“Quick ‘n’ Dirty” Cardrona, NZ Conditions Report + Photo Tour: A Hucktastic Day Thursday at Cardrona was definitely the pow day of the season but Friday was arguably more fun. The pow was packed down and you were able to charge much faster on the amazing cold grippy chalk. Temps haven’t risen above freezing in over a week now and it’s working wonders on the conditions. Wind also moved quite a lot of […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | July 29, 2016 0 Comments
“Quick ‘n’ Dirty” Cardrona, NZ Conditions Report + Photo Tour: Best Day of the Season So Far Cardrona ski resort in New Zealand went off for the best day of the season so far. When I went to bed last night, I saw that we might get 5cm overnight. We were treated to 25cm of fresh overnight that fell all the way down to the valley floor. The snow was cold and chalky all day and landings […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | July 28, 2016 0 Comments
“Quick ‘n’ Dirty” Cardrona, NZ Conditions Report: 14″ of New Snow in 48 Hours “Cardrona ski resort in New Zealand received 15-20cm overnight and the super cold weather sucked the moisture right out of the ground, leaving us with some cold, wintery snow to ski on. The off piste on Captains was the best and you can see people starting to get hucktastic again. Winter is back!” – Guy LaDouche, July 14th, 2016 ***Update […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | July 14, 2016 0 Comments
“Quick ‘n’ Dirty” Cardrona, NZ Opening Weekend Report & Photo Tour: “Off to a great start. All chairs open. All main trails have great coverage. Most of the off piste in captains is in good shape. The Arcadia Chutes are ‘skiable’ but still need another good dump or two.” – Guy LaDouche Cardrona, NZ Snow & Lift Report: PHOTO TOUR: Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | June 15, 2016 4 Comments
Alta, UT Conditions Report – Fun Bluebird Day Driving up to Alta on Saturday, I had low expectations. It had gotten warm on Friday so I expected bulletproof in the morning, and some spring slush and corn in the afternoon. Boy was I wrong. Our first few laps on the groomers were amazing. The snow was groomed into perfect corduroy and had the perfect consistency. Alta’s Base Depth: […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | April 4, 2016 0 Comments
Snowbasin, UT Conditions Report – Luxurious Bluebird Day! Let me start by saying I would come back to Snowbasin in a heartbeat just for the amazing bathrooms and ham and cheese croissants. The amenities at this place are TOP NOTCH. You’d expect a place this nice to be full of green and blue groomers like Northstar… but wait! There’s more! We were blessed with a bluebird spring day a […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | April 2, 2016 0 Comments
Solitude, UT Conditions Report – Quiet 19″ Pow Day We made the trip from Tahoe to Utah and got a taste of that cold smoke at Solitude Mountain Resort. After a 19″ storm total from Monday-Wednesday, we caught the tail end on Thursday. There was a nice layer of fresh on top of some soft chop off piste and perfect groomers on piste. Solitude, UT = 96″ snowpack 352″ snowfall […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | April 1, 2016 0 Comments
“Quick ‘n’ Dirty” Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Chimney, Mainline, Granite Chief Show “Bluebird at Squaw today (March 15). Some of the big faces on Headwall were quite wind packed, but with a buttload of snow. The Gas-X on Headwall Face is almost completely covered with snow, which means there’s around 20 feet of snow on the crest of Headwall Face. Snow is starting to get sticky in east facing aspects, but west […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | March 16, 2016 3 Comments
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