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SIA 2010 Tradeshow

New product is awesome. So awesome in fact, that for a few days in Denver, the shred industry had a little party to show off all of next year’s awesomeness. I can only wish I’d been there for it, but instead here is a post courtesy of Snowboard Mag that...

Flash Photography V2.0

After a few weeks of mixed up orders and payment problems, I am finally in possession of my Alienbees Cybersync trigger/receiver remote setup for my flash. I took it out to Seymour to shoot the Red Ledge on the weekend but as I said in that post, I had some...

Gear Teaser!

Get stoked for new gear and another epic season, ladies and gentlemen! The SIA Convention has wrapped up in Denver, Colorado. For those of you who may have not heard of it, check this out. Basically, it;s a massive teaser for all the newest gear droppin’ next year! So far the...

Northstar @ Tahoe: Olympic Heritage Jam 2010

Hey Grouse! This video may seem kind of random because of all the things that have been happening in Vancouver and Whistler lately (i.e. the Red Ledge, the Olympics coming up, strange snow patterns etc, etc). However, I have been watching this video over and over for the past 24 hours...

California Dreamin’

Hey guys, Been really busy, so first blog of the season. We went down to Mammoth for the Grand Prix event a couple weeks ago with some old Grouse Mountain riders Brennen Kurchak, Keenan Filmer and Christian Cretu taking photos. 20 degree weather everyday and sunny skies, couple injuries, solid trip. Enjoy Cheeers, Tamo...

The Red Ledge

There are a lot of urban rails that are seen time and time again in movies. Probably one of the most famous rails is The Red Ledge in Quebec. Ever since JP Auclair hit is some 10 years ago (don’t quote me on this, only a guess) it has been...

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Intrawest Defaults on Loans, Lenders Start Foreclosure Process (h/t Mark)

A reader sent me this story from CBC regarding Intrawest's financial problems: Wall Street financiers say they are going to put the Whistler Blackcomb resort up for sale while the facility is hosting Winter Olympic events next month. Creditors who......

Outstanding Day at Sunrise

Took a day trip to Sunrise with my cousin Zach that took a whole lot of arm twisting. He finally told me on Thursday that if no one else was going to go that he guessed he would because had......

Perhaps the Best Ski Day Ever at Brian Head

I hate making a pronouncement like that but in the last week BH has gotten over 4' of snow and Saturday we cut first tracks on Dunes and by first tracks I mean we took at least four laps down......

Sunrise Closed Due to Massive Storm

When you are closed because you got between 3-4' and the roads are shut down across half the state you know conditions will be good the next day. Record storm in AZ last night. I am debating going to the......

Promotions from Brian Head

Just got an email from the promotions folks at Brian Head: Brian Head, UT â Several new lodging/skiing/boarding packages and multiple promotions offering 50%-off adult lift tickets have been introduced at Southern Utahâ s Brian Head Resort, the best-kept skiing......

Popular Mechanics Follows Avalanche Patrolers

Cool Article on Avalanche Patrolers in Popular Mechanics: The bomb is the size of a soup can, bright orange, stuffed with two pounds of pentolite—a chalky mixture of TNT and an even more powerful explosive compound known as PETN. Ross......

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Major Winter Storm Pounds Mid Atlantic Region

Storm forecast to produce record snowfall in Washington D.C. area....

Snowshoes Are Having A Record Year

According to tourist authorities, 2 million people now practice snowshoeing at least once every year in France alone....

The Vercors: A Cross Country Skier's Dream

With 1000 kilometres of cross country trails, the Vercors, a plateau in the French Alps, has more than any skier could hope for....

It's All Downhill For British Ski And Snowboard Federation

The BSSF is to go into administration, but British athletes will still compete in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver....

First Came Gloves, Then More Fashions, Skis At Big Trade Show; Jill Reports

The final day of the big Snow Industries America (SIA) trade show in Denver started out as a glove day - Kombi, Gordini, Level, Swany, Hestra, Grandoe, Black Diamond. There are as......

Snoqualmie, Big Sky, Crystal, And Cypress Raise Money For Haiti

Four Northwest resorts raised more than $11,000 for Haiti....

Homeboy Ski Blog

ColdAvenger Keeps Skiers Breathing Easy

With ColdAvenger skiers look like Darth Vader, but actually ColdAvenger helps breathing when temperature drops very low....

Afternoon Powder Snow in Espoo, Southern Finland

I took a few hours off the desk this afternoon and went to hike & shoot our little local molehill with a friend. We scored some pretty good snow by our standards......

Battery Bagjump Sessions, Helsinki 29.01.2010

This is already a few days old but I decided to post anyway…mainly because someone posted a nice edit on YouTube from the event is worth sharing. I also managed to take a few (loysy) snapshots but it was damn cold, -13C and some serious windchill, my fingers were freezing and I was actually pretty...

Canada: Rogers Pass & Whitewater backcountry

The Canadian ski-touring mecca Rogers Pass together with blue skies and plenty of new snow can only lead to some really fun times. And our local surroundings here near Nelson haven't been bad either....

Japan – Endless Powder

Ville is spending the winter skiing in Hakuba, Japan. Here's some photos and a report from the at least so far very snowy winter.....

Riding Classic Backcountry Runs – Glacier Rond of Chamonix

Interested in skiing the classic backcountry and off-piste runs? Check out our new Skiing Classic Backcountry Runs article series. In this first article we talk about Glacier Rond, one of the best known off-piste routes of Chamonix....

About.com Skiing

Ski Cheap on Super Bowl Sunday

Traditionally, the ski slopes are pretty empty on Super Bowl Sunday and don't think the ski resorts haven't taken notice. They figure the best way to coax skiers to come out for a little skiing before kickoff is to give them some bargain ticket rates. Of course, this idea has taken...

Skiing Gear Checklist

Before you head to the ski slopes, be sure that you have all the right ski equipment. You'll be able to rent some skiing gear like skis and boots, but you'll need to bring your own warm ski clothing, goggles, and gloves or mittens. This skiing gear checklist will help you make...

Vonn Clinches 2010 World Cup Super G Title

In St. Moritz, Switzerland on Sunday, Lindsey Vonn won her third consecutive Audi FIS Alpine World Cup super G race. This is the last race before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and the win makes Vonn unbeatable for the World Cup Super G event title. It wasn't a good day on the...

Ligety on GS podium again and 7 U.S. Women Land WC Points

A day after cruising to his third consecutive giant slalom victory at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Ted Ligety finished third in yet another GS on Saturday. This was his fourth Audi FIS Alpine World Cup podium of the season. Over in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Lindsey Vonn landed a solid fifth place in...

Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver - Watch The Journey

Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver is a documentary that chronicles the training and preparation of selected US Ski Team members leading up to what they hope will be the biggest and best day of their young lives - standing on the top step of...

Ted Ligety Wins Kranjska Gora GS

Ted Ligety threw down a powerful second run today to take the FIS Audi World Cup Giant Slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Trailing by .01 second after the first run Ligety came on to win by .34 seconds. This was Ligety's third straight GS win on the Kranjska Gora course and puts him...

FasterSkier.com

Where Were the Norwegians?

Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) has been training five to six hours a day for the past few weeks For the last few weeks, Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland has been training five to six hours a day. Seriously. We asked her four times, just to be sure. Granted, she said that only three to...

And Now For The Sprint…

Canmore, Alberta – World Cup racing continues tomorrow with a classic sprint on a new course at the Canmore Nordic Center. Two years ago when the World Cup came to town, many of the men opted to double pole the classic sprint on skate skis.  Since then FIS has worked to...

RMISA: UNM Dominates Home Track at Invite

UNM dominated the first day at the New Mexico Invite here in Red River. In the men's race Martin Kaas UNM won his 3rd race of the season followed by his teammate Pierre Niess in second only 5.6 seconds back....

Canmore World Cup Photos – Day One

FasterSkier’s Win Goodbody is part of our team that has ventured to Canmore for the World Cup races this weekend.  Here is a look at the action through his camera lens....

Kalla Nips Kowalczyk in Canmore 10k; Compton 14th

Charlotte Kalla (SWE) on the course during the 10k freestyle in Canmore today. Photo, Phil Bowen Canmore, Alberta – Tune-up? Small field? Sure, but it’s still the World Cup. In front of hundreds of fans in Canmore, Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla gave her Olympic hopes a boost by winning the women’s 10k freestyle...

Italy Strong at “Home Away From Home” – Top 2 in Men’s 15km

Canmore, Alberta – Italian Pietro Piller Cottrer wouldn’t mind moving his family to Canmore.  “I just need to teach them English and we can come,” he said following his 2nd place finish in today’s 15km individual start freestyle.  According to Piller Cottrer, Canmore is very similar to his home in...

Utah Skiing Blog - Ski Bum Poet

Latest DtB Fix

Haven’t even finished watching this in full yet, but felt compelled to post. Keepin’ it real as always. Gotta LOVE Donna the Buffalo. Aside from family and friends, they may be the most influential force from the Ithaca area I miss…(not discounting phat growing seasons and lotsa lakes) IF YOU ONLY...

Natural Avalanche in Cardiac Bowl

How about a gasp for the current Little Cottonwood Canyon snowpak? The first photo below is courtesy of Spencer Wheatley on Facebook… although he points out that he didn’t take the photo. Here is his caption, and the photo: “Natural avalanche in Cardiac Bowl -Fracture wraps into Little Superior Buttress.” From the...

It’s Called Fun

New teaser vid clip of some sorts from Julian.. best watched with sound....

Outdoor Affiliate Events

I’m about to start a busy ten days smack in the middle of the Utah January thaw. Maybe the real deal POW will show up when I’ll need it most  towards the end of the month. Although I certainly wouldn’t complain if I was on top of Baldy today. Check...

New Year’s Blue Moon

We have a New Year’s Blue Moon. And there’s powder snow at Alta. Not too shabby, eh? I heard this story on NPR this morning on my way to the office: A Blue Moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern, and results in two...

From someone in the know…

Here is a little info from someone in the know, about the coming storm. Looks good…we sure could use it in the Wasatch. Looks like Wednesday morning might be the one…National Weather Service Alta, UT Looks like its coming in right side up. The first foot is a little heavy- around...

New England & Northeast Skiing, Mountain Biking, Hiking Forums - AlpineZone Forums

Famous Sister In-Law

Another picture of my Sister in-law has found it's way to the front page of a ski related publication! She's becoming quite the covergirl.... http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/500/Kristina_-_Snow_East_0001.jpg :snow:...

75

Is about how many hours I worked this week. This included one only 30 minute (working) lunch break, lots of energy drinks, way too much Coca-Cola. When you spend more than half of your day at work and are only awake for three hours that involves any location other than...

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Discuss....

PA resorts

Any of the places in S Pa worth checking out with this 2 ft they are talking about?...

The ghost arises

Hi all, Poking around to see how things are. This is the year I get back into hiking again. Been a lot of life changes so it seems to be the right time! Missed everyone. I hope to become a regular again here. -Stephen...

Jay Peak Help...

never been... Planning on monday and Tues... Where can I stay? I can afford to spend but my friends not so much... suggestions? or point me to a thread that can help... thx......

Ski Diva: The Blog for Women Who Ski

Why you can't order a copy of DOUBLE BLACK on Amazon. And where you can get one, instead.

It figures. My debut novel, DOUBLE BLACK: A SKI DIVA MYSTERY, comes out on January 5, and the publishing world goes insane.Here's what's happening: Amazon and Macmillan have disagreed over e-book pricing strategies, and Amazon has suspended the sale of all Macmillan titles — electronic and hardcopy versions alike —...

Back from Schweitzer

Yep, I'm back from four days in north Idaho. Not the easiest place to get to from Vermont, but definitely well worth it.If you haven't heard of Schweitzer, you're not alone. A lot of people haven't. I'd mention to someone where I was going, and they'd give me a blank...

Heading to Schweitzer.

I'm pretty excited. Tomorrow I'm traveling to Schweitzer for a few days of skiing."Schweitzer?" I hear you say. "Where's that?"Schweitzer's in Northern Idaho, and though it's not as well known or as big as say, Vail or Whistler, it has plenty to offer. Schweitzer has 2,900 skiable acres (in comparison, my home...

Tick tock, tick tock.

It'll be here before you know it: TheSkiDiva/NASTC clinic!For the first time, TheSkiDiva is partnering with the North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) for a great women's clinic in beautiful Lake Tahoe, California. NASTC is an incredible operation. Headed by Chris and Jenny Fellows and headquartered in Tahoe, their instructors...

It's Launch Day for DOUBLE BLACK: A SKI DIVA MYSTERY

Yes, I'm excited. Can you blame me? As of today, it's on the shelves and ready to roll!For those of you who don't know, DOUBLE BLACK  is my debut novel. It's a ski mystery that features a young woman who moves to a Vermont ski town to become a ski...

Reflections on Snow

As 2009 winds down to a close, I thought I'd end it with a poem by my friend, Cathy Quaglia, owner of Aspen East, a terrific ski shop in nearby Killington, VT. I love the peace and imagery of it. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!Reflections on SnowSnow's origin, not so...

Backcountry Skiing and Snowboarding

“Hand of God” saves college prof.

Last Saturday Gilles Durand, a 53 year old college professor and director of sports at the University of Grenoble was climbing the steep couloir des Sultanes with a friend when they triggered a slab avalanche. The couloir takes it name from the large sentinel rocks that guard the entrance. Couloir...

Fatality in Grand Vallon - Val d’Isere

A Danish skier in his thirties has been killed by an avalanche this afternoon at Val d’Isère. The avalanche occurred on the West facing Grand Vallon at 2700 meters altitude. The skier was part of a group of eight from the UCPA and accompanied by an instructor....

New glacier safety film on screen in Chamonix

Working in cooperation with the Compagnie du Mont Blanc, a partnership of a mountain guide and ski instructor has produced a video aiming to reduce the number of skiers falling into crevasses. The 6 minute video will be screened all winter at the Aiguille du Midi and Grands Montets ski...

Europe to experience decades of artic winters?

While governments plan a long term strategy to cope with climate change the return of a real winter in Europe, particularly the North, has left public services struggling to cope. Airports at Chambery, Grenoble and Lyon were unable to run normal schedules with some winter sports enthusiasts diverted to Milan...

Avalanche of hyperbole buries Euroskiers

Backcountry travellers risk being buried in an avalanche of hyperbole this winter as journalists and law-makers turn their sights on off piste skiers. Writing from the comfort of some Parisien brassiere the Guardian’s intrepid Lizzy Davies alluded to a “Winter of Terror” similar to 1999 or 1950 with “alpine residents...

Analysis of Avalanche Accidents in France for the 2008/2009 season

The 2008-2009 ski season in France saw 35 avalanche fatalities in 24 incidents. The number of fatal incidents is above the median established since 1989 of 19 incidents. The season had good snow conditions from late November through to May with four major periods of avalanche activity....

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Silber für Lena Dürr: Mona Loeseth gewinnt JWM-Riesenslalom

Die Junioren-Ski-Weltmeisterschaft ist aus deutscher Sicht mit einem Erfolg zu Ende gegangen: Lena Dürr holte sich im Riesenslalom die Silbermedaille. Gold ging an die Norwegerin Mona Loeseth ......

Drei JWM-Entscheidungen: Keine Medaillen für den DSV

Bei der Junioren-Ski-WM in Frankreich hat es am 4. Februar drei weitere Entscheidungen gegeben. Bei den beiden Abfahrtsläufen schlugen sich die deutschen Teilnehmer gut, verpassten aber die Medaillenränge. Zudem steht bei den Junioren der Kombinations-Weltmeister fest ......

Olympische Vorfreude: Was bringen die Spiele in Vancouver?

"Es ist nicht alles Gold, was glänzt", so ein Sprichwort. Auch die strahlenden Olympischen Spiele in Vancouver haben mit Problemen ganz unterschiedlicher Art zu kämpfen. Wir zeigen euch einige auf ......

Skireisen nach Graubünden zu gewinnen: Bis zum 14. Februar mitmachen - Reisezeit selbst bestimmen

Noch bis zum 14. Februar könnt ihr Skireisen nach Graubünden gewinnen. Einlösen können die Gewinner ihre Reisegutscheine noch bis Ende der kommenden Wintersaison ......

"Downhiller for Haiti": 56.000 Euro für Erdbebenopfer

Allein die Trikotversteigerung der Aktion "Downhiller for Haiti" hat über 56.000 Euro eingebracht. Durch weitere Spenden kam mehr als das Doppelte für die Erdbebenopfer zusammen ......

Schönfelder muss sechs Monate pausieren: Kreubandriss erfordert Knie-OP

Rainer Schönfelder hat sich einer Knie-OP unterzogen und muss nun sechs Monate pausieren. Für Vancouver konnte sich der Bronzemedaillengewinner von Turin nicht qualifizieren ......

Ski the East

"Traveling Skis" Meet "The Ski Diva"

The K2 Women's Alliance have been gallivanting around Europe since October 2009 when the K2 Women's Alliance met for their season kick-off in Soelden Austria. Girls from Germany, Switzerland and Austria gathered for a weekend of skiing, clinics and partying......

Sunday Night With February Dawning and Canada Looming

Hard to believe we're heading into February tomorrow but, the best part is we are having a really strong winter. A few rain showers here and there but with the quick turn back to cold weather just solidified the snowpack......

Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center Grooming Upgrade

A new 2010 Prinoth Husky Snowcat has been added to the fleet of grooming equipment at Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center in Benson, NY. Olavi Hirvonen, Lapland Lake’s owner/operator and former Olympic skier, accepted delivery of the Husky on Friday,......

National Ice Carving Competition Returns To Stowe

From Stowe Mountain Resort: Some of the country’s best amateur and professional Ice Carvers will compete by creating frozen masterpieces in Stowe this Saturday, January 23. The nationally sanctioned NICA event comes at the conclusion of Stowe’s week-long Winter Carnival,......

Sunday Night and No It's Not Europe

It was supposed to be Europe, for a week in France, but a sudden family illness meant aborting and rescheduling the trip. So, that beautiful little above the clouds morning is from atop Killington. Once the stomach flu that attacked......

Pats Peak Student Patroller Recognized by National Ski Patrol

From Pats Peak, NH: Pats Peak, New Hampshire's premier family snowsports destination, is proud to announce patroller, Kenneth Plourde, as the 2009 recipient of the National Ski Patrol Silver Merit Star as runner-up in the Outstanding Young Patroller category. Plourde......

TetonAT.com

New Ski Slope Difficulty Signs

I saw this on TGR and thought it was pretty funny. Support TetonAT and track your vertical in the hills this spring with the Sunnto CORE from Backcountry.com. Some models now 20% OFF and they all ship for FREE!!!...

Video: Skiing Chile’s Puyehue

(Note: TetonAT switched to a more powerful server yesterday, and I think we lost some comments in the process…some from this morning too. My apologies…but feel free to repost them if you like, as I think we’ve got most of the bugs taken care of now. Thanks…Steve.) This is...

The Truth About Powder Skis

Not quite as funny as the ole’ Paramarker clip, but it should rally a few laughs. Support TetonAT and shop GREEN at Backcountry.com....

Randosteve’s Camera Rig

When I meet people who check out TetonAT.com, they often comment how much they love the photographs. Thanks…hopefully I can get some good one’s up here soon! Though I take most of the photos here myself, often some are donated from partners I am skiing with…so I can’t take all...

Fairy Meadows Hut…Paid in Full

Somehow things have fallen into place and I’ll be heading up to the Fairy Meadows Hut in the Selkirk Mountains of Canada in less than a month. A fellow J-Holer scored in the lottery for hut reservations last year (yeah…because it’s so sick, there is a lottery for reservations)...

ABC of Skiing News Feed

Able Planet Launches New Pink Headphones

This year's Winter X-Games Kick-Off Bash benefits Boarding for Breast Cancer, and Able Planet will continue its extreme sports-focused "i am able” campaign by launching pink-colored units of its award-winning True Fidelity® Foldable Active Noise Cancelling Headphones. For every purchase of the pink "extreme” headphones, debuting at the Kick-Off Bash,...

Sterling Custom Home Pours Foundation

Sterling Custom Homes is pleased to announce that they recently poured the slab foundation at 212 Black Wolf Run in Flintrock Falls. This is their new "quick-delivery” home that overlooks the fifth fairway of the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course. The luxury Austin home includes four bedrooms (two on the...

Watch the Olympic Torch Video!

Watch a moment in history as the Olympic Torch comes to Banff-Lake Louise, and we celebrate in a very unique way! In an exciting salute to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games,the Flame visits our ski resorts, and locals and visitorsalike join in the festivities of this great event. And we've got it...

DEVO to Perform at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games

DEVO, one of post modern rock's most visionary and influential bands, have been invited to perform live at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on Feb 22, 2010. This performance will conclude a Victory Ceremony and will be broadcast live on NBC Networks. It's your duty as citizens of...

Aspen Ski and Board To Be Featured

Aspen Ski and Board, one of the largest winter sports shops in the country is sponsoring the $1,000 wedge on the popular and long running game show Wheel of Fortune on January 25th—January 27th. Contestants play against one another in a bid to solve word puzzles for cash prizes. Certain...

StraightChuter.com - Backcountry Skiing & Beyond

Scotties Bowl – Topo

Scotties is a classic little Wasatch one-hitter.  It is in danger of being over-run by Snowbird as it borders the resort, but if you time it right, it can serve up a nice powder run. Please upgrade your browser ________________________________ Help support StraightChuter.com and get an Avalung infused Black Diamond Covert...

Tuning Bench Tie-Down

Trying to clamp down the latest generation of wide skis for a tune-up is like wrestling an eel in a vat of Crisco.  Forget it.  Because they are so wide, yet have a thin cross section and rounded topsheets, traditional tuning clamps will hold skis only long enough to look...

Arches and Avalanches

One of the cruelest avalanche tricks out there is the old “I was just minding my own business skinning up a nice valley when suddenly both sides collapsed thousands of feet above me and I was buried 20′ deep.”  It is a mean spirited trick as the skier may be...

Pink Pine Ski Tour – Topo & Guide

At a recent seminar, a speaker from “Backpacker Magazine” described his reader base as “geo reference oriented” which I think was a nice way of saying “geeks with GPS’s.”  As I am guilty of the same sin, I wanted to see about putting some classic Wasatch tours on-line and see...

Scott Markewitz Photo Workshop

I recently attended a seminar at the Winter OR Show entitled “Print is Dead” which had a panel of outdoor writers and e-commerce people, including Steve Casimiro.  Steve has been one of my favorite skiing writers since his days at Powder, and the upshot of the seminar was that print...

Pulling Slope Angles

Trivia: Inclinometers are used in aircraft to show magnetic dip or the angle from the horizon. Clinometers are used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation. Goniometers are instruments that either measures angle or allows an object to be rotated to a precise angular position. Regardless of what you...

Alpine Skiing News

'It's nice to be anonymous ... sometimes': Vonn hopes to boost skiing's profile at Olympics

In this Feb. 20, 2009, file photo, Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, takes a jump during the downhilll portion of an alpine ski, Women's Super-combined race, in Tarvisio, Italy....

Trailblazing Burton likes what he sees now that snowboarding's all grown up

In this March 8, 2002, file photo, Jake Burton Carpenter, owner of Burton Snowboards, shows an early model, right, and one of the newest snowboards, left, in his office in Burlington, Vt....

Skiing is Great for Healthy Seniors

Snow skiing may be an X Games sport, but for Gail McLeod and her husband, John, getting out on the slopes is just another way to exercise and enjoy nature with their friends....

Begging Porcupine Relocated From Ski Resort

"Stickers," the porcupine who has been begging skiers and snowboarders for food at the Telluride Ski Resort, is moving to a new home....

Skier With Type 1 Qualifies for the Olympics

Kris Freeman, one of the best cross country skiers in the US, officially qualified for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games last week....

Rahlves, Puckett get another shot at Olympic medal

They prefer to look at it as new business, not unfinished business. Casey Puckett and Daron Rahlves each have been near the pinnacle of their old sport, Alpine skiing, but never all the way to the peak....

Lake Tahoe: Life of Luxury

50 Year Anniversary of Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley recently completed an amazing event at the world-class ski resort in Lake Tahoe. The event was titled, Olympic Heritage Celebration and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the VIII Olympic Winter Games, that were proudly hosted by Squaw Valley back in 1960....

The 34th Annual Great Ski Race

The 34th Annual Great Ski Race in Lake Tahoe is scheduled for Sunday March 7th, 2010, 9:00 AM. The Great Ski Race begins at Tahoe Cross Country in Tahoe City, CA and ends at the Cottonwood Restaurant in Truckee, CA. Remember that The Great Ski Race is the primary fund...

Bringing the Winter Olympics Back to Tahoe in 2022

It appears that the Lake Tahoe area may make another run at bringing back the Winter Olympics. It's been 50 years since the Winter Olympics were last held in the area - at Squaw Valley. A Lake Tahoe organizing committee, led by Nancy Cushing, is now beginning to put together...

Truth In Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to the Vancouver Olympics

As the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada nears, Lake Tahoe is abuzz with activity and anticipation. Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team’s Road to Vancouver is a documentary film commissioned by Audi of America. It will chronicle the unique trials of select members of the U.S. Ski Team....

Northstar at Tahoe Ice Skating Rink – S’mores Anyone?

Northstar at Tahoe is one of the best family friendly ski resorts not only in beautiful Lake Tahoe .... but anywhere. The ice rink is located in the luxury Village at Northstar....

Zephyr Cove Snowmobile Center – Be On Top of the World

Zephyr Cove Snowmobile Center is the only place to go snowmobiling in Lake Tahoe! Customers can glide along the ridgeline at 9,000 feet for unbelievable views of picture postcard perfect Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. Zephyr Cove Snowmobile Center is located on Lake Tahoe's Nevada side. They own a...

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