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
24th Annual Cushing Crossing Wrap Up and Photo Tour The 24th Annual Cushing Crossing was held today at Squaw Valley, and it was a fantastic show as always. With plenty of costumes, crashes, and successful crossings the spring time vibe was alive and well at Squaw. The snow has been melting fast, but that didn’t stop the grooming crew from pushing up an impressive ramp for the pond skim, […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2014 2 Comments
Squaw’s World-Famous Cushing Crossing | Re-Cap & Photo Tour words and photos by Ryan Salm Once a season, Squaw Valley’s finest skiers & riders show off their skills by attempting to skim across Lake Cushing. Costumes are worn and onlookers (including me) get soaked. Some cruise with ease, some wipe-out hard and get destroyed and some get about halfway and sink into the chilly waters. It was a […] SnowBrains | April 16, 2013 4 Comments
Squaw Cushing Crossing + Conditions Update | Photo Tour Spring Corn, large swaths of dirt, closed lifts and the Cushing Crossing sums up the current conditions at Squaw Valley. Valiant knights (such as the one pictured above), bravely hurtled themselves through the piercing wind toward the pond risking life and limb for the sole purpose of our entertainment. And before the festivities kicked off there was plenty of ripping […] Eric Bryant | April 14, 2013 2 Comments
Cushing Crossing This Saturday @ Squaw | The Best Event of the Year? This weekend will be big at Squaw Valley. It’ll be the last weekend of KT-22 and the lower mountain and the Cushing Crossing will go down. Last year, Squaw had a celebrity judges panel with Johnny Moseley and more. This year, it sounds like it’s back to simply being the most fun event of the year at Squaw. This definitely […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2013 0 Comments
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