How To Plan the Ultimate Boys (or Girls) Ski Trip This Winter (Authors note: ‘boys’ can be substituted for ‘girls’ throughout the article) Whether you’ve been doing it since your teens, 20s, 30s, 40s, or even if this is your inaugural year, the annual boys ski trip is a highlight on everyone’s calendar. For some of the group, it may be their one week or weekend to get away and have some […] Brains Jonathan Thomson | July 17, 2024 2 Comments
Reverse Ski Bum… What Is It and How Do I Get In On It? Like many of us, your humble author grew up with a love… wait, a passion for skiing. As a youth with delusions of grandeur, I saw myself checking out off the grid (before there was a grid) and spending days, weeks, and months living the dream, putting down big lines all day, and talking to beautiful people all night. Rinse, […] Brains Jonathan Thomson | July 8, 2024 15 Comments
1 New and 2 Classics to Add to Your Pre-Season Workout Routine If you haven’t started training for this upcoming season, turn off your computer, put down your phone and GO NOW! If you have, and you’re like most of us, your workout routines include the usuals like running, biking, squats, box jumps, wall sits and the other assorted tried and true training methods that help transform those pool legs to snow legs. […] Gear Jonathan Thomson | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Ikon Pass: 41 Global Destinations. 1 Community. Brought to you by Ikon Pass The multi-mountain pass concept has been around for quite a while, though it was historically targeted to a certain geographic area. Tahoe, Colorado, Utah have all had their share of some version of a multi-mountain pass for locals or those who plan on spending their time in those areas. When Vail resorts introduced the […] Industry News Jonathan Thomson | December 20, 2019 0 Comments
Alpine Meadows, CA Report: Thu Dec 5… Almost There!!! Mother Nature has been putting the pedal to the metal here in California to make up for the brownouts we saw in October and early November. What was a barren patch of snow in a sea of brown at Alpine Meadows has now blossomed into an early season snowpack at 211% of normal. While not quite in full season swing, […] Conditions Report Jonathan Thomson | December 6, 2019 0 Comments
Crystal Bay Crown Room. North Lake Tahoe’s Live Music Gem Apres-ski activities are a staple of the days we love to spend on the hill. Activities range from happy hour with the gang swapping stories of face shots and epic drops that may or may not have happened, a cozy dinner by the fire with your special someone, feasting at a local restaurant, or enjoying some great music and cold […] Brains Jonathan Thomson | December 5, 2019 0 Comments
Turns On My Feet and Tunes In My Head. What Is The Best Music to Ride To? Listening to your favorite music while skiing or snowboarding has been around ever since music became portable. Those of us who are old enough remember the bulky tape players, awkward headphones, batteries dying and all the other challenges that came along with transporting your tunes to slopes are relieved that modern technology has solved nearly all those challenges and music […] Brains Jonathan Thomson | October 4, 2019 0 Comments
Carving Asphalt. Electric Skateboards are the Snowboards of the Summer. If you live in a large city like San Francisco or New York, no doubt you’ve seen the “cool kids” buzzing down the street on their skateboards never lifting a foot to push themselves along. The electric skateboard has become one of the preferred choices for in town or “last mile” travel in major cities across the United States. They […] Gear Jonathan Thomson | September 6, 2019 1 Comment
USGS Report: “It’s Raining Plastic”: Microplastics in the Mountains? The United States Geological Survey (USGS) recently released its report of particulates found in eight locations across the Colorado Front Range using the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network. The study, which was conducted from January 24, 2017, to December 19, 2017, and included twelve collection dates surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) found microplastics present or possibly present in 9 […] Weather Jonathan Thomson | August 23, 2019 0 Comments
Climbing and Playing in the Crowded Skies With the rise in popularity of high alpine sports, there is a trend across the globe of overcrowding in the mountains. Improvements in equipment, professional training, guide services, financial resources, and an overall increased global interest, it’s no surprise that some of the major headlines this season in the Northern Hemisphere and sure to be this season in the Southern […] Climbing Jonathan Thomson | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
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