Almost A Century of Fun: A Brief History of Pond Skimming For many years, spring skiing has brought forth sunshine and smiles, bikinis and bathing suits, and most famously, the pond skim. People have been using skis or variations of skis dating thousands of years back for transportation, hunting, and recreation. The concept of water skiing and skimboarding came to fruition in the early 1920s. So when did these all get […] Brains John Cunningham | April 1, 2025 0 Comments
RESCHEDULED: 32nd Annual Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA, on May 11 The Original Pond-Skim Event will take place on May 11 Updated: 5/2/24—Due to the incoming weather this weekend, Palisades Tahoe, California, has decided to RESCHEDULE its annual Cushing Crossing Pond Crossing and Spring Music Series featuring DJ Logic to Saturday, May 11. All the details below will remain the same. The Pond Skim is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 2, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2023 Cushing Crossing Pond Skim at Palisades Tahoe, CA, Highlight Reel The historic 22-23 winter season in Olympic Valley, CA, culminated with the annual Cushing Crossing Pond Skim at the end of May. Related: The Original Pond Skim – 31st Annual Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA The community was out in full force, the costumes were electric, and the sends on one of the biggest pond drops were legendary. […] SnowBrains | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
The Original Pond Skim – 31st Annual Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA The Original Pond-Skim Event will take place on May 20 Get ready to make a splash! Palisades Tahoe, CA, is excited to announce the return of the 31st Annual Cushing Crossing pond-skimming event on May 20 at 1 pm, weather and conditions permitting. Due to the record-breaking 714 inches of snowfall received this year, Cushing Pond melted at a slower […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 12, 2023 0 Comments
The Original Pond Skim – Cushing Crossing Returns to Palisades Tahoe, CA this Weekend This weekend, Palisades Tahoe, CA will once again host the annual Cushing Crossing pond skim, one of their signature spring events that draws huge crowds, outrageous costumes and hilarious antics, all in the name of Spring Skiing fun. It’s the first time since 2019 that the event has gone ahead. Related: [PHOTOS] Winter isn’t Over Yet at Palisades Tahoe, CA as […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2022 1 Comment
VIDEO: Squaw Valley’s 2017 Cushing Crossing | The Only Natural Pond Crossing Competition In The US [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pETAr6gVvak"] Chris Wallner | May 30, 2017 37 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Legal Marijuana & Big Snow = Colorado Breaks Record with 12.6 Million Skier Visits in 2013/14 Colorado gets more skier visits than anywhere else in the USA. This year, they broke their record amount of skier visits with 12.6 million skier visits this year. What’s to blame? Why so many visits? Colorado ski resorts are blaming the big hyping of the legal marijuana laws and big snow this […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 16, 2014 7 Comments
1st Ever 360º Pond Crossing | April 12th, Squaw Valley, USA skip to 2:41 to see Ben huck his 360 to full pond crossing Squaw Valley held its annual pond crossing on April 12th, 2014. Squaw was the first place to ever do a pond crossing and it has been imitated at ski resorts all over North America. Ben Paciotti was the first to ever do a 360 pond crossing and it was pretty impressive. We don’t think too many people will ever pull this off successfully. Ben is a pond crossing master not to be taken lightly. […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2014 2 Comments
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