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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Opening Day For KT-22 | First Human Being Down “Ahhh Chutes” This Season

Report from December 20, 2024 Today was the last day of Autumn 2024. Today was also the first day the legendary KT-22 opened for the season. KT holds the best terrain at Palisades Tahoe, CA, and it showed. KT didn’t open until noon as patrol was waiting for conditions to soften. Once it popped, everyone went nuts. I saw just […]
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Earning My Turns in the Intuition Tour Tongue Dual Density Liners

Intuition Liners, a maker of custom ski boot liners, recently overhauled its product line. So far this season, I’ve been testing the new Tour Tongue Dual Density liner in the Montana backcountry. Related: Intuition Liners: Elevate Your Skiing Experience Intuition makes two touring-specific liners: the Tour Wrap and the Tour Tongue. Both options use dual-density, heat-moldable closed-cell foam and have […]
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Short Film Urges Snowmobilers Headed to McCall, ID, to Recreate Responsibly with New High Tech Tools

McCall, ID (December 18, 2024) – Brundage Mountain Resort has partnered with McCall’s snowmobile and snowbike communities to release a short film aimed at promoting responsible recreation in the nearby Payette National Forest. The initiative stems from the McCall Winter Recreation Forum, a group of motorized and non-motorized winter recreation enthusiasts and stakeholders that has been meeting monthly since 1998. […]
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Palisades Tahoe, CA, Report: Playing “Q*bert” In Crunchy Corn Snow After the Big Rain/Freeze Event

Report from December 18, 2024 It’s incredible how quickly this place can go from catastrophe to damn fun. For me, this happened in 24 hours, but I’m getting reports that folks were having fun off-piste in the sunshine at Palisades Tahoe as soon as the same day of the rain/freeze event. What happened? It rained to the top of the […]
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[Photo Tour] Look But Don’t Touch at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Yesterday

Report from December 17, 2024 Look But Don’t Touch Yesterday at palisadestahoe, CA! “If you go off-piste, you’re taking your life in your hands,” Ski Patroller David told us yesterday… And he was right, the off-piste was treacherous after the previous day brought rain to the top and a freeze overnight. The whole mountain was a crusty popsicle. Then, only […]
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[VIDEO] ‘Aesthetics’—Searching for Dream Lines in Norway’s Lyngen Alps with Jeremy Jones, Antti Autti, and Elena Hight

Jones Pro Team rider Antti Autti elevates his captivating Arctic Lines video series to new heights with Aesthetics, a feature film that follows Autti, Jeremy Jones, and Elena Hight as they search for dream lines in Norway’s Lyngen Alps. The trio thread the needle between challenging conditions and breathtaking terrain to explore zones that demand they climb and ride at […]
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