Category: News (Page 29 of 30)

Squaw Valley got over six feet of snow in the last week and I got out skiing on five incredible powder days in a row! Some of the best runs were first tracks down Broken Arrow, lapping of Rock Garden as it filled in each run and following Robb Gaffney to deep secret stashes off of Far East. Unfortunately, we got some rain followed by cold temperatures on Thursday, so things have glazed up a bit. During the storm, I also managed to finish up my pre-press writing assignments for the SIA SnowPress Show Daily, the daily magazine that reports on the annual ski show in Vegas. This will be my fifth year reporting from Vegas on all of the newest trends in ski gear. Look for daily updates here on what’s new in skiing and riding for 2008-09 when I hit the floor January 28-February 1. Check out my clips from past years for an idea of what’s to come >>

The North American Ski Training Center will offer a free half-day womens clinic at Northstar on January 8th called “Ski with the LUNA Chix.” Meet at 9:00am at the top of the gondola for a half day of and instruction with elite female instructors. Longer clinics are also available. For more info, call 530.582.4772 or go to skinastc.com.

Winds and snow rolling into Squaw this afternoon! Heavy snow is supposed to start early Friday morning. See what’s going on in Squaw in this video >>

“PROLONGED PERIOD OF WET AND WINDY WEATHER LIKELY LATE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND…CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA. LATEST PROJECTIONS SUGGEST STORM TOTALS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 FEET OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST…”

And then there were three. After a lifetime of turning its back on our one planked brothers and sisters, Taos announced plans to allow snowboarders in March. Now only three resorts remain closed to snowboarders: Alta, Utah, Deer Valley, Utah and Mad River Glen, Vermont. Here’s an article I wrote about Taos and here’s more on the announcement from ABC news.

Winter Storm Warning for Lake Tahoe >>

18 inches at the house, Squaw got 2 feet and it’s still coming down!
Squaw Snowfall Totals >>NOAA Squaw Weather & Snow >>

Tour Squaw Valley’s classic lines with the man who wrote the book on them. Robb Gaffney will offer his clinic on January 26th and March 8th. Get all the info here >>

Squaw hosted the Coogan Kelly Memorial Rail Jam over the Thanksgiving weekend. Skiers and riders swarmed the new Searchlight Terrain Park to honor the late Kelly, vie for a $1,000 prize and kick off the season at Squaw’s new terrain park. View rail jam photos >>