Alpine Meadows Conditions Report and Photo Tour – Feb 7 POW DAY! Hands down, this was the best day of the season at Alpine Meadows. The morning started off a bit slow with a few laps on Hot Wheels, as Roundhouse and Summit were still on hold for avalanche control. Roundhouse opened around 10 and Summit at around 1115. Snow continued to fall throughout the day with some decent wind, which helped […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | February 7, 2014 5 Comments
Snowbird, UT Conditions Report and Photo Tour – Jan 30, 2014 The 8 hour drive from Tahoe was well worth the goods delivered by Snowbird and the snow gods. There was about a foot of fresh waiting for us in the morning, and it continued to snow lightly throughout the day. For a group of Snowbird newbies, we got pretty lucky with the terrain openings. We just happened to unloading the Peruvian Express as the opened the tunnel to Mineral Basin and got a few laps of total fresh back there. We also happened to be getting on Little Cloud just as they were opening up […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | January 31, 2014 1 Comment
Thredbo, Australia Conditions Report | 30 cm New Snow So it turns out that there actually is a Snow God. After the dreadful day we had yesterday that included monsoon rains, pond skiing on Friday Flat, and all lifts going on lightning hold, I was seriously beginning to have doubts. The Man delivered today with 30 cm (that’s just shy of 12″ for you Americans) of new snow overnight, […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 13, 2013 3 Comments
Thredbo, Australia Week in Review | July 31st – August 7th, 2013 We had it all at Thredbo this week: dirt, pow, slush, ice, rain, rocks, hail, tears, and most importantly, smiles. To call the weather fickle would be quite an understatement. Things started off quite grim late last week with lots of grassy patches starting to show up, especially at the lower mountain. Our prayers were answered by the weekend with […] Conditions Report Guy LaDouche | August 8, 2013 1 Comment
Thredbo Ski Resort, Australia Gets First Big Snow of Season | Video & Photos You know there’s a lack of terrain when you start to recognize particular chunks of snow on your runs… not joking. That all changed this past weekend, as Thredbo finally received its first significant snowfall of the season. The first few weeks were truly a testamant to the Australians’ love of skiing and riding as the large crowds were all […] Guy LaDouche | July 9, 2013 3 Comments
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