Kirkwood, CA Opens Tomorrow! Kirkwood ski resort in Lake Tahoe, CA will be opening for the 2014/15 winter season tomorrow, December 6th, 2014. They got 36″ of new snow on the summit in the past week. They got 15″ at the base in the past week. Kirkwood will have just chair 5 open, but that’s quite enough to get South Lake fired up. It’s with a massive smile on my face and the #StokeLevel @11 that, I am proud to announce the opening of our mountain as of tomorrow morning @9am! Saturday December 6th […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 5, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO of Snowboarder Taking a 500′ Ride in an Avalanche on Monday in Lake Tahoe, CA This video is of the snowboarder who was caught in an avalanche in Lake Tahoe, California on Tuesday near the Sisters in the Kirkwood area. The snowboarder who triggered it went for a frightening 500-foot ride. The guy was lucky and ended up on top and uninjured. Just another reminder that you can never count avalanches out in the backcountry, even when there’s only one storm’s worth of snow out there. This is a time of year when many […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 3, 2014 5 Comments
Chasing Californian Couloirs @ Kirkwood, Sonora & Tioga Pass – 04/20/14 Given the low total snowfall for the season in California, the ski season is surely going to come to an abrupt ending, yet one positive aspects are mountain passes opening early for your ski touring pleasure. Sonora Pass opened to through traffic on Friday April 18th around noon while Tioga Pass was open from the East up to the Yosemite Park gate[…] Backcountry Casey Cane | April 29, 2014 3 Comments
Shootin’ Some Chutin’ @ Kirkwood – 04/05/14 The last week of March and the first week of April 2014 have provided some of the best skiing of the year in the Tahoe region. With a glorious Spring day scheduled, we headed to Kirkwood to session up some of the infamous high altitude slackcountry zones before the powder turned to mush. With snow quality on our mind, we waited for first chair on The Wall, and then headed straight to the backside to get a few laps out in West Shore […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | April 10, 2014 2 Comments
Spring Supplies Skiing Sustenance @ Kirkwood – 03/30/14 In the scheme of things, with a few decent storms on top of a solid base, we really have had a ‘Miracle March.’ As with most years of unpredictably low snowfall, Kirkwood’s high elevation has paid huge dividends as compared to other nearby resorts […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | April 3, 2014 1 Comment
Winter Lurks Amid Searing Sun @ Kirkwood – 03/16/14 With temperatures approaching 55F at the 7,800ft base of Kirkwood Mountain Resort expectations were extremely low for finding decent winter snow. Given the lackluster snow this season, coverage is actually quite good on the mountain. Areas such as Oops n Poops, Chamoix, Thunder Saddle, Hells along slackcountry zones of Corner Zone, Broadway and Boulevard all held onto a hint of winter even in the searing temps. Skiing with a 5 and 2 year old at the same time isn’t easy, but I know I’ll cherish these moments in a few years However, as soon as my wife took over after spending most of my day bent over in a snowplow […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | March 20, 2014 1 Comment
Bluebird Blitzkreig @ Kirkwood – 02/23/14 I’ve been waiting for a day like this since November of 2013. The stars aligned and delivered bluebird skies, no wind, wintery snowpack, and every one of my favorite lines accessible. Its this early season snowpack (I know its late February) that really gives Kirkwood its raw feel and exhume its fun factor. Lines like Oops n Poops, Chamoix, Dan’s Cliffs, Thunder Saddle, Soul Searcher, Broadway Chute […] Conditions Report Casey Cane | February 27, 2014 2 Comments
Not Enough Snow @ Kirkwood, CA = Freeride World Tour Moved to Snowbird, UT In case you haven’t heard: California is having one of its worst snow years on record. It’s so bad that the Freeride World Tour had to ditch Kirkwood and its legendary Cirque for Snowbird, Utah. Snowbird’s terrain isn’t nearly as challenging as the Cirque, but FWT organizers don’t have many options. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA (Feb. 14, 2014) – The […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 17, 2014 4 Comments
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