Squaw Valley Conditions Report: All Time Awesome Squaw Valley is the most filled in I’ve ever seen it in march. Granted, I haven’t been here that long, but this year has been amazing. The fingers look like they did in 2011 and ride like mini alaskan spines. Its so filled in a lot of the cool rocks and exposed lines are gone, or are considerably mellower than previous years. After seeing that squaw had been dumped on 3 feet and was closed for the day, a friend convinced me we had to leave jackson, drive 13 hours in a slow, full size van back to California to catch the tail end of the storm. We arrived monday night, charged cameras and fell asleep in order to wake up at 5:30 and line up at KT for the imminent fingers race that morning. Bevan Waite | March 10, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley Conditions Report: Fingers Race There is no other way to put this other than Squaw had perfect conditions today *in the morning. I woke up and saw the Fingers from my living room couch. They had turned into spines, and I immediately texted my boss to tell him I’d be late to work. Bevan Waite | February 22, 2017 0 Comments
Mt. Rose Backcountry Photo Tour: Bronco Chutes The Bronco Chutes are a popular backcountry zone far into the Mount Rose wilderness. The following photo tour is from our day skiing that venue. The snow was wind affected and quite funky to ski, but the journey was valuable as a scouting mission for when the snow conditions are ideal. Backcountry Bevan Waite | February 22, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley Conditions Report: Deep and Damn Fun It snowed quite a bit more than expected Monday at Squaw Valley. Monday night it snowed even harder (around a foot) and we woke up early to ensure we’d get the goods. Unsurprisingly, in the morning Squaw was not open and everything that was scheduled was on wind hold indefinitely. After making a hearty breakfast, studying some Squallywood lines, and wondering whether I should just go to work instead of waiting around, Red Dog and Squaw Creek finally opened at 11am, so we walked over and hopped on the chair. Bevan Waite | February 21, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley Conditions Report: Saturday 2/11/17 The rain finally turned to snow at Squaw Valley on Friday. After several days of rain it barely turned to snow enough at the base that it started to collect. The peaks actually got a surprising amount of snow, though basically all of it was wet gloppy sierra cement. Bevan Waite | February 14, 2017 2 Comments
Sierra at Tahoe Conditions Report: Deepest I’ve ever skied Obviously, all of Lake Tahoe has been getting completely buried in snow this January. In fact, these last few weeks have been the most consecutive pow days I think I’ve ever skied, period. Not to mention Monday at Sierra at Tahoe which was the deepest pow day I have ever skied. Before Monday I had never been to Sierra at Tahoe, but I decided to meet up with some tele friends that were skiing there. I left my place at Squaw and drove through a wild blizzard on the east side of the lake all the way to south lake before passing out and waking up to three feet of new snow on the mountain. Bevan Waite | January 26, 2017 2 Comments
Alpine Meadows Conditions Report: Bluebird Pow Alpine Meadows was incredible today. It was the first time I’d seen it bluebird there in weeks and the coverage was unbelievable. Things that never hold enough snow to ski were good to go. Many of the lines in Wolverine and Beaver bowl were so filled in they weren’t even steep. The Keyhole was open and skiing very well. There were so many creative lines to pick from. Hands down most fun day I’ve ever had at Alpine Meadows. Bevan Waite | January 25, 2017 1 Comment
The Guide To Learning Your Next Trick In The Backcountry: You’ve never done a backflip on skis, but you’ve been itching to get an inverted aerial under your belt. Maybe you’re even racing your friend to who can land their first backflip. Due to your competitive need to be the first of your friends to nail it, you find yourself scared shitless standing above a medium sized park jump wondering… Is the jump big enough? Will I over rotate? what will happen if I catch my tips and face plant? Should I even try this? What if I break something? Is it worth it? Breaking into the world of aerial skiing can be a daunting task even if you’re not shooting for a triple cork. Park jumps are typically shaped well and good for learning basics like simple spins and switch landings or practicing what you already know. The problem with park jumps is that they are made of packed, hard snow that can have menacing consequences when graduating to learning more difficult tricks off large jumps. Backcountry Bevan Waite | January 24, 2017 0 Comments
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