Nevada border wasn't going to take a chance.An unverified 209-mph wind gust was recorded shortly before 8 a.m. PST on Sunday by the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Reno. If the eye-popping reading is accurate, the gust would shatter the state record and rank third all-time among verifi