Palisades Tahoe, CA Closes Today Due To Snowfall Rates Of 2-3″ Per Hour, Rising Winds, & Increasing Avalanche Danger Report from February 4, 2024 We got first chair this morning on KT-22 at Palisades Tahoe, CA. Palisades was only reporting 2″ of new snow at 6am but it was snowing 2″ per hour… Just in case we got out early. We went for West Face on the first run and it was still moguly and rough underneath. After that […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 4, 2024 0 Comments
Switzerland’s Daniel Yule Goes from Zero to Hero at the Slalom World Cup in Chamonix, France Switzerland’s Daniel Yule wrote skiing history today, Sunday, February 4, 2024, when the Slalom skier skied from 30th place in run 1 to win the Slalom World Cup in Chamonix, France. A FIS Slalom race is held in two runs, with the combined time counting. Only the top 30 fastest skiers from run 1 qualify for run 2. Typically the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 4, 2024 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA, Backcountry Report: Hallucinating Above Big Blue in Deep Powder Snow & 15ºF Temps Report from February 3, 2024 Up at 5am. Out by 5:30am. Met up with crew at 6am. Hiking by 6:45am. Summit at 8:30am. The lake was searing my eyes. This place is even more spectacular than I remembered. To think that anything can best a 15ºF, bluebird, 2-foot powder day above Lake Tahoe is hard to imagine… The view hits […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 3, 2024 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Report: An Early February Cruise All pictures by Lee Lau or Sharon Bader It’s no secret that this has been a poor winter in BC. El Nino has hit us hard. Usually even if coastal BC gets too warm, the BC Interior stays cold enough that snow quality stays high. This season isn’t the case. Warm air hit pretty much the entire province. However, of […] Conditions Report Lee Lau | February 3, 2024 0 Comments
Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: A Sneaky Stormy Powder Day With A Stellar Afternoon Shift Report from February 2, 2024 Yesterday was another sneaky powder day at Palisades Tahoe, CA. They reported another 4″ of snow overnight and it snowed hard all day. We got out first thing and went straight up to Granite Chief. We got in some quality powder runs but we were still hitting the firm snow underneath and it didn’t snow […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 3, 2024 0 Comments
Olivia Giaccio Wins Moguls World Cup in Deer Valley, UT, with Cork 1080 On Thursday, February 1, the first day of FIS Freestyle World Cup competitions at Deer Valley, UT, was held, which was the Moguls World Cup. U.S. athlete Olivia Giaccio came home with the victory, while teammate Jaelin Kauf finished in second. Giaccio stomped a fantastic Cork 1080, sealing the victory for the 23-year-old. Moguls competitions are […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 3, 2024 0 Comments
Sun Valley, ID, Announces New Seattle Ridge Chairlift Project Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, plans to make some big new changes to its Seattle Ridge area on Bald Mountain. Beginning in April 2024, pending USFS approval, the resort will replace its Seattle Ridge Chairlift with a brand new detachable six-person Doppelmayr chairlift. Pete Sonntag, the Vice President and General Manager of Sun Valley Resort had this to say about the […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | February 2, 2024 1 Comment
76th Annual Ski Joring Event at Leadville, CO — Where Tradition Meets Adrenaline Mark your calendars for the 76th installment of the historic Leadville Ski Joring event, set to captivate spectators on March 2-3, 2024. This exhilarating competition features skilled horses pulling daring skiers through a course adorned with gates, jumps, and rings. Event Details: Date & Time: March 2-3, 2024, events begin at noon on both days. Location: Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 2, 2024 0 Comments