Awesome Skiing Potential in Kazakhstan | Trip Report & Photo Tour: My journey began at the Vancouver International Airport. At the bar next to Harrison, a frontiersman from up north.He was on his way to Costa Rica for his annual blowout – which was much deserved. The guy had been laying ground connecting parts of northern BC into the grid for the better part of 9 months. We were having a chat with the barista-bartender who was getting me a shipload of hops and the most basic $26 burger I have yet to have the displeasure of paying for. He set down my second pint and asked; “Where are you off to […] Guest Author | August 4, 2014 5 Comments
Treble Cone, NZ Conditions Report: Rain, Lightning, Sketchy Pow, & Korean Food It rained since we arrived in Wanaka on Tuesday and we patiently waited for the wind and lightning to stop by eating at the local Korean restaurant and fishing in the nearby rivers and making a day trip to Queenstown about an 1 hour west. Finally, the weather turned and Treble Cone reopened on Sunday and a huge crowd showed up. Only the lower mountain was open in the morning, as they were de-icing and prepping the Saddle Basin chair and terrain. There are so many obstacles and the coverage is so thin that we saw 2 ski patroller sleds come down with injured people BEFORE 10 am […] Conditions Report Guest Author | August 3, 2014 0 Comments
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: La Laguna is Ready With the upper mountain open there is plenty of riding to be found and you can access runs from the Top at Nubes chair down to Princesa 1 chair. The pistes have good snow coverage however in places there are icy patches so be aware although this softens up throughout the day! For the more adventurous of you La Laguna is a short hike and some great snow can be found at the top with riding down to the bottom of Del Bosque chair which was open today for the first time in two weeks. But the really great news is Bariloche is braced to receive a big dump of snow this […] Conditions Report Guest Author | July 28, 2014 0 Comments
Las Lenas, Argentina Conditions Report: Torrecillas, La Oficina, Entre Rios, Cerro Martin Las Lenas ski resort in Argentina just had a pretty darned good powder day last week. It still appears that the inbounds stuff is thin and sketchy, but it’s obvious from this report that the backcountry is skiing well. The terrain is so big in Las Lenas, that you just need a bit of powder to make for an unreal experience. “I skied las lenas the last week and the snow condition were incredible! […] Conditions Report Guest Author | July 25, 2014 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Conditions Report: 3-Foot Base Up Top Catedral ski resort in Bariloche, Argentina is starting to build up enough snowpack to make things interesting. Actually, from these photos, the upper mountain is looking damn good. One of our reporters there, local ripper Julian, just sent us these photos and this report. He’s reporting that there is over a 3 foot base at the top and that you can ski to the bottom. Many years, you can never ski all the way to the bottom. Sounds like […] Conditions Report Guest Author | July 18, 2014 0 Comments
Australia Conditions Report | Mt. Hotham Backcountry: Razorback Things in Australia have been looking pretty good lately, after a bit of a late start, the mountains have been seeing some decent falls of snow. The forecast for last weekend was looking good, a little bit of fresh snow and then sunshine. Rob and Myself got in the car late Friday afternoon and begun the six and a half hour mission up to the mountains. Saturday was a great day in the resort of Mt Hotham, little bit of fresh snow overnight kept everyone happy and stoked. The ski area […] Conditions Report Guest Author | July 18, 2014 0 Comments
Penitentes Ski Resort, Argentina Conditions Report: Big Steep Empty Mountains We just got a conditions report from Penitentes ski resort in Argentina. Pentitentes is located near Mendoza, Argentina on the highway with the the tall pass to Chile. Penitentes is simple, very steep, and has stupendous backcountry access. If Penitentes gets a good season, this is where you wanna be, unless you don’t like steeps. Quick Penitentes, Argentina Report from Victor: Penitentes […] Conditions Report Guest Author | July 14, 2014 0 Comments
A Spring Romp in the African Desert (US Rockies): Skiing, Skating, Camping, Climbing Have you ever been on an African desert safari? Do you know the true meaning of “the world has crocodile eyes”? Well here is your chance to go from the dusty deserts to the jungle mountains on a safari through the world. These are some of the sights you might expect to see, lions, grizzlys, sea life etc. This is the heart and veins of world safari tours. Also, come along on a world safari tour for a moderately prices fee, just send leave a […] Conditions Report Guest Author | July 14, 2014 0 Comments